Projects

Basket Sale

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

As a winter fund raiser, volunteers have assembled over 50 themed baskets (all with some books) to sell to the Hartford community.  Thanks to everyone who donated books, interesting items and time to complete the baskets. They look inviting and appealing and are a terrific value at $8 to $20. Now we need volunteers to [...]

We need YOUR help!

Monday, September 14th, 2009

CELEBRATE! The Jack Russell Memorial Library is on its way with the City voting to fund part of the project. Now we can move forward, confident and proud that we will have a library worthy of our city, a beautiful addition to downtown – and more than that, a center for lifelong learning. Making the [...]

Support from the Common Council

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Happy Day!  One of the last big hurdles has been successfully negotiated.  Last night the Common Council voted to build the 36.000+ square foot Jack Russell Memorial library, contributing $5 million to the public/private partnership from city funds. Your support — whether in spirit or in presence, letters, conversations, and donations helped convince the Council [...]

Fundraising for a New Library

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

People and organizations in our community, including the Friends of the Hartford Public Library, are working hard to raise the fund needed to build a new library.  New to the area?  Learn more… Donor gives Hartford $2 million for library, JS Online, Sept. 5, 2007 Check out the Jack Russell Memorial Library Campaign.  While you [...]