Upcoming Events

Register below to receive a link to join on Zoom. Links links will be sent out before each class begins. Classes will take place Tuesdays Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. This course is on the SQL programming language: Understandi...

THE ATLANTIC monthly magazine discussion has gone VIRTUAL. For information on how to participate via ZOOM please email the library at: atlantic@westhartfordlibrary.org. THE ATLANTIC discussion group meets on the 3rd TUESDAY most months a...

THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER BELOW BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).  Confused about recycling? Ever wondered what those “re...

Teen Advisory Board 2020-2021 online meeting.  ...

CHESS CLUB for CHILDREN - Series This is a beginner chess program that will practice once a week through ZOOM. Students will learn the basics and then gradually learn tactics and strategies. A professional chess coach from DIG USA will teach for h...

Register below to receive a link to join on Zoom. Links links will be sent out before each class begins. Classes will take place Wednesdays Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. This course will give you foundational information to pr...

Register below to receive a link to join on Zoom. Links links will be sent out before each class begins. Classes will take place Thursdays Jan 14, 21, 28, Feb 4, 11, 18 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. This course is on the Python programming language: From b...

Monthly Board Meeting.  All are welcome and advance registration is optional.  During the pandemic the meetings will be held virtually.  ...

Grades 6-12: DIG USA Chess is partnering with the West Hartford Libraries Teen Department to run a beginner chess program that will practice once a week through Zoom. The students will learn the basics and then gradually learn tactics ...

THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER BELOW BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).  African Americans have played a major role in the deve...

CHESS CLUB for CHILDREN - Series This is a beginner chess program that will practice once a week through ZOOM. Students will learn the basics and then gradually learn tactics and strategies. A professional chess coach from DIG USA will teach for h...

WEDNESDAY - Connecticut Screenwriters, a library-sponsored group, was established in April 2004. The group meets on the last Wednesday of every month (except Dec.) at 7 PM. Meetings are typically held either in the Library Meeting Room or the Board R...

Lindsey's Craft Studio will teach you how to paint this whimsical birch forest in bright colors that will have you thinking of spring. No painting experience is required; great for beginners! To paint along, you will need 1 square canvas (I use 12 x ...

MONDAY - West Hartford Libraries and the Capital Classics Theatre Company team up to bring you the Shakespeare Book Club monthly. Join Capital Classics Artistic Associate and Professor of Theatre Geoffrey Sheehan in discussions of Shakespeare's great...

  The SHAKESPEARE BOOK CLUB has gone VIRTUAL (until further notice)! FOR INFORMATION ON ACCESSING OUR 2020-2021 SEASON via ZOOM, please EMAIL: bard@westhartfordlibrary.org Virtual programs by Capital Classics Theatre Compan...

Grades 6-12: Join us for an important conversation with authors and activists Julia Tannenbaum and Jen Petro-Roy, who will talk about their YA books that address eating disorders, mental health, and recovery. When you register, submit an anonymo...

Join us on the first Tuesday evening of each month to discuss great books. If you are interested in joining, please contact Andrew Piro, apiro@westhartfordct.gov. ...

THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER BELOW BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).  Take a virtual ride through Connecticut’s wine country...

Grades 6-12: DIG USA Chess is partnering with the West Hartford Libraries Teen Department to run a beginner chess program that will practice once a week through Zoom. The students will learn the basics and then gradually learn tactics ...

THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER BELOW BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).  Fiction at the Barricades: Stories to Defend Democracy...

Teen Advisory Board 2020-2021 online meeting.  ...

THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER BELOW BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).  In this class, we'll be using fresh, whole-food ingred...

  WEST HARTFORD FICTION WRITERS HAVE GONE VIRTUAL! FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS MEETINGS VIA ZOOM, EMAIL: fiction@westhartfordlibrary.org   Library-sponsored fiction writers' group for adults meets monthly on the second Th...

THE ATLANTIC monthly magazine discussion has gone VIRTUAL. For information on how to participate via ZOOM please email the library at: atlantic@westhartfordlibrary.org. THE ATLANTIC discussion group meets on the 3rd TUESDAY most months a...