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LIBRARY E-NOTES: March 18 - April 1                                         
            
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 final upcoming Sunday program:

     

 

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

 

  

 

            
New Express DVDs!     

New Express DVDs - Week of 3/19

Dumb and Dumber To  
I am Santa Claus

 

 

            
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.



Purposeful Destiny: Overcoming Obstacles presented by author Joan Hoey
Sunday, March 22    
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

  

Joan Hoey, (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) is the author of "Purposeful Destiny". Joan is a skilled therapist and trainer who has developed a program which educates audiences to change their lives, to free themselves from obstacles, to break negative patterns and to discover the  

love and freedom waiting for them. In short, it has helped audiences unblock  

themselves and find their highest best destiny, It is an interactive/audience  

program with exercises and handouts.

 

To register, please click here.

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

Location: Community Room. 
 

  


         
Branding Facts of Life: The logo just doesn't matter
Monday, March 23        
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  

"Brand is the difference between a cup of coffee and a cup of Starbucks"

You (and your nonprofit) have a different "brand" for everyone you work with: clients, donors, community leaders, funders, etc. Even your staff and board members have assigned a "brand" to the organization, and they aren't necessarily the same.

We'll ask (and answer) three questions at this workshop:

  1. What is a brand, after all?
  2. What do you think is your organization's brand for your key constituencies, and is that the one you want them to see?
  3. How do you get to the brand you want? 

We'll discuss the elements of branding, how your audiences differ in their perceptions (and why that matters), the more authentic but less discussed techniques of branding, and some of the formal aspects of branding. 

Please sign up early to receive short thought provoking articles on branding that will be discussed at the workshop. 

 

Presenter: Rick Schwartz (www.SchwartzTalk.com)  has worked closely with  charitable people, foundations and nonprofits for 40 years.    

To register, please click here. 

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

 

Location: Community Room   

  

 

  

             
Book Discussion - The Justice Imperative    
Monday, March 23
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

 

A dedicated group of professionals from the fields of law, academia, business, religion and corrections took a unique approach to the problem of mass incarceration in Connecticut and the United States. They wrote a book together. And they want to share their findings with you.

 

Hear from one of the authors how this process took place, what concerns  

you should have as a citizen and taxpayer.  Where is your money going?  

What is it doing? Are communities safer? Are we being smart on crime  

or simply paying lipservice to being "tough" on crime? Take this opportunity  

to engage in a conversation about one of the most important civil rights issues  

of our time in the 21st century.

 

To register, please click here

 

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

 

Location: Community Room

 

 

 

 



      
New London History Series
Tuesday, March 24 & 31 
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 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 24, please click here.
To register for March 31, please click here.

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

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.   

Seats limited to 5.

 

To register, call (860) 447-1411 x 3 or reserve time in person at the  

Information Desk.   


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

Location: Adult Reading Room  
 

  

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Genealogy Club   
Tuesday, March 27
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

 

Find out about the resources the library offers to help you research your family history! 

  

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

 

Location: Local History Room 

 

 



  TEEN PROGRAMSTEENPROGRAMS         

 


Save The Date!
Teen Maker Tuesday                     
Tuesday, April 7
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

 

 

Join us the first Tuesday of the month for a fun activity!

  

Materials will be provided.  Registration is required.

 

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

 

Location: Community 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 - 11:15 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. 

 

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 

 

Harriet Tubman Reenactment and Workshop for Homeschoolers                        
Tuesday, March 31
11:00 am - 1:00 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.   

 

To register, please click here. 

 

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

 

Location: Community Room 

 



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