Bristol Public Library is a participant in the The Connecticut Summer Meals Program, which provides free meals to children during summer break. The USDA-funded program is designed to ensure kids have access to healthy food when school is out. The program is administered through the CT State Department of Education and offered locally through Bristol […]
The Bristol Public Library and Manross Memorial Library are excited to offer Kanopy to our community! This expertly curated collection of narrative and documentary videos—which includes both films and television content from at home and around the world—is now available for streaming to Bristol cardholders at no cost. Get access to thousands of films. All […]
The Bristol Public Library and Manross Memorial Library switch to summer hours after Saturday June 14, 2025, which is the last Saturday the libraries are open until the Saturday after Labor Day. Summer hours for both Bristol libraries are: Mondays –Thursdays 8:30 AM–8:00 PM and Fridays 8:30 AM–5:00 PM. Both libraries are closed Saturdays and […]
Starting June 2nd., our patrons may sign up and participate in Adult Summer Reading at Bristol Public Library and Manross Memorial Library. Patrons may easily log in the books Log the books they borrow and read (including audiobooks and eBooks) from the library at this link, or in-person at the library! Be sure to pick […]
Stay tuned for this year’s Friends Summer Mini-Sale! Find great deals on gently used items and help the Friends support Bristol’s Public Libraries! All proceeds benefit library programs and services that would not be possible otherwise.
The Friends of the Bristol Public Library are once again accepting donations of books and other items (see below). The Friends had paused on accepting donations until after the Winter Book Sale due to lack of space to store donated items. The Friends rely on the sale of donated books as their primary source of income […]
The Friends’ 2025 Author Luncheon tickets have sold out, but the Friends continue to take a waiting list. Tickets typically become available as we get closer to the event and ticket holders’ plans change. To be placed on the waiting list, please contact Rose Ann Chatfield at 860.378.7769. Please do not send ticket orders by […]
Now that spring has officially sprung, the Bristol Public Library will switch to springtime hours. Springtime hours begin on Monday, March 24, 2025. Please note: The start of springtime hours mean that March 23 is the last Sunday the Library will be open in 2025. Please see below: Springtime Schedule: Monday — Thursday: 8:30 AM–8:00 […]
We’re sometimes asked why use the library if I’m not a big reader? So, we decided to answer the question with a video! Books and reading will always be part of what we do, but we offer a lot more as well. The video only scratches the surface of what’s available. Some of our services […]
The Bristol Public Libraries are happy to announce a new service available to the community free of charge. Flipster digital magazines are now available to our patrons on the web and via mobile app, for in-house or remote use. Flipster is a next-generation digital magazine distribution service which lets users access their favorite magazines from […]