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Bored people are cranky people. If you or a loved one are struggling to adjust to social distancing, visit the Bristol Public Library’s online databases. We’ve newly added the Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center to combat the quarantine quarrels! You can keep the whole family entertained with this collection of DIY guides. Learn how to …

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Need a Card to Access Library Services Online? Click Here! An email will arrive with a temporary account number which will provide access to Overdrive/Libby books, audio materials, and some databases. This number will be valid until our library returns to full services. When we re-open,  please bring proof of your current Bristol residency such …

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Everyone  is invited to the Winter Reading finale on March 20 @ 1:00 PM.  We will be showing a special 20th Anniversary  screening  of the classic film You’ve Got Mail .  We will also be announcing the winner of the Smitten with Reading Winter Reading prize basket.   Come celebrate the official end of winter with …

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Bristol Public Library is happy to host two new partnerships this spring! The  first is with the United States Power Squadrons to present America’s Boating Course (ABC) at the library on February 22, March 21 and April 18, 2020.  The ABC course satisfies the requirements  for Connecticut’s licensing requirements for boating and  personal watercraft operation. …

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Don’t forget to support our Bristol Letter Carriers during their Community Food Drive! This is the 10th year that our Letter Carriers will pick up food donations at your mailbox! All donations stay in the local community. Thank you Letter Carriers!

The Bristol Public Library, located at 5 High Street, in Bristol, CT, will be open Sundays, beginning Sunday, January 5, 2020 through Sunday, March 22, 2020, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Patrons will have full access to our collection of adult and children’s books, magazines,audio books, e-books, digital magazines,DVDs,CDs and down-loadable materials. Internet access, all online …

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Bristol Public Library is partnering with Wheeler Clinic and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to offer an important training program to the Bristol Community–Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) with be held at Bristol Public Library November 19 & 20, 2019 8:30 AM–4:30 PM. Space is limited. Register online at:ctclearinghouse.org/registration. Registration begins mid-October. For …

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September is Library Card Sign-up Month! Don’t have a card? Did your library card expire more than 3 years ago? Come and get your card! Cards are free and open up a world of Free resources! Get your card during September 2019 and be entered to win the contents of our mystery prize bag (and …

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The Library is co-sponsoring a Free Shred Event with Public Works at the Farmer’s Market! Saturday, September 28 9:00 AM—12:00 PM At the Farmer’s Market! Shred-Day is a convenient opportunity for Bristol Residents to destroy old and unneeded documents safely, immediately and on-site. No charge. Limited to: 10 banker boxes per household The Farmers Market is …

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