Hartford Public Library is turning 250! The year 2024 marks the 250th anniversary of HPL’s founding as the Library Company in 1774.
Hartford Public Library is turning 250! The year 2024 marks the 250th anniversary of HPL’s founding as the Library Company in 1774. Join us as we take our birthday celebration to all our neighborhood branches. We’ll have cake, activities, storytelling, face painting and so much more. We are so excited to celebrate this milestone and to kick off the next 250 years with you. Be a part of the historic celebration, it’s a party you don’t want to miss!
| Mon, Apr 20 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
| Tue, Apr 21 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Apr 22 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
| Thu, Apr 23 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Apr 24 | 9:30AM to 5:00PM |
| Sat, Apr 25 | 9:00AM to 5:00AM |
| Sun, Apr 26 | Closed |
The Albany Branch Library endeavors daily to maintain its role as one of Albany Avenue’s most vital resources. Library service in Hartford’s North End began in 1909, when a branch library was first established inside the Northwest School. It then moved to rented quarters at 1239 Albany Avenue. The branch’s present location at 1250 Albany Avenue opened in February 1950 in a building designed by H. Sage Goodwin. In 2011 a new 8,000 square foot facility on the corner of Albany and Blue Hills Avenues replaced the sixty-one-year-old structure.
LOCATIONS & HOURS
500 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
860-695-6300
Downtown Library
Monday - Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NEED HELP?
Phone: (860) 695-6300
Email: reference@hplct .org
Institute of Museum and Library Services
