1300 Hall Boulevard
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(For GPS, search "Atrium at Gillette Ridge")
860-243-9721 | 860-242-0041
330 Park Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-769-3560
Join BPL Youth Librarians for a featured book and craft at our Atrium location (1300 Hall Blvd., Bloomfield). Registration is appreciated, but not required. Best for ages 2-5, but all ages welcome! Read more >
Science and stories collide in this interactive S.T.E.M. program featuring the ‘coolest’ thing in science — DRY ICE! Join us on an adventure about Professor Noble and the Science Heroes, who try to thwart an icy-hearted villain from freezing the entire planet! The audience helps the performer act out the tale as we use the events in the story to discover and explore dry ice and the changing states of matter. Volunteers help conduct each experiment as the whole audience gets involved in changing variables and making predictions! We’ll even bring some of the dry ice experiments out into the crowd for everyone to experience! Best for ages 5-12, but fun for the whole family! Registration is recommended. Read more >
Are you a fan of Heartstopper: the online web comic, graphic novels, novellas, or Netflix TV show? To celebrate Volume 5’s book release, join us at this fan party! The book publisher, Scholastic Graphix, provided us with free swag to give away, we’ll eat snacks, and talk about our favorite parts of the book (no TV show spoilers, please). Limited space available. Open to students in grades 7-12. Read more >
Join BPL Youth Librarians for a featured book and craft at our Atrium location (1300 Hall Blvd., Bloomfield). Registration is appreciated, but not required. Best for ages 2-5, but all ages welcome! Read more >
Join BPL Youth Librarians for a featured book and craft at our Atrium location (1300 Hall Blvd., Bloomfield). Registration is appreciated, but not required. Best for ages 2-5, but all ages welcome! Read more >
Local artist Dhanyah Bascom will visit our BPL Atrium during school vacation week to do some temporary henna tattoos for kids, tweens, and teens! Dhanyah Bascom’s artistry combines traditional imagery with pop culture images to create incredibly unique and dynamic henna designs. She uses fresh, all natural henna cones and provides after-care instructions for all. She will be with us for two afternoons (Dec. 27 3-5 PM & Dec. 27 4-6 PM). No registration necessary, though it will be first-come, first served, so expect that you may need to wait for your turn. Read more >
School vacation weeks are perfect for some fun crafting… Come to our BPL Atrium for some fun with fuse beads! We’ll have all the supplies – follow a fun pattern or make your own unique creation. No registration necessary. This program is best for ages 8+, but all kids, tweens, and teens are welcome to join in the crafting fun! Read more >
Local artist Dhanyah Bascom will visit our BPL Atrium during school vacation week to do some temporary henna tattoos for kids, tweens, and teens! Dhanyah Bascom’s artistry combines traditional imagery with pop culture images to create incredibly unique and dynamic henna designs. She uses fresh, all natural henna cones and provides after-care instructions for all. No registration necessary, though it will be first-come, first served, so expect that you may need to wait for your turn. Read more >
At this Zen Teen special event, we will enjoy a healthy lunch together, while learning about mindful eating. We will use this learning experience to kick off our journaling for 2024 initiative. Each participant will go home with a journal and some writing prompts for the new year. More hands-on activities will be included to celebrate the school break. Please register by December 27 so we can buy food ingredients. Open to students in grades 7-12, limited space available. Read more >
At this member-run program, we’ll be discussing: A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee on Zoom.
Relocating to Calcutta to head a new police force after traumatizing World War I experiences, a former Scotland Yard detective is caught up in a high-profile murder investigation that threatens to destabilize a city already struggling with political insurgency.