Thomaston Public Library CT

In January we’ll read pink! Big delivery of our next month’s book discussions books today!
Join us January 10 for The Whisper Network and January 30 for See You Yesterday!
In non-pink news, on January 18 our new Afternoon Delights book club begins with The Four Winds.

Ready to access free or reduced-priced internet at home through the Affordable Connectivity Program? Join a Spanish-language workshop at Thomaston Public Library to learn if you are eligible and what it takes to apply. For details, visit our website.

¿Listo para acceder a Internet gratis o a precio reducido en casa a
través del Programa de Descuentos para Internet? Acompáñenos en un programa en español en la Biblioteca Pública de Thomaston para saber si es elegible y qué se necesita para aplicar. Para más detalles, visite nuestro sitio web.
https://bit.ly/3tawLCg

We have lots of great technology class coming up at the library! To register call the library at (860) 283-4339 or visit our event calendar online at http://thomastonlibrary.org/Library-Events-Calendar

When the “it” book you ordered for the library forever ago but apparently your distributor ran out so you went retail to buy and it finally comes in

Looking for something to read? Why not check out this month's Book Discussion read, Beartown by Fredrik Backman. Pick up a copy at the front counter!

Stop in to the library Saturday to brush up on some of your internet and computer skills!

Please get your Gift-A-Books in today! They are being delivered tomorrow so must be in by end of the day today.

Thank you to the generosity of our patrons for making this wonderful program possible.

Here's some recently-ordered books! Most are not in the library yet, but they are in the catalog so you can place holds ( or contact us if you are interested.) Be warned, some of these may have already been spoken for!

We would appreciate if you would come down to the library today to share your thoughts with us on how we can better serve those in the disabled communities.

There are two successions, 2pm (in person only) and 6:30pm (in person and on Zoom)

A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended Jan Brett's Winter Wonderland tour at Landmark Community Theatre on Saturday. We had a great turn out and everyone had an amazing time.
Thank you to The Friends of The Thomaston Public Library for donating all of the food and drinks for the event.

Thank you to Landmark Community Theatre for supporting us and hosting this amazing event. Thank you to Jennifer Lowell for getting the ball rolling on this event!

Of course thank you so much Jan Brett for honoring our town with your visit!

This was an amazing day that we will never forget!

For those attending our Jan Brett event today at Landmark Community Theatre!

Make sure stop by the library today to support the kids who worked so hard in making their crafts to sell! Craft fair ends at 2:00pm!

Make sure you stop down to the library today from 11am-2pm to do some shopping!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out for our Fall Centerpiece making class! Thanks to the generous donations of our library patrons and The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library we were able to have more people than ever before! We had three full class of 30 people each!!!

If you have enjoyed any of our Adult Programs this year please consider making a donation to The Friends of the Thomaston Public LIbrary! Every penny raised goes right back into providing great programs for our community!

As always a HUGE thank you to George and Carol for teaching three classes in one day and making each one so fun! We are so blessed to have them here!

We are one week away from our Jan Brett event! Ms. Melissa and Ms. Shanelle went out and did "a little shopping" to get everything we need! Do you think we have enough water?

See those of you with tickets next Saturday, November 25 at 5:00pm at Landmark Community Theatre for a great time!

Save the date in your calendar! Next Saturday is our annual Children's Craft Fair! Stop by, do some shopping and support our local kids!

We will see you here Saturday, November 25 from 11am- 2pm!

Psstt take a look at all the new books and movies coming to the the library! What are you most excited for?

We have a big surprise for everyone....

Introducing our Winter Adult Programming!!!

Many of our programs have limited space and require registration. To register please call the library at (860) 283-4339 or visit our Event Calendar online. http://thomastonlibrary.org/Library-Events-Calendar
We have many new and exciting programs including a third book club, yoga class, music, chocolates, gardening and more!

Lets be honest.... we have all been here.....

Feeling blue about the cold weather? Maybe a blue book is just what you need! Stop by the library and pick one up!

It is time for a new book for our Book Discussion group! Pick up a copy of Beartown by Fredrik Backman at the front counter, then join us on Wednesday, December 13 at 7pm to chat about it.

We love having new members!

We have officially SOLD OUT the Jan Brett Winter Wonderland Tour at Landmark Community Theatre.

Thank you so much to everyone who got tickets for this amazing event! We can not wait to see you all on the big day!!!

There is only two weeks till our next Fun Fiction Book Club meeting!!!

Make sure you pick up a copy of this months fun read at the front desk. Then join us on Tuesday, November 21 at 6:30 pm to have some fun and chat about the book.

Reach out to Shanelle at [email protected] with any questions.

Thursday is our next Computer Training class, and it's focusing on Computer Basics. If you would like to come please call the library at (860) 283-4339 or register online at http://thomastonlibrary.org/Library-Events-Calendar

We hope to see you there!

Hmmm...must be because of the Small Business Expo happening today!

Make sure you stop by the library this Saturday from 12-4pm!

This Saturday 11/4. Come stop by the Thomastom public library to see what small businesses Thomaston has to offer!

Tickets are flying for Jan Brett's Winter Wonderland Tour! If you are planning on attending we highly recommended getting your tickets ASAP!

To do so visit www.landmarkcommunitytheatre.org

Heads up! New Books alert!

Hermione Granger showed up to save the day and check out a few books!

We hope you all had a save and fun Halloween!

Look who escaped Azkaban!!! Bellatrix Lestrange is currently running wild in the library!

Do you recognize this spellbinding duo from their comic books, 90s sitcom or their more recent streaming hit?

Sabrina Spellman and Salem Saberhagen can be find hanging out in our children's department!

Has anyone seen Hansel & Gretel? Hildy seems to be working on a soup.....

There is a witch convention going on at the Thomaston Public Library right now!!!

Can you guess which witch is which?

Keep an eye on our social media to see if you are correct!

Thanks to Mama Blair Crafts, we have some little ghosts looking for a home! Since they do want a home they aren’t hiding very well, so no ransacking of shelves necessary! If you look around you should see some around the library. One per person, please!

Check out all the new and exciting books and DVDs! Some of these are in now and some will be coming shortly!

Have you picked up your copy of this month's Book Discussion book? This month we are reading The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang.

You can pick up a copy at the front desk of the library and then join us on Wednesday, November 8 at 7pm to talk about the book.

We are always excited when new people join the group!