Jonathan Trumbull Library
On the Green
Lebanon's Public Library

Please note:  The Library will be closed Saturday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

Ready for a road trip?  Visit local libraries and meet Connecticut authors this summer!  The programs are free.  Participants are given a “passport” with a map and list of different speaking engagements, then get a stamp when they visit each library to meet the authors. For the final event, chefs Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough will talk about their new cookbook, “Cooking Know-How” at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Cabaret Theater in Mohegan Sun.  The kickoff event will be held July 16 at the Janet Carlson Calvert Library.  Jonathan Trumbull Library is stop #2.  Check out the whole schedule here.

Meet Jan Mann, author of Cruising Connecticut with a Picnic Basket.  Let's talk recipes and great places to go in Connecticut.  Tuesday, July 21st at 6:30 PM at the Jonathan Trumbull Library. 

READ, ROCK & RHYME
Join us on Wednesdays: July 8, 15 & 29, August 5, 12 & 19 at 10:30 AM for a program for babies from birth to 24 months and their caregivers.   Click on the Children's Library for more information.

Upcoming events:

Hot Chicks with Sticks (The Monday Knitters) - 6:30 PM on first, third, and fifth Mondays. Bring your own project.  All knitters are welcome.  Next meetings:  July 6 & 20.

Story Time - Mondays: July 6, 13 & 27, August 3, 10 & 17.
Two- and three-year olds at 10 AM, four years and up at 4:00 PM. (details on the Children's Page.)

Scrapbooking - Thursday, July 2nd, 16th, and 30th at 6 PM (Ongoing workshop)

First Tuesday Films - Tuesday, July 7th at 2 PM.  Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith.

Afternoon at the Movies - Thursday, July 9th at 2 PM. Now Showing: Inkheart

Let's Draw Cartoons - Tuesday, July 14th at 2 PM. (details on the Children's Page.)

Meet the Author - Tuesday, July 21st at 6:30 PM.  Jan Mann, author of Cruising Connecticut with a Picnic Basket will be here for a reading and book signing. 

Musical Playtime - Thursday, July 23rd at 6:30 PM. (details on the Children's Page.)

Career Express - Monday, July 27th from 9 AM until 3 PM.  The CT Dept. of Labor's One-Stop Career Center will be in the Library parking lot.  The bus has satellite internet access and offers job search strategies & resources, resume writing & critique, help with interviewing techniques, career exploration and more.  

Zach Ivin's Magic Show "Imagine That!" - Tuesday, July 28th at 6:30 PM. (details on the Children's Page.)

Page Turners Book Club - Thursday, July 30th at 6:30. (details on the Children's Page.)

Ron DeLucia's Curious Creatures - Tuesday, August 4th at 6:30. (details on the Children's Page.)

Afternoon at the Movies - Thursday, August 6th at 2 PM. Title to be announced.

Book Time with Ronald McDonald - Thursday, August 13th at 2 PM. (details on the Children's Page.)

Ice cream in a Bag - Tuesday, August 18th at 2 PM. Ages 4 and up. Limit 20. (details on the Children's Page.)

Musical Playtime - Thursday, August 20 at 6:30 PM. (details on the Children's Page.)