Nostalgic for the simplicities of childhood? Have some creative energies to burn? If so, exercise your mind and join us for this new craze hitting libraries all over the country.

  Congratulations to all our readers who participated in the Bluefish game this past Sunday, August 11.  Readers were acknowledged after the second inning with a parade on the field.  

Wednesday, June 26th 6:30 PM Klein Memorial Auditorium   Summer Reading Kick-Off Jester Jim More Info

PLEASE NOTE:  This program is for our kids and teens who have participated in our summer long reading program. Please make sure you have logged in books to be able to attend the party! RSVP by Monday, August 19th  by calling 203 576-7400 ext 408  or ...

Take Your Child to the Library Day The Bridgeport Public Library will join other libraries throughout the country and participate in the third annual “Take Your Child to the Library” Day on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Parents with children of all ages are invited to visit ...

Teen Read Week: Cool scavenger hunt activities!! Join us as we "Seek the Unknown" learning to Letterbox and Geocache. Letterboxing is quickly becoming a favorite outdoor activity in America as it has been in England. The idea is going on a treasure hunt with a purpose. Participants ...

Bridgeport Families:  Do you like attending weekly story hours at the library? Are you finding good books for your children to read? Fill out this brief survey and let us know how we can serve you better! Click here to start the survey. For more info ...

Thursday, March 14th 6:30 - 8:00 PM Black Rock Branch The Art of Corrine (CoCo) Happy Artist Melvin Rescheduled from last month. Corrine Melvin who also goes by her artistic nickname "CoCo" is known as the "Happy Artist," Author, Empowerment Speaker, Visionary, and former Radio Talk Show Host; best known for ...

LOUIS TRAPASSO: POET-PAINTER Lou Trapasso Poet-Painter who has painted numerous works depicting the buildings and city life of Bridgeport in the 1940’s and 50′s. Four of his works are on permanent display in the BPL's 2nd floor Reference Room. A sampling of Lou Trapasso Bridgeport Paintngs: Lou Trapasso's homepage

All Bridgeport Public Library locations have returned to regular service hours. Come in for computer time or browsing time! (Regular Service Hours) Bridgeport History Center is open by appointment only, Wed-Sat.  Click to read more To apply for a library card online click here

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The Bridgeport Public Library is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program.  The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The $3.2B ...

THE HUNGER GAMES ViewTrailer Join us for the 1st Hunger Games movie just 2 days before the 2nd movie, Catching Fire opens. In a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol ...

The Eagle is symbolic of leadership, authority, honesty and truthful principles. The above attributes are all qualities of libraries. The Eagle pictured above is a replacement of the original eagle motif that graced the front of this building for almost 100 years. The original eagle was ...

Wednesdays, April 3rd - May 8th 10:30 - 11:30 AM North Branch Memoir Writing For Beginners Going to the prom, surviving wartime, your son wearing his first birthday cake, that rainy camping trip: all your stories are inside you, waiting for you to write them down. Let them out ...

In the early 1980s, Marylou Siegfried Williams donated a collection of dolls from around the world to the Wallingford Public Library. She was inspired by a similar collection created by her sister Victoria Siegfried Barker to the Boulder Public Library in Colorado. The Barkers relished ...

Courtesy of North Branch Children's Librarian Bina Williams In the early 1980s, Marylou Siegfried Williams donated a collection of dolls from around the world to the Wallingford Public Library. She was inspired by a similar collection created by her sister Victoria Siegfried Barker to the Boulder ...

Tuesday, August 9th TOUCH A TRUCK!!!!:  3:00 - 4:00 PM, North Branch Wednesday, August 10th Meet the K-9 Patrol! 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Old Mill Green Branch Storytelling with Jeanette Harris: 6:30 - 7:30 PM, Burroughs - Saden - Children's Room Thursday, August 11th Chewsie Choices 11:00 ...

Bridgeport Evening Farmer, Monday April 15, 1912Greatest of Modern leviathans in tow...and will reach port. The White Star liner Titanic, having transferred her passengers to the Parisian and Carpathian was, at 2:00 this afternoon, being towed to Halifax by the Virginian, of the Allan line. The ...