The Ledyard Library staff are here for you! Please let us know how we can assist you to find your next great read, revise your resume, access digital resources, or build upon early literacy skills at storytime with a youngster in your life. We look forward to your next visit to the library!

Thank you to the following donors for their generous contributions

• Glenwoods Book Club
• Elaine Peterson
• David Lees in memory of Thomas M. Lees

You are supporting library excellence for the residents of Ledyard and Gales Ferry and are helping us carry out our mission. We are very grateful!

Programs

Ledyard Public Library is proud to run a Summer Adventure Program where we encourage our participants to log their adventures during the summer! Anything that participants Read, Make, or Explore can be logged. When participants log adventures they pick which prize they would like to enter to win.

Registration is open and you can log as many adventures as you like between June 15 and August 17. What are adventures? You get to decide — the sky is the limit! What did you read? What did you make? Are you exploring new places or things? We want you to log what you are interested in! Each time you enter an adventure you will be entered into a prize drawing. (Two winners for each prize – drawn randomly). You can log your adventures online or with a paper log that you turn in when completed. Summer reading ends August 19.

Click here for the Summer Adventure Program webpage.

If you have any questions please contact:

Mrs. Burt at sburt@ledyardlibrary.org or

Miss. Jazzy at jchilds@ledyardlibrary.org

Programs

Teen Tuesday: Canvas Collab

Tuesday, July 9

6:00 p.m.

Bill Library

Graffiti Sticker Making R

Thursday, July 11

3:30 p.m.

Gales Ferry Library

Teen Tuesday: Book vs. Movie

Tuesday, July 23

6:00 p.m.

Bill Library

Collage 101 R

Thursday, July 25

3:30 p.m.

Gales Ferry Library

Take and Make Mondays!

Develop your creativity with our take and make bags available at both Bill Library and Gales Ferry Library. Crafts and activities geared toward preschool and early elementary ages are ready to go every Monday morning while supplies last. Find these goody bags all summer long from June 17 to August 5!

Erica

Significant Others by Eisenberg, Zoë

Jackie

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

Jadzia

The Haunting of Hill House (DVD)

Laura

The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict



Click on the above selections to place a hold online,

or call us and we can place the hold for you.

We are preparing for the upcoming Annual Bill Book Sale. The dates will be Saturday, August 31 through Friday, September 6. The sale will be closed on Labor Day, and Member night is Friday, August 30. We will need volunteers to help put the books on the shelves, and to take cashier shifts.

We are also beginning planning for the Snowflake Festival in November. We are in need of hand crafted items and themed baskets for the silent auction, so start crafting now!

Our next meeting will be 7:15 pm Thursday, July 11 at Gales Ferry Library. All are welcome to join us. The meeting usually lasts less than an hour.

Remember to visit the ongoing book sales at both library buildings - in the meeting room at Bill Library, and the Book Cellar at Gales Ferry Library, each of which are open during normal library hours. All sales go towards support of the library.

If you are able to donate Dum Dum Lollipops to Mrs. Burt, they are used as rewards for the very popular scavenger hunt in the children's room.

Sarah Desormier, President

860-464-9538, FOLLpresident@gmail.com

Janice W. Bell Historical Research Room – Ledyard Historical Society

Open archive on Mondays 9:00 – 5:00 and by appointment other days. (Closed on major holidays)

Internships are available for high school or college students interested in history. This is a great way to learn new skills working with our collections at the Bell Room or the Nathan Lester House while earning community service hours for graduation requirements or your resume. Email us at the address below to find out more!

The Nathan Lester House is being spruced up! If you haven’t been on a tour lately, please visit and enjoy the House and Farm Tool Museum, the Great Oak Garden (which is maintained by the Ledyard Garden Club), and the beautiful grounds and hiking trails. https://ledyardhistory.org/nathan-lester-house/ 

Donations or loans for digitizing are welcome. Appointments to visit the archive or to make a donation may be obtained by emailing Andrea Buka at research@ledyardhistory.org.