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storytime at Scenic Reserve Auer Farm Monday, October 13 @ 10:00

Storytime at Auerfarm Scenic Reserve

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Off Site

Program Type:

Crafts, Nature, Storytime

Age Group:

Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Crafts, Nature, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join us for storytime at Auerfarm Scenic Reserve, sponsored by Bloomfield Public Library, Friends of Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve, and CT Department of Environmental Education Protection's "No Child Left Inside" program.

cookies and crafts October 14, 2025 2-4

Cookies and Crafts (McMW)

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Crafts

Age Group:

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

No school? No problem! Come to McMahon Wintonbury Library to work on a craft while enjoying cookies. Crafts and cookies will be provided for children of all ages.

the chet dream big competition information table at mcmahon wintonbury library october 14 2:30 to 4:30 in the youth department image of dream big logo

NEW LOCATION! Ask CHET staff about the Dream Big! Competition with financial prizes for students (K-12)! (McMW)

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Finance, Other

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Finance, Other
Event Details:

Looking for a way to build education funds for your children/teens? The CHET Dream Big Competition is a great opportunity!

Bilingual Storytime 10/15/25

Bilingual Storytime & Craft Hour (McMW)

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Arts and Culture, Crafts, Storytime

Age Group:

Preschool, Children
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL youth librarians for a bilingual 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!

WINTONBURY POETRY SERIES AT MCMAHON WINTONBURY LIBRARY THURSDAY OCTOBER 16, 2025

Wintonbury Poetry Series (McMW)

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Arts and Culture, Performance, Poetry

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Performance, Poetry
Registration Required
Event Details:

For its October 2025 reading, the Wintonbury Poetry Series is pleased to have Luisa Caycedo-Kimura and Pat Mottola read.

storytime at prosser library image of animals holding books mondays at 10 30 a m

Storytime @ Prosser

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

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

Join BPL librarians in the new Prosser Library for a weekly preschool storytime!

profile pic of Black woman facing left with orange leaves around her, and two young girls holding hands in the foreground

Social Justice Book Club: Take My Hand (Virtual)

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Event Details:

Our October title is Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Inspired by true events, this novel is about a Black nurse in 1973 Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible injustice done to her patients. 

Fox holding books to advertise Story Time & Craft

Storytime & Craft Hour (McMW)

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 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!

pokemon club at prosser library october 25 at 11:30 a m image of pikachu in fall leaves

NEW TIME! Pokémon Club @ Prosser

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Crafts, Gaming, Other

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Gaming, Other
Event Details:

Pokémon Club returns to Prosser Library at a new time (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM)!

dice and game pieces with new time for board game afternoon 12 to 2 pm

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

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Gaming, Hands-on Learning

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Gaming, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Updated Time: 12-2PM

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Libraries CLOSING EARLY (Time TBD)

5:00pm–8:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Prosser Library, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

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