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The Public Library of New London
is a SUMMER MEALS site for New London!
Summer meals served from
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
every weekday with activity to follow.
Free for children
ages 0 - 18
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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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Reading Challenge
How many books can you read in 6 months? Join our Library Reading Challenge and earn a chance at great prizes! Click here for more information!
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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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Adult Non Fiction
Half-Earth: our planet's fight for life
by Edward O. Wilson
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Young Adult
The List
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Children's
Fiction
Story Thieves: The Stolen Chapters
by James Riley
Children's Non Fiction
Coding Games in Scratch: a step-by-step visual guide to building your own computer games
By Jon Woodcock
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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:
Michelle Belanger:
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10 Cloverfield Lane
13 Hours : the secret soldiers of Benghazi
Eddie the Eagle
Love & Mercy
Project Almanac
Risen
Zootopia
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June 17 - July 1 @ THE PLNL!
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
The Public Library of New London's
ANNUAL GIVING DRIVE 2015-2016
ends JUNE 30
Is your library important to you? We hope it is!
Do you remember some of your favorite books from early childhood and how much you enjoyed them? We are sure you would love to make some of those titles available to our children in New London!
Consider making a donation to the Public Library of New London.
Annual Giving Goal for 2015-2016:
$20,000
Donations received:
$11,450.00
We still need
$8550.00 to reach goal.
Help us reach our goal!
For more information, or to make a donation,
please click
HERE.
The Public Library of New London
thanks you for your support.
We Transform Lives!
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SIGN UP and KICK OFF
with our Summer Reading Challenge...
Friday, June 17
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Stop by the library on Friday, June 17
to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge.
Lots of activities planned for the whole day!
10:30 am: Art activity with Mystic Museum of Art
12 pm - 2 pm: Meet the Yard Goat mascot
1 pm - 3 pm: Face painting with Skadoodlez
This is a drop-in program and no registration is required.
For more information, click
HERE.
Location: Children's Room
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CHECK OUT...
our Summer Reading Challenge
for TEENS...
Friday, June 17
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Are you ready for summer?
Are you ready for the Summer Reading Challenge?
Come by and officially sign up! You'll be entered in the weekly prize raffles with each new book you read (or listen to).
AND if you stop by on the 17th,
we will waive any late fines you may have.
Start the summer off with a clean slate!
We will be playing
all day!
This is a drop-in program and no registration is required.
For more information, click
HERE.
Location: Teen Area
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
Adult Summer Reading Challenge:
Saturday, June 25
10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Scrabble For the TITLE!!!
Scrabble games at the Public Library of New London!
Scrabble boards will be available to hone your skills and exercise your mind.
Get in the game and compete for the heavyweight TITLE!
Stay tuned for more tournaments...
This program is free and open to the public. No registration required.
For more information, click
HERE.
Location: Adult Reading Room
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New London Tree Walk from A to Z
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Urban trees provide a broad range of environmental and
social benefits from reducing air pollution to increasing
community spirit.
Within a few blocks of the Public Library of New London there's everything from
Acer
to
Zelkova
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Learn to identify some of the more common and most unusual specimens planted in New London.
This tour is for anyone interested in nature in the city.
Our presenter and tour leader, Maggie Redfern,
is the Assistant Director of the Connecticut College Arboretum.
This program is free and open to the public. No registration required.
For more information please click
HERE
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Usual Suspects
Mystery Book Club
Monday, June 20
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Add a little more MYSTERY to your life.
Meet Jesse Stone: a lawman with a busted marriage, a drinking problem, and a new job. A quiet New England community quickly proves to be a crucible of political and moral corruption complete with a triple homicide, Boston mob ties, errant spouses, maddened militiamen and a psychopath who has fixed his violent sights on the new lawman.
Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.
This month's book:
Night Passage
by Robert B. Parker
For more information, please click
HERE
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Location: Local History Room
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SCORE workshop
How to Grab Attention:
The Power of Consumer Insight
in Building Your Business
Tuesday, June 28
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
This workshop is for small business owners, and those starting a business, who want to be more successful at communicating the value of their products or services to the right customers. It is an opportunity to engage with experienced marketing professionals
who can help you strengthen your marketing message.
This is a "hands-on" workshop; participants who are clear on their business goals and the competitive advantages of their business will
gain the most from this interactive workshop.
Workshop Presenter Charles Reese
is President of Accelerated Achievements, a growth and performance firm specializing in accelerating sales and operational results by aligning strategy, people, and process. Charles' experience spans strategy creation, market positioning, sales, process improvement, communication, and executive management and leadership with Ultra Electronics, Hewlett Packard, Netrix Corporation, and GTE Communications. Charles holds an MS degree in Industrial Administration and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering.
About SCORE:
SCORE is a nonprofit association that offers free and confidential advice on starting your own business or improving and growing your existing small business. All 40 counselors in Southeast Connecticut are volunteers, receive no compensation, and are working or retired business owners, executives, and managers. SCORE's nine counseling sites in Southeast Connecticut include Guilford, Madison, Old Saybrook, Essex, Waterford, Middletown, Mystic, Norwich, and New London.
For more information on upcoming free workshops and how to schedule a free small business mentoring session with our counselors, visit
www.sect.score.org.
This program is free and open to the public. No registration required.
For more information about this program, please click HERE.
Location: Community Room
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Genealogy Club
Tuesday, June 28
4:30 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!
This program is free and open to the public. No registration required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
Location: Community Room
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Senior Movie Afternoon
Friday, July 1
12:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Come and enjoy some popcorn and a movie with us!
This month's showing:
Born Yesterday
Brassy blonde moll Billie Dawn (Judy Holliday) hits Washington, D.C., with her unscrupulous millionaire sugar daddy, Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford), and his sleazy lawyer, Jim Devery (Howard St. John), who has been pressuring Harry to marry Billie by pointing out that a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband. In an effort to make Billie more socially acceptable, Harry hires journalist Paul Verrall (William Holden) to smarten her up -- and sparks soon fly between the pair.
This program is free and open to the public. No registration required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
Location: Community Room
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Comic Making
with Jacinta Meyers
Every Monday and Friday,
starting June 3 through June 27
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Learn how to make a black and white comic strip, from start to
finish, with the amazingly talented illustrator
Jacinta Meyers.
No experience necessary,
but be ready to perfect your drawing skills!
Classes will go over the use of computer applications
in addition t
o archival ink and paper.
All supplies will be provided.
Registration is closed for this program
Thank you for your interest!
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Tuesday, June 21
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Yarr! Grab yer Cutlass!
Pirates have taken over Fluxx, the ever-changing card game,
and their rules be new and strange. .
Come and play the ever changing card game with us.
The more players, the crazier the game!
This program is open to all teens. No registration is required.
For more information, click
HERE.
Contact: Nike Desis: 860-447-1411 x6,
ndesis@plnl.org
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TUNE-UP DAY
w/ Bike New London and The Hive Skateshop
Thursday, June 23
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Bike New London and The Hive Skate shop are back to help you true your wheels, change your flats, and get your ride running smoothly!
Bring in your bikes and boards and these experts will show you
what you need to know to keep your bikes and skateboards tuned up.
This program is open to all teens. No registration is required.
For more information, click
HERE.
Contact: Nike Desis: 860-447-1411 x6,
ndesis@plnl.org
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Tuesday, June 28
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Get in the Game... with a sporty movie night.
Movie to be determined.
Suggestions are welcome!
To make a suggestion simply register for the program
and leave your preferred movie in the comments.
If we have access to your choice, we could watch it!
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
Registration is preferred, but not required, to attend this program.
For more information, and to register, please click
HERE.
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Teen Summer Reading Program:
Scavenger Hunt
Thursday, June 30
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Explore the Library and complete all the challenges to earn a prize!
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
Registration is not required to attend this program.
For more information please click
HERE.
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Thursday, June 30
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This month's book is:
Shooting Kabul
by N.H. Senzai
We will discuss the book while eating delicious pizza.
Be sure to register so we have enough food for everyone!
Books will be available for checkout a couple weeks prior to our discussion and pizza will be provided for all registered participants.
Registration is required.
For more information, and to register, please click
HERE.
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Mondays, June 20 and June 27
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Children 0 to 5 years old are invited to join us
to enjoy
stories, songs and more.
No registration is required to attend this program.
For more information, please click
HERE.
Location: Children's Room
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New London Community Orchestra
Lessons For Children: Summer Session
Violin
Tuesdays, June 21 and June 28
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Free Violin lessons with instruction and instruments
provided
by New London Community Orchestra.
New London Community Orchestra is now offering 3
new sessions of free violin lessons for children (grades 6-9).
Instruments will be provided free of charge,
and children may take
their violins home to practice.
Lessons are in small groups with a professional teacher.
Session One Violin: 1:00 pm-1:30 pm
Session Two Violin: 1:30 pm-2:00 pm
Session Three Violin: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Registration is REQUIRED and limited
to
the number of instruments donated to the program.
Please call or email to pre-register your child.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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New London Community Orchestra
Lessons For Children: Summer Session
Thursdays, June 23 and June 30
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Free violin lessons with instruction and instruments
provided
by New London Community Orchestra.
New London Community Orchestra is now offering 3
new sessions of free violin lessons for children (grades 6-9).
Instruments will be provided free of charge,
and children may take
their violins home to practice.
Lessons are in small groups with a professional teacher.
Session One Violin: 1:00 pm-1:30 pm
Session Two Violin: 1:30 pm-2:00 pm
Session Three Violin: 2:00 pm- 2:30 pm
Registration is REQUIRED and limited to
the number of instruments donated to the program.
Please call or email to pre-register your child.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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New London Community Orchestra
Lessons For Children: Summer Session
Cello
Thursdays, June 23 and June 30
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Free cello lessons with instruction and instruments
provided
by New London Community Orchestra.
Registration is REQUIRED and limited to
the number of instruments donated to the program.
Please call or email to pre-register your child.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Active Art!
Every Thursday
June 23 through August 18
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Calling Children of All Ages...
Come join us this summer a
nd experience ACTIVE art!
We will explore the arts using various media:
MUSIC... DANCE... MIME...
PAINTING... SCULPTURE... PHOTOGRAPHY...
This program is free and open to the public. No registration required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Friday Fitness Fun:
STAND ON YOUR HEAD AND READ
with Samer Delgado!
Friday, June 24
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Can you read a book standing on your head? Samer Delgado can!
The one and only Samer Delgado brings his unique and special
flair to fitness with a group workout for kids and parents.
Get pumped up for reading this summer as he shows you how to build strong muscles and exercise your brain at the same time!
This program is free and suitable for the whole family.
No registration required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Friday Fitness Fun:
On Your Mark, Get Set, Read,
Move, Laugh & Play
Friday, July 1
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Comic mime
Robert Rivest entertains audiences of all ages while motivating them to get up, get moving and keep reading.
Using mime, comedy and interactive playfulness,
Robert shares fun ways to move, laugh and relieve stress.
Come learn cool mime movements, awesome laughter exercises and calming mindfulness activities.
This program is free and suitable for the whole family.
No registration 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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