Storytimes near PUBLIC LIBRARY OF NEW LONDON

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Interactive Movie Kits are fun for the whole family! Kits include a list of prompts for your family to do throughout the movie plus props and crafts! Each kit comes with enough supplies for 4 people. DVD’s are available to check out on a first come first serve basis, but kits can be taken with or without the movie if you use a streaming service or have the movie at home. July Lineup: Hoppers: Have you or anyone you know turned into a beaver? Well Mabel has! Join her on the journey to help save the town pond from becoming destroyed! Mabel is a passionate student, animal lover, and environmental activist. She loved her grandmother who helped her learn and listen to the sounds of nature. Join her on a mission to stop the mayor from building a freeway and destroying the homes of the animals that live there. Swapped: Join Ollie a cute little Pookoo, who is curious about everything and Ivy, a beautiful Javan bird that accidentally swap places when they touch the magical pod and say each others species! Fast forward to the legend of the fire wolf who was destined to destroy these magical pods so that each creature can live where they came from. Both Ollie and Ivy have to work together to find a magical pod to transform back into their own bodies. Will you help them find it along the way?

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Caterpillars: We love creepy crawlies! Make this little caterpillar and make him move on the leaf! Twirling Ladybugs: This is a fun craft for everyone of all ages! Bring your ladybug to life! Spoon Dragonflies: These dragonflies won't fly away but they will be pretty to look at! Best for ages 3 and up! Toilet Paper Bees: What's the buzz this month? Nothing! These bees won't collect honey but they will be collecting how much fun you'll have making them! Great for all ages!

Children's Room Front Room Area

A craft that is happening all day in the Children's Room! Stop by to make your beautiful Rainbow Snail using the materials we provide!

Board Room

Come share a love of knitting and crocheting with friends in the comfort of our local history room!

Teen Activity Room

Make your own cute nature figures, flowers, and critters out of felt!

Local History & Genealogy

Children's Room Front Room Area

Do you love creating art? Try coming to the library on Thursday evenings to take an art class with Miss Dana! Each week, we’ll be working on a new project, so be sure to swing by! No registration required.

Community Room

For Shark Week, join us for a screening of the informative documentary Great White Shark: New Perspectives on an Ancient Predator. Please note that this documentary is not rated.

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Interactive Movie Kits are fun for the whole family! Kits include a list of prompts for your family to do throughout the movie plus props and crafts! Each kit comes with enough supplies for 4 people. DVD’s are available to check out on a first come first serve basis, but kits can be taken with or without the movie if you use a streaming service or have the movie at home. July Lineup: Hoppers: Have you or anyone you know turned into a beaver? Well Mabel has! Join her on the journey to help save the town pond from becoming destroyed! Mabel is a passionate student, animal lover, and environmental activist. She loved her grandmother who helped her learn and listen to the sounds of nature. Join her on a mission to stop the mayor from building a freeway and destroying the homes of the animals that live there. Swapped: Join Ollie a cute little Pookoo, who is curious about everything and Ivy, a beautiful Javan bird that accidentally swap places when they touch the magical pod and say each others species! Fast forward to the legend of the fire wolf who was destined to destroy these magical pods so that each creature can live where they came from. Both Ollie and Ivy have to work together to find a magical pod to transform back into their own bodies. Will you help them find it along the way?

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Caterpillars: We love creepy crawlies! Make this little caterpillar and make him move on the leaf! Twirling Ladybugs: This is a fun craft for everyone of all ages! Bring your ladybug to life! Spoon Dragonflies: These dragonflies won't fly away but they will be pretty to look at! Best for ages 3 and up! Toilet Paper Bees: What's the buzz this month? Nothing! These bees won't collect honey but they will be collecting how much fun you'll have making them! Great for all ages!

Community Room

The Arc - Activities

Children's Room Reading Area

Join us for a story time and play group! Baby Me is designed for babies to socialize and for caregivers to meet each other! We will do a short lap story and then turn on the music and take out the toys for time to socialize. A great opportunity for new parents to meet and babies to play!

Teen Activity Room

Enjoy a new film each week over popcorn to relax and unwind before the weekend!

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Interactive Movie Kits are fun for the whole family! Kits include a list of prompts for your family to do throughout the movie plus props and crafts! Each kit comes with enough supplies for 4 people. DVD’s are available to check out on a first come first serve basis, but kits can be taken with or without the movie if you use a streaming service or have the movie at home. July Lineup: Hoppers: Have you or anyone you know turned into a beaver? Well Mabel has! Join her on the journey to help save the town pond from becoming destroyed! Mabel is a passionate student, animal lover, and environmental activist. She loved her grandmother who helped her learn and listen to the sounds of nature. Join her on a mission to stop the mayor from building a freeway and destroying the homes of the animals that live there. Swapped: Join Ollie a cute little Pookoo, who is curious about everything and Ivy, a beautiful Javan bird that accidentally swap places when they touch the magical pod and say each others species! Fast forward to the legend of the fire wolf who was destined to destroy these magical pods so that each creature can live where they came from. Both Ollie and Ivy have to work together to find a magical pod to transform back into their own bodies. Will you help them find it along the way?

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Caterpillars: We love creepy crawlies! Make this little caterpillar and make him move on the leaf! Twirling Ladybugs: This is a fun craft for everyone of all ages! Bring your ladybug to life! Spoon Dragonflies: These dragonflies won't fly away but they will be pretty to look at! Best for ages 3 and up! Toilet Paper Bees: What's the buzz this month? Nothing! These bees won't collect honey but they will be collecting how much fun you'll have making them! Great for all ages!

Adult Reading Room

Join us in the Adult Reading Room for our weekly Chess Club! All skill levels are welcome.

Community Room

Join us for a screening of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)! Please note that this movie is not rated, as it was made before the MPAA rating system was created.

Board Room

Connect with writers of all different skill and experience levels! If you're looking for a push to start writing, other writers to share your work with for feedback, or just make friends, this is the place to be! Any form of writing is welcome, we only ask that you bring writing materials!

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Interactive Movie Kits are fun for the whole family! Kits include a list of prompts for your family to do throughout the movie plus props and crafts! Each kit comes with enough supplies for 4 people. DVD’s are available to check out on a first come first serve basis, but kits can be taken with or without the movie if you use a streaming service or have the movie at home. July Lineup: Hoppers: Have you or anyone you know turned into a beaver? Well Mabel has! Join her on the journey to help save the town pond from becoming destroyed! Mabel is a passionate student, animal lover, and environmental activist. She loved her grandmother who helped her learn and listen to the sounds of nature. Join her on a mission to stop the mayor from building a freeway and destroying the homes of the animals that live there. Swapped: Join Ollie a cute little Pookoo, who is curious about everything and Ivy, a beautiful Javan bird that accidentally swap places when they touch the magical pod and say each others species! Fast forward to the legend of the fire wolf who was destined to destroy these magical pods so that each creature can live where they came from. Both Ollie and Ivy have to work together to find a magical pod to transform back into their own bodies. Will you help them find it along the way?

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Caterpillars: We love creepy crawlies! Make this little caterpillar and make him move on the leaf! Twirling Ladybugs: This is a fun craft for everyone of all ages! Bring your ladybug to life! Spoon Dragonflies: These dragonflies won't fly away but they will be pretty to look at! Best for ages 3 and up! Toilet Paper Bees: What's the buzz this month? Nothing! These bees won't collect honey but they will be collecting how much fun you'll have making them! Great for all ages!

Children's Room Front Room Area

This month for Make It Monday's stop by the Children's Room to use our 3D pen and make some art! There is no limit on your ideas or the creations you make they will "pop" up to enjoy!

Board Room

Close out Shark Week 2026 by making your very own shark fin bookmark!

Teen Activity Room

Carve a design to print on your own reusable tote bag using potatoes!

Join us in the Community Room for a Summer filled movie night at the library! Popcorn and light snacks will be available! Bring your favorite blanket, stuffed animal, or pillow and enjoy a free feature film. We ask that your child not be unattended during the screening. Thank you and enjoy the movie! Below is our Summer Movie Lineup: Mondays in June: 6/15: FernGully: The Last Rainforest (Rated G) 6/29: WALL-E (Rated G) Mondays in July: 7/6: A Bugs Life (Rated G) 7/13: Antz (Rated PG) 7/20: Bee Movie (Rated PG) 7/27: The Wild Robot (Rated PG) Mondays in August: 8/3: The Lorax (Rated PG)

Community Room

Join local author Latoya Pemberton for a talk on her recently published book Can You See Me? Is There Anyone There?, a memoir of survival, addiction, faith, and healing. There will be a book signing following the program, and copies of Can You See Me? will be available. You can learn more about Pemberton and her book here.

Join our mystery book club via Zoom every month! Discussions are led by local author Faye Ringel. This month's selection is TBD. When it is chosen, copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk at the Public Library of New London. Registration is required so that we can supply you with the Zoom link. Please email Angela at adilella@PLNL.org or call the information desk at (860) 447-1411 ext 5 for more information.

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Interactive Movie Kits are fun for the whole family! Kits include a list of prompts for your family to do throughout the movie plus props and crafts! Each kit comes with enough supplies for 4 people. DVD’s are available to check out on a first come first serve basis, but kits can be taken with or without the movie if you use a streaming service or have the movie at home. July Lineup: Hoppers: Have you or anyone you know turned into a beaver? Well Mabel has! Join her on the journey to help save the town pond from becoming destroyed! Mabel is a passionate student, animal lover, and environmental activist. She loved her grandmother who helped her learn and listen to the sounds of nature. Join her on a mission to stop the mayor from building a freeway and destroying the homes of the animals that live there. Swapped: Join Ollie a cute little Pookoo, who is curious about everything and Ivy, a beautiful Javan bird that accidentally swap places when they touch the magical pod and say each others species! Fast forward to the legend of the fire wolf who was destined to destroy these magical pods so that each creature can live where they came from. Both Ollie and Ivy have to work together to find a magical pod to transform back into their own bodies. Will you help them find it along the way?

Children's Room: Front Room Window Sill

Available All Month – First Come First Serve! Caterpillars: We love creepy crawlies! Make this little caterpillar and make him move on the leaf! Twirling Ladybugs: This is a fun craft for everyone of all ages! Bring your ladybug to life! Spoon Dragonflies: These dragonflies won't fly away but they will be pretty to look at! Best for ages 3 and up! Toilet Paper Bees: What's the buzz this month? Nothing! These bees won't collect honey but they will be collecting how much fun you'll have making them! Great for all ages!

Children's Room Front Room Area

Does your child love Pokémon? Sign up for our Pokémon Club or stop by the Children's Room to partake in different Pokémon themed activities, games, and more! Best for Children ages 5-12 but all are welcome to join in the fun! Tuesdays in June: 6/16: Pokémon Go! Join in, make new friends trade, battle, and just Pokémon! 6/23: Pokemon Scavenger Hunt: Grass Type Pokémon 6/30: Magikarp Pokémon Candy Sushi Making Tuesdays in July: 7/7: Pokémon Bingo 7/14: Poke ball Terrarium Making 7/21: Mewtwo Strikes Back Movie Streaming (Rated G) 7/28: Poke ball Cookie Decorating Tuesdays in August: 8/4: Pokémon Clay Making 8/11: Pokémon Party

Children's Room Reading Area

Plant a Seed Read! Join us in the Children's Reading Area with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center as part of our Summer Reading Program! Every seed tells a story! From a tiny acorn to a towering tree, seeds grow into the plants that create food and shelter for wildlife. Discover how seeds become habitat for owls, hawks, turtles, and frogs—and how animals help plants grow in return. Meet live animals, explore the journey from seed to ecosystem, and create a seed craft to help plant native habitat in your own community. You will get a raffle ticket for participating!