West Hartford Public Library

Cookbook Club for tonight, Monday, December 11 at Noah Webster Library is CANCELLED. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Special D&D One Shot is happening next Saturday 10/28 for players in grades 6-8. Sign up online to reserve your spot! ow.ly/z2g050PZ5Kg

An absolutely wonderful program at the library tonight, featuring the photography of Cuban photographer Reynaldo Cruz.

Join us for a book discussion of Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris led by Emily Cintorino of Interval House. A limited number of copies will be available for checkout at the Lending Desk. Monday, 10/30 at 6:30PM: bit.ly/490wd1N

At the library, free is kind of our thing! If you’re looking to cut back on spending, try out hoopla, Kanopy, and Libby for free access to books, music, movies, and more. bit.ly/45zKJL9

Join us for an outdoor movie night at Bishops Corner! Friday, October 27 at 6PM. For more information and to register, please click here: bit.ly/3QiG3Uv

Join us for an outdoor movie night at Bishops Corner! Friday, October 27 at 6PM. For more information and to register, please click here: bit.ly/3QiG3Uv (link in bio)

All West Hartford Public Library locations will open at 2PM on Thursday, October 19 for staff development.

It's Friday the 13th! What better way to scare (and intrigue) you than a horror program? Saturday, 10/21 at 12PM: bit.ly/3tuFQWx

We Want to Hear From You! West Hartford Public Library’s new strategic planning initiative will help us build a roadmap for the next 3-5 years. For more information, please click here: bit.ly/whplstrategicp…

Thank you to @FOX61News and @tvmattscott for inviting the WHPL team and author Nick Hornby to the studio this morning! We had a great time. Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=M7dTLx…

Have you had a chance to read this week yet? What book are you excited to dig into?

Seed saving workshop. Saturday, 10/21 at 1:30PM. To register for this program, please click here: bit.ly/3rUEdRd

Nick Hornby has arrived here in West Hartford! He will join us this evening at King Philip Middle School for an interview, Q&A, and book signing. Doors open at 6 pm. Additional tickets are available at the door. #nickhornby #westhartfordreads

The West Hartford Public Library will be closed on Monday, October 9 for the holiday. Come in today to get those last-minute reads and DVDs! But, don't forget - our website is always available 24/7 for downloads like Hoopla and Libby: westhartfordlibrary.org.

Tomorrow, October 7, is Let Freedom Read Day and the final day of Banned Books Week. What will you be reading this weekend to celebrate? Learn more about how you can support intellectual freedom at bannedbooksweek.org. #letfreedomread #bannedbooksweek

Just one more week until @nickhornby is here for West Hartford Reads! Which Nick Hornby book or movie is YOUR favorite? #nickhornby #westhartfordreads #authorvisit

American Library Association (ALA) documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago. ala.org/bbooks

Here is what the critics are saying about author Nick Hornby and why you can't miss his visit on October 12. Free tickets are still available at all of our West Hartford Library branches. Get yours today!

The library's poetry contest ends on Friday, 9/29. Make sure to get your entries in soon - good luck everyone! bit.ly/3Pzzy07