January 6 through March 1, 2008
Escape the winter chill.
Get Between the Covers and Read!
READ AND WIN!
Prizes: 300 clip-on reading lights, 75 fleece blankets, GRAND prize from Borders Books and Music
Register at any Hartford Public Library location
Check out books or audio books
Read
Fill out an entry slip for each title and turn it in
Drawings to be held at Winter Reading programs
The more you read, the better your chances for winning!
COFFEE, TEA, BOOKS AND ME
Come in from the cold and share your thoughts on your favorite book this winter season. Warm beverages provided. Prizes awarded to participants.
Camp Field Branch
Tuesday, January 15 and February 5, 1:00 -2:00 p.m.
CORPORATE BROWN BAG TITLE SWAP
Add some fun to your work week by joining with other enthusiastic readers over lunch and your favorite book(s). Share your favorite titles or even step to the mic and read an excerpt. You may even be our prize drawing winner! Hot beverage and cookies provided.
Downtown Library
Wednesday, January 16 & February 20, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
WINTER READING FOR SHELTER RESIDENTS
Take advantage of the cold winter months and warm up to reading. Contact Mark Hightower for more information – 695-6291.
Downtown Library
Thursday, January 3 – February 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
HOT CHOCOLATE FOR THE SOUL
Enjoy a hot beverage and discuss good books that you have read this month. Prizes awarded to participants.
Albany Branch
Tuesday, February 12, 5:30 p.m.
Blue Hills Branch
Friday, February 8, 1:30 p.m.
Mark Twain Branch
Friday, January 25, 1:30 p.m.
Ropkins Branch
Wednesday, January, 16 12:00 p.m.
TEA AND BOOK TALK
Enjoy a hot beverage and discuss good books that you have read this month. Prizes awarded to participants.
Goodwin Branch
Saturday, February 2, 2:00 p.m.
WHAT HAS LOVE GOT TO DO WITH LEARNING ENGLISH?
Join us for tea & biscuits, and take our Valentine’s Day Literary Trivia for a chance at winning a fabulous prize! Reading for pleasure is just one way to increase your vocabulary and build your language skills. Select from a wide range of romances designed at easier to read levels, and start learning the fun way! Registration required by calling (860) 695-6337.
Downtown Library
Thursday, February 14, 10:00 a.m.-12 p.m.
Programa de Lectura Invierno LEA Y GANE! |
The work of CT based author Peter Duval has been published in numerous literary journals. Winner of the Katharine Bakeless Nason Prize for Fiction and author of Rearview, Peter Duval will share about his love for reading and writing short stories. Drawing for lap blankets and Borders Books and Music Grand Prize.
Downtown Library, Third Floor Program Room
Saturday, March 1, 1:00 p.m.