Bloomfield Public Library

Come bloom with us! Stay up-to-date with Bloomfield Public Library news, delivered weekly via email. Look for the latest issue each Friday.

Recent Issues (2026)

Sept 7 – 12, September is Library Card Sign-up Month
August 31 – Sept 5, Upcoming Voting Information Programs
August 24 – 29, On View Now at Prosser Library: Retrospective of Artist Dolores Howard: What I See, How I Feel
August 17 – 22, How Well Do You Know BPL Online?
August 8 – 15, Five Years of Social Justice Book Club
August 3 – 8, Summer Reading Finales: BookCon & Lock-In
July 27 – August 1, Welcome to BPL, Summer Interns!
July 20 – 25, Annual Report Highlights “Year of the Library”
July 13 – 18, Meet Bloomfield’s Own “Homegrown Creatives”
July 6 – 11, Public Service Announcement: Temporary Parking Changes at McMahon Wintonbury Library
June 29 – July 4, Happy Retirement, Miss Sheila!
June 22 – 27, Grand Opening Celebration Week at Prosser!
June 15 – 20, BPL’s All-Ages Summer Reading Program Begins!
June 8 – 13, BPL Celebrates Juneteenth; New Online Library System is Here
June 1 – 6, Community-Wide Literacy Night June 4 at Prosser; System Update: We’re Almost There!
May 25 – 30, TAG Members Try Out Programs First!
May 18 – 23, Library Users Love Our Study Spaces!; New Online Library System Coming Soon!
May 11 – 16, BPL Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month; Library Card Numbers Keep Growing
May 4 – 9, We’re Getting an Upgrade!
April 27 – May 2, Join Us at BPL’s First Annual Local Author Fair
April 20 – 25, It’s National Library Week!
April 13 – 18, CT Ready to Read Initiative Fosters Early Literacy
April 6 – 11, Spend Your Spring Break with BPL!
March 30 – April 4, We Just Hit 7,000 BPL Card Holders!; Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program is Back!
March 23 – 28, Save the Date for Our Local Author Fair
March 16 – 21, Join Us at McMahon Wintonbury’s Anniversary Celebration!
March 9 – 14, Teens: Are You Applying for Jobs?
March 2 – 7, BPL Celebrates Women’s History Month
February 23 – 28, BPL Strategic Plan Celebration
February 16 – 21, Meet the Library Pages
February 9 – 14, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
February 2 – 7, Celebrate Black History Month @ BPL!
January 26 – 31, Join us for the 15th Annual Take Your Child to the Library Day!
January 19 – 24, Are You One of Our Social Media Followers?
January 12 – 17, Summer Reading: Thank You, Friends!
January 5 – 10, January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month

Past Issues (2025)

December 29 – January 3, Best Books and BPL Staff Favorite Reads of 2025
December 22 – 27, Happy Holidays from BPL!
December 15 – 20, Emerging Leadership Development Program (and the Importance of Giving Grace)
December 8 – 13, Meet the Library Board of Trustees
December 1 – 6, Accessible Parking Update
November 24 – 29, Savings, Savings, and More Savings with BPL!
November 17 – 22, Thank You, Bloomfield Lions Club!
November 10 – 15, Tell Us What You Want at Your Library! Take the BPL Survey!
November 3 – 8, The NEW Prosser Library is Open!; We Want to Hear From You!
October 27 – November 1, Booksellers’ Annex at McMahon Wintonbury; Thank You, Friends of the Library!
October 20 – 25, Congrats to Ricardo, BPL’s Employee of the Quarter; McMahon Wintonbury Library has welcomed over 30,000 visits!
October 13 – 18, National Voter Education Week
October 6 – 11, Prosser Library Coming Soon!; Celebrate Your Freedom to Read
September 29 – October 4, Planning for the Future at Bloomfield Public Library
September 22 – 27, Building Updates from BPL
September 15 – 20, Come Work With Us! Library Page Positions Available; PSA: Exterior Renovations Continue at McMahon Wintonbury Library
September 8 – 13, Calling All Small Businesses: We’re Here for You, Too!
September 1 – 6, One Library Card, Endless Possibilities
August 25 – 30, NEW Prosser Library Coming in September!
August 18 – 23, Welcome to Donna, Our New Youth Librarian!
August 11 – 16, You’re Invited to the Prosser Library Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!
August 4 – 9, Summer Reading Finale Events for Youth
July 28 – August 2, We’re Almost There—And We Can’t Wait to Welcome You!
July 21 – 26, Teens Teach Teens: What Will You Share?
July 14 – 19, How’s Your Summer Reading Going?
July 7 – 12, BPL’s Move Continues; Meet Our New Part-Time Librarians!
June 29 – July 5, Have You Met the Tonies?
June 22 – 28, BPL Atrium Provides a Temporary Home During Building Project
June 15 – 21, Celebrate Juneteenth at McMahon Wintonbury
June 8 – 14, Summer Reading is Coming!
June 1 – 7, BPL Celebrates Pride Month
May 25 – 31, Rave Reviews for McMahon Wintonbury Library
May 18 – 24, Building Project Timeline: BPL is Moving!
May 11 – 17, Highlights from the 2025 CLA Conference
May 4 – 10, Bridging the Digital Divide at BPL
April 27 – May 3, BPL Installs StoryWalk at Filley Park
April 20 – 26, Welcome and Farewell to BPL Staff
April 13 – 19, It’s Bloomfield Public Schools Vacation Week!
April 6 – 12, Happy National Library Week!
March 30 – April 5, BPL Celebrates Earth Month with NEA’s Big Read: The Bear by Andrew Krivak
March 23 – 29, Greetings From the Friends of the Library
March 17 – 22, McMahon Wintonbury Soft Opening March 17, Literacy Week at Bloomfield Schools with BPL
March 10 – 15, BPL’s Social Justice Mission
March 3 – 8, March is Women’s HER-story Month
February 24 – March 1, Past Highlights and the Bright Future of BPL
February 17 – 22, Join BPL for the Third Annual State of the Library
February 10 – 15, Thank You for Your Program Feedback!
February 3 – 8, BPL Celebrates Black History Month
January 27 – February 1, BPL Celebrates Take Your Child to the Library Day and Black History Month
January 20 – 25, Welcome to 2025: The Year of the Library!; State of the Library Announced
January 13 – 18, The Year of the Library is Here!; Libraries Offer Equitable Access to Health Information and Services
January 6 – 11, Books BPL Staff Read and Loved in 2024

Past Issues (2024)

December 30 – January 4, Best Books of 2024
December 23 – 28, Where is BPL Popping Up Next?
December 16 – 21, New Library Teen Spaces are Coming!
December 9 – 14, BPL Welcomes Its Newest Team Member, Kim!
December 2 – 7, Join Us at These December Youth Programs!; We’re Hiring a PT Library Assistant
November 25 – 30, What We’re Proud of at BPL
November 18 – 23, BPL Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
November 11 – 16, Combating Elder Fraud and Popular Scams
November 4 – 9, Book Launch Celebration for Local Comic Author/Artist Kimarley Henry
October 28 – November 2, BPL Elections: Who Will You Vote for on Nov. 5? Favorite Bird Characters!
October 21 – 26, Calling All Teens: Join the Teen Advisory Group!
October 14 – 19, Wintonbury Poetry Series to Begin Its 28th Season
October 7 – 12, Library of Things: Puzzles, Hotspots, Hiking Kits, and More
September 30 – October 5, BPL Partners with BPS to Help Students Develop Growth Mindset
September 23 – 28, BPL Celebrates Banned Books Week and The Freedom to Read
September 16 – 21, BPL Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
September 9 – 14, BPL Everywhere: Find Us at Celebrate Bloomfield!
September 2 – 7, BPL Gearing Up for Election Season
August 26 – 31, Welcome, Miss Denise!
August 19 – 24, Have You Visited Our BPL Atrium Location Yet?
August 12 – 17, We Want Your Summer Reading Program Feedback!
August 5 – 10, Join Us for an All-Ages Community Party!
July 29 – August 3, Reel Libraries: Staff Favorites in Movies & TV
July 22 – 27, Bloomfield’s Anika Noni Rose Speaks at American Library Association’s Annual Conference
July 15 – 20, BPL’s Summer Reading Program for All Ages
July 8 – 13, Museum Pass Access With Your Library Card
July 1 – 6, We’re Launching a New and Improved Event Calendar
June 24 – 29, Join us at BPL’s 2nd BookCon-FREE books for youth of all ages!
June 17 – 22, Celebrate Juneteenth with BPL
June 10 – 15, Don’t Miss These Programs for Youth This Summer!
June 3 – 8, All-Ages Summer Reading Begins; Happy Pride Month
May 27 – June 1, It’s Never Too Late: Learning to Read As an Adult
May 20 – 25, BPL All Staff Professional Development Day
May 13 – 18, Write It, Polish It, Publish It: Join Us at These Poetry Writing Workshops
May 6 – 11, Inspiration and Library Joy at the Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference in Mystic, CT
April 29 – May 4, Have You Tried the Short Story Cube?
April 22 – 27, Friends of BPL Support the Library in Many Ways
April 15 – 20, Spring Job and Career Series
April 8 – 13, Spend Spring Break with BPL!
April 1 – 6, Visit CT Libraries this April
March 25 – 30, Library Director’s Greeting
March 18 – 23, Literacies of Focus: Legal Literacy
March 11 – 16, BPL Atrium Open House & McMahon Wintonbury Library Renovation Update: Feedback Wanted
March 4 – 9, BPL Celebrates Literacy Week
February 26 – March 2, BPL Celebrates Women’s History Month
February 19 – 25, Save the Date: Youth Author Gordon Korman Live on Zoom, Friday March 8 at 9AM
February 12 – 17, Join us for State of the Library
February 5 – 10, Youth Programs You Don’t Want to Miss!
January 29 – February 3, Celebrate Black History Month with BPL
January 22 – 27, Prosser Groundbreaking Ceremony
January 15 – 20, Addressing the Digital Divide
January 8 – 13, Dignity Grows at BPL
January 1 – 6, The Most Popular Checkouts and Best Reads of 2023

Past Issues (2023)

December 25-30, Congrats to BPL Staffers Dejah and Demoi Moving On and Moving Up
December 18-23, Youth: Join us at BPL Atrium for School Vacation Week!
December 11-16, BPL Loves Bloomfield’s Littlest Learners
December 4-9, Millennials: Have You Heard? We Have a No-Stress Book Club for You!
November 27-December 2, Savings Everyday at BPL
November 20-25, Simplify Your Purchasing This Holiday Season
November 13-18, Have You Used Our Museum Passes Yet?
November 6-11, November is Native American Heritage Month
October 30-November 4, Memory Care Series Continues
October 23-2 8, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 16-21, Get to Know the LGBTQ+ Moveable Senior Center
October 9-14, We’re getting Seasonally Spooky at BPL
Oct 2-7, BPL Youth Groups Are Out of This World!
September 25-30, Creative Poetry Voices in Your Community
September 18-22, BPL Celebrates National Voter Registration Day
September 11-16, We’re Here for You! @ BPL Online
September 4-9, Congratulations are in Order!
August 28- Sept 2, We’re Here for You!
August 21-26, We are OPEN and can’t wait to see you!
August 14-19, We’re Here for You-and we’ll continue to be here for you!
August 7-12, Move to BPL Atrium at Gillette Ridge, 1300 Hall Blvd., Continues
July 31-August 5, Move to BPL Atrium at Gillette Ridge (former Metlife Building), 1300 Hall Blvd., Continues
July 24-29, Move to BPL MetLife Begins
July 17-22, Move to BPL Met Life Continues
July 10-15, Move to BPL Met Life Begins
July 3-8, Move to BPL MetLife Begins
June 26-July 1, BPL Transition Phase: Last Week in Current Buildings
June 19-24, “Find Your Voice” with the Bloomfield Public Library’s Summer Reading Program!
June 12-17, BPL Celebrates Juneteenth
June 5-10, Happy Pride Month
May 29-June 3, 2023 Nutmeg Book Award Winners Announced
May 22-27, Comic Author/Illustrator Nathan Hale is Visiting Bloomfield!
May 15-20, BPL had a memorable time at the CT Library Association Conference!
May 8-13, BPL Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month.
May 1-6, BPL Celebrates National Library Workers Day.
April 24-29, Looking for books with broader world views? Talk to Lori!
April 17-22, Wednesday StoryTimes are Now at Town Hall
April 10-15, From picture book recommendations to technology help, Carol is here for you!
April 3-8, Want to try an epic fantasy series? Talk to Jean!
March 27-April 1, BPL Annual Report 2021-2022
March 20-25, Breaking Down Barriers for Ebook Access
March 13-18, Celebrating Literacy Week and Free Library Cards
March 6-11, BPL Transition Phase Continues: Reduced Thursday Hours
February 27- March 4, BPL Transition Phase Continues
February 20-25, Meet Library Assistant Mike Tobias
February 13-18, Book Recommendations for Mystery Lovers
February 6-11, CT State Library Highlights Ms. Nicole Science Bytes!
January 30- February 4, Don’t Miss Our Farwell Open Houses and Take Your Child to the Library Day
January 23-28, Jean-Michel: Keeping BPL Materials and Service Top-Notch
January 16-21, BPL’s Building Project Awarded $5,526,000
January 9-14, Library Building Committee (LBC) Update
January 2-7, 2022 in Lists: Chose Your Next Read

Past Issues (2022)

December 26-31, Ring in the New Year as a BPL Power User!
December 19-24, Free Notary Services at BPL
December 12-17, Hour of Code: Join the Largest Learning Event
December 5-10, BPL Teen Advisory Group: Get Your Voice Heard!
November 28- December 3, Holiday Gift Card Drive to Benefit Interval House
November 21-26, Closing the Digital Divide at BPL
November 14-19, Children’s Reading Challenge Begins
November 7-12, Election Day Information
October 31-November 5, Spotlight on BPL’s Library Board Vice-Chairperson Leah Farrell
October 24-29, Big Read Celebrates the Asian Community
October 17-22, All ages Puzzle Swap at Filley Park
October 10-15, Story Time Increases Early Literacy at BPL
October 3-8, Tis the Season for Spooky with BPL!
September 26-October 1st, Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with BPL!
September 19-24, September is Library Card Signup Month!
September 12-17, Get Registered to Vote on September 20
September 5-10, What We Did This Summer
August 29 – September 3, See you at Celebrate Bloomfield
August 22-27, Historical Bloomfield Newspapers to be Digitized and Added to the Library of Congress
August 15-20, BPL’s Two Library Building Projects
August 8-13, The Ultimate FREE Cooling Center
August 1-6, Join Us at McMahon Wintonbury for a Poetry Celebration.
July 25-30, $250 CT Child Tax Rebate: Application Deadline July 31
July 18-23, Support Your Local Pollinators at BeePL
July 11-16, BPL Staff and Board Members Enjoy Yoga with Pia
July 4-9, BPL and the Digital Divide aka FREE INTERNET ACCESS FOR ALL
June 27-July 2, Youth Meals Available This Summer
June 20-25, BPL Celebrates Pride Month
June 13-18, BPL Celebrates Juneteenth
June 6 – 11, Happy Pride Month
May 30-June 4, Intellectual Freedom: Freedom to Read
May 23-28, Your Next Literacy Adventure Awaits
May 16-21, BPL Shines at the CT Library Association Conference
May 9-14, Get Your Magazines Here!
May 1-7, Happy Spring! What will you forage this season?
April 25-30, To the Great Outdoors (and Cats) of Bloomfield
April 18-23, Calling All Horror Fans
April 11-16, Passport to CT Libraries
April 4-9, Celebrate National Poem Month with BPL
March 28 – April 2, Expanded Hours BPL Opens at 10am
March 21-26, Summer Youth Employment Opportunities
March 14 – 19, Dignity Grows at BPL
March 7-12, BPL’s New Buildings Project
February 28 – March 5, Experience the Past with Historical Fiction
February 21 – 26, Pop Culture Programs
February 14-19, On the Go with Hoopla
February 7-12, Resources for Caregivers
January 31 – February 5, February Fun for Kids
January 24-29, COVID-19 Updates
January 17-22, Bloomfield Lions Club Partnership
January 10-15, Centennial Celebrations with Bloomfield Public Schools
January 3-8, New Year’s Resolutions: How will your library help you grow in 2022?

Past Issues (2021)

December 27 – January 1, Best Books of 2021 (So Many Books, So Little Time!)
December 20-25, Bloomfield: Building a Better Community
December 13-18, Social Justice Programming
December 6-11, COVID-19 Booster Shot Clinic
November 29 – December 4, FREE This Holiday Season…
November 22-27, We’re here for you at McMahon Wintonbury!
November 15-20, Art Installation at BPL Features Prison Arts Program
November 8-13, Thank you for voting YES for Bloomfield Public Library!
November 1-6, BPL’s Two-Library Building Project :Referendum Vote

October 25-30,
October 18-23
October 11-16, Congratulations to Hartford Public Library!
October 4-9, Thank you, Public Works, for fixing up Prosser so quickly!
September 27 – October 2, Banned Books Week: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read
September 20-25
September 13-18, September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!
September 6-11
August 30 – September 3, Have you visited our Virtual Program Archive?
August 23-28, From Prosser to McMahon Wintonbury… and Back Again
August 16-21, FREE Comic Book Giveaways!
August 9-14, Summer Reading Continues at BPL
August 2-7, BPL Offers Wealth of Resources
July 26-31, Meet BPL’s Summer Interns
July 19-24, Our Tech Department is here for you!
July 12-17, Library Building Committee News
July 6-10, Attention Grandparents!
June 27 – July 2, Congratulations!
June 21-26, BPL Expands Evening Hours
June 14-19, Upcoming Vaccine Clinics
June 7-12, Library Building Committee Presentation to Town Council
June 1-5,
May 23-28, Free Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic
May 16-22, Tween Book Club
May 9-15, Library Building Committee Update
May 2-8, Congrats to BPL Staffer Joshua Brown
April 25 – May 1, BPL Building Project Info Sessions This Week
April 18-24, Emergency Rental Assistance
April 11-17, Library Building Committee Update
April 4-10,
March 29 – April 3, Miss Shelia at Auer Farm
March 22-27, Thank you for keeping our staff and community safe and healthy!
March 15-20,
March 8-13, March Madness
March 1-6,
February 22-27, Black History and Literature
February 15-20, The Lori Jean Watson Collection
February 8-13, Welcome to the NEW Bloomfield Public Library newsletter!
February 1-6,
January 25-29