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Torrington Savings Foundation awards $2,000 grant to the Harwinton Library Friends!
We are delighted to announce a $2,000 grant to the Harwinton Library Friends to purchase new PlayAway Launchpads for the Library’s circulating collection.
Launchpads come preloaded with games and activities for different age groups covering topics like Math, Reading, Science and Foreign Languages. Now, thanks to the generosity of the Torrington Savings Foundation and the Harwinton Library Friends, we’ve purchased 19 brand new PlayAway Launchpads for ages 5 – 18.
Concerned about your child’s screen time? Launchpads turn screen time into learning time. Check one out today!
What Are We Reading This Month?
Afternoon Book Discussion Group - Thursday, February 20 @ 1:30 pm
Ginnie Moon
by Benjamin Ludwig
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
After years in foster care, 13 year-old Ginnie Moon has found her “forever home.” But autistic Ginnie is no ordinary teenager and she’ll do anything to reconnect with her birth mother - even try to get herself kidnapped! Told in an extraordinary and wholly original voice.
Evening Book Discussion Group - Monday, February 24 @ 7 pm
The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
In 1986, a fire devastated the Los Angeles Public Library. More than 30 years later, the origins of the fire remain a mystery. Bestselling author Susan Orlean takes us behind the scenes of a major metropolitan library for a mesmerizing look at the essential institution of libraries.