Upcoming Events

Featured Events

storytime with the Alliance for Bloomfield's Children

Storytime with Alliance for Bloomfield's Children (Prosser)

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Community Event, Storytime

Age Group:

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

Did you know we have a fabulous resource in town for families of children birth to age eight?

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Tech Class Series: Computer Basics (Prosser)

Monday, February 2, 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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Valentine Zentangle (McMW)

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Arts and Culture, Crafts

Age Group:

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

Want to try Zentangle? This class is for you!

february 2026 magazine cover

Atlantic Magazine Discussion Group (Prosser)

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Prosser Community Room at Prosser Library

Program Type:

Civics and Social Justice

Age Group:

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

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

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Coding & Game Design Workshop for Teens (McMW)

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McMW Teen Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Gaming, Hands-on Learning, Workshop, Other

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming, Hands-on Learning, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a teen interested in getting some coding experience and learning how to use that in game design? Then this is the program for you!

image of painting by Jacob Lawrence titled "The Library": includes Black citizens reading at the library with bookshelves in the background

African American Artists: 1800–1900 (Virtual)

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual

Program Type:

Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice

Age Group:

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

For Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and America’s 250th Anniversary, we will feature three different sessions that explore African American artists from different time periods in American history.

Author visit with Lindsey Spann of Walko World Wed. 2/4/26 at 10:30 am

Special Storytime with Lindsey Spann, Local Author (McMW)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Author Event, Book Discussion, Health and Wellness, Storytime

Age Group:

Preschool, Children
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Author Event, Book Discussion, Health and Wellness, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome, Lindsey Spann! Lindsey is the  local author of WALKO THE WALKING SNEAKER.

RSCO help with applications 2/4/26 11:30 AM

Help with School Choice Applications from RCSO (McMW)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
McMW Youth Study Pod at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Civics and Social Justice, Community Event

Age Group:

All Ages
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Youth Study Pod
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Community Event
Event Details:

School Choice Application Assistance at the Library

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Caregiver Support Group/Healing Hearts (Bloomfield Senior Center)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Off Site

Program Type:

Health and Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
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

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Youth Chess Club (McMW)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Gaming, Hands-on Learning, Workshop

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
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!

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International Pokémon Day Celebration! (Prosser)

All Day
Children, Tweens, Teens
Prosser Library
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Youth Study Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Gaming, Other
Event Details:

February 27th is International Pokémon Day! 

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: Let's Play Games! (Prosser)

1:00pm–2:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Youth Department
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class, Workshop
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.

Introduction to Sourdough (Prosser)

11:00am–12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food and Drink, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the art and science of artisan sourdough in this comprehensive program with Isabelle from Wild Rise! You’ll learn everything from nurturing your starter to creating beautiful, flavorful loaves.

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.

Author Talk: Searching for Tadpoles: The Journey to Motherhood of a Single Mother by Choice by Connie Rutherford (Prosser)

12:30pm–1:30pm
Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Event Details:

BPL is proud to partner with Doll’s House Foundation to celebrate Black History Month by welcoming multiracial author and proud single mother Connie Rutherford.

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
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.

Upward Mobility Program - Information Table (McMW)

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice, Health and Wellness
Event Details:

Stop by McMahon Wintonbury 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.

Caregiver Support Group/Healing Hearts (Bloomfield Senior Center)

1:30pm–3:00pm
Adults
Off Site
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
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.

BLOOMFIELD PUBLIC ART COMMISSION Monthly Meeting (Virtual)

5:15pm–6:15pm
Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Meeting
Registration Required

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. 

Millennials Read (Kyoto, Simsbury)

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Off Site
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
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.

How To Utilize Home Equity (Prosser)

7:00pm–7:45pm
Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business and Career, Finance, Legal
Registration Required
Event Details:

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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.

Center For Medicare Advocacy: Making The Most of Your Medicare (Prosser)

10:30am–11:30am
Adults
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finance, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

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
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.

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

5:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Middle Grade Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Book 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
Open
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.

African American Artists: 1960-present (Virtual)

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Event Details:

For Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and America’s 250th Anniversary, we will feature three different sessions that explore African American artists from different time periods in American history.

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. 

Women's History 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. 

Cookies and Crafts (McMW)

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Tweens
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Open
Registration Required
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 the McMahon Wintonbury Library to work on a craft while enjoying some cookies. Crafts and cookies will be provided for children of all ages.

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 Friends Meeting (Prosser)

1:00pm–3:00pm
Prosser Library
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Program Type: Meeting
Event Details:

The Friends of the Bloomfield Public Libraries is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to the support of the libraries through fundraising and advocacy. Membership in the Friends is open to all interested people and organizations.

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: Book 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 Book Discussion (Virtual) The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood

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. 

Bounce to the Beat (Prosser)

10:30am–11:00am
Preschool, Children
Prosser Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Prosser Library
Room: Prosser Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Arts and Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Best for ages 0 to 5, but all dancers are welcome! We'll put on a kid-friendly dance video and rock out!

Notes

Caregivers

This program is designed for children and caregivers. Please plan to attend with your child for this program. 

Tech Class Series: Computer Basics (Prosser)

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

Social Justice Book Club: Evil Eye by Etaf Rum (Virtual)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Registration Required
Event Details:

For Women’s History Month, we will read and discuss Evil Eye by Etaf Rum.

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. 

Women's History 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  in celebration of Women's History Month 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.