Earth Day! YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

This Earth Day, make a difference by visiting the Library.

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National Library Workers Day! YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

Today, we celebrate National Library Workers Day, recognizing the amazing people who make HPL a place like no other.

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Come check out what’s brewing! YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

Come check out what’s brewing at HPL’s Downtown Library!

You're invited to join us as The Kitchen at Futures Inc. Cafe officially cuts the ribbon at the Downtown Library, 500 Main Street, on Thursday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m.

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Double-header at this Sunday's Baby Grand Jazz concert featuring Digba Oquniyi Quartet and Tyler Sherman and Friends.

Sunday, April 19 | 1:15 p.m. (doors open at 1:00 p.m.)
Downtown Library
Center for Contemporary Culture
500 Main Street

Learn more: www.hplct.org/classes-semi...

Save the date! YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

Check out our new video!

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Join us for a presentation by renowned storyteller Andre Keitt portraying William (Billy) Lee, an enslaved American man who served as George Washington's personal assistant.

Register: programs.hplct.org/event/15998916

Thursday, April 16 | 4:30PM
Downtown Library
500 Main Street

Lights, camera, animate! YOUmedia brought the magic of stop motion to the Global Communications Academy, where Mrs. Geadt’s 7th graders created characters, built stories, and brought them to life one frame at a time.

90’s Throwback YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

Do you remember the time?

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This Sunday with Hidemi Akaiwa - Sound & Space!

Sunday, April 12 | 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:00 p.m.)
Downtown Library
Center for Contemporary Culture
500 Main Street

Learn more: www.hplct.org/classes-semi...

On Wednesday, April 1, Congressman John B. Larson announced $500,000 in new federal funding with Mayor Arunan Arulampalam to support renovations and restoration efforts at Hartford Public Library (HPL), ahead of an anticipated full reopening of HPL's Downtown Library on Monday, June 1.

Join us tomorrow for a live conversation on art, social innovation, and leadership with Rev. Dr. Shelley Best, moderated by John Henry Smith.

Registration is required. Visit: programs.hplct.org/event/16092651

Tuesday, April 7 | 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Downtown Library
500 Main Street

All HPL locations will be closed on Friday, April 3, and Sunday, April 5, in observance of Good Friday and Easter. There will be no Baby Grand Jazz concert on Sunday, April 5. The series will continue on Sunday, April 12.

For hours and locations: www.hplct.org/locations-ho...

Snooping around the second floor! YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

More spaces coming soon on Monday, June 1, at the Downtown Library!

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The 2026 YOUmedia Teen Film Festival showcased original short films written, directed, and produced by teen creators at HPL’s Albany Library. The films represent creativity, storytelling, and youth voices in Hartford.

Check out the films: www.youtube.com/@HPLCT

The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read is a dynamic, citywide reading initiative that promotes community connection through literature, starting Monday, April 6 - Wednesday, May 20.

To learn more about Big Read visit: m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

BIG News! YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

Big news, Hartford! HPL’s Downtown Library reopens June 1 at 11 a.m.
Join us as we cut the ribbon and celebrate for a week. We can’t wait to fully welcome you back!

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Last Sunday in March with Ben Bilello Quartet!

Sunday, March 29 | 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:00 p.m.)
Downtown Library
Center for Contemporary Culture
500 Main Street

For more information visit: www.hplct.org/classes-semi...

Spring is in the air!

Join us next week in partnership with Hartford Symphony Orchestra for an elegant performance of a string quartet this Women’s History Month, featuring hits from Whitney Houston, Billie Eilish, Rihanna, and more.

Tuesday, March 31 | 6:30 PM
Downtown Library
500 Main Street

Now you know! YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

Visit us on the second floor at HPL’s Downtown Library! Come check out our collection and even book a study room.

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FREE English classes starting this spring. Participants must be 18+ and not enrolled in high school.

Downtown Library, 500 Main Street, on weekday mornings and evenings.

Learn more: tap.hplct.org/esl-interest...

Join us tomorrow for an evening author talk with Laura Tillman, the author of the James Beard award-winning biography, The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo García.

Register: programs.hplct.org/event/15822029

Wed., March 18 | 6PM
Downtown Library
500 Main Street

Expect the unexpected YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

Expect the unexpected. Check out our new video:

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Sunday Jazz with Laszlo Gardony Trio!

Sunday, March 15 | 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:00 p.m.)
Downtown Library
Center for Contemporary Culture
500 Main Street

More information: www.hplct.org/classes-semi...

Next week with Black Tech Futures Media Co., in partnership with The Popular Food Project, for a special public screening and discussion featuring the trailer for Hartford Plates: A Story of Food Apartheid and Solutions.

RSVP: programs.hplct.org/event/15900874

March 10 | 12PM
500 Main St.

The category is red! YouTube video by Hartford Public Library

You’ll never know what you could find. Check out our new video!

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First Sunday in March with The Hartford Sound!

Sunday, March 1 | 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:00 p.m.)
Downtown Library
Center for Contemporary Culture
500 Main Street

Learn more: www.hplct.org/classes-semi...

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent author talk with Suzanne Hopgood! It was a wonderful evening celebrating her new book, Get Your Own Coffee: Underestimated, Overlooked and Now the Boss.
Thank you to Chion Wolf, Host of Audacious on WNPR, for guiding a powerful and engaging conversation.

Thank you to the employees of Brown Rudnick for hosting a book drive in support of Hartford Public Library!
A total of 64 new books were donated and proudly displayed across our libraries before being shared with families during Take Your Child to the Library Day.

All HPL locations will be closed today, Monday, February 23, due to inclement weather. For hours and locations, please visit: www.hplct.org/locations-ho...