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Tween Dungeons & Dragons (McMW)

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Tweens
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

By popular request, we are bringing back a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) series specifically for Tweens!

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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Parenting Today Series: Learn about CHET College Savings Plan (Virtual)

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Finance
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL for this virtual program to learn about how to save for college with, CHET.  CHET is the Connecticut Higher Education Trust 529 College Savings Program. Connecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell is Trustee of CHET.

Notes

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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Flower Making Art Class (McMW)

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hands-on Learning
Age Group:
Adults
Waitlist
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

This workshop is an introduction to crepe paper flower design.

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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Teen Dungeons & Dragons (McMW)

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
McMW Teen Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Waitlist
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a teen who is new to Dungeons & Dragons or who is just looking for a new group to join? Then this could be the group for you! BPL is hosting this teen-led D&D group for May/June campaign (Thursdays starting May 1st).

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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Technology Class: Google Docs Series (McMW)

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Full
View Details
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Did you know that with a free Gmail account, you also have access to a Google Suite of tools that includes Google Docs?

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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Homeschool Fun Fridays: Games! (McMW)

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for our last Homeschool Fun Friday of the Season!  We will be playing games of all kinds.  Play with BPL games or bring your own.

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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Saturday Storytime for Families (McMW)

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Children
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Can't come to the Library during the week?  No problem!  Bring the whole family and join the Youth Services Librarians while we read stories, sing songs, and do a simple craft!  Registration is appreciated.

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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Board Game Afternoon (Tweens, Teens & Adults; McMW)

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Hands-on Learning
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Gaming, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the world of board games beyond the traditional choices and see what all the fun is about! Come try new and exciting games at McMahon Wintonbury Library on Saturdays, May 31 and June 28.

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.

Medicare With MediMike Monday 6/2/25 at 7pm

Medicare With MediMike (Virtual)

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Finance, Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finance, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Feel like you are trapped in a Medicare maze? Perhaps all the calls, emails, snail mail, and tv commercials seem overwhelming and not quite sure who to turn to?

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 (with Recording)

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. This program may be recorded.

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Health Trivia Bingo with the Health Collective (McMW)

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Civics and Social Justice, Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Happy PRIDE Month! We are so excited to welcome our partners from the Health Collective back to BPL for another fun and educational program. This time, we will play Health Trivia Bingo!

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.

Abrakadoodle Let's Make Frog Prince Sculptures

Abrakadoodle (McMW)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Arts and Culture, Crafts, Hands-on Learning
Age Group:
Preschool, Children
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Crafts, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join Abrakadoodle for a special program. "Abrakadoodle is all about creativity for kids, which since it was founded in 2002, has delivered the very best in visual arts classes for kids." 

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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Meditation (Virtual)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Take a guided meditation journey break out of your day with our community partners at Seabury. Seabury is an active life plan community located in Bloomfield. 

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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Caregiver Support Group/Healing Hearts (Bloomfield Senior Center)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you are a caregiver or are coping with the loss of a loved one, we invite you to join us at 1:30 pm on the first Wednesday of each month at the Bloomfield Senior Center.   Assuming responsibility for the care of a family member with h

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.

Public Art Commission Meeting (Virtual)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 5:15pm - 6:15pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Meeting
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Program Type: Meeting
Registration Required

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. 

Dungeons and Dragons for Tweens image of logo plus action figures from the 1980's Dungeons and Dragons cartoon

Tween Dungeons & Dragons (McMW)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Tweens
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

By popular request, we are bringing back a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) series specifically for Tweens!

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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Library Building Committee Meeting (Virtual)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Meeting
View Details
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Program Type: Meeting
Event Details:

All meetings of the Library Building Committee are open to the public. All meetings will be remote via Zoom at 6 pm unless otherwise noted on the meeting agenda.

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 (Talcott Mountain Collective, Simsbury)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
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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Teen Dungeons & Dragons (McMW)

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
McMW Teen Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Waitlist
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a teen who is new to Dungeons & Dragons or who is just looking for a new group to join? Then this could be the group for you! BPL is hosting this teen-led D&D group for May/June campaign (Thursdays starting May 1st).

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.

Gluten Free Cooking June 5, 2025

Healthy Home Gluten Free Cooking (Virtual)

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Food and Drink, Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food and Drink, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Simple Swaps for A Healthier Plate

Join us to try some easy and delicious recipes to create a healthier plate!

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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Technology Class: Google Docs Series (McMW)

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Full
View Details
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Did you know that with a free Gmail account, you also have access to a Google Suite of tools that includes Google Docs?

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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Let's Read! ~ Leamos! (McMW)

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Arts and Culture, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Children
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Acompañen a la Srta. Mara y a la Srta. Christina en una hora de cuentos bilingüe en la biblioteca. Libros, canciones y actividades en inglés y español, seguidas de una actividad. Ideal para niños de 2 a 6 años, ¡pero todos son bienvenidos!

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
Register Now
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
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. 

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Library Board Meeting (Virtual or McMahon Wintonbury)

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meeting
Registration Required
Event Details:

All meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Bloomfield Public Library are open to the public, including this hybrid meeting. You may choose to attend on Zoom or McMahon Wintonbury Library.

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.