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CT Authors Trail
We are so excited to welcome D.M. Foley to Slater Library on Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m.
Come on by and grab your Connecticut Author Trail Passport!
Animal Rehab Stories
Many thanks to the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center for bringing your Animal Rehabilitation Program to Slater Library, Tuesday July 16, 2024! The animals and their stories were enjoyed by all!
Vermicomposting Event
Many thanks to UCONN Master Composter, Cheryl LeBeau, for coming to Slater Library 7/11/24 and educating us on Vermicomposting - Composting with Worms as part of our "Read, Renew, Repeat" Summer Learning Program!
Lisbon Farmer's Market
We love connecting with members of the community at local events! Becky attended the Lisbon Farmers Market July 11th and made bookmarks with our younger patrons.
CT DEEP Environmental Stories
Fun was had by all at “Pesky Plastics: An Environmental Story” - Tues. 7/2 @ 3pm with rangers from CT DEEP!
Heroes Day
We love connecting with members of the community at local events! On June 15, we participated in Heroes Day at Veterans Memorial Park in Jewett City. We ran a "Bubble Mania" activity with families in attendance.
Summer Kickoff
We had so much fun at our Summer Kickoff on June 14! We welcomed Waterford Country School’s petting zoo and had lots of up-cycle crafts! We have adopted the State of CT's Summer Reading theme, "Read, Renew, Repeat," and have extended that to our activities all summer long.
Many thanks to our wonderful volunteers and all who came out for the event!
"Her Majesty" Event
On May 20, Sheryl Faye presented "Her Majesty," Queen Elizabeth II, a presentation about Historical Women. We are pleased to host Sheryl here once again. She has performed other programs here in the past that were so well done that we keep inviting her back!