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LIBRARY E-NOTES: March 4 - 18                                        
            
Sunday Winter Hours!    



We are open Sundays, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, until March 29, thanks to the generosity of the James P. & Mary E. Shea Perpetual Trust.   

  

Check out our upcoming Sunday programs:

     

March 8 at 2:00 pm - Celebrating 300 Years of Connecticut's Remarkable Women

   

March 22 at 2:30 pm - Purposeful Destiny: Overcoming Obstacles presented by author Joan Hoey   

 

  

 

            
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). 

However, printable forms and instruction booklets are available online for downloading and printing at home at: IRS http://bit.ly/irstaxforms and  

CT at: http://bit.ly/cttaxforms.  


Please call the library at 860-447-1411 x3 with any questions.
  

  ADULT PROGRAMSadultprograms         

 

             
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: Board Room.



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Friday Afternoon Classic Film
Friday, March 6   
12:15 pm - 2:00 pm

  

Join us to watch a classic film and enjoy some refreshments.

Free and no registration required. 

Contact: Madhu Gupta - 860-447-1411 x 3, mgupta@plnl.org

Location: Community Room. 
 

  


         
Celebrating 300 Years of Connecticut's Remarkable Women
Sunday, March 8       
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

  

Join us for an interactive multi-media program by the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame and learn about some of our state's most remarkable women!  

Be inspired as you learn about well-known figures like Ella Grasso, Katharine  

Hepburn and Marian Anderson and lesser known heroines like Maria Sanchez,  

Barbara McClintock and Hannah Watson. This presentation will introduce you to  

the Hall, its mission and programs, and give you a panoramic view of  

some of its 106 Inductees from across all fields of endeavor, from politics and  

sports to the arts and sciences.  


Contact: Madhu Gupta - 860-447-1411 x 3, mgupta@plnl.org

 

Location: Community Room   

  

 

  

             
Downton Abbey Tea and Talk  
Monday, March 9 & 16
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

 

This is a free four week opportunity for passionate Downton Abbey fans to share their thoughts about the program.

 

Tea and light snacks will be served.

 

Discussion Topics:

 

March 9 - Plot & Deaths

March 16 - Final Episode & Season 6

 

Feel free to wear your favorite tea party attire such as pearls, gloves, and of course...hats!

 

Discussion Leader: Lady Catherine Treadwell-Hill

 

To register for March 9, please click here.   

To register for March 16, please click here

  

Contact: Kate Treadwell-Hill - ktreadwell@plnl.org, 860-447-1411 x3  

 

Location: Local History Room 

 

 


             
Supper Book Club - Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker   
Monday, March 9
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

 

The club usually meets the second Monday on the month, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm.  Book selections are chosen by members a few months ahead of the meeting date. Copies of the book for March will be available for checkout at the Circulation Desk, beginning February 9.  Each month the club chooses a local restaurant that fits the theme of book to order dinner.   Menus are available at the Circulation Desk.  Beverages are provided by the library. You may also bring
your own supper.

 

March Title:    Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker  by Jennifer Chiaverini  

 

Restaurant:     Carmelo's Italian Restaurant/Cafe

 

 

Contact: Suzanne Maryeski - 860-447-1411 ext 5, smaryeski@plnl.org

Location: Third Floor Office Area

 

 

 



      
New London History Series
Tuesday, March 10 & 17 
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. 

  

March 10 - The CT Colony and Pequot War  

March 17 - New London's Early Years: 1646 -1775

March 24 - The Revolutionary War

March 31 - Whaling: 1820-1860

April 7 - Railroads and the Industrial Revolution

April 14 - 1938 Hurricane to the Present

  

The Series is free but Registration is requested.

 

To register for March 10, please click here.
To register for March 17, please click here.

Contact: Madhu Gupta - 860-447-1411 x 3, mgupta@plnl.org

Location: Community Room. 
 

  


Non Profit Grant Database Training
Monday, March 16   
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
(Note: This training is full, but there is a waiting list) 

  

Did you know that the library has access to information on 100,000 grantmakers and 2.3 million grants?  Sign up for this class to learn how to access and harness this information for the greater good of your non profit organization.  Space is limited to 10 people and preregistration is required.

To add your name to the waiting list, please click here.

Contact: Madhu Gupta - 860-447-1411 x 3, mgupta@plnl.org

Location: Community Room. 
 

  


Usual Suspects Book Club - The Withholding Room
Monday, March 16   
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm 

  

Add a little more MYSTERY to your life. This month's book: The Withdrawing Room by Charlotte MacLeod.

Contact: Kate Treadwell-Hill - ktreadwell@plnl.org

Location: Local History Room. 
 

  


Shelf Awareness Book Club - The Round House
Tuesday, March 17   
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 

  

We will be discussing The Round House by Louise Erdrich.  Join us!  We are always looking for new members.  Light refreshments will be served.

 

Contact: Mary Fecteau - 860-447-1411, mfecteau@plnl.org

Location: Local History Room. 
 

  


  TEEN PROGRAMSTEENPROGRAMS         

 


Teen Maker Tuesday                     
Tuesday, March 10 (Postponed from March 3)
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

 

 

Activity: Pixel-it! Wall Hanging Art:  Make your own pixel art project.   

We will provide the materials, you provide your imagination!   

 

Materials will be provided.  Registration is required.

 

To register, please click here

   
 
Contact: Maritza Vargas - 860-447-1411 x6, mvargas@plnl.org 

 

Location: Local History Room 

 

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  CHILDREN'S PROGRAMSKIDSPROGRAMS           
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:  Christa Sieburg - cseiburg@plnl.org  

 

 

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

 

Contact: Julie Bartley - 860-447-1411 x4, jholzworth@plnl.org 

 

Location: Children's Room 

 

Homework Helpers                      
Weekdays 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.

 

(Note: the Connecticut College students will be on Spring Break  

March 9 - March 20, so there will be no Homework Helpers.) 

 

Contact: Julie Bartley - 860-447-1411 x4, jholzworth@plnl.org 

 

Location: Children's Room 

 



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