Ledyard Public Library
June 2024
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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.
Fri. – Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thurs. & Sun. Closed
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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
Bill Library is open regular hours during construction of the sewer line and multi-use pathway project.
Bill Library will close early on
Friday, May 31 at 1:00 p.m.
to allow for Professional Development.
Both buildings are closed
Wednesday, June 19 for the holiday.
Sunday hours at Bill Library will resume in the Fall.
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Thank you to the following donors for their generous contributions
- Ledyard Garden Club
- Ledyard Lions Club
- Glenwoods Book Club members
- Kiwanis Club of New London
- John and Elaine Porter
- Barbara Savage
- Harry and Marie Tobiassen
- Chris Frye IV
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!
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Celebrating Community: Pride Month
Saturday, June 1
1:00 p.m.
Bill Library
Ledyard Public Library at Regatta Day 2024
Saturday, June 8
10:00 a.m.
Sweet Hill Farm
Mrs. Burt at the Farmers Market
Wednesday, June 12
4:00 p.m.
Ledyard Town Green
Find Your Dinosaur ROAR with Michele Urban
Saturday, June 15
10:30 a.m.
Bill Library
Drop In Lego Club
Tuesday, June 18
4:00 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library
Make a Solar Oven: A Smokey Bear Reading Challenge Kickoff Event R
Thursday, June 20
3:30 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library
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Slime Time!
Friday, June 21
10:30 a.m.
Bill Library
IEEE Robotics Workshop R
Saturday, June 22
10:30 a.m.
Bill Library
Electricity and Magnetism with Cool-ology R
Monday, June 24
6:00 p.m.
Bill Library
Recipe Show and Tell: Dessert R
Friday, June 28
1:30 p.m.
Bill Library
Toddler Paint and Sip R
Saturday, June 29
10:30 a.m.
Bill Library
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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.
May 31 is the first day to register 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
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Celebrating Community: Pride Month
Saturday, June 1
1:00 p.m.
Bill Library
Teen Tuesday: Amazing Race Library Edition
Tuesday, June 25
6:00 p.m.
Bill Library
Yarn Wrapped Letters R
Tuesday, June 27
3:30 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library
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Silent Book Club
Monday, June 3
6:00 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library
Cookbook Club
Tuesday, June 4
12:30 p.m.
Gales Ferry Community Center
Drop-In Genealogy Club
Tuesday, June 18
5:30 p.m.
Online (Zoom)
Chess Club
Thursdays, June 20, 27
12:00 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library
Senior Book Discussion
Wednesday, June 26
10:30 a.m.
Ledyard Senior Center
Adult Board Game and Book Club R
Saturday, June 29
2:00 p.m.
Bill Library
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Celebrating Community: Pride Month
Saturday, June 1
1:00 p.m.
Bill Library
Organizing Photos and Memorabilia by Sandra Wheeler R
Tuesday, June 4
6:00 p.m.
Bill Library
Composting with Sally Ruggeri
Monday, June 10
6:00 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library
Papercraft: 8 Pointed Star
Tuesday, June 11
4:00 p.m.
Gales Ferry Library
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Summer is just around the corner and that means we’re thinking about Adult Summer Reading! At the Ledyard Public Library, play summer reading bingo to enter into a drawing to earn prizes!
To play, pop into either the Ledyard Bill Library or the Ledyard Gales Ferry Library to pick up a bingo card. As you read this summer, mark spaces on the Bingo Card. Each completed space in any order, in any arrangement is an entry into the drawing. More completed spaces = more entries into the drawing = more chance of winning. If you complete the entire card, you get an additional 5 entries into the drawing. There is no minimum number of spaces on the bingo card. If you want to complete one space and hand it in, that’s fine! Return the card to either the Ledyard Bill Library or the Ledyard Gales Ferry Library by August 31.
We’ll notify winners on Thursday, September 9. Good luck!
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City Directories available for use
Bill Library now has the 2024 editions of the Norwich and New London-Groton-Waterford city directories. These directories are available for use in the library to keep up-to-date about the residents and businesses in your areas. Included you'll find telephone numbers, names, addresses, and census tract information organized alphabetically and numerically.
Ask a librarian for more information!
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There’s lots going on in the garden during the month of June! In flower gardens, cut back and dead head early flowering perennials to encourage more blooms. Fast growing annuals such as marigolds, zinnias, and cosmos can still be directly sown in the garden. Plants need 1” of water per week so keep an eye on the weather and water thoroughly as needed. In the vegetable garden, you can transplant your eggplant, peppers, and tomatoes if not already done. Trellis or cage those plants that need support. There is still time to direct sow beans, beets, carrots, cucumbers, watermelon and summer squash. Cool weather vegetables such as spinach, chard and kale, can also be directly sown for late harvest. Consider mulching to hold in moisture as temps being to rise. We still have a wide variety of free seeds at the Seed Library in both Library locations. As the season progresses, we’d love to see and share pictures of your Seed Library gardens from seedlings to harvest! Please send them to Laura at lnorcia@ledyardlibrary.org.
(Info from www.ladybug.uconn.edu and gardeningknowhow.com; image: OlgaNik)
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Thank you to Lorraine Healy, who has fulfilled her two terms as secretary of the Friends, and to Andrea Buka, Jan Dawson, and Laura Norcia for several years assembling the beautiful baskets for the Snowflake Festival. We appreciate your dedication and will miss your help.
July is read an almanac month. Almanacs are a collection of data around a subject. Check out the library for almanacs for all ages, such as The World Almanac and Book of Facts, Harpin's Connecticut Almanac, and National Geographic Kids Almanac, along with others.
Please shop our BOGO book sale at the Gales Ferry Book Cellar June 1-15. Buy one item, get one of equal or less price for free! Sale prices will be reflected at Bill Library as well.
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.
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
Remember to visit the ongoing book sales at both locations - 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.
Sarah Desormier, President
860-464-9538, FOLLpresident@gmail.com
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Janice W. Bell
Historical Research Room
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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.
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Ledyard Farmers Market
Wednesdays
4:00-7:00 p.m.
June 5 - September 11
Ledyard Center
(near Bill Library)
Don't forget to stop by and see Mrs. Burt at the Market on June 12!
Click here for more information.
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Regatta Day Festival
Saturday, June 8
10:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Sweet Hill Farm
39 Military Hwy.
Gales Ferry, CT 06335
Say hi to Mrs. Burt at the library table and pick up fun library swag!
Click here for more information.
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Strawberry Supper
Tuesday, June 18
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Ledyard Congregational Church
722 Colonel Ledyard Hwy.
Ledyard, CT 06339
Ham, baked beans, salads, strawberry shortcake
Adults - $15
Children (4-10 yrs.) - $10
Under age 4 - free
Shortcake only - $8
Take-out available
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