Off the Shelf

Posted on January 29, 2025

January is National Hobby Month, the perfect time to explore new interests or deepen your passion for a favorite pasti...

Posted on January 22, 2025

January is Financial Wellness Month. January is the perfect time to recognize this topic, because if you’re like...

Posted on January 15, 2025

A familiar face at the Bridgeport Public Library recently started a new, exciting role with us. If you have attended a...

Posted on January 08, 2025

New year, new reading challenge! It’s time to chase those winter blues away because the Bridgeport Public Librar...

Posted on December 31, 2024

As we prepare to begin a new year, many of us set resolutions to improve ourselves, whether through fitness and wellne...

Posted on December 24, 2024

It’s already the time of year when we like to recap all the services, programs, and materials we were able to pr...

Posted on December 18, 2024

Winter is the perfect time to stay inside and curl up with a good book. Personally, I like seasonal reads that reflect...

Posted on December 11, 2024

‘Tis the season for holiday movies! Host the perfect holiday movie night or marathon at your home with the wide...

Posted on December 04, 2024

Have you made it to the theater to see the new Wicked movie yet? If you haven’t, I recommend checking it out and...

Posted on November 27, 2024

The Bridgeport Public Library is getting festive this December with more than 60 programs and events for children, teens,...

Posted on November 20, 2024

It’s almost time for one of the most fun and food-filled days of the year—Thanksgiving! Most of us have al...

Posted on November 13, 2024

The Bridgeport Public Library will be hosting its 3rd annual Author Meet & Greet on Saturday, November 16 at 11:30...

Posted on November 06, 2024

November is National Family Literacy Month. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children,...

Posted on October 30, 2024

With October coming to a close, the Bridgeport Public Library is ready to welcome November with over 60 programs and e...

Posted on October 23, 2024

October 20-26, 2024 is National Friends of the Library Week. The Bridgeport Public Library is fortunate to have a grea...

From the Bench: Despite Torn ACL along w...

Call it a maternal instinct or whatever you want, but Jamie Bailey McDonald’s is working quite well. If she was...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Route 50 Aerial in City fro...

This photo, courtesy of Mike Corder, shows U.S. Route 50 at the bottom of the page running almost the length of the p...

Posted by Dick Duez
Love and Light: Bloom Where You are Plan...

A couple years ago, my Martha Stewart friend, Katie, invited me to visit her beautiful field of zinnias. Katie’s...

Posted by Leigha Randolph
It's Happening: The Best Find at the Gro...

During a recent visit to family in the Atlanta area, I did some grocery shopping at Kroger. The store was massive and...

Posted by Julie Perine
The Grapevine: A Very Special Day at Gle...

I know there has been much said and many pictures shown about my recent award to Glenville State University. I t...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: Dr. Kelly Nelson's $2 Millio...

It was one of probably thousands of conversations Dr. Kelly Nelson and his wife Debra have had during their many years of...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto