Congratulations! You made through another long and tough semester. Now that you’re starting to recover, you may look around your home and see that pesky pile of library books that you don’t know what to do with. Well, wonder no longer! The library has placed an outdoor book drop by the library main doors. Any books that you currently have checked out from the law library may be returned here.

Please do not return any books you checked out from another library, unless you obtained it through our interlibrary loan (ILL) process. If you checked a book out from your local public library, you will need to check that library’s website for information on how to return the book.

In honor of National Library Week, we thought we’d highlight some of the ways that your local public library can help you pass the time while in quarantine. Beyond the obvious e-books that are available, public libraries often offer access to a number of databases that can deliver on that quarantine hobby you never knew you needed, but are now desperate for. Whether you want to learn how to bake, do yoga, or speak Spanish, now that you’ve got a little extra time on your hands, your local library can make it happen. Below are a few select databases that you can access with a Hartford Public Library card: