June 25 - July 8 @ THE PLNL!

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 WEEKLY PROGRAMS
 

 

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 help.

  

All are welcome, from beginners to advanced.

 

 

NEW TO THE LIBRARY!

Adult Fiction

Charlie Martz and Other Stories 

by Elmore Leonard

Young Adult

Shadow On The Mountain
by Margi Preus
 
A 2016 Nutmeg Teen Nominee!



Children's


Salsa
by Jorge Argueta and Duncan Tonatiuh



NEW EXPRESS DVDs

 

Everly

 

Home Sweet Hell 

 

Dying of the Light

 

The Boy Next Door

 


 
News
LIBRARY NEWS

  
State Grant Awarded to the PLNL


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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.

 
  
SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAM!!

Free Summer Lunches

Every Weekday
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm


 

Free 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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ADULT EVENTS

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Tuesday, June 30
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

  
Have you ever wanted to learn
more about your family history?
Come see what the library has to offer in our local history and genealogy room!
 
Contact: Kate Treadwell-Hill: 860-447-1411 x3,  [email protected]  

Location: Local History Room 

  

The Library Will Be 
Closed         
Friday, July 3 &
Saturday, July 4

   

Have a safe and Happy 4th of July weekend.


 

You can check your account, borrow

ebooks and eaudiobooks 24/7 by

visiting our website at www.plnl.org.


 

 
NPRC Grant Database
Training        
Monday, July 6
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm 

   

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.


Please register here or call 860-447-1411 x3.
 

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


 

Location: Community Room

Teen
TEEN EVENTS

Heroes Unmasked! Jeopardy   

Thursday, July 2
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

  

Join us for a fun game of Jeopardy!  Come alone or with a

team and win some fun prizes!  

Registration required. 

 

To register, please click here.

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

  

Location: Community Room 

  

 

Teen Maker Tuesday -

Altered Poetry 

Tuesday, July 7
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  

Altered Page Poetry, also known as black out Poetry - Give new life

to a page from an old book

with this amazing craft!  


 

All materials will be provided.


 

To register, please click here.

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

  

Location: Community Room 

  

 
Childrens
CHILDREN'S EVENTS

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]


Horses and Heroes
Art Workshop with the
Lyman Allyn Museum
Friday June 26 
10:30 am - 11:30 am

This week we celebrate the heroes of the art world with an art 

workshop by the Lyman Allyn Museum.

 

Hero: Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius.

 

Project: Sculpting equestrian statues (participants will use clay, wire and wood to design and create their own horse sculptures) 

 

Registration is encouraged but not

required. Call the Library at  

860-447-1411 x4 to register. 

 

Location: Community Room

 

Contact: Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4, [email protected]

            
Denison Pequotsepos
Super Nature Series
Monday, July 6 
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]

            
Illustration and Drawing Workshop for Kids
Tuesday, July 7 
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.
To register, please click here.

Contact: Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4, [email protected]

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