August 2026

Take Home Craft Kits
Available All Month – First Come First Serve

Fruit Fans: This summer, cool off with your very own fruit fan!  A craft that’s great for all ages! 

Yarn Fish: No need to go fishing when you can have a craft and make a fish! This is best for ages 3 and up.

Ice cream Cones: Not the edible kind!  Otherwise, it will melt before you get to take this craft home! This is a fun way to make an ice cream cone for the summer and it is great for all ages to enjoy! 

Balloon Squishies: Summer is coming to an end and we are upset too!  Grab one of these take n makes to make a cute little stress ball before school starts! Great for ages 5 and up! 

Interactive Movie Kits
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. 

August Lineup:  

Mavka: Mavka is magical Soul and Guardian of the forest!  She falls in love with a human musician who was sent by the evil Kylina to search for the magical tree that gives you eternal youth.  When her forest is threatened, Mavka tries desperately to save it, but is captured and imprisoned!  Will you help Mavka escape and also help her save her people and creatures of the rainforest? 

A Bug’s Life: “They come, they eat, they leave.”  Meet Flick, an ant inventor that just wants to fit in and have a faster way to harvest food for his colony and the Grasshoppers.  Enter the Grasshoppers.  They believe that the ants need to serve them in order to protect the colony from other predators.  After a successful harvest and a big mistake of Flick’s invention, the food for the grasshoppers falls into the water.  Uh-Oh!  Flick decides that he will fix it by going on a quest to find warrior bugs to help protect them from the grasshoppers. Take this journey with Flick and help him find a unique clan of warrior bugs to help the ant colony against the grasshoppers! What’s the worst that can happen?   

Make it Mondays: Origami
Mondays 3pm – 5pm
For August, stop by the Children’s Room to make some cute paper creations using our origami paper and create a Japanese inspired form of art!  Books and designs will be available for inspiration!

All-Ages Story Time
Wednesdays 10:30am – 11:30am
All ages story time and playgroup! Enjoy stories, songs, and a chance to play!

August Themes:
8/5: Seashells
8/12: Mermaids and Mermaid Party
8/19: Ocean
8/26: Local Author Lisa Dee will be reading her book “Stony the Cat”

Best for children ages 4 and under. No registration required!

Art Class with Miss Dana
Thursdays 5pm – 6pm
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. 

Baby + Me Playgroup
Fridays 10:30am – 11:30am
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! 

Cooking for kids with Food for Your Soul
Wednesday, August 5th – 1pm-2pm
Registration is required! Come cook up something amazing and join us in the Community Room or Board Room! 

This program is best for children ages 3-10! Please indicate any food allergies upon registration and bring a hat & apron to class. Registration is required for each individual day.

Wednesday, August 5th – Registration: Cooking for Kids! – LibCal – The Public Library of New London

Baby & Me Playgroup: Baby Rave
Friday, August 7th & 14th – 10:30am-11:30am

Miss. Meghan is back! Join her in baby and me playgroup! Come sing songs, dance to some music, read books, and blow some bubbles! Our last bash will be on August 14th with some snacks and brunch for babies and parents! Hope you can join the party!

Meet the Animals with Niantic Children’s Museum
Tuesday, August 4th – 4pm-5pm

Learn about ecosystems, habitats, food webs and many other aspects of the natural world in a way that is exciting for your students during this one-hour program. Our staff will bring live animals to your classroom or assembly program to enhance your curriculum or as a treat for your school. Program includes live animals, props and information from an educator.

Join us again in the Community Room and meet some of our favorite critters from Niantic Children’s Museum! As part of our Plant a Seed Read Summer Program! No registration required and ALL AGES are welcome!

All-Ages Storytime and Mermaid Party
Wednesday, August 12th – 10:30am-11:30am

Join us for a Mermaid theme Storytime and Party after! Come and dress as a mermaid and wear your pearls and shells! We would love to see you sparkle! This is just for our little mermaids but little mermen too!

Mermaid Craft
Wednesday, August 12th – All Day!

Join us in the Children’s Room to make a beaded mermaid!

Pollinator Power with DPNC
Thursday, August 13th – 4pm-5pm 

Plant a Seed Read! Join us in the Community Room with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center as part of our Summer Reading Program!

Learn about our native New England pollinators and why they are vital to our wild ecosystems! Discover why pollinators are so important, what threatens them, and how kids can help. Meet a live animal ambassador and explore pollination through hands-on activities.

Summer Movie Night Monday’s: Community Room
4pm-6pm

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 August:

8/3: The Lorax (Rated PG)

Summer Pokémon Club: Children’s Room
2pm-3pm

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 August:

8/4: Pokémon Clay Making

8/11: Pokémon Party  

Celebrate End of Summer Reading
Friday, August 14th – 1pm-3pm

Join us for our End of Summer Reading Event for some crafts, ice cream, food, and music! We have an All-Ages Hands-On Drumming Circle with Kenny “Doc” Frazier at 3pm in the Community Room!

Hermit Crab Craft 
Tuesday, August 18th – All Day!

Join us in the Children’s Room to make your very own hermit crab! We have the materials you bring the creativity!

 

Kite Suncatchers 
Thursday, August 27th – All Day!

Catch the last little bit of summer in the Children’s Room and come make a Suncatcher Kite!

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September 2026

Take Home Craft Kits
Available All Month – First Come First Serve

Interactive Movie Kits
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. 

September Lineup:  

Leo:  Leo is the class pet of the 5th Grade Class. He learns that he is 74 years old and thinks that he is nearing the end of his life!  As the class receives a new substitute teacher, she has the kids each take home Leo to take care of to learn responsibility.  When each student finds out that Leo can talk, he makes them swear not to tell anyone else.  But then the substitute teacher finds out Leo can talk, she is determined to return Leo back to the wild because he has found out her real intentions at the school! The kids of the 5th grade class are absolutely distraught when they learn of his disappearance and they race across the town to find him! Will you help the 5th grade class get their beloved talking class pet back?

Monsters University: Before Sully and Mike become work partners and best friends, they attended Monsters University to become the top scarers of their class.  They were also roommates, and NOT best friends but wanted to participate in the scare games.  They were complete opposites but both wanted to be number one in the Scare Games.  Mike and Sully formed their own group of misfit monsters called Oozma Kappa and took part in the Scare Games.  Can you join Mike and Sully to become the top scarers at Monsters University?

Make it Mondays: K-Pop Demon Hunters Perler Beads
Mondays 3pm – 5pm
This month for Make It Monday’s stop by the Children’s Room and create some K-Pop Demon Hunters bling! Make them into magnets or keychains to put on your back pack for school! Let’s see how crafty you can be!

All-Ages Story Time
Wednesdays 10:30am – 11:30am
All ages story time and playgroup! Enjoy stories, songs, and a chance to play!

Best for children ages 4 and under. No registration required!

September Wednesday Themes:

9/2: Coconut Theme and Tropical 

9/9: Teddy Bears: Bring your favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal to take part in International Teddy Bear Day and participate in Storytime and a craft! 

9/16: Let’s learn about The Trail of Tears, The Mayflower, or the Ozone! 

9/23: Autumn Equinox Theme

9/30: Fall Theme

Art Class with Miss Dana
Thursdays 5pm – 6pm
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. 

September Art Classes:

9/3: Pokedex Book Binding

9/10: Remember 9/11 by making The Survivor Tree based on the Callery Pear Tree

9/17: Hispanic Heritage Month: Art Class inspired by Salvador Dali

9/24: Hispanic Heritage Month: Art Class inspired by Marisol Escobar

Baby + Me Playgroup: 
Fridays 10:30am – 11:30am
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! Storytime, bubbles, and music!

We read BOARD BOOKS for the babies and do our best to have a theme each week!

9/4: Wildlife

9/11: Feelings and Emotions

9/18: Airplanes and Things That Fly

9/25: Native American Theme

 

Children’s Board Game Club 
Saturdays – 12:30pm-3pm

Do you love playing games? Join us every Saturday for some fun and board games! This is geared for a friendly competition between children, families and caregivers! All skill levels are welcome! 

Pokémon Club Sign Up
Tuesday, September 1st – All Day!

Calling all Pokémon Trainers: Does your child love Pokémon? Sign up for our Pokémon Club today! We will have a Pokémon Club once a month starting Saturday September 12th. Each month you will need to complete the tasks in order to get your trainer badge! Once you get all of your badges, you will become a Pokémon Master of the library!

Best for Children ages 5-12 but all are welcome to join in to become Pokémon Masters!

Children’s Book Club: 1st Meeting
Tuesday, September 1st – 4pm-5pm

Do you love reading and talking about books? Join the Children’s Book Club! We meet the last Tuesday of every month during the school year from 4-5pm. 

Join us in the Children’s Room for our first Book Club meeting where you will get to choose the 2026-2027 books we read for the year! Each meeting will be a discussion, snacks, and a craft that is based on the book chosen for that month! Our first book discussion will be held on Tuesday, September 29th with the first book chosen.

Coconut Craft: Kakamora Coconuts
Wednesday, September 2nd – All Day!

It’s National Coconut Day and we will be crafting Kakamora Coconuts from Moana! Join us in the Children’s Room where we will go nuts for coconuts! Kakamora approved!

Fashion and Art Collage Making
Thursday, September 3rd – All Day!

Join us as we celebrate International Paris Day by creating collages or art and fashion trends using magazines provided to make your collage! 

Wildlife Origami
Friday, September 4th – All Day!

In honor of International Wildlife, stop by the Children’s Room to make some wildlife animals to take home using our Origami Paper! 

Children’s Graphic Novel Book Club: 1st Meeting 
Tuesday, September 8th – 4pm-5pm

Our first meeting of  Children’s Graphic Novel Book Club will be on Tuesday September 8th from 4-5pm to choose the graphic novels for the rest of the year! After the first meeting it will be held on the last Monday of every month at 5pm-6pm. Do you like reading but don’t know where to begin?

Come join us for a Graphic Novel Book Club for kids! This book club is geared for kids in 3rd grade and up, but all readers are encouraged to join! No registration required. Snacks, discussion, and a craft will be provided the day of the meeting! We hope to see you there!

Our first discussion will be held on Monday, September 28th! The first book will be chosen at the first meeting!

Word Search Day
Wednesday, September 8th – All Day!

It is International Literacy Day and what more can we do than do fun Word Searches in the Children’s Room! There will also be crosswords available for more of a challenge! Let’s get thinking and find those words! Parents and caregivers are also encouraged to participate as well!

Corduroy Craft 
Wednesday, September 9th – All Day!

Based on the book, Corduroy by Don Freeman and in honor of National Teddy Bear Day, we will be making our very own Corduroy to take home with the materials provided! We just love this little buttonless bear! 

Patriot Day Craft 
Friday, September 11th – All Day!

Remember those who had fallen. Come to the Children’s Room for a coloring remembrance of 9/11. Coloring pages will be provided all day in honor of Patriot Day.

Saturday Morning Storytime with Miss. Meghan 
Saturday, September 12th – 11:30am-12pm

Our Saturday Morning Storytime is back! Join us Saturday at 11:30am with Miss Meghan!