Hartford Public Library will expand hours of operation across its branches in January, including opening the Downtown Library on Main Street on Sunday afternoons.
Branches that were previously open two days a week will open an additional weekday, and the Sunday hours Downtown coincide with the return of the popular Baby Grand Jazz concert series, which will have a limited in-person audience in addition to being available for online viewing. In total, the changes will add 34 hours of service each week across the library system.
“We are pleased to be able to once again expand our hours of operation and to open our branch libraries an additional day each week,” said Hartford Public Library President and CEO Bridget E. Quin. “We know our customers like the convenience of their neighborhood branches and we hope the extra hours make it easier for them to find time to visit.”
The new schedule, effective Jan. 2, 2022, is as follows:
Albany Library
1250 Albany Ave., Hartford, CT 06112
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Barbour Library
261 Barbour St., Hartford, CT 06120
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Connecticut Foodshare distributions will be held the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Camp Field Library
30 Campfield Ave., Hartford, CT 06114
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Downtown Library
500 Main St., Hartford, CT 06103
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Dwight Library
7 New Park Ave., Hartford, CT 06106
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Park Street Library @ the Lyric
603 Park St., Hartford, CT 06106
Mondays and Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Ropkins Library and the Boundless Library @ Rawson will remain closed to the public.
Hartford Public Library’s Downtown location reopened to in-person visits in July 2020 after a four-month closure due to COVID-19. Branches reopened in May and July of this year. Masks are required in all Hartford Public Library locations.