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When And Why Should Your Child See An Orthodontist? Monday 4/20/26 at 6:30 PM

When And Why Should My Child See An Orthodontist? (Virtual)

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Community Event, Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

When And Why Should Your Child See An Orthodontist?

 

A review of what orthodontists are looking for in elementary

school aged children, and the benefits of early orthodontic

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 two weeks prior to the event.

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Next Chapter Success: Essential Skills for Mature Workers DAY 1 (Prosser)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Business and Career
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business and Career
Event Details:

Day 1 – Foundations of Success

Welcome & Orientation: This session sets expectations for the program and helps participants articulate personal goals for the next chapter of work.

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 two weeks prior to the event.

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Great Decisions: U.S. Engagement of Africa (Virtual)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Civics and Social Justice, Discussion, Film
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Discussion, Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

Africa’s geopolitical role is growing. What lessons can the U.S. learn from China’s presence there, and how might it strengthen ties, especially with leading nations like Nigeria? What tools of statecraft might the U.S.

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 two weeks 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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Upward Mobility Program - Information Table (McMW)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Civics and Social Justice, Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Health and Wellness
Event Details:

Stop by McMahon Wintonbury Library to learn more about the Upward Mobility program at The Village for Families & Children in Hartford. Upward Mobility is a partnership program where coaches work one-on-one with you and your family.

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 two weeks prior to the event.

FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INFORMATION PROGRAM TUESDAY APRIL 21, 2026 AT 6PM AT PROSSER

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Information Program (Prosser)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Community Event, Discussion, Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event, Discussion, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to learn all about Fidelco and their guide dogs!

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 two weeks prior to the event.

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Social Justice Book Club: Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed (Virtual)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Event Details:

In the last weeks of her pregnancy, Seema, a Muslim Indian lesbian living in San Francisco, receives a visit from her estranged mother and sister that surfaces long held secrets and betrayals in this sweeping family saga.

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 two weeks 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. 

Fox holding books to advertise Story Time & Craft

Storytime & Craft Hour (McMW)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL youth librarians for a storytime and craft at McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave.

Registration is appreciated, but not required. Best for ages 2–5, but all ages welcome!

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 two weeks prior to the event.

Caregivers

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

woman in a blazer smiling, senior jobs bank logo, list of free career workshops for mature workers

Next Chapter Success: Essential Skills for Mature Workers DAY 2 (Prosser)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Business and Career
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business and Career
Event Details:

Day 2 –Digital & Professional Tools

Digital & Professional Tools: 1:00 – 2:30pm

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 two weeks prior to the event.

meditation every wednesday with Seabury

Meditation (Virtual)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Take a guided meditation break 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 two weeks 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. 

after school chess club for march and april 2026 image of chess pieces and youth instructor

Youth Chess Club (Prosser)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Prosser Youth Department at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Hands-on Learning, Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Youth Department
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Gaming, Hands-on Learning, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come learn and play chess!  

Join Yonatan Axelrad of New Britain Chess Club for chess instruction and supervised games.

For children, tweens and teens (ages 8 and up). All skill levels welcome!

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 two weeks prior to the event.

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Arab-American Heritage Month Movie Night: Rule Breakers (Prosser)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:45pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice, Film
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice, Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

For Arab-American Heritage Month, we will watch the film Rule Breakers. Refreshments will be provided.

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 two weeks prior to the event.

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Next Chapter Success: Essential Skills for Mature Workers DAY 3 (Prosser)

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Business and Career
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business and Career
Event Details:

Day 3 – Thriving in the Next Chapter

Workplace Readiness: 1:00 pm – 2:15pm

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 two weeks prior to the event.

read-alouds for tweens

Stories & Snacks for Tweens (Prosser)

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Prosser Middle Grade Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Storytime
Age Group:
Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Middle Grade Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Discussion, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Relax and listen to a middle grade book. Get comfy. Have a snack. Miss Donna will read aloud each Thursday. We’ll begin at Prosser. Once that book is finished, we’ll start a new book at the McMahon location.

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 two weeks prior to the event.

How To Make Kefir And Why It Is Healthy Thursday April 23, 6:30 PM

How To Make Kefir And Why It Is Healthy (Prosser)

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Prosser Lounge at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Community Event, Food and Drink, Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Lounge
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event, Food and Drink, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join Laura Pallandre from Slowpoke Farm in Bloomfield for a demonstration on how to make kefir in the Prosser Loungue. 

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 two weeks prior to the event.

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Homeschool Fun Friday: Let's Play Games! (Prosser)

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Prosser Youth Department at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Youth Department
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

FOURTH Friday of the Month:

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 two weeks prior to the event.

Caregivers

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

Steven Laschever Photographer

Jewish Hartford. Our Community. Our Stories. Bloomfield & Beyond Art Exhibition and Reception (Prosser)

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice, Community Event, Discussion
Age Group:
All Ages
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice, Community Event, Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an art exhibition of photographs of Steven Laschever.  Jewish Hartford. Our Community. Our Stories. Bloomfield and Beyond offers portraits and tableaus that are diverse, vibrant and full of surprises.

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 two weeks prior to the event.

javier

Javier, The Little Brown Dog (Prosser)

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Author Event
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Javier spent one mysterious year in Texas before he was adopted.

image of Narcan medicine and box

Naloxone Training with the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District (Prosser)

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District for a naloxone (commonly referred to as the brand Narcan) administration training.

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 two weeks prior to the event.

storytime at prosser

Storytime @ Prosser

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 4:30pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

Join BPL librarians at Prosser for a weekly preschool storytime! 

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 two weeks 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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Tech Class Series: Computer Basics (Prosser)

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Prosser Technology Classroom (Upper Level) at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Technology Classroom (Upper Level)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you consider yourself a beginning computer user and need help with basic technology skills, this class is for you.

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 two weeks prior to the event.

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Opera Talk: Eugene Onegin (Prosser or Virtual)

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Arts and Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Today, Tchaikovsky is best known as a composer of instrumental music, ballets, symphonies, concerti, chamber music, etc. It is important not to forget that he found it very important to write operas too.

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 two weeks 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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Teen Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting (Prosser)

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Prosser Teen Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Meeting
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome to the Teen Advisory Group (TAG)! TAG is open to students in grades 7-12. Join us at Prosser Library for pizza and a discussion about teen library services in Bloomfield. Attend the meetings that work for you.

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 two weeks prior to the event.

Friends Sponsored Event

This event is generously funded by the Friends of the Bloomfield Public Library.

actors portraying characters from Shakespeare plays

Exploring the Father/Son Relationship in Hamlet (Prosser)

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library
Program Type:
Arts and Culture, Performance
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

The release of the film Hamnet (2025) has sparked a resurgence of interest in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.

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 two weeks prior to the event.

Fox holding books to advertise Story Time & Craft

Storytime & Craft Hour (McMW)

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL youth librarians for a storytime and craft at McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave.

Registration is appreciated, but not required. Best for ages 2–5, but all ages welcome!

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 two weeks prior to the event.

Caregivers

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