Upcoming Events

Tech Class Series: Computer Basics (Prosser)

3:30pm–4:30pm

Adults

Prosser Library

Full

Registration Required

Full

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.

Opera Talk: I Puritani (Virtual)

1:00pm–2:15pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts and Culture

Registration Required

Event Details:

By the beginning of 1833, Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835) was as popular and successful as a composer could be. His operas were being performed throughout Italy and other countries.

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.

Start the New Year with a New Attitude (Virtual)

6:30pm–7:30pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health and Wellness, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

How we live and, most importantly, enjoy our life depends upon how we view the events we experience and the relationships we develop.

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.

Radon Awareness Month with WHBHD (McMW)

10:30am–11:30am

Adults

McMahon Wintonbury Library

Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health and Wellness

Event Details:

January is Radon Awareness Month! Radon is a naturally occurring gas that can enter homes without any warning. The only way to know your levels is to test: a quick, easy, and potentially lifesaving process.

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 (Virtual)

1:30pm–2:00pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

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.

Caregiver Support Group/Healing Hearts (Bloomfield Senior Center)

1:30pm–3:00pm

Adults

Off Site

Open

Registration Required

Offsite Event

Open

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 health o

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.

Millennials Read (Andy's Italian Kitchen, Simsbury)

6:30pm–8:00pm

Adults

Off Site

Open

Registration Required

Offsite Event

Open

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 two weeks prior to the event.

Home Downsizing in 4 Easy Steps (Virtual)

2:00pm–3:00pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Finance

Registration Required

Event Details:

You've spent a lifetime accumulating antiques, collectibles, and other household contents. Now you’re ready to declutter or downsize. What do you do with the items you no longer want or need?

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.

Wintonbury Book Discussion: The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck by Lynne Olson (Virtual)

5:30pm–6:30pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts and Culture, Book Discussion

Registration Required

Event Details:

We will be discussing The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck by Lynne Olson

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 Club for Parents: Curriculum Night (Simsbury Public Library)

7:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Off Site

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Adults

Event Details:

Curriculum Night is back! Bring as much or as little of your materials to share with others and/or come to learn more about other curriculums that are out there.

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.

Friday Flicks with Friends: Watch, Then Chat, about Nomadland (Prosser)

2:00pm–4:45pm

Adults

Prosser Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Prosser Library

Room: Prosser Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Film

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us in the Prosser Community Room for a movie. Then, if you choose, stay afterwards for a chat about the film and meet some new friends or reconnect with your neighbors!

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

Full

Registration Required

Full

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: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Virtual)

4:00pm–5:30pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Registration Required

Event Details:

At this member-run program, we'll be discussing: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano. 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.

Library Board Meeting (Virtual and In-Person)

6:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

McMahon Wintonbury Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

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 two weeks prior to the event.

Social Justice Book Club: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond (Virtual)

6:30pm–7:30pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice

Registration Required

Event Details:

January is recognized as Poverty Awareness Month. To that end, we will discuss Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why?

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.

Atlantic Magazine Discussion Group (Prosser)

11:30am–12:30pm

Adults

Prosser Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Prosser Library

Room: Prosser Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Civics and Social Justice

Registration Required

Event Details:

Welcome back to the Atlantic Magazine Discussion Group! We will be reading the following articles from the January 2026 issue. Discussion will be led by Library Director Elizabeth Lane.

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 (Virtual)

1:30pm–2:00pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

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.

Bloomfield Library Lunch and Learn: Planning For Your Next Chapter (McMW)

12:00pm–1:00pm

Adults

McMahon Wintonbury Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library

Room: McMW Multipurpose Space

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Community Event, Health and Wellness

Registration Required

Event Details:

As you prepare for the next chapter of life—whether that means downsizing, relocating, or organizing your affairs—the right team of professionals can make the transition smooth, secure, and stress-free. Lunch sponsored by Bloomfield Center.

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.

Home Downsizing Series: De-Clutter & De-Personalize (Virtual)

2:00pm–3:00pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Finance

Registration Required

Event Details:

If you’re contemplating a move, usually the first thing a realtor will suggest is that you “de-clutter” and “de-personalize” your home.

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.

Wintonbury Poetry Series (McMW)

7:00pm–9:30pm

Teens, Adults

McMahon Wintonbury Library

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library

Room: McMW Multipurpose Space

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Poetry

Registration Required

Event Details:

For its January reading, Wintonbury Poetry Series is pleased to host Luisa Caycedo-Kimura and Versatile Poetiq.

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.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Libraries CLOSED

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual, Temporary Locations

Description:

BPL Online is always open!

100 Years of Fair Housing History (Virtual)

6:30pm–7:30pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Civics and Social Justice

Registration Required

Event Details:

Have you ever wondered how our local neighborhoods came to be? This presentation by Rashida Rattray of the CT Fair Housing Center examines the decades of discriminatory housing policies that preceded the 1968 Fair Housing Act.

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.

Meditation (Virtual)

1:30pm–2:00pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

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.

Home Downsizing Series: What’s Hot & Not (Virtual)

2:00pm–3:00pm

Adults

Virtual

Open

Registration Required

Virtual Event

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Finance

Registration Required

Event Details:

In this session Mike will explain why many of the things you own may be worth less than you thought. But don’t despair! He’ll also reveal the categories that are probably worth more than you thought.

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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