What do you want to find?

The Library's online catalog is your first stop to locate books, movies, music, and other individual items from the various collections.  The records represent collections in many languages, and in a variety of formats including:

• Printed materials
• Music scores and sheet music
• Microforms
• Archival and manuscript materials
• Musical and non-musical sound recordings
• Video and film
• Photographs
• Prints
• Software and databases

Blogs

Read and discuss. Listen and learn. Connect here with a variety of book discussion groups that fuel your interests!

Book Lists & Reviews

Find out what readers and critics are saying about the latest book releases!

eBooks & Downloadable Media

The Hartford Public Library Collection of Downloadable Media includes electronic books, music, audiobooks, and video that you can check out to use on your computer or portable device.

HPL Video Library

The Hartford Public Library's video archives chronicle citizen involvement in our city, region and state. Find videos here that can inform you about our political process, economy, infrastructure, educational system, arts and cultural scene!