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LIBRARY E-NOTES: July 23 - August 6               
SPECIAL EVENT!             

Summer Reading is in Full Swing!    
 
Our Adult Summer Reading program has officially started!  Register for our program either in person, in the library, or online here.  Then keep track of your summer reading for a chance to win weekly raffle prizes. 
Check out our website also for a listing of upcoming summer reading programs at
Happy Summer!  Happy Reading!


  ADULT PROGRAMS         

 

            
Summer of Science Movie Series          
Wednesday, July 23
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us every Wednesday in the summer for our summer movie series.  We will be showing Joe vs The Volcano.  Location: Community Room.
            
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.


            
Computer Class: Email       
Friday, July 25
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.
Call (860) 447-1411 x 3 or reserve time in person at the Information
Department. Seats limited to 5.
Location: Adult Reading Area.

 

 

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Genealogy Club         
Tuesday, July 29
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Have you ever wanted to explore your family history? Join us for the Genealogy Club. We will meet in the Local History Room to access genealogical resources and Ancestry.com. Let's learn our history together! We will meet the last Tuesday of each month.  Location:  Local History Room. 

 

            
Summer of Science Movie Series 
Wednesday, July 30  
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

 

Join us every Wednesday in the summer for our summer movie series.  We will be showing Big Miracle.  Location: Community Room .

 

 

 
            
Time Out! Book Club - The Hive         
Thursday, July 31
10:30 am - 11:30 am

 

Busy Moms and Caregivers need a Book Club too! Bring your children along and let them play while we discuss each month's title. Coffee and snacks will br provided. Books will be available at the Circulation Desk several weeks prior to each discussion. This month's selection is "The Hive" by Gil Hornby.  Registration is required for this program. Please call Julie at  

860-447-1411 x4 to sign up.

 

 

 

            
Film and Discussion with Lonnie Braxton - The Abolitionists II           
Friday, August 1
6:30 pm - 8:00 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 Part II

Abolitionist allies Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison,  

Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown and Angelina Grimk� turned a  

despised fringe movement against chattel slavery into a force that  

literally changed the nation.

 

Discussion leader: Lonnie Braxton 

Event is free and open to the public

 

Location: Community Room.

 

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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 in the Children's Room. 

 

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.

 

            
Mad Science with The Smoking Gun Research Agency           
Thursday, July 24
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Cloaking Devices. Time Travel. Laser Weapons. These may

all seem like things of science fiction movies, but in fact they  

are very real, and are being experimented with right now! This  

multimedia program will explore the strange, and sometimes

frightening, history of inventions that were thought up and  

created by some people that were once said to be "Mad Scientists."  

Will these inventions change the world, or could they destroy it?  

What happens when science runs amok? And what other strange  

things are being worked on in today's science labs around the world?   

Location:  Community Room.  

            
Lets Build Something            
Thursday, July 31
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

We'll be using different materials to build fun and simple machines. 

Pre-registration is required.  Please click here to register.

 

For teens and tweens.

 

 

            
The Art of Henna    
Monday, August 4  
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Watch a presentation on the history, science and art of henna, and learn how to do it on yourself and your friends.  Location: Community Room. 

 

 

            
Books To Movie    
Tuesday, August 5   
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us to celebrate the movie release based on Veronica Roth's dysptopian novel, Divergent.

 

Must be 13 years old or accompanied by a parent or guardian.

 

Location: Community Room. 

 

 

 

  CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS           
Free Summer Lunches   
Every Weekday          
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm 

 

Free summer lunches for kids and teens 18 and under will be provided at the library in the Children's Room.

 

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.

 

 


Amelia Earhart Day          
Thursday, July 24
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

 

Check out a book on this famous aviator and retrace her last flight on a map! Location:  Children's Room.

 

 

 

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The Art Experiment      
Every Thursday in July
10:30 am - 11:30 am

 

Each week, we will be experimenting with color, texture, light and shadow.  Come make "trash" art, "found" art, "sound" art and more!  Children should be able to use scissors independently or can work with  
a parent's assistance. This program is free and no registration is required,  
but please call ahead with groups of 6 or more so we can be sure to have  
plenty of supplies on hand.  Location: Children's Activity Room.


Read With Gus - The Dog Who Loves Reading!         
Thursday, July 24
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

 

Visit with Gus, a trained therapy dog, and his owner Janis. Learn about therapy dogs- how they are trained and what they do. Children can then take turns reading to Gus. He's a great listener! Location: Children's Room.

 

 

 

Crazy Chemistry with Cosmic Chris   
Friday, July 25
10:30 am - 11:15 am

 

Fizz! Boom! Read! continues Friday morning summer fun with  "Crazy Chemistry"! Laugh and learn with Cosmic Chris while he demonstrates wild and wacky science experiments that will delight kids and adults alike. Location: Community Room. Free and no registration required.


 

Teddy Bear Sleepover and Breakfast           Friday, July 25:  12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
and Saturday, July 26: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

 

Drop off your teddy bear or favorite stuff animal to spend the night at the library!  Come back the next morning for breakfast and find out all the exciting things he or she did.  Location:  Children's Room.

Aunt or Uncle Day
Saturday, July 26 
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
 

Hey kids! Bring your Aunt or Uncle to the library to read stories and check out some books together. Write a letter to your favorite Aunt or Uncle and tell them why they are so special.

DPNC Fizz Boom Read! Science Series       
Every Monday in July
10:30 am - 11:30 am

 

The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center presents a series of six summer programs offering hands-on fun and learning for aspiring young scientists. Location: Community Room.

 

Fizz, Book Read Fridays! The Wonderful World of Worms            
Friday, August 1
10:30 am - 11:30 am

 

Learn about the wonderful world of worms and get your hands dirty with Jean Scialabba and her red wigglers! Discover all the amazing ways that worms help our world. Make a worm bookmark  

and have a wormy snack.  Location: Community Room. 

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