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New London library card holders can now reserve museum passes online!
Check out our website here for more information!  
 
 

NEW TO THE LIBRARY!
 
 
Adult Fiction
 
The Butterfly Garden
 
by Dot Hutchison

Adult Non Fiction
 


All The Single Ladies: unmarried women and the rise of an independent nation

by Rebecca Traister

Young Adult
Fiction


The Lost Marble Notebook of Forgotten Girl and Random Boy

by Marie Jaskulka


Children's 
Fiction
 Crash! The Cat

by David McPhail



Children's 
Chapter books
Frazzled: everyday disasters and impending doom
 
by Booki Vivat
 
 
 
Children's Non Fiction
  
Mister Doctor: Janusz Korczak & the orphans of the Warsaw Ghetto 

by Irene Cohen-Janca


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!
Contact:
 Michele Belanger: 
860-447-1411 x4,



 

NEW MOVIES
 

Come in and see our collection from the Connecticut Library Consortium...

Traveling collection: changing monthly!

ALSO NEW...

The Trust



October 14 - October 28
@ THE PLNL!

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LIBRARY NEWS

PLEASE NOTE...
We are now open
Saturdays 9:30am - 5:00pm
& Sundays 1:00pm - 5:00pm
SAVE THE DATE...
 
Family Fun Event:
Halloween Parade
Friday, October 28
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Stop by the library for some spooky Halloween fun!
 
There will be an assortment of activities for children of all ages.
 
Wear your costumes for trick or treating in the library
starting promptly at 4:00 pm.

No registration is required.
For more information, please click HERE.

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411 x4, mbelanger@plnl.org
 
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WEEKLY PROGRAMS

Read, Sing, Play

Every Monday
11:00 am - 11:30 am

Children are invited to join us for story time fun...
There will be books, songs, rhymes, movement activities, and more!

This program will help teach children a love of learning and will offer parents/caregivers early literacy tips to use at home. 

This program is free,  and no registration is required.

Location: Children's Reading Room

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411 x4,  mbelanger@plnl.org

Homework Helpers
Every Monday
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Do you need help with your homework 
or a tutor in a specific subject? 

Visit the Children's Room to meet with a student from
 Connecticut College!

No appointment necessary.

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411  x4,  mbelanger@plnl.org

Bilingual Story Time
Every Tuesday
11:00 am - 11:30 am

Do you and your child speak Spanish? 
Are you interested in having your child learn Spanish? 
Then join us for stories, songs and more in English and Spanish!

This program is free, and no registration is required.

Location: Children's Reading Room

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411 x4, mbelanger@plnl.org
 
Chess Club
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Every Wednesday
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Are you a chess player looking for new opponents? 
Or, have you never played but want to learn?

The library has recently started a Chess Club.

  All are welcome, from beginners to advanced.

Location: Adult Reading Room
  
Contact: Madhu Gupta : 860-447-1411 x3 or mgupta@plnl.org

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.

Location: Board Room
  
Contact: Maritza Vargas : 860-447-1411 x6 or   mvargas@plnl.org

The ART 
Behind The Story

Every Thursday
10:30 am - 11:30 am

Children are invited to join us to listen to a story
 and make a related art project with Ms. Christa.

During the school year this program is geared
mainly toward younger children.
No registration is required. 

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411 x4,  mbelanger@plnl.org

The New London Community Orchestra
is pleased to offer free violin and cello lessons! 
 
Every Monday and Wednesday
4:00 pm- 5:30 pm
 
This program is for school age children, and is
currently full. There is a waiting list.
Thank you for your interest.

For more information  please call  The Public Library  of New London.
 
Contact: Michele Belanger  860-447-1411 x4  or  mbelanger@plnl.org
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ADULT EVENTS

NonProfit Resource Center:
Introduction to Grant Seeking for Individuals

Monday, October 17
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?  Grant funds for individual endeavors such as education, research and artistic pursuits are not that easy to find.

 Attend this class to learn about the Foundation Grants to Individuals database, GrantSpace.org and other helpful resources.

A working knowledge of the Internet and Windows are
needed for this hands-on session.  

Space is limited to 10 people and preregistration is required.
For more information, or to register, please click  HERE.

Location: Community Room
  
Contact: Madhu Gupta : 860-447-1411 x3 or mgupta@plnl.org

Local Hauntings:
 A TAPS Presentation

Monday, October 17
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Explore televised and un-televised local TAPS cases with the
members of The Atlantic Paranormal Society
f ollowed by a Q & A session.

For more information please click  HERE.

Location: Community Room
  
Contact: Madhu Gupta : 860-447-1411 x3 or mgupta@plnl.org

Usual Suspects 
Mystery Book Club:

Monday, October 17
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Add a little more MYSTERY to your life.

This month's book:
Medicus 
by Ruth Downie.

Copies of the book are available at our circulation desk.

For more information please click  HERE.

Location: Local History Room
  
Contact: Kate Treadwell-Hill: 860-447-1411 x3 or   ktreadwell@plnl.org
MakerSpace Workshop
3D Printing Basics

Tuesday, October 18
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

In this introductory (basic level) workshop you will
see the library's 3D  printer  in action. 
 
Discover how it works and what it can do. 
Together we will print a 3D object.
 
 
For more information, or to register, please click  HERE.

Location: Adult Reading Room
  
Contact: Madhu Gupta : 860-447-1411 x3 or mgupta@plnl.org

NEW LONDON HISTORY SERIES
BY SALLY RYAN
New London
Tuesdays, September 13 - October 18
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Come join us in hearing
New London Historian Sally Ryan
to learn more  about the history of New London. 

Oct. 18 - 1938 Hurricane to the Present  
 
This program is free and open to the public.
Registration is encouraged, but not required.
 
For more information please click  HERE.

Location: Community Room
  
Contact: Madhu Gupta : 860-447-1411 x3 or mgupta@plnl.org


MakerSpace Workshop
How to Make Ricotta Cheese

Wednesday, October 19
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Love Ricotta Cheese? Try it homemade!
Better yet, learn to make it yourself!

In this workshop you will learn how to make rich and delicious Ricotta Cheese using a recipe that you could easily make at home!

Come witness the process in person, ask questions, get tips
and enjoy an evening learning to make something new.

For more information, or to register, please click  HERE.

Location: Community Room
  
Contact: Madhu Gupta : 860-447-1411 x3 or mgupta@plnl.org

Third Thursday 
New London Art
Thursday, October 20
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Third Thursday New London Art is a gallery and downtown
walk event designed to showcase the fantastic artistic resources
of New London.

It will run the third Thursday of every month from April to November
from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at the Public Library of New London,
providing a sense of community for attendees.

Meet artist 
Aly Maderson Quinlog.
She is a dynamic multi-disciplinary/multi-media artist, poet, and art educator whose photographic work has been exhibited in Honolulu, HI and Tokyo, Japan.  She teaches workshops on alternative process photography, poetry, and book arts throughout New England.

 She attended Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography in 2002.  More recently she earned a Post Baccalaureate certificate in Painting from the Lyme Academy of Arts in Old Lyme, CT and her Master of Art Education from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI.

Aly Maderson Quinlog's instinctual art based on decades of deep aesthetic studies will be on display at the library high-lighting her works based in conventional Book Arts. 

Her work is deeply influenced by Riot Grrrl, underground comix, and drag culture. She has studied Bookbinding at Rhode Island School of Design and learned less traditional book-making methods from a myriad of folks in the DIY, punk-influenced art scene. 

Location: Community Room

For more information, please click HERE.

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411 x3, or  mgupta@plnl.org 
 
Italian Heritage Month Celebration
Travel to Italy
Monday, October 24
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Join us for a family friendly "trip" to Italy
with presenter Susan Perry Luxton
who will be sharing her pictures and stories with you. 

See, hear and taste a little bit of Italy
as we celebrate Italian Heritage Month at our library.

Location: Community Room

For more information, please click HERE.

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411 x3, or  mgupta@plnl.org 
 
Supper Book Club:
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
Monday, October 24
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Every month food is ordered from a local restaurant,
to be delivered  to the library at 5:30 pm, the day of the meeting.
If possible, the  food  will relate thematically to the book. 

T he menu is available at the Circulation Desk &
emailed to everyone registered to attend that month. 
Participants select and pay for their menu items before the meeting. 
Please leave your money at the Circulation Desk by 1:30,
the day of the book club meeting for that month.*

*Please feel free to bring your own supper. 
Coffee, tea and water are provided by the library.
 
Registration is required.
For more information, please click HERE.

Contact: Suzanne Maryeski: 860-447-1411 x5, or  smaryeski@plnl.org 
 
Genealogy Club
Tuesday, October 25
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Have you ever wanted to explore your family history?

Join the Genealogy Club to access genealogical resources and  Ancestry.com .

Let's learn our history together!

For more information, please click HERE.

Location: Local History Room

Contact: Kate Treadwell-Hill: 860-447-1411 x3, or  ktreadwell@plnl.org 
 
Mortal Beings Book Group
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
by Roz Chast
Tuesday, October 25
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

A new book group has formed  to talk about
the difficult issues of aging and death.

This month the selection is a memoir by Roz Chast,
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

Facilitators for the evening are
Martha E. Marx, RN and Carol Sanders, MSW

Ms. Marx graduated from the UCONN School of Nursing and for the last 15 years has worked in homecare, including hospice care. She is currently employed at the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut (VNASC), is a first -term New London City Councilor, and Chair of the Public Works Committee.  Ms.  Sanders has a Master's in Social Work and a Master's in Gerontology from the University of Southern California and works for the VNASC.  She also worked briefly for the Area Agency on Aging. Ms. Sanders is currently chairperson for the Senior Commission for the town of Waterford.

Copies of the book will be available to borrow 
at the Circulation Desk beginning September 27.

For more information, please click HERE.

Contact: Suzanne Maryeski: 860-447-1411 x5, or  smaryeski@plnl.org 
 
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TEEN EVENTS

Teen Tuesdays:
DIY Skeleton Shirt
Tuesday, October 18
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
 
This shirt is the seasonal Gothic look you need!

Come and make a skeleton cut-out t-shirt...
be the coolest ghoul in the school!

Use your finished product as an easy Halloween costume,
or simply wear it as your very own creepy fashion statement.
    
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information please click   HERE 
 
Contact: Nike Desis: 860-447-1411 x6,  ndesis@plnl.org 
   
Pizza & Pages Book Club

Tuesday, October 18
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Come and discuss the book, and enjoy some great conversation!
WITH PIZZA!

This month's title:
Noggin
by John Corey Whaley


Books will be available for checkout a couple weeks prior to our discussion and pizza will be provided for all registered participants.
   
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information, or to register, please click   HERE
 
Contact: Nike Desis: 860-447-1411 x6,  ndesis@plnl.org
    
Drawing Hour
with Jacinta Meyers 
Monday, October 24
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
 
Jacinta Meyers, local comic book artist and talented illustrator,
will be hosting a drop-in drawing hour for Teens.  Jacinta is well versed in drawing techniques and graphic story telling!
 
Whether you are just developing your manga characters, or are working on a comic book, or simply want to express yourself with illustration, this program is for you... s o come and borrow our supplies, or bring your own works in progress and favorite materials, and have some fun! 
 
This is a new program that will run every second and fourth
Monday of the month, unless otherwise noted.

For more information please click HERE.
 
Contact: Nike Desis: 860-447-1411 x6,  ndesis@plnl.org 
   
Teen Tuesdays:
Halloween Costume Making 
Tuesday, October 25
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
 
It's not too late to work on your Halloween costume!

We have supplies, clothing, fabric, and a couple of extra
imaginations  that will help you get the details just right!

This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information please click  HERE.
 
Contact: Nike Desis: 860-447-1411 x6,  ndesis@plnl.org 
   
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CHILDREN'S EVENTS

Family Color
Saturday, October 15
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Come and enjoy coloring fun for the whole family!

 There will be coloring pages and materials for all ages.
This program will be held on the third Saturday of every month.

Stop by the library anytime between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm.
This program is free,  and no registration is required.
For more information, please click HERE.

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411 x4, mbelanger@plnl.org
 
Meet a Children's Author:
Carrie Malarkey
"Little Girls Lost"


Saturday, October 15
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Stop by the Children's Room to meet children's author
Carrie Malarkey , author and illustrator of "Little Girls Lost"
and to do an activity related to the book. 

This program is free, suitable for all ages with a parent
or caregiver, and no registration is required.
For more information, please click  HERE.

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411 x4,  mbelanger@plnl.org

Italian Heritage for Kids


Sunday, October 16
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Visit the library to celebrate National Italian Heritage Month
by learning how to make pasta! 

This program requires adult supervision.

This program is free, suitable for all ages with a parent
or caregiver, and no registration is required.
For more information, please click  HERE.

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411 x4,  mbelanger@plnl.org

Home School Workshop

Thursday, October 20
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Families with children in 2nd to 5th grade are invited to join
Ms. Ty for a fun and educational program. 

Travel back in time for an interactive history activity!
Come visit Ancient Egypt with us!


This program starts promptly at 1:00 pm.

This program is free and registration is not required.
For more information please click  HERE.

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411  x4,  mbelanger@plnl.org
 
Fandom Fun:
Harry Potter
Saturday, October 22
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Children of all ages can drop-in anytime for some Fandom Fun!

This month there will be activities based on Harry Potter.
Come make an owl craft and pin the lightning bolt on Harry!

This program will be held on the fourth Saturday of every month. No registration is required.
For more information, please click HERE.

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411 x4, mbelanger@plnl.org
 
Nutmeg Book Club 
Tuesday, October 25
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Come discuss a Nutmeg Nominee book 
and do a related activity with Ms. Ty.
Copies of the book will be available for check out.
 
The first book we will be reading is:
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher
by Dana Alison Levy

 
Open to children in grades 4th to 6th. Please call or stop in to register.
For more information, please click HERE.

Contact: Michele Belanger: 860-447-1411 x4, mbelanger@plnl.org
 
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