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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 >

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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Teen Gaming @ Prosser (Fridays @ 2:30 PM)

Teens are invited to a drop-in gaming zone on Friday afternoons. No registration necessary—just pop into the Teen Room at Prosser Library and start the gaming fun!

Our starter games for Xbox and Nintendo Switch include Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Super Mario Party, and Super Smash Bros. Teens are encouraged to let our staff what games they might like added.
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Banned Books Week Film Screening and Panel Discussion: The Librarians (Prosser) (Fri., Oct 9th @ 5:30 PM)

It’s Banned Books Week, an annual awareness campaign that celebrates the freedom to read, spotlights censorship, and highlights challenged or banned books. The 2026 theme is: “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” We will watch the documentary film, The Librarians.

Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas means control over communities.
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Children’s Science Author Douglas Haddad (Prosser) (Mon., Oct. 12th, 12:30 AM)

Join author and educator Douglas Haddad for a behind-the-scenes look at the journey from idea to published author. This interactive storytime features Mya McLure, The Brave Science Girl: The Toad Cave, followed by a Q&A where young readers can ask about writing, science, and becoming an author. Signed copies of Mya McLure will be available for $15, and the purchase includes a free Mya McLure activity book packed with word searches, word scrambles, coloring pages, social-emotional learning activities, and more engaging STEM-inspired adventures.

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