SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAM!!
Free Summer Lunches
Every Weekday
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Free healthy summer lunches will be provided at the library for children and teens, 18 and under, every weekday in the summer.
Free meals are available for kids and teens all summer across Connecticut. To find a summer meal site close to you, text CTmeals to 877877, call 211 or visit www.CTSummerFood.org.
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State Grant Awarded to the PLNL
The Public Library of New London is pleased to announce that the library has been awarded $3,000 by the Connecticut State Library Board
for a new initiative to reach out to parents and guardians of children under the age of 4 to provide them with pre-literacy tools to help ensure that their children will arrive at school ready to read. Every Child Ready to Read programs will be held at multiple community locations and will be provided simultaneously in English and Spanish to ensure inclusivity. Parents will be encouraged to practice what they learned while reading, singing, and reciting rhymes to their children at home.
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Usual Suspects Book 
Club - Site Unseen
Monday, July 20
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Add a little more MYSTERY to your life. This month's book:
Site Unseen by Dana Cameron.
Contact: Kate Treadwell-Hill: 860-447-1411 x 3
[email protected]
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Shelf Awareness Book 
Club - The Paris Architect
Tuesday, July 21
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
We will be discussing The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure. Join us! We are always looking for new members. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk. Light refreshments
will be served.
Contact: Mary Fecteau: 860-447-1411 x3
[email protected]
Location: Local History Room
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Genealogy Club 
Tuesday, July 28
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Want to learn more about
your family history? Come
see the resources that the
library has to offer.
Contact: Kate Treadwell-Hill: 860-447-1411 x3, [email protected]
Location: Local History Room
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|  DIY Book Safe
Thursday, July 16
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Make a safe out of an old book!
Materials included.
Registration required.
To register, please click here.
Location: Community Room
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Teen Maker Tuesday -
Jean Craft
Tuesday, July 21
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
We will make a DIY Jean Upcycle Craft.
Materials will be provided.
Registration required.
To register, please click here.
Location: Community Room
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Henna Program
Thursday, July 23
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn about Henna and try your hand at it.
All materials will be provided.
To register, please click here.
Location: Community Room
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Make Duct Tape Wallets
Tuesday, July 28
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Come learn how to make duct tape wallets.
All materials will be provided.
To register, please click here.
Location: Community Room
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Denison Pequotsepos
Super
Nature Series
Every Monday until August 10
10:30 am - 11:30 am
A series of programs featuring
the superheroes of our natural world!
Contact: Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4,
[email protected]
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Super Art
Every Thursday in the
Summer
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join Ms. Christa for some fun Super Art Projects.
Contact: Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4,
[email protected]
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Heroes of Pollination: Learn the Art of Beekeeping!
Friday, July 17
10:30 am - 11:30 am
This week we honor the Heroes
of Pollination- the Honeybee!
Stonewall Apiary of Hanover, CT
will be here to teach us about these
champions of our food supply!
http://ct-honey.com
This program is free and is open to
kids of all ages.
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Illustration and Drawing Workshop for Kids
Tuesday, July 21 & 28
10:30 am - 11:30 am
The Public Library of New London is pleased to partner with CT Humanities to offer this
4-week illustration and drawing
workshop. This program is geared
towards children ages 7-13. You
need not attend all four sessions,
but registration is requested as
space will be limited to 12 participants
per session.
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Coast Guard Summer 
Painting with the
TDP Art Studio
Friday July 24
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Every Hero Has A Story, and this week we celebrate the Coast Guard ship The Eagle! Kids will
create a an easy to follow, watercolor
portrait of the Coast Guard Eagle in a
painting party led by the TDP Art
Studio of New London.
This program is free, and all materials
will be provided.
Registration is required. Call the Library at
860-447-1411 x4 to register or click here.
Location: Community Room
Contact: Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4,
[email protected]
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