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Food Waste Solutions (Virtual)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Drink, Health and Wellness, Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Learn about solutions to the waste crisis in Connecticut, specifically how municipalities, schools, businesses and individuals are practicing and developing innovative programs to reduce, reuse and recycle the organic portion of our municipal soli

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.

Exploring Nature Through Art (Virtual)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Nature has always been a great inspiration to artists, from cave drawings to contemporary artists working today. Let’s view and discuss artworks that examine the beauty and complexity of nature.

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. 

Big Read "The Bear" Author Event with Andrew Krivak (ECSU)

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Nature
Event Details:

You are welcome to visit Eastern Connecticut State University to hear author Andrew Krivak speak about The Bear, the 2025 Big Read selection. No registration is required.

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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.

Reading Your Way Through the English Garden (Old St. Andrews)

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Off Site
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join BPL and the Dun-Land-Woods Garden Club to learn about what novels can tell us about the British as a “nation of gardeners." Presented by Jane Nadel-Klein.

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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.

Earth Tales from Around the World (Virtual)

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

This program was rescheduled from April 1.

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. 

The Science Of Astro-Meteorology (Virtual)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

For ages, humans have attempted to make sense of the changing aspects of the Sun and Moon, and their possible influence on our ever-changing weather. Can a lack of sunspots ultimately lead to a trend toward colder temperatures?

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.

Make a Paracord Survival Bracelet (Teens; McMW)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hands-on Learning, Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

It's school break week! Join us at McMahon Wintonbury Library to make your own paracord survival bracelet. You will learn the knots needed to make a bracelet, of if you prefer, a keychain. Want to make another design?

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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.

Sharing the Land with Connecticut's Wildlife (McMW)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This will be a slide presentation and talk with a focus on Connecticut's wildlife, important issues involving wildlife in CT, and how you can help!  Come and learn from a Bloomfield DEEP educator.

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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.

Science Bytes @ McMahon: Sun-Sensitive Paper Collages & Color-Changing UV Beads

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Nature, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

In this in-person edition of Science Bytes during school vacation week, Miss Nicole will guide kids through some "fun in the sun" projects:

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.

Good Friday - 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!

Big Read Discussion: The Bear by Andrew Krivak (Virtual)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Virtual
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This April, we celebrate Earth Day with a discussion of The Bear by Andrew Krivak.

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. 

Shop Smarter for the Planet Bingo (Tweens & Teens; McMW)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Nature, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for fun, customized bingo based on making eco-friendly shopping choices. Facts and information provided are based on the book All Consuming: Shop Smarter for the Planet by Erin Silver. We'll have prizes and snacks!

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.

Memorial 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!

Juneteenth - 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!

Independence 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!

Labor 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!

Veterans 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!

Libraries CLOSING EARLY

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

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

Thanksgiving Day & Recess - Libraries CLOSED

All Day 11/27 - 11/28
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

Libraries CLOSING EARLY

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

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

Christmas 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!

Libraries CLOSING EARLY

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

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