Week Calendar

BPL is proud to once again partner with CT Humanities to bring back the Book Voyagers series!

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.

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!

Come in out of the cold for some craft time! Choose your favorite from a variety of paper animal projects. 

Best for ages 6 to 11 who can read directions and work fairly independently.

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.

It's back! Join Miss Nicole for an evening of binging anime and manga in the Teen Room at Prosser Library. 

Light snacks will be provided. No registration is necessary. All attendees must be ages 12 and up.

In this heartfelt talk, speaker and coach Meghan Blanchette shares her journey of recovery and healing, and the lessons it revealed about resilience, boundaries, and emotional intelligence.

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.

Teens: Join us each Friday in January to try new foods. Ice cream! Who said ice cream? We did! Learn to make simple ice cream cookie sandwiches with your sprinkles of choice.

In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, Ruben Wind, the child of Holocaust survivors, will share his parents’ stories of escaping from the Nazi regime through original primary sources, photos, and documents from his personal coll