Event List

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

Open

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!

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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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Changing Hearts and Minds Through LGBTQ+ Narratives (Virtual)

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Virtual

Program Type:

Civics and Social Justice, Health and Wellness

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens, Adults

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Health and Wellness

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Ryan Bernsten to hear about changing hearts and minds through storytelling with the Trevor Project.

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.

Celebrating Johnny School-Boy Taylor: Hartford’s First Professional Black Athlete (330 Park)

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Open

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Registration Required

Offsite Event

Open

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice

Registration Required

Event Details:

Lynette Taylor Grande has lived in Bloomfield for many years. She retired after a rewarding career of teaching in the West Hartford Public School System.

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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.

Kendrick Lamar: Griot and Revolutionary (McMW or Virtual)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library

Room: McMW Multipurpose Space

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice

Registration Required

Event Details:

It’s Black Music Month, y’all! Celebrate with us the night before Juneteenth with a workshop about Kendrick Lamar and his music taught by Dr. Erin Corbett.

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.

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!

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African Drumming Workshop with The Lost Tribe (McMW)

Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice, Performance

Age Group:

All Ages

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Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library

Room: McMW Children's Space

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice, Performance

Event Details:

Jocelyn Pleasant and members of The Lost Tribe Band will conduct an African Drumming Workshop for all ages, generously funded by the Friends of Bloomfield Public 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.

Friends Summer Reading

All Summer Reading events are generously funded by the Friends of the Bloomfield Public Library.

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Social Justice Book Club: This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson (Virtual)

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Virtual

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice

Registration Required

Event Details:

For LGBTQIA+ PRIDE Month, we will read This Book is Gay (Revised and Updated, 2021) by Juno Dawson, the bestselling and often challenged young adult non-fiction book on sexuality and gender.

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.

Author Talk With Samuel E. Pair, Le Yankee Noir-The Power of Acceptance (McMW)

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Author Event, Business and Career, Civics and Social Justice

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens, Adults

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library

Room: McMW Multipurpose Space

Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Author Event, Business and Career, Civics and Social Justice

Registration Required

Event Details:

Foreign Assignment Uncorks Intercultural Acceptance

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Description:

Time TBD by the Town. BPL Online is always open!

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Friends Summer Reading

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