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LIBRARY E-NOTES: June 25 - July 9           
SPECIAL EVENT!             
Summer Reading Kickoff   
Friday, June 27
10:30 am - 11:30 am 

Come sign up for the FIZZ, BOOM, READ Summer Reading Program and get a list of all the great titles available for your grade level. Hear a reading of "Wilhelmina Goes Wandering" by local author John-Manuel Andriote. Copies will be available for purchase and signing.
 

 

 


  ADULT PROGRAMS         

 

            
Time Out Book Club - The Invention of Wings    
Thursday, June 26
10:30 am - 11:30 am

Bring the kids for an informal playgroup while we discuss "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. Coffee and snacks will be served. Copies of the book will be available in the weeks prior to the meeting.

 

            
Film and Discussion - The Abolitionists        
Thursday, June 26
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities that uses the power of documentary films to encourage community discussion of America's civil rights history. NEH has partnered with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to develop programmatic and support materials for the sites. New London Maritime Society's program at Public Library of New London is one of 473 institutions across the country awarded a set of  films chronicling the history of the Civil Rights Movement.

 

 

THE ABOLITIONISTS

A small group of moral reformers in the 1830s launched one of the most ambitious social movements imaginable.

Discussion leader: Lonnie Braxton 

Duration: 180 min

 

Event is free and open to the public.


 

 

 


            
Computer Class: Email      
Friday, June 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.
Stop by the computer desk for help, call (860) 447-1411 x 3 or
reserve time in person at the information desk.
Seats limited to 5.

 

 

            
Community Knit 
Every Thursday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Learn the healing and calming effects of knitting and crocheting.  Socialize with others with the same interest.
Help others by either teaching someone to knit or
making something needed by a child, a senior citizen,
or a homeless person.

Bring your knitting materials!  Some materials may be
provided.


            
The Library Will Be Closed       
Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5

 The Library will be closed in honor of Independence Day.

 

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  TEEN PROGRAMS         

Teen Terrific Tuesdays                      
 
Every Tuesday 
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
 
Come spend time with your friends, get help with your homework and play board games with us!

  

 

 

            
Free Summer Lunches        
Every Weekday in the Summer
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm

Free summer lunches for kids and teens 18 and under will be provided at the library. 

 

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

 

 


Lunchtime Craft       
Every Weekday 
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

 

Lunchtime crafting fun each weekday from 1:00 pm - 

1:30 pm in the Children's Room. Each week will feature a different craft which will be repeated Monday through Friday. These daily programs are free and all materials will be provided. No registration is required.

 

 


            
If I Built A House         
July 7, 8 & 10
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Ever wonder what it would be like to build a house?  What would it look like?  Join New London artist, Margarita Hernandez-Maxson to learn how to use different materials to build a house.

This is a three day program and you must commit to all three in order to participate.  This program is for teens and tweens.

Registration is required.  Register by calling the library at 860-447-1411 or  

by clicking here

 

 


  CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
          
Free Summer Lunches   
Every Weekday          
12:45 pm - 1:10 pm 

 

Free summer lunches for kids and teens 18 and under will be provided at the library.

 

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

 

 

Lunchtime Craft       
Every Weekday 
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

 

Lunchtime crafting fun each weekday from 1:00 pm -      1:30 pm in the Children's Room. Each week will feature a different craft which will be repeated Monday through Friday. These daily programs are free and all materials will be provided. No registration is required.

 

 


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My Child and Me Music Class      
Every Monday in June
10:30 am - 11:30 am

 

Join Ms. Nicole and her guitar for some musical playtime with friends of all ages! Free and no registration required.


 

 

 


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Summer Fun Story Time      
Every Tuesday in June
10:30 am - 11:00 am

 

Stories that celebrate the beginning of the summer season and all the fun it brings! Free and no registration required.


 

 

 

Books to Movie       
Monday, June 30
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

 

Join us to watch a movie based on the book

Stuart Little by E.B. White.

Rated PG

84 Minutes

The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.

 

 

 

 

International Joke Day       
Tuesday, July 1
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

 

Celebrate International Joke Day with some silly Mad Lib Fun. Check out some joke books and practice delivering a punchline!

 

 

World UFO Day        
Wednesday, July 2
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

 

Read stories about aliens and alien abduction! Create your own alien spaceship! All ages and no registration required.

 

Compliment Your Mirror Day     
Thursday, July 3
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

 

Come and visit our Self-Portrait Station! Draw a self-portrait or just look in the mirror and give yourself a compliment! Add it to the compliment jar and learn what others have to say about their own reflection.

 



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