Kids and Teens June 16 – August 15 | Adults June 16 – August 27

Kids Summer Challenge

Pick up a game card and start playing! Every completed challenge = one game piece to add to our window AND a raffle ticket. Prize winners will be drawn after August 15th.

Weekly Programs: Drop in programs, no registration required

Mondays, 6/23 – 8/11: All Day – Family Lego Days
Tuesdays, 6/24 – 7/29: 10:00am – Steam Story Time
Wednesdays, 7/2 – 7/23: 4:00pm – Wednesday Clubs
Thursdays, 6/19 – 7/31: 11:00am – Phoebe’s Wee Readers
Fridays, 6/20 – 8/15: 11:00am – Hour of Play

Performers:
6/16 at 5:30pm: Joy Blooms
6/25 at 4:00pm: East Lyme Puppetry Workshop Registration required.
6/30 at 5:30pm: Stuffed Animal Sleepover No registration required.
7/14 at 4:00pm: R.I. Pirate Guy Registration required, opens July 1.
7/26 at 10:00am: Michele Urban No registration required.
7/30 at 5:30pm: Food Explorers Registration required, opens June 30.
8/5 at 10:00am: Cool-ology Registration required, opens July 7.

Teens Summer Challenge

Pick up a game card and start playing! Complete activities and choose blocks to build your tetris tower. The higher you build, the more raffle tickets you earn. Use your tickets to win your choice of prizes!

Weekly Programs:
Tuesdays, 7/1 – 8/5: 3:00pm Level Up Your Arts and Crafts six weeks, six activities. Registration for each activity is required as materials and space are limited.

Fridays, 7/11 – 8/8: 3:00pm – Parallel Play
Bring a project, make some progress! Meet people, chill, & show us what you’re working on. If you don’t have a project, the library has plenty of easy and fun things to try :). No registration required.

Summer Events:
7/16 from 4:00pm-6:00pm, 7/17 from 4:00pm-6:00pm and 7/18 from 3:00pm-5:00pm Wooden Boat Building Workshop with New London Community Boatworks. Registration and attendance at all three sessions required.

8/15 at 3:30pm Food Fear Factor for grades 6-12. Registration required.

Adults Summer Challenge

Earn raffle tickets all summer long for the chance to win prizes. Earn tickets by writing a book review, attending a program, using Heritage Quest, hiking a local hike (grab a map), or using a museum pass. Join us at the End of Summer Patio Party for snacks, live music, and the raffle drawing.

June Events:
Kaleidoscope: Art Exhibit by Sudeshna Sirkar – on display June and July
6/18 at 6:30pm: Dark Nonfiction Book Club No registration required.
6/25 at 6:30pm: Kaleidoscope: Sudeshna Sirkar Artist Reception Registration required.

July Events:
7/9 at 6:30pm: Local Author Talk with Amy Gamerman Registration required.
7/10 at 11:00am: Phoebe’s Morning Book Chat No registration required.
7/12 at 11:00am: Beachy Loop Yarn Wreath Workshop Registration required.
7/16 at 6:30pm: Faraway Fiction Book Chat No registration required.
7/19 at 1:00pm: Turkish Coffee Tasting Registration required.
7/23 at 6:30pm: Terri LaChance Songs from Her World Travels Registration required.
7/30 at 6:30pm: Poetry Hour Registration required.
7/31 at 2:00pm: On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains Virtual Author Talk with Pria Anand Registration required.

August Events:
Rendering+Reverie: Art Exhibit by Margo Packer – on display August and September
8/5 at 2:00pm: The Stories, Science, and History of Birds Virtual Author Talk with Jay Falk Registration required.
8/6 at 6:30pm: Red Sox vs. Yankees: The Greatest Rivalry in Sports Registration required.
8/8 at 5:45pm: Quarterly Vegan Cookbook Club Registration required, opens July 1.
8/13 at 6:30pm: Dark Nonfiction Book Club No registration required.
8/14 at 11:00am: Phoebe’s Morning Book Chat No registration required.
8/20 at 7:00pm: Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction Virtual Author Talk with Casey McQuiston Registration required.
8/27 at 6:00pm: End of Summer Patio Party Featuring Live Music by The Birdwatchers Registration required, opens July 1.