MARCH 25 - April 8 @ THE PLNL!

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Save The Date!!

Beautiful Architectural Details in Downtown New London: A Virtual Walking Tour with R ick Gipstein

Saturday April 18
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Click here for more info.

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Can't get to the library?  Use our e-resources from the comfort of your own home!





Adult Non Fiction


NEW EXPRESS DVDs


A Walk Among the Tombstones

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Annabelle

Bee People

Exodus: God and Kings

Song of the Sea

The Prince

The Remaining

The Theory of Everything



















































































News
LIBRARY NEWS


 
TAX FORMS

Beginning this year, the IRS is no longer making tax instruction booklets, publications, or schedules available to the public library. The federal and state forms provided at the library will be: 1040,
1040A, and 1040EZ in limited
quantities (no instruction booklets). 

For more information, please click here
or call the library at 860-447-1411 x3.

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ADULT EVENTS

Community Knit
Every Thursday
10:00 am - 11:30 am
 
Come share a love of knitting and crocheting.  Bring your project and materials, and socialize with others.

 

Trying a new stitch? Someone might  

be able to guide you.  All are welcome,

from beginners to advanced.

 

Location: Community Room 


Email Class    
Friday, March 27
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  

Learn the basics of email and set up your own email account at a  

free website. Mouse and keyboarding  

skills are a prerequisite. To register,  

call (860) 447-1411 x 3 or reserve  

time in person at the Information  

Department. Seats limited to 5.

  

Contact: Madhu Gupta -860-447-1411 x3, [email protected]  

 

Location: Adult Reading Room  


New London History
Series 
     
Tuesday, March 31 & April 7
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

   

Join New London historian Sally  

Ryan and learn more about the  

history of New London. This  

series of programs runs on  

Tuesdays from March 10 through  

April 14. 

 

The Series is free. 

  

To view the schedule and register,  

please click here

  

Contact: Madhu Gupta -860-447-1411 x3, [email protected]  

 

Location: Adult Reading Room  


Social Media for
Nonprofits   
Monday, April 6
9:30 am - 11:30 am

  

In this two hour workshop, nonprofits will learn about the major social media platforms;  

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram,  

and how they can use these social  

sites to connect with their donors  

and supporters, and find new ones.  

You'll learn how to create and organize  

content, and have a chance to think  

about social media strategy.

 

Presenter: Caitlin Thayer  

(Owner Barefoot Media)

 

To register, please click here.     

 

Contact: Madhu Gupta -860-447-1411 x3, [email protected]  

 

Location: Community Room  


Teen
TEEN EVENTS

Teen Maker Tuesday
Tuesday, April 7
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Celebrate Financial Literacy Month!  Do you want to save money for a special something?   

Join us to make your own piggy  

bank out of recycled materials.

Materials will be provided

 

Registration required.

  

To register, please click here.   

Contact: Maritza Vargas - 860-447-1411 x6, [email protected]

  

Location: Community Room 

 

Childrens
CHILDREN'S EVENTS

Homework Helpers
Every Monday - Thursday 
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Free, drop-in tutoring program Mondays through Thursdays in the
Children's Room. Students from
Connecticut College will be available to assist children of all
ages with homework in various
subjects. No registration is required.


Art Behind The Story 
Every Thursday 
10:30 am - 11:30 am

Ms. Christa will read a story and kids and parents can create a related craft! Ages 3 and up with
adult supervision required.


Contact: Julie Bartley - 860-447-1411, [email protected]

Storytime Friends 
Every Tuesday 
10:30 am - 11:15 am

Bring a cuddly friend to introduce to the group and listen to new and exciting stories each week!  

Informal playtime with storytime  

friends following the readings.  

Registration is recommended  

but not required.

 

Location: Children's Room

 


Contact: Julie Bartley - 860-447-1411, [email protected]

Harriet Tubman
Reenactment and
Workshop
  
Tuesday, March 31 
11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Connecticut homeschoolers!  The Public Library of New London invites you to celebrate Women's  

History Month with a performance  

of "A Woman with a Railroad" -  

An unparalleled post Civil War  

reenactment of Harriet Tubman.   

Written and performed by Adwoa  

Bandele-Asante M.A.  Post performance  

Q&A will be followed by a create-your-

own timeline workshop.  Appropriate  

for 3rd grade and up but all ages are welcome. Participants will learn  

research techniques and to see  

themselves in historical context.   

Light refreshments will be served.  

 

Location: Children's Room

 

Contact: Julie Bartley - 860-447-1411, [email protected]

International  Children's
Book Day
Thursday, April 2 
9:30 am - 7:00 pm

International Children's Book Day marks the date of Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, and encourages children and adults to pick up a book and get reading!

Hans Christian Andersen was the  

author of many famous children's  

stories such as The Little Mermaid  

and The Ugly Duckling. Bring your  

children to the library to check out  

one of these classic tales, or find a  

brand new one, among the many  

new children's books hitting the  

shelves this spring!


Location: Children's Room

 

Contact: Julie Bartley - 860-447-1411, [email protected]
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