Ledyard Public Library
September 2022
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Bill Library
718 Colonel Ledyard Highway
Ledyard, CT 06339
860-464-9912
Hours: Mon. – Wed. 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Thurs. closed
Fri. & *Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
**Sun. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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Gales Ferry Library
18 Hurlbutt Road
Gales Ferry, CT 06335
860-464-6943
Hours: Mon. & Tues. 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
*Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Fri. & Sun. Closed
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Update to Library Hours
Closed on Monday, September 5 for Labor Day
*Regular Saturday hours from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. begin on September 10
**Sunday hours from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Bill Library begin on September 11
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Meet Erin Quada, our new Library Assistant!
Erin moved to Ledyard last fall from Virginia, though she grew up in Michigan. She has a background in sports medicine but changed her career path and is working toward her Masters in Library and Information Science. Erin loves to spend time with her family: her husband, Kyle, and two sons, Zane and Atlas. In her free time, Erin enjoys crocheting, gardening, and especially reading. She reads a variety of genres but is particularly partial to historical fiction.
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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 gathered together last week for an all staff meeting to discuss the vision and goals related to our strategic plan. We look forward to your next visit to the library! | | | |
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
Throughout the school year, public libraries and library staff will assist parents and caregivers with saving hundreds of dollars on educational resources and services for students. From free access to STEAM programs/activities, educational apps, homework help, and technology workshops to the expertise of librarians, a library card is one of the most cost-effective back-to-school supplies available.
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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
Are you ready for National Hispanic Heritage Month? Celebrated from September 15 to October 15, National Hispanic Heritage Month honors the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the world. Stop by your library to discover something new.
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Happy first day of school, Ledyard students and teachers! All of us at the Ledyard Public Library wish you a successful academic year. We are here and ready to support you in all your learning endeavors! | |
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Ledyard Public Library has been experiencing inconsistencies with delivery services for several newspapers, especially at the Gales Ferry Library. We apologize for the inconvenience. A solution has been found, and the issue has been resolved.
As part of the ongoing issues, we've decided to no longer subscribe to the Norwich Bulletin. Bill Library will continue to carry The Day, Hartford Courant, NY Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Gales Ferry Library will continue to carry The Day and Hartford Courant (Saturday and Sunday papers will be available on Monday). Thank you for your understanding.
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Congratulations to all our 362 youth Summer Reading participants who logged over 4,500 adventures along with our 37 adult Summer Readers!
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Ledyard Cookbook Club
Tuesday, September 6 12:30 p.m.
Gales Ferry Community Center
Join us on a culinary adventure to share recipes from this month's selections: Red Truck Bakery Cookbook by Brian Noyes and Skillet Love by Anne Byrn. Copies of these titles are available at the Gales Ferry Library.
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Stock Discussion
Tuesday, September 6
7:00 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library or Zoom
We are fortunate to have Harry Pearson lead us in a discussion about today’s stock market. This is not where you will get tips on what to invest in but rather gain a fuller understanding of what drives the stock market up or down and how we can watch for signals to help understand this financial market.
September’s Topic: The Role of the Federal Reserve – Influence of the Fed on the Economy and Investing
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Free Movie Showing of Crip Camp
Thursday, September 8
6:00 p.m.
Mystic Luxury Cinemas
There is a free showing of the film Crip Camp at the Mystic Luxury Cinemas. Author Judith Heumann of the 2022 One Book, One Region selection will be in attendance at this cinematic production, which won the Sundance Film Festival’s Best Documentary Film. A limited number of Judith’s book, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist, will be given out for free to keep her action going!
OBOR: One Book One Region Events Cosponsored by Libraries of Southeastern CT and Connecticut College.
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American Presidents Book Discussion
Tuesday, September 13
7:00 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library or Zoom
This month, we will be discussing President Abraham Lincoln. There is so much to this fascinating President that we will probably just break the ice.
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One Book, One Region Book Discussion
Tuesday, September 20
2:00 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library
Join us for a OBOR Book Discussion on Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann. This book challenges us all to think about life in ways that we haven't and to see others and ourselves in new ways. It is sure to provoke some great exchanges and new understanding. Light refreshments will be served.
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Senior Center Book Discussion
Wednesday, September 21
10:30 a.m.
Ledyard Senior Center
For the month of September, we will be discussing H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. It's a book that celebrates the beauty of nature and how we make it through harshness.
Books are usually distributed at the previous month’s meeting or can be picked up at the Gales Ferry Library.
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Raising a Puppy with Purpose
Saturday, September 24
2:30 p.m.
Gales Ferry Community Center
Our presenter, Valerie Hazlin, raises puppies for the organization Guiding Eyes for the Blind, and she has much to share about the puppies in her care and what it takes to become a guide dog. Come meet her newest “student” and find out what you can do when you meet a guide dog or a puppy learning to be a guide dog.
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Winterizing Your Garden and Planning for Next Year
Saturday, September 24
3:00 p.m.
Zoom program
Join Craig Floyd, Farm Manager of Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center’s Coogan Farm, for a Zoom program about prepping your garden for next spring by taking steps this fall. The presentation will cover the fall soil test, remineralization, covering crops, regenerative soil primer, beneficial insects, and garden amendments to feed the soil’s microbiology for winter.
This program is co-hosted by Ledyard Public Library and Mystic & Noank Library. It is co-sponsored by Eastern CT Community Gardens Assoc. (ECCGA), Bill Memorial, Groton Public, Public Library of New London, Stonington, Waterford Public, and Wheeler Libraries.
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We have spruced up our picture book area at Bill Library to make things more accessible to our smallest patrons. Stop by to see the changes and pick out your next favorite read today!
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Giggles and Wiggles
Wednesdays, September 14, 21, and 28
10:30 a.m.
Bill Library
Infant – Age 3
Great stories, fun finger plays, and lots of dancing. Registration is not required, however space is limited to the first 15 families.
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Preschool Storytime
Thursdays, September 15, 22, and 29
10:30 a.m.
Gales Ferry Community Room
Ages 3 – 5
A fun and energetic storytime! Learning stations will be offered at the end of each storytime that will actively engage, entertain, and build the skills of the children who participate. Registration is not required, however space is limited to the first 15 families.
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Submarine Adventures
Saturday, September 17
10:30 a.m.
Gales Ferry Community Room
PreK – 2nd Grade
Educators from the Submarine Force Library and Museum will direct students using Tony Mitten and Ant Parker’s book Super Submarine. Students will have the opportunity to learn about submarines and create their own.
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Lego Club
Wednesdays beginning September 20
4:00 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library
Ages 5 – 11
Lego Club is a time to come together with other people who love building and creating with Legos. Challenges will be offered if participants are interested, but the goal of this program is to have fun and be creative with friends.
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Graphic Novel Book Club
Monday, September 26
4:00 p.m.
Bill Library
Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen
2nd – 5th Grade
Books will be available to pick up the month before we meet to discuss them. Our meetings will be discussion-based, but there will also be time for trivia, and we will occasionally do some drawing.
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Super Reader Recommendations
Debbie S. is our super reader of the month! She is going into 6th grade and loves to write books, build with Legos, and watch YouTube all the time.
Favorite Book: The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan
Reading now: Aru Shah series by Roshani Chokshi
Can’t wait to read: Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston
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Lotus Lantern Craft Workshop
Saturday, October 1
11:00 a.m.
Gales Ferry Community Center
Ages 12 – Adult
A member of the Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project will guide participants step-by-step on how to make a lovely lotus flower lantern using colored paper and wire frames.
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Check out our new Anime Collection!
We now have a small (but mighty!) anime collection at Gales Ferry Library in our Young Adult section. Stop by to see what we have. If you are interested in a particular anime, please let Mrs. Burt know at sburt@ledyard.lioninc.org
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We want to hear from you!
We are planning many programs and activities for the coming months including a Teen Cooking Class, a Military Communications program, and Teen Trivia events. Our popular LitLoot! Boxes and Teen Photography Contest will also be back in the coming year. But we’d love to hear what programming or activity ideas the teens in the community are looking for. Email Mrs. Burt with your idea at sburt@ledyard.lioninc.org. We appreciate your input!
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Bob P. put in countless volunteer hours at the Bill Library this past month, and we are beyond grateful for all his hard work to shift the adult collection. He did a fantastic job interfiling our science fiction and mystery books into our fiction collection along with making sure we have room at the end of each shelf for a face-out book. THANK YOU, Bob – you rock! | |
A heartfelt thank you to Fran P. for hand sewing a beautiful personalized Ledyard Public Library banner that even includes our logo! This banner will travel with the library team to all our future community events we participate in throughout town. THANK YOU, Fran – we appreciate you! | | |
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I really enjoy historical fiction, and these two titles recall the prejudice and difficulties of delivering library materials to very rural Kentucky in the 1930s – 1950s. Heartwarming, eye-opening, and dedicated to pack-horse librarians, the initial title and it’s sequel are written by a native Kentuckian.
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“Twas a hot and dismal day in Charlottesville, Virginia, in June 1815 as Thomas Jefferson watched the last of ten wagons carry away his entire personal library. His beloved 1744 edition of Cicero was headed north along with nearly 6,500 other volumes.
Liquidating his library had been a painful choice, but Jefferson had compelling inducements. For one, the former president was facing some $20,000 in debts, and the library would net him nearly $24,000. But Jefferson had a second motive: His books were bound for Washington, D.C., where they would become the cornerstone of the rebuilt Library of Congress, which the British had torched the previous year, along with everything else in the old Capitol. Jefferson was now the founding father of the nation’s restored library” (Smithsonian Magazine, June 2022, p. 10).
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"I cannot live without books," Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams. | |
As the gardening season winds down, we will be closing the Seed Library in late September. We still have “cool crop” seeds available for the fall planting season, so stop in and take a look. In addition, we have lots of books about seed saving, and now is a great time to learn more about the importance of saving seeds and how to do it. Early next season, if you have dried saved seeds you would like to donate, we would be happy to help clean and package them. Finally, we are still collecting photos of your gardens and produce to share with the community. If you have any Seed Library questions or have photos to share, please send them to Laura at lnorcia@ledyard.lioninc.org. Thanks for a great season! | |
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Friends of the Library Book Sale
September 8 – 16
Bill Library
Book Sale Hours:
Wednesday, Sept. 7th, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
*member night & $10 entry for non-members*
Thursday, Sept. 8th, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 9th, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10th, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 11th, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 12th, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 13th, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 14th, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
****CLOSED Thursday Sept. 15th****
Friday, Sept. 16th, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
We will also need volunteer help on Saturday, Sept. 17th at 10 a.m.
September is Read an E-Book Month. Check out the library website for our e-book collection and Hoopla.
Sarah Desormier, President
860-464-9538, Friends@Ledyard.lioninc.org
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Janice W. Bell Historical Research Room | |
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Ledyard Historical Society at the Bill Library
Open Mondays (except federal holidays) from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Other days by appointment
If you have been enjoying the library’s on-site subscription to Ancestry and would like more information about your Ledyard or Gales Ferry ancestors, consult the “History of Ledyard” series of books available to check out or purchase at both libraries. If you need more information, please email us to make an appointment.
We are looking for someone to replace/repair the cane seats on several chairs in the Bell Room. They appear to have dried out over time, and the cane has failed. Can you help us restore seating in the historical room at Bill Library? We have a donor to pay for supplies.
Contact Andrea Buka at research@ledyardhistory.org or 860-464-9912 (Bill Library) for more information or to make an appointment.
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