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Reading Challenge
How many books can you read in 6 months? Join our Library Reading Challenge and earn a chance at great prizes! Click here for more information!
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Museum Passes
New London library card holders can now reserve museum passes online!
Check out our website here for more information!
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Follow us on Social Media!
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Can't get to the library? Use our e-resources from the comfort of your own home!
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LET US KNOW!!
Do you have a favorite children's picture book that you read as a child?
Or do you have one that you love reading to your child or grandchild?
We are developing our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program to encourage parents to read 1,000 books to their children and we need your help!
Please take our survey by clicking here!
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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.
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Art Behind the Story
Every Thursday
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Listen to a story and make a related craft with Ms. Christa!
(Ages 1 - 7)
Free and no registration required.
Contact:
Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4,
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Adult Non Fiction
Hunger Makes me a Modern Girl
by Carrie Brownstein
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Young Adult
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Children's Fiction
Green Lizards vs Red Rectangles
by Steve Antony
Children's
Non Fiction
The Monster Health Book: a guide to eating healthy, being active & feeling great for monsters and kids!
by Edward Miller
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CAKE PANS AVAILABLE
TO TAKE HOME!
EVERY DAY,
ALL THE TIME.
Love to bake, but tired of the same old cake pans?
Come check out our collection of cake pans available to check out of the library.
All you need is a current library card!
Baking is FUN!
Make some edible memories with your children.
If any questions, please feel free to contact us!
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Express DVDs
99 Homes
Grandma
In the Heart of the Sea
Max
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Our Brand is Crisis
Room
The Last Witch Hunter
The Peanuts Movie
Time Out of Mind
Trumbo
Two Days, One Night
Woodlawn
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March 18 - April 1 @ THE PLNL!
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CALLING ALL AUTHORS...
First Annual
Local Authors Fest
Application deadline is MARCH 26.
Are you a local author?
The Public Library of New London invites you to introduce your book to the public at the first annual Local Authors Fest.
We are currently accepting applications.
The deadline for applying is MARCH 26
click HERE to apply.
If you have any questions, please contact:
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Come and join us!
One Book One Region
Book Discussion
Sunday, March 20
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join
Lonnie Braxton and Dr. B Afeni McNeely Cobham
to discuss the One Book One Region book selection
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
No registration is required.
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The Public Library of New London will be open
one final
winter Sunday from
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
t
hanks to the generosity of the
James P. and Mary E. Shea Perpetual Trust.
You can always check your account online at www.plnl.org.
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PLEASE NOTE:
The Public Library of New London
will be
March 25
in observation of Good Friday.
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Drawing for Absolute Beginners
Mondays, March 7 thru April 11
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Have you ever wanted to draw? Drawing for Absolute Beginners can provide the foundation tools and understanding necessary to draw successfully. Each class will build on the previous class through simple, effective drawing exercises, in-class drawing projects and exercises for your own home study.
Join us each week and uncover your hidden ability to draw!
This class is free but space is limited . Ages 16 and up.
To register, click
here
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Instructor: Cindy Samul has been teaching art to students of every age for over 15 years. When she's not teaching she works as a freelance illustrator and runs the Pacific Street Art Gallery in New London.
Visit:
CindySamul.com
Location: Community Room
Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411 x3
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[email protected]
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Usual Suspects: Mystery Book Club
Cover Her Face
Monday, March 21
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Add a little more MYSTERY to your life.
This month's book:
Cover Her Face by P.D. James.
Location: Local History Room
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Irish History Program:
Irish in America Film
Tuesday, March 22
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us to explore the history of the Irish immigrant experience in the United States of America.
To register, please click HERE.
Location: Community Room
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The Art of Sewing:
Sewing Classes for Beginners
Wednesdays, March 23- April 27
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Come to our six week series of classes to learn the basics of the machine, including threading the bobbin, choosing seams, and adjusting tension. Once you feel comfortable with the machine, you will learn how to make a small drawstring bag and other things. Leave the class confident in using your machine and with something to show for your hard work!
Pre-registration is required.
To register, please click HERE.
Location: Community Room
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Conversation with artist Nike Desis
Wednesday, March 23
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us for an opening of an exhibit by local artist Nike Desis.
The artist will be present to talk about the inspiration and context of the work.
Ms. Desis is a co-founder of FLUXspace in Philadelphia, an artist-run non-profit dedicated to exploring relevant cultural phenomena that is under-examined. Multiple catalogs from FLUXspace and a coloring book by Nike Desis,
Color Me Fierce, published by Quirk Books, are included in the exhibit.
Ms. Desis received a B.A. in Studio Art from Kenyon College in Gambier, OH, was a member of the New Orleans Community Printshop and Darkroom and recently completed a residency at Grin City in Grinnell, IA.
No registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.
Location: Adult Reading Room
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Powerful Voices:
Connecticut Women Changing Democracy
Wednesday, March 23
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Connecticut's history is filled with remarkable women who achieved extraordinary things. Discover the power your own voice can have!
Join us for an interactive multi-media program by the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, and learn about some of the state's powerful female voices for change in our democracy.
No registration is required for this program.
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New London History Series
with Sally Ryan
Wednesdays, March 23 - May 4
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join New London historian Sally Ryan and learn more about the history of New London.
- March 23 - The CT Colony and Pequot War
- March 30 - New London's Early Years: 1646 -1775
- April 6 - The Revolutionary War
- April 13 - Whaling: 1820-1860
- April 20 - NO CLASS
- April 27 - Railroads and the Industrial Revolution
- May 4 - 1938 Hurricane to the Present
No registration is required for this program.
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What is the first impression you give when clients see
your company name in their email inbox?
And when they see it there, what do they do?
From revealing why regular email doesn't work, to insider
tips
and techniques and the design elements that work
(and those that don't!), this seminar will give you the keys to
the most effective marketing you can do: email marketing.
Workshop presenter: April Heavens-Woodcock is a Managing Partner and Social Media Strategist who works with small to mid-size companies to help them develop a robust online presence utilizing strategic marketing initiatives. April is an Authorized Local Expert of Constant Contact who presents regularly on email marketing and social media throughout the New England area.
Workshop sponsored by SCORE CT.
To register, please click here.
Location: Community Room
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Genealogy Club
Tuesday, March 29
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Have you ever wanted to explore your family history?
Join the Genealogy Club to access
Let's learn our history together!
Location: Local History Room
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Teen Tuesdays -
Living Board Game
Tuesday, March 22
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Come play a live action board game... PAC MAN!
To register, please click here.
Contact: Maritza Vargas: 860-447-1411 x6,
[email protected]
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Teen Tuesdays
- Make it and take it!
Introducing our newly revamped teen area!
Tuesday, March 29
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Come have fun!
Come check out our newly revamped teen area.
Since March is National Craft Month, join us for a
variety of crafts you can make and take with you.
To register, please click here
Contact: Maritza Vargas: 860-447-1411 x6,
[email protected]
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Pizza and Pages Book Club -
I Am Malala: How one girl stood up to the Taliban
and changed the world.
Thursday, March 31
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
March's title is I am Malala: How one girl stood up to the
Taliban and changed the world by Malala Yousafzai.
We will discuss the book while eating pizza.
Be sure to register so we have enough for everyone.
Books will be available for checkout a couple weeks prior to our discussion and pizza will be provided for all registered participants.
Please register by
calling the Children's Department
at 860-447-1411 x4.
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Homework Helpers
SPRING BREAK
NO HOMEWORK HELPERS ARE AVAILABLE
MARCH 14 - MARCH 24.
They will be back and available to help on March 28.
Students from Connecticut College will help your kids
with homework in the Children's Room from
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
This program is free, for all ages, and no registration is required.
Location: Children's Reading Room
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Plant a Seed For Spring!
Saturday, March 19
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Celebrate the arrival of spring by painting a pot and planting a seed.
Take it home and watch it grow!
Children of all ages are welcome.
No registration is required.
Location: Children's Reading Room
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Sunday Funday:
Tissue Paper Flowers!
Sunday, March 20
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sunday Funday features a free, relaxed and self-guided
makerspace activity for all ages.
No registration is required.
This week:
Create a beautiful flower out of colorful tissue paper
in anticipation of Spring.
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Read, Sing, Play
Mondays, March 21 and March 28
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Children of all ages are invited to join us on Monday mornings
at 11 am in our Children's Reading Room to read stories, sing songs
and have fun! There will be 20 minutes of books and activities, followed by free play.
No registration is required.
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Bilingual Story Time
Tuesdays, March 22 and March 29
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Enjoy listening to stories, songs and more in English and Spanish!
No registration required... just come and have fun!
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Bedtime Stories
Tuesdays, March 22 and March 29
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Children of all ages are invited to put on their Pajamas,
head to the library, and join us for a pajama story time!
There will be 15 minutes of stories, songs and flannel boards
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No registration required.
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NL Community Orchestra Violin Lessons For Children
Wednesdays, March 23 and March 30
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free Violin lessons with instruction and instruments
provided
by New London Community Orchestra.
Registration is REQUIRED and limited to
the number of instruments donated to the program.
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NL Community Orchestra Cello Lessons For Children
Wednesdays, March 23 and March 30
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Free cello lessons with instruction and instruments
provided
by New London Community Orchestra.
Registration is REQUIRED and limited
to
the number of instruments donated to the program.
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Thursday, March 24
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Children birth to five are invited to come to the library
to participate in an Easter Egg hunt. We will read a story,
sing songs, make a craft and have an Easter egg hunt.
No registration required.
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Math Mania - Uno Cards!
Tuesday, March 29
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Polish up your math skills by playing a math-related game with students from Connecticut College. This month it's time for Uno Cards!
Ages 5 & up. No registration required.
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Public Library of New London
63 Huntington Street
New London, CT 06320
860-447-1411
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