Cooling Centers Open Across Connecticut

Several communities have opened cooling centers as Connecticut swelters through another heat wave this week.

Excessive heat warnings have been posted for the entire state, and inland temperatures will be in the high 90s for most of the week.

Here is a list of cooling centers in Connecticut:

Bloomfield

• The Alvin and Beatrice Wood Human Resources Center, 330 Park Avenue. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Mon. - Fri.
• Prosser Library, 1 Tunxis Avenue 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon. - Thurs., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Fri.
• McMahon Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Avenue 1 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tues. & Thurs., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.
• Bloomfield Municipal Pool 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Mon. - Fri. (Recreational swim), 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. (Adult/Special Needs), 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (Family swim)

East Haven

• East Haven Senior Center, Taylor Avenue. until 6 p.m. each day.

Farmington

• Community/Senior Center, 321 New Britain Avenue, Unionville.  9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon. - Fri.

Hartford

• North End Senior Center, 80 Coventry Street, 8:30am-5:00pm
• South End Wellness Center, 830 Maple Avenue, 8:30am-4:30pm
• Parkville Senior Center, 11 New Park Avenue, 8:30am-3:30pm
• Hispanic Health Council, 175 Main Street, 8:30am-4:30pm

The Hartford Public Library is available for residents and visitors.  Below are hours of operation:

• Hartford Downtown Public Library, 500 Main Street, 10:00AM to 8:00PM
• Albany Library Branch, 1250 Albany Avenue, 12:30PM to 5:30PM
• Barbour Branch, 281 Barbour Street,  12:30PM to 5:30PM
• Camp Field Branch, 30 Campfield Avenue, 12:30PM to 5:30PM
• Mark Twain Branch, 55 Forest Street,  12:30PM to 5:30PM
• Park Branch, 744 Park Street, 12:30PM to 5:30PM
• SANDS/Ropkins, 1750 Main Street, 12:30PM to 5:30PM
• Goodwin, 460 New Britain Avenue, 12:30PM to 7:30PM
• Blue Hills Branch, 649 Blue Hills Avenue,  12:30PM to 7:30PM

Mansfield

• Mansfield Public Library, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. & Wed., 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tues. & Thurs., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday & Saturday.
• Mansfield Community Center, 5:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Mon - Fri., 5:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat., 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sun.

New Haven

For seniors:

• Atwater Senior Center, 26 Atwater Street, New Haven
• Dixwell/Newhallville Senior Center, 255 Goffe Street, New Haven (People with wheelchairs will need assistance to help travel up ramp)
• East Shore Senior Center, 411 Townsend Avenue, New Haven

The following locations will serve as a "cooling center" for the general
public:

• New Haven Free Public Library Main Branch, 133 Elm Street; Open Mon-Thurs 10-8, Fri & Sat 10-5
• Fair Haven Branch Library , 182 Grand Avenue; Open Mon & Tues 10-6, Thurs 12-8
• Mitchell Branch Library, 37 Harrison Street; Open Mon 12-8, Wed & Thurs 10-6
• Stetson Branch Library, 200 Dixwell Avenue (in the Dixwell Plaza); Open Mon & Tues 10-6, Wed 12-8
• Courtland Seymour Wilson Branch Library, 303 Washington Avenue; Open Tues 12-8, Wed & Thurs 10-6

Simsbury

• Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow Street, Mon. - Thurs. 9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., Friday 8;30 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
• Eno Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow Street, Mon. 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m., Tues. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Virginia Connolly Residence, 1600 Hopmeadow Street, will be open as a cooling center when the above two cooling centers are closed.

Waterbury

• Silas Bronson Library, 267 Grand Street, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon. - Wed.
• WOW/NRZ Community Learning Center, 308 Walnut Street 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon. - Wed.

West Haven

• Allingtown Library/Senior Center, 1 Forest Road, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri.
• Johnson Community Center, 201 Noble Street, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri.
• City Hall, 355 Main Street, Meeting Room B, Basement, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri.