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Thank you for joining us to open the Park Street Library @ the Lyric!
Thank you to everyone who came out to our ribbon-cutting on Thursday, Sept. 30, and our community celebration on Saturday, Oct. 2, as we...
Russell Blair
Oct 7, 20211 min read
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Join us Oct. 2 for a grand opening celebration!
Hartford Public Library invites the community to a daylong celebration on Saturday, Oct. 2 to mark the grand opening of the new Park...
Russell Blair
Sep 23, 20211 min read
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New sign goes up at Park Street Library @ the Lyric
Hartford Public Library President and CEO Bridget E. Quinn and Gregory Davis, chairman of the Hartford Public Library Board of Directors,...
Russell Blair
Sep 16, 20212 min read
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A Peek Inside Park Street Library @ the Lyric
Check out new photos from inside the new Park Street Library @ the Lyric building, including a look at the beautiful reproductions of the...
Mackenzie Callahan
May 18, 20212 min read
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Park Library To Cease Operations At Current Site May 21 In Preparation For Move To New Facility
HARTFORD, May 10, 2021 – The Park Library branch will cease operations at its current location on Friday, May 21 after 46 years of...
Mackenzie Callahan
May 11, 20212 min read
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Construction update for Park Street Library @ the Lyric!
We are excited to share photos of some of the progress that has been made on the Park Street Library! Work has continued on both the...
Mackenzie Callahan
Mar 31, 20211 min read
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Be Part of the Park Street Library Legacy Campaign!
HPL is launching a legacy campaign for the new Park Street Library @ the Lyric! Become a permanent part of Hartford’s Frog Hallow...
Mackenzie Callahan
Mar 13, 20211 min read
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New Park Street Library construction project photos!
January 22, 2021: The excitement is building in the Frog Hollow neighborhood as the new Park Street Library continues moving towards a...
Mackenzie Callahan
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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The Park Street Library construction project is moving forward on schedule!
December 17, 2020: Early winter, we should see the windows go in and lights come on. With an estimated soft opening in the summer 2021,...
Mackenzie Callahan
Dec 17, 20201 min read
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New construction photos from Park Street Library
October 14, 2020: Excited about the new Park Street Library coming in the summer of 2021? We are thrilled with the progress being made...
Mackenzie Callahan
Oct 14, 20201 min read
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Park Street Library rises!
July 10, 2020: In just a couple of weeks we've gone from in the ground work and a beam signing ceremony to the first tangible signs of...
Mackenzie Callahan
Jul 10, 20201 min read
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Park Street Library begins new construction phase
June 25, 2020: Community members and leaders sign a second floor support beam to commemorate the new phase of the project. Julissa Diaz...
Mackenzie Callahan
Jun 25, 20201 min read
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Construction Underway, January 2020
Demolition began January 15 on the crumbling Lyric Theatre, the future site of the Park Street Library. Aided by an excavator, crews...
Mackenzie Callahan
Jan 19, 20201 min read
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HPL breaks ground on new Park Street Library
July 23, 2019: Great turnout at the official groundbreaking for the new, 13,000 square-foot Park Street Library this morning! The new...
Mackenzie Callahan
Jul 23, 20193 min read
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HPL awarded funding for new Park Street Library
The Connecticut State Library Board voted to approve Hartford Public Library’s construction grant for $1,000,000 at its November 23rd...
Mackenzie Callahan
Jan 1, 20191 min read
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