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Digital Collection:
Can't get to the library? Use our e-resources from the comfort of your own home!
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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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Chess Club
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.
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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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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.
No registration is required.
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Adult Non Fiction
But What If We're Wrong? thinking about the present as if it were the past
by Chuck Klosterman
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Young Adult
This Savage Song: a Monsters of Verity novel
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Children's
Fiction
The Sound of Silence
by Katrina Goldsaito
Children's Non Fiction
Prairie Dog Song: the key to saving North America's grasslands
by Susan L Roth and Cindy Trumbore
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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!
Contact:
Michele Belanger:
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Come in and see our collection from the Connecticut Library Consortium...
Traveling collection: changing monthly!
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September 9 - September 23
@ THE PLNL!
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HAPPENING ALL SEPTEMBER:
The Public Library of New London
and the
Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center
are proud to announce that patrons can reduce their late fees through the "Food for Fines" Program.
From September 1st through September 30th, patrons can pay down their fines by bringing in canned goods and non-perishable items to the Public Library of New London.
For food items donated, fines will be forgiven (for library items that have been returned), no matter what the amount of the fine.
Please note: This does not apply to lost or damaged materials.
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ALSO HAPPENING ALL SEPTEMBER:
Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month with Us!
Show your Public Library of New London
card during the month of
September 2016
at participating businesses for special savings.
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CHECK IT OUT!
an exciting new way to support
The Public Library of New London
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to
The Public Library of New London
whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.
To shop AmazonSmile, simply click
HERE.
The Public Library of New London thanks you for your support!
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ANOTHER WAY TO SUPPORT
The Public Library of New London
Are you a Charter Oak Credit Union member?
Charter Oak Credit Union will match qualified
donations made between
August 15 and
November 23, 2016.
Please click
HERE for more information.
The Public Library of New London thanks you for your support!
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SAVE THE DATES:
NEW LONDON HISTORY SERIES
BY SALLY RYAN
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.
Sept. 13 - The CT Colony and Pequot War
Sept. 20 - New London's Early Years: 1646 -1775
Sept. 27 - The Revolutionary War
Oct. 4 - Whaling: 1820-1860
Oct. 11 - Railroads and the Industrial Revolution
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
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Computer Skills: Microsoft Excel: Part 2
Tuesday, September 13
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Go further with Excel. For those who have mastered the basics, we will look at making more advanced charts and formulas.
Prerequisites: Basic PC and Excel skills.
This Class is Full at this time. Thank you for your interest.
For more information, or to register, please click
HERE.
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Drawing Hour
with Jacinta Meyers
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Jacinta Meyers, local comic book artist and talented illustrator,
will be hosting a drop-in drawing hour for Teens.
Whether you are just developing your manga character,
or are working on a comic book, or wanting to express yourself
with illustration, Jacinta is well versed in drawing techniques
and graphic story telling!
So, come and borrow our supplies, or bring your own
works in progress and favorite materials!
This is a new program that will run every second and fourth Monday of the month, unless otherwise noted.
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information, or to register, please click
HERE
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Get comfortable with the
TinkerCAD
software
and work towards producing a printable object on our 3-D printer!
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information please click
HERE
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Teen Library Council Meeting
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
The Teen Library Council is having its first ever meeting!
TLC members will get to test new resources first, plan awesome events, suggest the best books, CDs, and other media to add to the collection, and help to further design the Teen Area.
This advisory group will meet monthly, although special projects and meet-ups may also arise.
TLC membership is open to all teens, but make sure to introduce yourself by filling out a simple online application.
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information, and to apply, please click
HERE
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Teen Tuesdays:
Pocket Sand Garden
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Make a mini sand garden for your desk!
Summer is winding down, but with this garden, there are no seasons!
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information please click
HERE
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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Come and discuss the book, and enjoy some great conversation!
This month's title:
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
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
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Saturday, September 10
12:00 pm and 2:00 pm
Love to build? Then join the Brick Builders!
Drop in at any time between noon and 2:00 pm.
Children can visit the library to make their own LEGO® creation. The creations will be put on display in the library.
This program is free and suitable for children ages 5 to 12.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Read, Sing, Play
Mondays, September 12 - September 26
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Children of all ages 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.
No registration is required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Tuesdays, September 13 and September 20
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.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Art Behind the Story
Thursday, September 15
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.
For this program date we will be doing a science
experiment
by
making
OOBLECK (colored
cornstarch and water).
Please dress for mess!
This program is free and registration is not required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Home School Workshop
Thursday, September 15
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.
For this program date there will be science experiments
and an interactive engineering activity.
This program starts promptly at 1:00 pm.
This program is free and registration is not required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Saturday, September 17
10:00 am - 12:00 am
Come and enjoy coloring fun for the whole family!
Stop by the library anytime between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm.
There will be coloring pages and materials for kids of all ages.
This program is free,
and no registration is required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Hispanic Heritage Family Day
Sunday, September 18
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Visit the Children's Room to celebrate
National Hispanic Heritage Month!
This is a drop in program...
come anytime between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm!
This program is free,
and no registration is required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Thursday, September 22
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Drop by the library to celebrate the first day of Fall!
There will be a craft and assortment of activities for children of all ages.
Don't forget to check out a book about Autumn!
This program is free,
and no registration is required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Public Library of New London
63 Huntington Street
New London, CT 06320
860-447-1411
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