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Poppi's Planet (Prosser)

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Performance, Storytime

Age Group:

Preschool
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Performance, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

BPL is excited to welcome back Poppi's Planet for our young patrons and their caregivers!

movie poster for the spongebob movie search for squarepants

The Spongebob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Prosser)

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Film

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

A special kids' movie event for school vacation week!

The Spongebob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) (Rated PG, running time 1 hr 28 min)

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Tweens & Teens Make a Clock (McMW)

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Crafts, Workshop

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL staffer Jean-Michel Sibille as we up-cycle some empty book boxes and turn them into working shelf clocks at our McMahon Wintonbury Library! 

graphical image of laptop computer

Tech Class Series: Computer Basics (Prosser)

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Prosser Technology Classroom (Upper Level) at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Technology Class

Age Group:

Adults
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.

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Perler Bead Picture Frames (Prosser)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Crafts

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a fun craft during school vacation week? Let's make picture frames using perler beads!

Prosser Library will provide all of the supplies - you just need to bring your creativity. 

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Fairy Garden Crafts (McMW)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Crafts

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

Create garden fairies and animals! 

Available in the children's area from 2:00 to 4:00 while supplies last. No registration required. 

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'Who Was' Biography Book Club: WICKED (Prosser)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Discussion

Age Group:

Tweens
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is the start of a new book club for tweens featuring books from the popular "Who Was" series of biographies!

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From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton (Prosser or Virtual)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Event Details:

1776 and Hamilton: Two American musicals telling the story of the founding of our nation.

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Storytime & Craft Hour (McMW)

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Preschool
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!

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

12:00pm–2:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Full/Closed
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! Try new and exciting games at McMahon Wintonbury Library. Games and instruction are provided by Anthony Ferello.

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.

Poppi's Planet (Prosser)

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Performance, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

BPL is excited to welcome back Poppi's Planet for our young patrons and their caregivers!

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. 

Upward Mobility Program—Information Table (Prosser)

12:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Prosser Library
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Health and Wellness
Event Details:

Stop by Prosser 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.

The Spongebob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Prosser)

1:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

A special kids' movie event for school vacation week!

The Spongebob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) (Rated PG, running time 1 hr 28 min)

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.

Tweens & Teens Make a Clock (McMW)

2:00pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL staffer Jean-Michel Sibille as we up-cycle some empty book boxes and turn them into working shelf clocks at our 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 two weeks prior to the event.

Tech Class Series: Computer Basics (Prosser)

3:30pm–4:30pm
Adults
Prosser Library
Waitlist
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.

Mystery Book Discussion: Death in the Details (Virtual)

4:00pm–5:30pm
Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

At this member-run program, we'll be discussing: Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen. 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 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. 

Let Them Play: Storytime & Activity (Prosser)

10:30am–12:00pm
Children, Tweens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Community Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

 


Let Them Play: Storytime & Activity

Ages: 7–11 (Grades 2–5)

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.

Perler Bead Picture Frames (Prosser)

1:00pm–3:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a fun craft during school vacation week? Let's make picture frames using perler beads!

Prosser Library will provide all of the supplies - you just need to bring your creativity. 

Fairy Garden Crafts (McMW)

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

Create garden fairies and animals! 

Available in the children's area from 2:00 to 4:00 while supplies last. No 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 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. 

'Who Was' Biography Book Club: WICKED (Prosser)

5:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is the start of a new book club for tweens featuring books from the popular "Who Was" series of biographies!

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.

Library Board Meeting (Virtual or Prosser)

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Prosser Library
Cancelled
Full/Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Conference Room (Upper Level)
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 two weeks prior to the event.

From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton (Prosser or Virtual)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Event Details:

1776 and Hamilton: Two American musicals telling the story of the founding of our nation.

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 & Craft Hour (McMW)

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool
McMahon Wintonbury Library
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. 

Meditation (Virtual)

1:30pm–2:00pm
Adults
Virtual
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. 

Science Bytes Exploratorium (Prosser)

2:00pm–3:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL Youth Services Librarian Nicole Dolat for a fun celebration of S.T.E.A.M. activities!

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.

Native Plants for Beginners (Prosser)

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Nature
Registration Required
Event Details:

In celebration of Earth Month, BPL is proud to partner with the Bloomfield Pollinator Pathway and the Bloomfield Beautification Committee, who will present a program on native plants.

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.

Youth Chess Club (Prosser)

5:30pm–6:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Prosser Library
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.

Teen Anime & Manga Club (Prosser)

5:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Nicole for an evening of binging anime and manga in the Teen Room at Prosser Library. 

Light snacks will be provided. Registration is appreciated, but not required. All attendees must be ages 12 and up.

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.

Tweens & Teens Make a Clock (Prosser)

2:00pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL staffer Jean-Michel Sibille as we up-cycle some empty book boxes and turn them into working shelf clocks at Prosser 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 two weeks prior to the event.

Clay Creature Workshop (Prosser)

4:30pm–5:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all kids and teens that love to create with their hands... 

Prosser Library will provide the air-dry clay and other supplies - you just need to bring your ideas! 

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.

Stories & Snacks for Tweens (Prosser)

5:30pm–6:00pm
Tweens
Prosser Library
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.

Wintonbury Poetry Series (Prosser)

7:00pm–9:30pm
Teens, Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Author Event, Community Event, Performance, Poetry
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

 

For its April reading, Wintonbury Poetry Series is pleased to an exciting book launch event.  There will be  a reading from The Nutmeg Anthology: Contemporary Poems of Connecticut. 

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.

Homeschool Fun Friday: Children's Museum: Live Animals (Prosser)

1:00pm–2:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Nature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bloomfield Public Library is excited to once again partner with the Children's Museum of West Hartford for some great Fun Friday programs! They will join us at our Prosser Library location on the first and second Friday of each 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.