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History of Bloomfield with Mystic Seaport Museum (Prosser) (Wed., Sept 30th @ 4:00 PM)

Bloomfield has amazing stories to tell!

Connecticut’s 169 towns have many histories. The locations, people, and legends make each town special and different from its neighbors. Connecticut has a wide variety of geographical features which influenced how towns grew and prospered. Participants will learn how and why Bloomfield developed over time, and discover how its inventions and industries contributed to the growth of the state and country. Read more >

Book Voyagers: Picture This Cuento (Prosser) (Wed., Oct. 7th, 6:00 PM)

Book Voyagers is back—this time as a bilingual program! This four-week series, in partnership with CT Humanities, is designed for children and their caregivers to promote the joy of reading and encourage families to create literature-rich home environments. All participants will receive a copy of the book to keep.

Families should plan to attend all four sessions or as many as they can.

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Homeschool Fun Friday: Children’s Museum—Animals & Engineering (Prosser) (Fri., Oct. 2nd, 1:00 PM)

Bloomfield Public Library is excited to once again partner with the Children’s Museum of West Hartford for Homeschool Fun Fridays! They will join us at Prosser on the first and second Friday of each month.

First Friday—ROBOTICS CLUB: The first Friday of each month will focus on in-depth robot building. The museum staff works with club members to code finches and micro bits to make something they can add to every week.

Registration is required for Robotics Club. Each week the children build on their coding programs, and there are a limited number of robots. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE ABLE TO READ INDEPENDENTLY AT A CHAPTER-BOOK LEVEL AND WORK INDEPENDENTLY in order for the instructor to give full attention to every child

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