The Library offers free public classes, programs, and exhibitions at its 10 locations throughout the city of Hartford. Below is a selection of upcoming events.
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Faces & Places Collage Workshop with Master Artist Andres Chaparro
Tuesdays, June 12 – July 17, 10am – 12pm
Register now for Hartford Public Library’s new collage workshop “Faces & Places,” led by community artist Andres Chaparro. Workshops will take place at the Albany Branch on Tuesdays from June 12 – July 17, 2018, 10:00 a.m. – noon. The workshop series will celebrate Hartford history and Hartford artists past and present, using reproductions of materials from the library’s Hartford History Center collection. All workshop supplies and materials will be provided. |
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Digital Classroom
Thursday, June 28, 11 am
Last Tuesdays of the month, the Dwight Branch will guide patrons through videos, archival images, and interviews courtesy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Join us Thursday to explore Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog." “Hound Dog” is one of the most well-known and controversial songs in rock and roll. Elvis performed it while grinding his hips on television, helping to cement rock and roll as the music for the immoral. Learn through video interviews, performance and archival images about a song also-knows-as the pinnacle of African-American appropriation.
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Literature Chat
Wednesdays, July 18, August 8, & August 22, 2018, 6-7
Barbour Branch
Come to talk about a favorite book and/or an interesting article you read, and/or a favorite book to film adaptation you've watched. Also, learn and talk about The Great American Read, an eight-part series and nationwide competition that the Hartford Public Library is participating in.
Light refreshments will be served.
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Chicago Style Steppin Dance Class
Mondays June 25, July 2, 6-7PM Open to beginners and all levels! Come by for a Chicago Style Steppin Dance Class by the Hartford City Steppers. Taught by experienced instructors Princeton Hayes and Jannett Jennings. This is a partnered dance class, but all are welcome to come as invdividuals, a couple, or a group. |
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Dinner & a Story
Monday, June 25, 6-7 pm
Center for Contemporary Culture, Downtown
Bring your family to enjoy an evening of Spanish stories, singing and dancing with Elba Llantin from “Cantando y Jugando” followed by dinner!
Sign up is required at the Children’s Department.
We hope to see you there!
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African American Literature Book Club
Monthly 1st Tuesdays
6-7:30 pm, Ground Floor, Downtown
July - No meeting because of 4th of July The AAL Book Club is for anyone interested in reading and discussing African American literature, both fiction and nonfiction, as well as sharing information and learning about the African American experience. It is an opportunity for us to get to know each other while we engage in lively and stimulating discussion of topics of interest to us all. Please RSVP to Carolyn Korber at cjkorber@gmail.com. |
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GAMES!
Tuesdays 5-8PM, Thursdays 11AM-2PM
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ServSafe Food Handler Program
Every Monday and Wednesday in September 2018
Beginning September 10th; 5:30- 7:30 pm
Barbour Branch
Learn how to handle food safely, do an internship in a food service institution, and earn a certificate.
Must Register in advance. Please call (860) 695-6292.
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UConn Writing Center
Room 23, Ground Floor The Hartford UConn Writing Center is available to writers of any skill level working on any kind of project. Visitors will receive an hour of one-on-one discussion about their project, their goals, and how their current material fits those plans. We are consultants who want to offer our experience as writers and readers to any who would like guidance, support, technical assistance, or anything else to do with growing as a writer. Please note the Center is on hiatus Summer 2018 until September. Our Advisors:
Brianna McNish is a third-year Honors student at the University of Connecticut studying English with concentrations in Creative Writing and Teaching English. She is currently the fiction editor at Long River Review. |
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Toastmasters
Monthly 2nd, 3rd, 4th Tuesdays
6-7:45 pm, Classroom 140
Main Floor, Downtown
Toastmasters International can teach you to give a speech that is organized, has vocal variety and is inspirational. By regularly giving speeches, gaining feedback, leading teams and guiding others to achieve their goals in a supportive atmosphere, leaders emerge from the Toastmasters program. Every Toastmasters journey begins with a single speech. During their journey, they learn to tell their stories. They listen and answer. They plan and lead. They give feedback—and accept it. Through our community of learners, they find their path to leadership. No registration necessary |
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Poets on Poetry Series
The Connecticut Poetry Society's monthly poetry book discussion is free and open to the public. |
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ART WALK
ArtWalk at Hartford Public Library offers one of the largest and most stunning exhibition spaces in greater Hartford and the opportunity for Hartford residents and others to view art in a magnificent setting in our city. |
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Historical Hartford Views
DOWNTOWN 3RD FLOOR
“Historical Hartford Views” are acrylic landscapes painted by Hartford artist TR Colletta in 1980. Paintings were purchased by Howard Fromson and hung in his Rockville, CT company Anocoil. Presstek LLC purchased Anocoil in 2016 and donated the paintings to Hartford Public Library in the fall of 2017 under the guidance of Howard and Sandy Fromson. |
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The Poster As Art
DOWNTOWN 3RD FLOOR Posters and broadsides, held in the Hartford History Center’s permanent collection, date from mid-18th century to present day and are a vibrant expression of Hartford’s community life. The diverse range of selected events on exhibit took place in Hartford, 1969 – 2017. |
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Tutorials across library branches available upon request
Join Charles S. Teale, former Chief of the Hartford Fire Dept. to learn strategies on how to learn, understand, and remember information for academic and professional success. Program is for beginning to advanced readers 18+.. Register: jeagosto@hplct,org or 860-695-6367.
To view a video version of the presentations, watch them On Demand at http://www.hpatv.org/vod/. Click "Playlists" and then find "Chief Teale's The Tools of Learning."
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Phone: (860) 695-6300
