Meet Santa Claus! Dress up in your holiday best and bring your kids to meet Santa. Bring a camera for your holiday picture taking! For more info call: 203 576-7634

Wednesdays, January 16th, 23rd & 30th 2:00 PM Burroughs & Saden: Children's Room Mid Day Mother Goose  For: 0-18 month olds and their parents and caregivers. Songs, fingerplays and stories for little ones! Register online or call 203 576-7400 ext 6

  Movie Day Each Tuesday the North Branch Library screens a popular current movie. For details on this week's movie: click here or sign up for our Newsletter and receive weekly update on movies and other BPL happenings: click here. For a list of upcoming movies please stop by ...

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 to ...

Saturday, February 2nd 3:00 - 4:00 PM North Branch Nancy Wallace "Snow" Workshop Nancy Wallace author of Rabbit's Bedtime, Paperwhites and other picture books will present a special workshop entitled "Snow" for 5- 8 year olds. Ms. Wallace will shows her tools, with color interaction, using recycled materials, designing a ...

From City Librarian Scott Hughes: Not by sight (site), but by Faith. 755 Central Avenue is no longer the old Newfield Library or the Charles Smith Center. It is the soon to be NEW Newfield Library. We closed on it this afternoon after 8 years of ...

Saturdays, February 1, 15 & 29 - 10.30 am North Branch Event Details Come join us for some fun as we dance,sweat,tone and burn calories. Easy to follow moves. All genres of music. Mixxedfit is a people-inspired dance fitness program that incorporates explosive movement and body weight toning.  

2023.11.15 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA at BurroughsSaden 10.18.23 Bpt Library Minutes revised Staff Reports - Report of the City Librarian October 2023 Staff Reports - Beardsley Branch Monthly Report October 2023 Staff Reports - Black Rock Monthly Report October 2023 Staff Reports - Burroughs-Saden Monthly Report October 2023 Staff Reports - East ...

Obamacare and More presented by BCAC Do you or your children need health insurance? Do you have questions about the new Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)? Do you want to know if you are eligible for Food Stamps or other assistance programs? COME LEARN MORE! Volunteers with Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition ...

Governance Committee Agenda Personnel Committee Public Documents East Side Library signs 2021 Proofs BPL Proposed revisions to By-laws ANNOTATED 2021.7.22

Personnel Committee Agenda Personnel Committee Public Documents Library Assistant Job Duties Analysis City Librarian Goals FY 22

2023.10.18 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA at Burroughs Saden 09.20.23 Bpt Library Minutes revised 10-10-23 Staff Report - September 2023 Report of the City Librarian 10.12.23 Staff Reports - Assistant City Librarian Report September 2023 Staff Reports - Beardsley Branch Report September 2023 Staff Reports - Black Rock Branch Report September 2023 Staff ...

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Download a wide variety of popular fiction and nonfiction ebooks and eaudiobooks to your computer, eReaders, or mobile device. for Bridgeport Library Card Holders

Last Saturday's  Black Rock Garden Club Party in the Garden and fund raiser for "Cook and Grow" was a great success despite the uncoperative weather. Check out the photos  

Pie Eating Competition Wednesday, August 21 - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Burroughs-Saden - Teen Cafe Event Details So, you think you’re the fastest pie eater in the Teen Café? Wolf down miniature pies against the clock and other teens in this gluttonous challenge. Do well enough, and you ...

Pinterest at the BPL The BPL is now using Pinterest, an online pinboard where we will collect and share the best of the BPL and the Bridgeport community. Check out, follow and like the BPL's brand new online pinboard - click here.

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? ...