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At the Library

Welcome to the Library!
We are delighted to welcome the public into our Library building. No appointments are required. Items may be returned inside or through our Book Drop. We continue to offer curbside borrowing.

Computers are available for adults and children. The library has headphones and disposable headphone covers you can borrow. You are also welcome to bring your own headphones if you need to use computer audio.

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Librarian's Corner

Renovation Time!
Beginning Monday, October 14th the Library will be getting new floors and a fresh coat of paint! The renovations are expected to take approximately 2 weeks. What does that mean for you, our patrons? ● The Library building, including our meeting rooms, will be closed to the public from October 14 through at least October 26.
● No items will be due during the time we are closed. We ask that you hold on to your library materials until we reopen. The Harwinton Library does not charge late fines!
● No Library cards will expire while we are closed. We will extend through the end of November any accounts due to expire, so you have time to stop in and renew.
● No Storytimes. We will be giving out Take Home Storytime kits for you to enjoy at home while we are closed. Our regular Storytime schedule will resume once we reopen.
● No Book Donations – we need all of our space to store the collection! We will resume taking book donations once the building reopens.
● As of October 1, we will stop taking Interlibrary Loan requests. Interlibrary Loan will resume once the building reopens.
● The Library’s digital collections will remain available for borrowing. Check out all of the eBooks, audiobooks, movies, magazines & more available on OverDrive, Hoopla, Palace and Tumblebooks.
● Staff will be available via email throughout the renovation.

Make sure to visit us in early October to load up on plenty of books, puzzles, DVDS, games and goodies to keep you entertained while the building is unavailable. We are sorry for the interruption to library services, but we cannot wait to welcome you into a refreshed and updated Library!

New In Our Collection

What Are We Reading This Month?

Afternoon Book Discussion - Thursday, Nov. 14th @ 2 pm


The Miniaturist
by Jesse Burton

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Nella is sent to Amsterdam to marry Johannes in 1686. Nella has little to do until she receives a model house as a wedding gift and begins ordering miniatures to fill it. This novel is about how women were seen back then, about trading in the Netherlands, about the influence of the church in people's lives, about family secrets and unexpected collapse.

Book Discussion - Monday, Oct. 21st @ 6 pm (TOWN HALL)


Running with Sherman
by Christopher McDougall

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When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, Sherman was in such bad shape he could barely move. Chris decided to undertake a radical rehabilitation program designed not only to heal Sherman’s body but to heal his mind as well. It turns out the best way to soothe a donkey is to give it a job, and so Chris decided to teach Sherman how to run.