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IN THIS ISSUE...
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Follow us on Social Media!
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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
OneClick!
OneClickDigital Collection
OR check out a digital magazine using Zinio!
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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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Check out portable WiFi from the library! To learn more about HotSpots, click HERE.
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.
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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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Adult Non Fiction
Together We Rise: The Women's March: behind the scenes at the protest heard around the world
by The Women's March Organizers and Conde Nast
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Young Adult
Fiction
The Nowhere Girls
by Amy Reed
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Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Girl Rising: changing the world one girl at a time
by Tanya Lee Stone
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Halfway Normal
by Barbara Dee
Children's Fiction
Let The Children March
by Monica Clark-Robinson
Children's Non
Fiction
Speaking Our Truth: a journey of reconciliation
by Monique Gray Smith
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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 Staino:
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The Disaster Artist
Downsizing
Pitch Perfect 3
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Come in and see our collection from the Connecticut Library Consortium...
Traveling collection: changing monthly!
Come and check them out!
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Saturday, April 21
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bring your old documents and shred them safely and securely!
Shred-It Van will be available in the Library Parking Lot.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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JOIN THE CONTEST:
Passport to CT Libraries
Contest Dates:
April 2nd - April 30th
Do you like to travel?
Is it on your bucket list to fill your passport?
Join the Passport to CT Libraries Contest!
Libraries all over Connecticut are participanting in this exciting program
to make people of all ages aware of their library card and all
it provides.
Take your library card and "passport" (available at your library)
to
at least five participating libraries to receive travel stamps!
Then turn in your finished Passport to any participating library
by
May 7th, 2018.
Enter for a chance to win a Visa gift card up to $150.00*
*prize amounts vary per age group
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NEW AND EXCITING!
Looking for an easy way to find out about and keep track of
everything going at the Public Library of New London and around town? Now it's here!
I
ntroducing
Burbio
- a free website and app that puts all of New London's library, school, and many other community calendars and events
in one place. With Burbio, you can select calendars to follow, create a
personalized event feed, sync local events to your Google or iPhone calendars instantly and be notified when things change!
Also, when you sign up for Burbio using this unique link below,
the Public Library of New London will begin earning rewards.
So sign up now!
NEVER MISS AN EVENT AGAIN!
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Credit Do's and Don'ts
Discover what having credit means...
what a credit report and FICO score is...
what affects a credit report, how to check it...
and what you should and should not do to improve your credit.
This program is free and open
For more information, please click HERE.
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Spanish Conversation
Friendly and informal Spanish conversation groups meet at the library.
Come along to make new friends and improve your Spanish.
This program is free and open
For more information, please click HERE.
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Getting Connected
with Facebook
Monday, April 23
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Do you have friends or family who would love to join
Facebook, but don't know where to start?
Are you still unsure of how to manage your account?
Join us at the Public Library of New London
for a free
Facebook Basics Workshop.
Seating is limited. Registration required.
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Welcoming Refugees
with Start Fresh
Monday,
April 23
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Start Fresh will be presenting a 23 minute documentary on
the local efforts to welcome refugees to New London.
Resettled is a movie produced by The Politic at Yale University.
The film centers around refugee experiences and the continuing efforts of resettlement and support services in New Haven.
Start Fresh has taken up the challenge and welcomed refugee families
to New London, and works together with the families that have
resettled in New London County. We will be welcoming more families
in 2018 and need your support to continue our work.
Volunteer MeetUps are held at St James Episcopal Church in New London
on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month.
For more information about Start Fresh, visit their website at:
This program is free and open to the public,
no registration required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Money Smart Week
for Older Adults
Tuesday,
April 24
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Recognize and reduce the risk of elder financial abuse,
guard against identity theft,
plan for unexpected loss of
ability to manage your funds,
and prepare for disasters.
This program is free and open to the public,
no registration required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Genealogy Club
Tuesday,
April 24
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
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Let's learn our history together!
This program is free and open to the public,
no registration required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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New London History Series,
with Sally Ryan
Tuesday,
April 24
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join New London historian Sally Ryan and learn more about
the history of New London.
March 20th: The CT Colony and Pequot War
March 27th: New London's Early Years: 1646 -1775
April 3rd: The Revolutionary War
April 10th: Whaling 1820-1860
April 24th: Railroads and the Industrial Revolution
May 1st
: 1938 Hurricane to the Present
This program is free and open to the public,
no registration required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Empower Together
Thursday,
April 26
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
The library has a new program this year for people with disabilities.
The program is
will feature a variety of activities from crafts, art, music,
movies, and much more!
Please let us know if you are bringing a group so that we can plan accordingly.
This program is free and open to the public,
no registration required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Grant Database Training for Nonprofits
Tuesday,
May 1
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Did you know that the library has access to information
on 100,000 grantmakers and more than 3 million grants?
Sign up for this class to learn how to access and harness this
information for the greater good of your non profit organization.
Space is limited, and registration is required.
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Make a Special Mother's Day Gift
Saturday,
May 5
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us for an adult craft and make a special gift for
the
lovely woman you'd like to honor this Mother's Day.
All materials will be provided.
Space is limited, and registration is required.
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Teen Tuesdays:
Poetry Workshop
For more information please click
HERE.
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Teen Tuesdays:
Make Your Own Corsage for Prom
For more information please click
HERE.
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May the 4th Be With You!
Wookie Cookies
For more information please click
HERE.
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Movie & Munchies - Coco
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Read, Sing, Play:
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Home School Workshop
Money Smart Week
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Homework Helpers
are back!
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Bilingual Story Time:
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Milk & Cookies
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Tween Thursday
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Family Fun:
Spy Training
For more information, please click
HERE.
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MOMS Club Open House
with UConnn KIDS Guest Speaker
For more information, please click
HERE.
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May The Fourth Be With You
Craft
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Make & Take Craft
For more information, please click
HERE.
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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
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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
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Public Library of New London
63 Huntington Street
New London, CT 06320
860-447-1411
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