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Decorate a Mug & Eat Cake (Teens; Atrium)

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
BPL Atrium Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Food and Drink, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

What is more fun than designing your own mug? Why, eating a mug cake! Join us at this craft event as we use paint markers on white mugs to create our own designs. While creating, we will also make simple microwaveable mug cakes.

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.

Homeschool Fun Fridays: Wild Card! (Atrium)

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
BPL Atrium Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

5th Friday Wild Card!  We will have fun activities for you to participate in.  

Come join the Children’s Museum at Bloomfield Library on the first and second Friday's 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 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. 

Take Your Child to the Library Day with the Children's Museum of West Hartford's Science Exploratorium! (330 Park, Gym)

10:30am - 12:00pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Off Site
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Community Event, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 130
Event Details:

Join staff from BPL and the Children's Museum of West Hartford for a Take Your Child to the Library Day STEAM Exploratorium!

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. 

African Drumming (330 Park)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Off Site
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts and Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 57
Event Details:

Come to celebrate, Take Your Child to the Library Day, and the first day of Black History Month, with BPL!

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. 

Teen Dungeons & Dragons (330 Park)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Off Site
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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 a 6-week campaign (Tuesdays in January through mid-February).

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.

The Black Perspective in Film and Television (Virtual)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

BPL is excited to welcome back educator Jaeme McDonald for another inspiring Black History program. Throughout American history, the stories, images, and perspectives of Black Americans have been excluded, distorted, and undervalued.

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.

Short Story Chat: The Possibility of Evil (Virtual)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join us for a short story discussion of The Possibility Of Evil by Shirley Jackson.

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. 

Homeschool Fun Fridays ROBOTICS & Science with the Children's Museum (Atrium)

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
BPL Atrium Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Come join the Children’s Museum at Bloomfield Library on the first and fourth Friday this month.

First Friday - Learn robotics and other science topics

Second Friday - Book Club

Third Friday - Poetry Group 

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. 

Mystic Seaport & Discovering Amistad present "The Story of the Amistad" (Virtual)

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 200
Event Details:

This new joint program of Mystic Seaport and Discovering Amistad tells the story of the Amistad and how it serves as an example of how citizens and communities, working together, can bring about landmark change.

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. 

Pokémon Club (330 Park)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Kids are invited to hang out with Miss Nicole at 330 Park Ave., Bloomfield for a Pokémon Club fan zone. Bring your cards to show off to fellow Pokémon fans, and maybe even agree on some cool card trades!

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.

Young Author Talk with Kimarley Henry: CHAD Comics (Virtual On-Demand)

All Day
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Event Details:

BPL loves supporting our local authors! In an upcoming series of on-demand YouTube videos, Youth Services Librarian Nicole Dolat will talk with our youngest authors about books they have self-published.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons (330 Park)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Off Site
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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 a 6-week campaign (Tuesdays in January through mid-February).

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.

Celebrating Black Artists: Wadsworth Virtual Tour (Virtual)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Attention art lovers! Can’t make it to The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art?

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. 

Libraries Opening at Noon

10:00am - 12:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

BPL Atrium Library and BPL Tech Express will be closed from 10AM to 12PM on Thursday, February 13 for staff professional development. New libraries are coming!

BPL Online is open 24/7!

Homeschool Fun Fridays: Book Club (Atrium)

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
BPL Atrium Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Come join the Children’s Museum at Bloomfield Library on the first and second Friday's of the month.

First Friday - Learn robotics and other science topics

Second Friday - Book Club

Third Friday - Poetry Group 

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. 

Presidents' Day - Libraries CLOSED

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

BPL Online is always open!

DIY Mini-Canvas Art (Teens; Atrium)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
BPL Atrium Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

BPL will provide the supplies, you provide the creativity! At DIY Mini-Canvas Art, teens in grades 7-12 are invited to join us at the BPL Atrium Library to create their own 3"x3" masterpiece to take home. What will you create?

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.

Wintonbury Poetry Series (Virtual)

6:45pm - 9:30pm
Teens, Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Poetry
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

For its February reading, Wintonbury Poetry Series is pleased to have Nzima Hutchins and Steven Ostrowski read.

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. 

Homeschool Fun Fridays: Poetry (Atrium)

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
BPL Atrium Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Poetry
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Come make poetry with the Youth Services Librarians!  Feel free to bring any poems you have.  Let's play with some words!  Participants will have the option of adding their poems to the BPL Story Cube!

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. 

The Harlem Renaissance Librarians Who Changed American History (Virtual)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Please join us as Laura E.

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. 

Teen Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting (Gr. 7-12; Atrium)

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
BPL Atrium Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Meeting
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Welcome to the Teen Advisory Group (TAG)! TAG is open to students in grades 7-12. Join us at BPL Atrium 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 one week prior to the event.

Friends Sponsored Event

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

Turn a hardcover book into a purse - no sewing required! (Atrium)

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teens, Adults
BPL Atrium Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

 Turn a hardcover book into a purse - no sewing required! Drusilla Carter will be with us to teach us and work hands on with us to create a book purse.

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.

Homeschool Fun Fridays: Science with The Children's Museum (Atrium)

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
BPL Atrium Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Registration 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. 

Homeschool Fun Fridays ROBOTICS & Science with the Children's Museum (Atrium)

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
BPL Atrium Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Come join the Children’s Museum at Bloomfield Library on the first and second Friday's of the month.

First Friday - Learn robotics and other science topics

Second Friday - Science with the Children's Museum

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.