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Digital Collection:

Can't get to the library?  Use our 
e-resources from the comfort of your own home!

Check out our digital catalog using Overdrive.

Download books and audio books to your 
e-reader, tablet or phone all with 
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OR check out a digital magazine using Zinio!

NEW TO THE LIBRARY:
 
Sign up for text messages from the library! To learn more about Shoutbomb, click   HERE.
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Learn a new language with us! To learn more about Mango, click HERE.

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Achieve your career and educational goals! To learn more about Learning Express, click HERE.

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If you have any questions about these or other services provided by the library, please feel free to give us a call at (860) 447-1411.

   
Museum Passes
 
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
 
American War: a novel
by Omar El Akkad

Adult Non Fiction
 


Insane Clown President: dispatches from the 2016 circus
by Matt Taibbi

Young Adult
Fiction


American Street
by Ibi Zoboi

Children's 
Chapter books

Furthermore
by Tahereh Mafi


Children's Fiction
 
I am a Story
by Dan Yaccarino
 
 
Children's Non  Fiction

Becoming An American Citizen
by Clara MacCarald


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 Staino: 
860-447-1411,



 

NEW MOVIES

Before I Fall


T2 Trainspotting


Power Rangers


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

Traveling collection: changing monthly!

Come and check them out!
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September 16 - September 30
@ THE PLNL!

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LIBRARY NEWS

HAPPENING THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER:

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For a list of participating businesses, please click below.
Have you lost or misplaced your library card?
For the month of September only...
Get a replacement Library Card
absolutely free of charge!
 
Stop in and see us! We would love to help!
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ADULT EVENTS

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint
Monday, September 18
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
 
Learn how to develop Power-Point slide presentations
using various backgrounds, charts and text animations.

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

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411,  [email protected]
New London History Series
by Sally Ryan
New London
Tuesdays, September 12 - October 17
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
 
Join New London Historian Sally Ryan and
learn more about the history of New London!

Presentations:
Sept. 12 -T he CT Colony and Pequot War
Sept. 19 -New London's Early Years: 1646 -1775
Sept. 26- The Revolutionary War
Oct. 3 -Whaling: 1820-1860
Oct. 10-Railroads and the Industrial Revolution
Oct. 17-1938 Hurricane to the Present

Registration is not required.
For more information please click HERE. 

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411,    [email protected]
Social Welfare: 
Learn About Resources 
Available In New London
Wednesday, September 20
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
 
A respresntative from Southeastern CT SCORE will be
at the library to talk about resources available in New London.


For more information please click HERE.

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411,  [email protected]
Connecticut Partnership
for Long Term Care
Wednesday, September 20
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
 
You have your 401(k)...
Your diversified portfolio...
 Your retirement nest egg...

You've thought of everything -  except for  how to  protect  these assets should you need long-term care.  If you're 40 or older, long-term care insurance approved by the  State's Connecticut Partnership for
Long-Term Care should be  part of your retirement plan.

Come learn about how the State's Partnership for Long-Term Care
can help you plan ahead for your future long term care needs.

Special guest speakers Aldo Pantano , from the C T Partnership for
Long Term Care, with the State Office of Policy and Management
will be presenting, and will answer your questions.

(No company specific products will be discussed,
and there will be no sales or solicitations allowed.)
For more information please click  HERE.

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411,  [email protected]
Better Health is an Inside Job
Saturday, September 23
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
 
Learn more about your beautiful immune system
and how it operates to keep the body safe from disease.

Vibrant health is the birth-right of every individual,
but how to achieve that can be confusing.

Join Tricia McAvoy, Holistic Health Coach and owner of Blissworks
Yoga & Healing Arts for this informative workshop.

Open up to the better parts of yourself!

This is a free event open to the public. No registration required. 
For more information please click  HERE.

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411,  [email protected]
English Conversation Group
Saturday, September 23
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
   
Friendly and informal English conversation groups meet at the library.
Come along to make new friends and improve your English.
The library offers 4 sessions a month.

For more information please click
  HERE.

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411,    [email protected]
Usual Suspects
Mystery Bookclub
Monday, September 25
5:30 pm -7:00 pm
 
Add a little mystery to your life!

This month's book:
The Face On the Wall
by Jane Langton


For more information and to register please click HERE. 

Contact: Catherine Treadwell-Hill: 860-447-1411, [email protected] 
National Voter Registration Day
with the League of Women Voters
Tuesday, September 26
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
 
The League of Women Voters of Southeastern CT
will be hosting a table at the entrance of the library
to celebrate National Voter Registration day.


For more information please click  HERE.

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411,  [email protected]
Genealogy Club

Tuesday, September 26
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!

For more information please click HERE. 

Contact: Catherine Treadwell-Hill: 860-447-1411, [email protected] 
Girl Scouts Open House

Thursday, September 28
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
 
Interested in being a Girl Scout?
Interested in being a Leader?

Come and meet with us to find out how!

For more information please click   HERE. 

Contact: Michele Sisson, of the CT Girl Scouts, at 860-443-2770
Author Performance:
with Jo Gillespie 
Saturday, September 30
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
 
Come see  Jo Gillespie, a local and award-winning author who
will be giving a live performance from her Revolutionary War
Trilogy, The Tewkesbury Chronicles.
 
Dressed in character, Ms. Gillespie will highlight her just-published book,
"The Devil Wears Red", which culminates with Benedict Arnold's 1781
attack on New London and Groton.

This lively performance will be followed by a commentary on her journey
of self-publishing for anyone who may be trying to publish their own
literature, or is curious about self publishing.

Books will be available for sale and signing. No registration required.
For more information please click HERE. 

Contact: Madhu Gupta: 860-447-1411,  [email protected]
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TEEN EVENTS

Teen Tuesdays:
For more information click HERE. 

Contact: Christa Sieburg: 860-447-1411, [email protected]
Teen Tuesdays:
For more information click HERE.

Contact: Christa Sieburg: 860-447-1411, [email protected]
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CHILDREN'S EVENTS

Movie & Munchies:
LEGO Batman Movie
  For more information, please click  HERE.
  
Contact: Michele Staino: 860-447-1411, or [email protected]
Read, Sing, Play!
For more information please click HERE.
  
Contact: Michele Staino : 860-447-1411, or   [email protected]
Bilingual Story Time
For more information please click  HERE. 
  
Contact: Michele Staino : 860-447-1411, or   [email protected]
Home School Board Game Meet-Up
For more information, please click  HERE.  
 
  Contact: Michele Staino: 860-447-1411, or [email protected]   
Milk & Cookies
For more information, please click    HERE.
  
Contact: Michele Staino: 860-447-1411, or  [email protected]
Tween Thursday-
  For more information, please click  HERE.
  
Contact: Michele Staino: 860-447-1411, or [email protected]
Family Fun
For more information, please click    HERE.
  
Contact: Michele Staino: 860-447-1411, or [email protected]
Hispanic Heritage for Kids
For more information, please click  HERE. 
  
Contact: Michele Staino: 860-447-1411, or  [email protected]
Home School Workshop-
Sewing a Pillow
For more information, please click    HERE. 
  
Contact: Michele Staino: 860-447-1411, or  [email protected] 
Games Galore
For more information, please click    HERE.
  
Contact: Michele Staino: 860-447-1411, or  [email protected]
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WEEKLY PROGRAMS

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?

  All are welcome, from beginners to advanced.
Location: Adult Reading Room
  
Contact: Madhu Gupta : 860-447-1411, or [email protected]

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, or  [email protected]

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