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Cover of the novel The Bear is black with starry constellations and has an outline of two hands about to touch

Big Read Discussion: The Bear by Andrew Krivak (Virtual)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Nature
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Nature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This April, we celebrate Earth Day with a discussion of The Bear by Andrew Krivak.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

Short Story Chat April 2025

Short Story Chat: A Jury of Her Peers (Virtual)

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join us for a short story discussion of A Jury Of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

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Homeschool Fun Fridays: Book Club (McMW)

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Book Club currently includes reading Elementary Nutmeg Award selections for 2025.  We are happy to help older readers think about how they would like a book club to operate.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Caregivers

This program is designed for children and caregivers. Please plan to attend with your child for this program. 

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Social Justice Book Club: Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky (Virtual)

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

For National Poetry Month, we will read Deaf Republic: Poems by Ilya Kaminsky. The story opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

DELAYED OPENING: BPL Atrium Opens at 1PM

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
BPL Atrium Library
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library
Description:

Every Thursday in May, BPL Atrium will open at 1PM to prepare for the next phase in the buildings project.

tween book club max in the house of spies discussion plus live virtual event with author adam gidwitz image of author and book cover

Tween Book Club: MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES + Virtual Visit with Author Adam Gidwitz!

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Author Event, Book Discussion
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Author Event, Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

BPL Special Edition TWEEN BOOK CLUB!

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

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Millennials Read (Bear's Den, Granby)

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

At this no-stress book discussion, join readers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to talk about current book picks. You do not need to be reading anything to participate. A partnership between Bloomfield, Granby, and Simsbury libraries and open to all.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

DELAYED OPENING: BPL Atrium Opens at 1PM

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
BPL Atrium Library
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library
Description:

Every Thursday in May, BPL Atrium will open at 1PM to prepare for the next phase in the buildings project.

Wintonbury Book Club The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Wintonbury Book Discussion: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Virtual)

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Atrium Conference Room at BPL Atrium Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

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Mystery Book Discussion: A Duty to the Dead (Virtual)

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

At this member-run program, we'll be discussing: A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd. Copies of the book will be available approximately one month in advance at the McMahon Wintonbury Service Desk. 

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

DELAYED OPENING: BPL Atrium Opens at 1PM

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
BPL Atrium Library
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library
Description:

Every Thursday in May, BPL Atrium will open at 1PM to prepare for the next phase in the buildings project.

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Book Bites (Virtual)

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

What will you read next? Join us to chat about new book releases, current bestsellers, librarian favorites, and recommend books to each other. 

Upcoming Book Bites: 

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

DELAYED OPENING: BPL Atrium Opens at 1PM

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
BPL Atrium Library
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library
Description:

Every Thursday in May, BPL Atrium will open at 1PM to prepare for the next phase in the buildings project.

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Homeschool Fun Fridays: Book Club (McMW)

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Join us for our last Book Club of the season.  We will review as many of the new Nutmeg Nominee's for 2026 as we can!

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Caregivers

This program is designed for children and caregivers. Please plan to attend with your child for this program. 

Memorial Day - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

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Social Justice Book Club: What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo (Virtual)

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

May is both Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. This month's title, What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo, addresses both topics.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

DELAYED OPENING: BPL Atrium Opens at 1PM

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
BPL Atrium Library
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library
Description:

Every Thursday in May, BPL Atrium will open at 1PM to prepare for the next phase in the buildings project.

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Millennials Read (Talcott Mountain Collective, Simsbury)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

At this no-stress book discussion, join readers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to talk about current book picks. You do not need to be reading anything to participate. A partnership between Bloomfield, Granby, and Simsbury libraries and open to all.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

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Mystery Book Discussion: Local Gone Missing (Virtual)

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

At this member-run program, we'll be discussing: Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton. Copies of the book will be available approximately one month in advance at the library's service desk.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

virtual book discussion 6/12 @ 5:30 bring your own book

Wintonbury Book Discussion BYOB (Virtual)

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

BYOB (bring your own book) is when readers are invited to share a book that they have read with the group. It could be a book to discuss or just one that you enjoyed. 

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Juneteenth - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

Independence Day - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

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Book Bites (McMW)

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

What will you read next? Join us to chat about new book releases, current bestsellers, librarian favorites, and recommend books to each other. 

Upcoming Book Bites: 

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Labor Day - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

BPL Online is always open!