Dear Reader,

As a new year rises, we turn over a new chapter. Come to the library every week and turn over a new chapter for the new year! We have yoga and tai chi to keep you moving, movies on the big screen, crafts and games, and our homeschool programs.

Our featured speaker this month is Arnie Pritchard who presents his father's brilliant letters from WWII Europe in the best of storytelling traditions. And of course, our book selection is wonderful.

Come to the library this month for:

Programs of interest to:

Adults: BLACK
Teens: GREEN
A broad age range: RED
Children with caregivers: BLUE

First Tuesday Film

Tues, Jan. 3 at 2pm

Join us in the community room to watch Bowie, Moonage Daydream.

Sublime, kaleidoscopic, never before seen footage of Bowie on Blu-Ray on the Lebanon Big Screen on the Green.

Silent Reading Party

Weds, Jan. 4 at 4:30 pm

Bring your book or grab one from our shelves and join us for JTL's first Silent Reading Party. You'll find the quiet company of fellow bibliophiles in the Community Room, featuring live classical piano ambiance provided by Sweet Acre Farm's Jonathan Janeway.

Program target audience is independent, silent readers; audiobook readers welcome with headphones. Please arrive before 4:30 to get settled.

Winter Birds with DPNC

Thurs, Jan. 5 at 4pm

While many of the birds in our backyards escape our winter weather by migrating south, some birds brave the cold! Learn the survival strategies of our year-round residents and some that migrate here from farther north.

We’ll introduce you to one of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center's resident winter birds and make a creative bird craft.

Trivia Tuesday

Tues,  Jan. 10 at 6:30 pm

Play trivia online! Email ahead for the link: [email protected].

Poetry Open Mic

Weds, Jan. 11 at 4pm

All ages community poetry open mic.

Join us in the Community Room to listen to and read some poetry. Sign up when you arrive, you may read/recite three poems or read/recite for 3 minutes. If time allows, we can read more. Original poetry is encouraged!

Hike at Grayville

Fri, Jan. 13 at 11am

We'll gather for a hike at your children's pace. Dress in layers and for dirt and water play.

This month: Stone Soup
Trail location: 142 Grayville Rd in Hebron

Cozy Read and Play

Tues, Dec. 20 at 4pm

Join Youth Services Librarian MG in the Story Room downstairs where together we will enjoy a simple story time of a few books and songs, followed by free imaginative playtime. Bring your own blanket to cozy up and listen to some picture books be read aloud.

Mending Circle

Thurs, Jan. 19 at 4pm

Join local farmer and maker, Jenna Aldrich, for a workshop on visible mending. This work combines the art of keeping well-loved clothing beautiful and wearable, as well as the act of resistance against fast fashion and throw-away culture.

This is a multi-generational program; young menders are welcome to join with a parent/guardian.
We'll meet down by Marcel in the children's library.

Arnie Pritchard WWII Storyteller

Thurs, Jan. 19 at 6:30 pm

A performance based on his father's letters from the front, this is a powerful show showing the face of war from the compassionate perspective of a young officer.

Family Movie

Tues, Jan. 31 at 4pm

Bring the whole family to watch a wintry movie together in our community room. We're showing Frozen 2 (Rated PG)

4-H Explorers of the Deep Activity Kits

Pick up a 4-H STEM kit in the children's library; a new kit will be available every Wednesday. Each activity has a how-to video featuring Mr. Marc from New London County 4-H, which you can access on the UConn Extension YouTube channel. There will be special videos of books that go with each activity (or you can get them from your library to read yourself!)

-- Weekly and fortnightly programs –

Tiny Yogi

Mondays at 5pm

Join Michelle for a tiny yogi class. Please bring a blanket/towel/yoga mat. This class is for children birth-preschool and their caregivers.

Zoom Cartooning

Mondays at 4pm

Learn to draw cartoons with Bill Dougal. Ages 7-12. Register at  lebanonctlibrary.org/online-program-registration

Read, Rock & Rhyme

Wednesdays at 11am

Join us to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play follows. RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2.

Poetry Out Loud

Wednesdays from 2:30 - 4 pm

Read works by various poets, share original poems, practice memorization and performance techniques. This program is for teens, ages 13-18. Lyman after-school bus drop-off available with a note.

Games with Matt

Thursdays at 4pm

Chess - Jan. 5 & 19 We meet in the community room for an hour and play chess or solve chess puzzles. Ages 8+

Magic the Gathering - Jan. 12 & 26 We meet for an hour and play Magic the Gathering. Ages 12+.

D&D with Ryan Spellman

Thursdays from 5-7pm

Do you hear the call to be an adventurer? In the amazing worlds of Dungeons and Dragons, your imagination is your greatest weapon! Ages 12-18.

Tai Chi with Joe Pandolfo

Thursdays at 5:15 pm

Each week we explore rejuvenating movements, simple wellness techniques and tranquil meditations from classical Chinese healing and living arts. Beginners and all levels welcome.

Homeschool Fridays

Jan. 13, 20 & 27 at 2pm

1/13: Creative art time, and join Cartoonist Bill Dougal to act in skits for an art education video.

1/20: Bob Bloom, drummer - come drum along!

1/27: Card and board games

Warhammer 40k

Fridays at 4pm

Gather to play and discuss the lore of Warhammer 40,000. Bring miniatures, rule books, and a friend. Ages 12-18.

Yoga with Tina

Saturdays at 9:30 am

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga in the library's community room. Bring a yoga mat/towel and water bottle.

Fam Jam will resume in the spring.

Bring your copy of our January tri-fold newsletter to the library on three different days in January, borrow a book or attend a program to get a stamp.

Collect three stamps and get a prize!

Reserve and use passes with a smartphone or print them from your computer.

Receive discounted or free admission to a variety of museums!

Borrow museum passes at lebanonctlibrary.org/about-us/museum-passes.

You will need your JTL library card number.

Reserve and use passes with a smartphone or print them from your computer.

Receive discounted or free admission to a variety of museums!

Borrow museum passes at lebanonctlibrary.org/about-us/museum-passes.

You will need your JTL library card number.

The library will be closed
January 2 for New Year's Day
and
January 16 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Visit the events calendar to see our list of programs.
Check the calendar often and follow our social media pages for pop-up activities.

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