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Income Generation Financial Workshop
Saturday, May 16
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Participants learn how to manage their money by preparing a personal spending plan and identifying ways to decrease spending and increase income.
Finding the extra fifty, thirty or even twenty dollars in your budget can be trying, especially after you have created a very tight budget. What do you do? Find a part time job? Maybe seek a higher paying job?
Often time, when faced with financial difficulties, we overlook creative ways to increase our income. Do you have a skill, hobby or talent that can bring extra dollars into your home? Learn more about public resources available to you that can help in the short term.
To register: click here.
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Adult Non Fiction
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Young Adult
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Children's
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| Big Eyes |
| Deliver Us From Evil |
| Interstellar |
| Keep On Keepin' On Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu. Rebooted: Fall of the Golden Master |
| Map to the Stars |
| My Old Lady |
| The Imitation Game |
| The Red Tent |
| The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death |
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Support Your 
Library!
The Finance Committee of the City Council has voted to increase the library budget for next year. The City Council is meeting on Thursday, April 29.
Please click here to send an email of support to New London City Councilors!
Thank you!
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Smoking Cessation 
Workshop
April
29, May 4 & 11
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Join Tobacco-Free LLHD A 7-week program to help you become tobacco-free! This program is FREE and includes FREE nicotine replacement therapy. Funded by the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund by the CT Department of Public Health. Preregistration is required. For more information or to register, call or email Carolyn Wilson.
Contact: Carolyn Wilson: 860-448-4882 x318, [email protected]
Location: Local History Room
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Community Knit
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: Community Room
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Intro to Computers 
Friday, May 1
10:00 am - 11:00 am
This hands-on class is for the beginner who has little or no
experience using a computer. It
will introduce you to the basics of
computer terminology and the popular
word processing program Microsoft
WORD. There are no prerequisites
for this class. Seats are limited to 5.
Register at the information desk or
call the library.
To register, please click here.
Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411 x3, [email protected]
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Friday Afternoon Film 
Friday, May 1
12:15 pm - 2:00 pm
A struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major
crossroad, which forces him to
examine his life, his family and
his career.
Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411 x3, [email protected]
Location: Community Room
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Author Visit - Dr. Terrlyn 
L. Curry Avery
Saturday, May 2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Book discussion with Dr. Terrlyn L. Curry Avery, author of Sacred
Intelligence: The Essence of Sacred,
Selfish and Shared Relationship
This book offers tangible strategies
to help people make better choices
and heal on a spiritual and relational
level while recognizing the sacred in
everyday life and opening the door to
new, healthy relationships.
To register, please click here.
Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411 x 3,
[email protected]
Location: Community Room
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Ghosts of Amistad - Film 
Tuesday, May 5
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This documentary by Tony Buba is based on Marcus Rediker's
The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom(Viking-Penguin, 2012). It chronicles a trip to Sierra Leone in 2013 to visit the home villages of the people who seized
the slave schooner Amistad in 1839,
to interview elders about local memory
of the case, and to search for the
long-lost ruins of Lomboko, the slave trading
factory where their cruel transatlantic
voyage began.
Co-sponsored by Public Library of
New London, The Custom House,
and the New London Maritime Society.
The film runs 59 minutes, and will be
followed by a discussion. Marcus Rediker
and Lonnie Braxton will speak.
Contact: Mary Fecteau: 860-447-1411 x3,
[email protected]
Location: Community Room
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Growing Your Business 
Thursday, May 7
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Whether your small business is just starting, or now starting to grow, knowing your customers and
how to expand your products and
services are among the most
important elements of growing your
business incrementally.
Workshop presenter Eric Munro will
teach you the key steps in developing
a successful plan that will help you
identify how to grow your business.
Important steps include how to find
new customers and how to plan
and develop new products and
services, as well as paying close
attention to your existing customers
and expanding their potential.
Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411 x 3, [email protected]
Location: Community Room
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Money Smart for Older 
Adults
Friday, May 8
12:30 pm -1:30 pm
The workshop provides awareness
among older adults and their caregivers
on how to prevent elder financial
exploitation and to encourage advance
planning and informed financial
decision-making.
Discussion Topics:
- Common Types of Elder Financial Exploitation
- Scams Targeting Veterans
- Identity Theft
- Medical Identity Theft
- Scams that Target Homeowners
- Planning for Unexpected Life Events
- How to Be Financially Prepared for Disasters
Program sponsored by Chelsea Groton Bank.
Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411 x3,
[email protected]
Location: Community Room
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Non Profit Grant Database 
Training
Monday, May 11
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.
Register here or call 860-447-1411 x 3.
Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411 x3,
[email protected]
Location: Community Room
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Supper Book Club - 
Suspended Sentences
Monday, May 11
5:30 pm -7:00 pm
The club usually meets the second Monday of the month, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Book selections are chosen by members a few months ahead of the meeting date. 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.
Title: Suspended Sentences by
Patrick Modiano and
Mark Polizzott
Contact: Suzanne Maryeski: 860-447-1411 x5,
[email protected]
Location: Third Floor Office Area
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Teen Maker Tuesday
Tuesday, May 5
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us on the first Tuesday of the month to make something fun!
Materials will be provided.
Location: Community Room
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Homework Helpers
Every 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.
Contact: Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4,
[email protected]
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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: Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4,
[email protected]
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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.
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4,
[email protected]
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Poem In Your Pocket Day 
Thursday, April 30
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
It's National Poem in Your Pocket Day! Simply select a poem that you love, or write one of your own at our Poetry Creation Station. Carry copies in your pocket or
post to your social media page to share
with friends, co-workers, and loved ones!
Happening all day in the Children's Room.
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Julie Bartley: 860-447-1411 x4,
[email protected]
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Celebrate Comic Book Day 
with a Comic Drawing
Workshop
Saturday, May 2
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Celebrate Comic Book Day with a comic drawing workshop hosted by children's author/illustrator Jason Deebles.
You can check out his daily webcomic
Monster Haiku at http://jasondeeble.com/
This program is free and recommended
for children age 8-16. Registration is
encouraged for this program as slots
will fill up quickly.
You can find his book, Sir Ryan's Quest,
in our online catalog here:
http://catalog.lioninc.org/record=b1900528~S15
Please register online at http://www.plnl.org/ or by calling the library at 860-447-1411 x4.
Location: Community Room
Contact: Julie Bartley - 860-447-1411 x4,
[email protected]
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Family Drumming Circle
Wednesday, May 13
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join Dwight "The Professor" Baldwin for some rhythmic fun with percussion! Bring the kids, bring the grandparents, bring your
friends and neighbors too! Drums and
other percussion instruments will be
provided to you. Beginner and experienced
drummers alike- all are welcome to
participate in this great family activity.
Registration is encouraged but not
required. Call the Library at
860-447-1411 x4 or register online
at www.plnl.org.
Location: Community Room
Contact: Julie Bartley - 860-447-1411 x4,
[email protected]
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