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Digital Collection:
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Check out our digital catalog using Overdrive.
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Charter Oak Credit Union will match qualified donations
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thanks you for your support!
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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
Bird of Paradise: how I became Latina
by Raquel Cepeda
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Young Adult
Fiction
I'll Meet You There
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Children's
Fiction
 Owl Sees Owl
by Laura Godwin and Rob Dunlavey
Children's
Chapter books
Moo: a novel
by Sharon Creech
Children's Non Fiction
The Hole Story of The Doughnut
by Pat Miller
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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!
ALSO NEW
THIS WEEK:
Criminal
Independence Day Resurgence
Neighbors 2
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Warcraft
Come check it out!
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November 11 - November 25
@ THE PLNL!
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PLEASE NOTE...
Saturdays 9:30am - 5:00pm
& Sundays 1:00pm - 5:00pm
ALSO
The Public Library of New London
will be closed
on the following days:
Friday, November 11
in honor of Veterans Day,
Thursday, November 24,
and Friday, November 25,
in celebration of Thanksgiving Weekend
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If you have any questions, please give us a call!
For additional information, please click
HERE.
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SAVE THE DATE:
SCORE Workshop:
Get Your Business on the Map!
Tuesday, November 15
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Businesses that are online are expected to grow 40%
faster
than those that aren't.
Put your business #OnTheMap at this workshop.
Receive guidance in using Google Maps,
enjoy speed networking,
exchange ideas with peers,
and learn what SCORE can do for your business.
Location: Community Room
Preregistration is required.
For more information, or to register, please click
HERE.
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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
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Homework Helpers
Every Monday + Thursday
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
and
Every Wednesday 4:30 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.
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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
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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
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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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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.
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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.
Thank you for your interest.
For more information
please call
The Public Library
of New London.
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Non Profit Resource Center
Monday, November 14
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?
Sign up for this class to learn how to access and harness
this
information for the greater good of your non profit organization.
Location: Community Room
Space is limited to 10 people and preregistration is required.
For more information, or to register, please click
HERE.
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Supper Book Club:
Gift from the Sea
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Monday, November 14
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk
one month before the meeting and are due back the evening
of the book discussion.
Food is ordered from a local restaurant, often reflecting a
theme in the book, and is delivered to the library. Menus are
available at the circulation desk.
Participants may also bring their own supper or snack.
Water, coffee and tea are provided.
The facilitator for the evening also provides dessert.
For more information, or to register, please click
HERE.
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Tuesday, November 15
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us to expand your understanding of Microsoft Excel.
Excel Part 3 is for the Beginner who has a basic working
knowledge of Microsoft Excel and understands computers.
In this course we will be learning how to insert graphs and charts, organize data, and customize the print layout for file sharing purposes.
The course is free, and all materials are provided.
Location: Community Room
Space is limited, and preregistration is required.
For more information, or to register, please click
HERE.
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Usual Suspects
Mystery Book Club
Monday, November 21
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Add a little more MYSTERY to your life.
This month's book:
The Keeper of Lost Causes
by Jussi Adler-Olsen
For more information, or to register, please click
HERE.
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Drawing Hour
with Jacinta Meyers
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.
Whether you are just developing your manga characters,
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 program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information please click
HERE.
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Teen Tuesdays:
Paint Chip Calendar
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Are you missing out on the fun, because
you
just can't seem to keep track of your busy schedule?
Come and make a reusable calendar that helps make
tracking time fun and colorful!
Using paint chip color samples found in hardward stores,
we'll make a colorful grid for a monthly calendar.
Once we laminate it, you can use it every month
with a dry-erase marker!
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
Prior to the meeting, books are available for check-out
at the Circulation Desk.
This month's title:
Looking For Alaska
by John Green
Come talk about the book in a relaxed atmosphere,
and remember...
Pizza is always on the menu!
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information please click
HERE.
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Teen Library Council Meeting
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The Teen Library Council (TLC) is looking for new members!
If you want to volunteer at the library and/or get hours for school,
this is your opportunity to add something GREAT to your resume!
TLC membership is open to all, 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 please click
HERE.
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Teen Tuesdays:
Smoothie Day is back!
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The blender is up and running again!
Come try out two new recipes, taste test, adjust,
and then have a smoothie with your friends!
This program is for pre-teens and teenagers only.
For more information please click
HERE.
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Family Fun:
Brick Builders
Saturday, November 12
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Love to build?
Then join the Brick Builders!
Children can visit the library to make their own LEGO® creation.
The creations will be put on display in the library until the next meeting.
This is a drop in program suitable for children ages 5 to 12,
no registration is required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Home School Workshop:
Discovering Owls
Thursday, November 17
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Home school families are invited to join Ms.Ty
for a fun and educational program.
This week we will be dissecting scat from owls,
and visiting with a live owl from Pequotsepos Nature Center.
Suggested grade ranges from 2nd to 5th grade
but every age is invited to attend. No registration is required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Saturday, November 19
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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 all ages.
This is a drop in program, and no registration is required.
For more information, please click
HERE.
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Make & Take Craft
Thanksgiving Napkin Rings
Sunday, November 20
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Come get crafty at the library!
Visit the library to make Thanksgiving Napkin Rings
for your whole family! All materials will be provided.
This program is suitable for all ages, 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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