Happy October, library friends! The weather is getting cooler, and we have some fun events and programs planned for you this month! Click here  to view a printable Children’s Dept. Main Library calendar.

Join us for a special visit from our local fire department in celebration of Fire Prevention Month and get ready for some 👻 spooktacular Halloween fun! Bring your friends and family and make the library part of your October adventures. We can’t wait to celebrate the season with you! 🎃

Click here👻 Calling all little ghosts, goblins, witches & superheroes! 👻

Join us for a SPOOKTACULAR FUN on Wednesday, October 28th!

Bring the whole family and come dressed in your spookiest, silliest, or most creative costume!

What’s waiting for you? – Spooky photo backdrop, Games & prizes, Halloween dance party, Fun crafts, Halloween goodie bags and A special Trick-or-Treat Parade through the library, visiting our History Department, Office, Reference Desk, Circulation, and Youth Services!

The whole family is invited—don’t miss the fun!

Get free or discounted admission to selected museums and cultural sites, with your Connecticut Public Library card! Passes are available on a first come first served basis at children’s circulation desks of all of our five locations. Passes circulate for 3 days. We recommend contacting your branch first for availability. A fine of $5 per day is charged if passes are returned late. Please note: the 3-day loan period does not apply to Westport Country Playhouse passes (they do not require returns).
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Stop by at any of our locations to return overdue Bridgeport library materials and all late fines and fees will be removed from your account.

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Playaway Launchpad ~ The Kids-only Learning Tablet you can check out for your child on an adult Connecticut public library card! Did you know that we carry these super cool tablets at all of our locations and you can check them out for 7 days? Launchpads come pre-loaded with fun games and learning activities, they’re easy to use, and do not require Internet connection. Stop by at one of our locations and borrow one today!
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Newfield: Mondays: 3:30-5:30pm   Main Library: Thursdays: 5-6pm

Join other kids who love the ever-popular plastic bricks at BPL’s LEGO Club presently two days a week at two of our libraries!  Your creations will be put on display in the Children’s room for a week!  Ages: 4 – 12. We supply the LEGOs ~ You supply the imagination! Read More…