Bristol Public Library

September is Library Card Signup month! Library cards are free and unlock a wold of free services for our patrons. If you are a Bristol resident you can get a free library card at Bristol Public Library, or Manross Memorial Library in Forestville, that is good in every public library in Connecticut! You can borrow […]

Tickets for the 2022 Friends Author Luncheon are on sale this year starting August 1, 2022. The Luncheon, sponsored by The Friends of The Bristol Public Library, features Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner Colson Whitehead. Ticket may be purchased at the Circulation Desk at Bristol Public Library. Tickets may also be purchased by mail using the […]

The Bristol Public Library new mobile app is now available! You can find it by searching “Library Connection Mobile” on the Apple App Store (iPhone/iPad) or Google Play Store (Android devices). Choose Bristol Pubic Library (or Manross Library) when you download, and you’re in! When you provide your library card number, the app links up […]

Manross Memorial Library and Bristol Public Library are proud to present a new veteran-friendly program: A chance to meet author and Marine RECON veteran Craig Grossi and Fred the Dog rescued by Craig in Afghanistan. All ages are welcome! Local veterans from the Forestville American Legion Post 209 will also  be on-hand to share some […]

Help the Friends support the library! LOTS of new or nearly-new gift-quality items! Happy Holidays!

It’s official! NYT Best Selling author Marie Benedict will be joining us for an online Fireside Chat on February 17, 2022! The 2022 Fireside Chat with Marie Benedict is the latest internationally known author program the library has been able to arrange for the Bristol community, following Stuart O’Nan, Christina Baker Kline, Martha Hall Kelly, […]

OverDrive has acquired RBmedia’s library business, RBdigital. This means that the titles purchased from RBdigital will be transferred to OverDrive, where readers will enjoy access to all the same great ebooks and audiobooks in the popular Libby app. Now that this transfer is complete, the RBdigital platform and app will be retired. If you currently […]