Bloomfield Public Library

Library joy is real, people. ❤️📚

There were so many wonderful moments at Prosser Prom last night, but one stands out above the rest.

As many, many **MANY** Bloomfield Public Library patrons know, Youth Librarian Linda Gabianelli was an important part of their journey to becoming lifelong readers. Over the decades, she led countless storytimes, helping generations of Bloomfield families discover the joy of books and the library.

As part of Prosser Library Grand Opening Celebration Week, Linda gave an encore storytime performance during Prosser Prom's festivities. It was the perfect opportunity for us to shower her with a little library love and express our gratitude for the immeasurable impact she's had on our community.

Thank you, Linda. Your kindness, dedication, and love of literacy have shaped generations of readers. You are deeply beloved here at Bloomfield Public Library and throughout the greater Hartford community.

A special thank you to CT State Representative Bobby Gibson for helping us honor Linda. 💐 It was a small gesture for someone whose impact on our community has been anything but small. ❤️📖

We hope you can join us at Prosser on Saturday at 12 noon for another exciting Grand Opening event! BPL is thrilled to present the Justice Dance Performance Project’s Book Dances. Against a backdrop of increasing challenges to intellectual freedom, Book Dances celebrates the power of books to widen vision, open possibility, and create connection.

Members of JDPP’s professional Ensemble will perform selected solos and a duet from the 2025 work, "Book Dances", that examines the joys of reading and the fragility of the right to read freely. As an interactive finale, audience members will be invited to join in community and learn JDPP's pop-up community dance, as an expression of hope and healing. We'll then have a talkback where you can ask questions about this artistic creation.

The Justice Dance Performance Project (JDPP) is a critically acclaimed dance and multi-arts organization. Its mission is to educate, inspire, and ignite awareness, bridging the boundaries of art and social justice to create a more equitable society in ways that spark individual growth and collective action. Register at bplct.org Event Calendar.

Library joy is real, people. Come make some tonight!✨

Prosser Library Grand Opening Celebration Week is off to a fabulous start! 🎉

On Monday, during our State of the Library address, Rep. Gibson presented us with a citation from the State of Connecticut recognizing this special moment. Last night, Bloomfield's own Nekita Waller brought the house down with an incredible concert. We were on our feet, and more than a few of us got a little teary-eyed with the joy of the moment (your library director included!). Nekita even rocked one of our Summer Reading shirts. ❤️📚

Tonight is **Prosser Prom**, and we hope to see you there! Grand Opening Week has been filled with celebration, connection, and community, and we're just getting started.

Join us Saturday, June 27 at 12 noon for Book Dances with Justice Dance Performance Project, Inc., an immersive performance and talkback. Register here:

https://bplct.librarycalendar.com/event/book-dances-performance-and-talk-back-prosser-13193

Thank you to the America 250 CT Commission for sharing our Prosser Grand Opening Celebration Week event, Nekita Waller in Concert: Celebrating Juneteenth, far and wide! We hope you'll join us TONIGHT for this special evening of music and celebration as we honor Juneteenth together. We look forward to seeing you there!

Check out all of the Prosser Library Grand Opening Week events here: https://shorturl.at/grWkR

This week's America 250 | CT Events eNews is out now! Loads of exciting programs available on CT Visit, including a collection of statewide firework events! Check it out at www.cthumanities.org/enews

We are so proud of you, Ethan Rowe! 🥳

Reminder: you can access the full run of the Hartford Courant with your library card for free at BPL Online: https://bplct.org/download-it/

Picture caption reads: "Bloomfield’s Ethan Rowe attempts a high jump of 7 feet Monday afternoon at the Class S state championship at Willow Brook Park in New Britain. Rowe did not make this attempt but he broke the meet record at 6-11 and won the event."

This CT athlete was down to his last attempt in the high jump and cleared the height to win a national championship this weekend.

Thank you for the kind words! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

As we celebrate Grand Opening Week at the NEW Prosser Library, we're grateful for all the feedback we've received, whether it's shared in person, through a Google review, or in conversations throughout the community.

We love hearing how people are enjoying the new space, and we're thrilled to continue welcoming visitors and patrons from Bloomfield and beyond.

The best way to support us? Help spread the word. We want everyone to know what their 21st-century library has to offer. From resources and technology to programs, services, and spaces to gather, we're here to help people connect with the library in whatever way works best for them.

Thank you for being part of our story and helping others discover all that our library system has to offer. 📚✨💙