LIT – Library Initiative for Teens
JOIN LIT! (LIBRARY INITIATIVE FOR TEENS) All teens, ages 12-18, are welcome to join lit, our teen advisory group. We meet on the last Thursday of each month. (Check the library calendar to confirm the times.) During our monthly meetings we hang out, discuss and pick out books, play games and activities, plan programs, and […]
Donor recognition
Donor Recognition Your gift is a valued contribution to Building for Community at Pomfret Public Library! A gift of $50,000 could buy roofing shingles or carpeting, and $25,000 could install a handicap accessible rest room or fireproof cabinets for historical archives. $10,000 might purchase light fixtures, or a gallery system for exhibits of local art […]
Architect
Silver/Petrucelli + Associates The Building Committee will be working with the firm of Silver / Petrucelli + Associates to fine tune the design, develop a (post-pandemic) budget, and oversee the construction. Silver / Petrucelli + Associates is an architecture, engineering and interior design collaborative with offices in Hamden and New London. They have completed project […]
Timeline
Library Expansion- Timeline 12/2015 through present December 2015 – Board of Directors discussed PPL Strategic Plan and realized that our facility was limiting our services. They ask: can we expand? Can we finish the basement or attic? Analysis of facility What is the current state of the library facility? Staff focus group – what would […]
QC Poets
NOTE: This group will be meeting at Christ Church, Pomfret until the Library expansion is complete. Area poets and poetry aficionados meet at the library at 6:30 PM the second Monday of every month to share their work and encourage one another. Please bring 10 copies of an original poem to workshop or a poem […]
past donors
A Look at the History of Philanthropy, often from Women by Nancy Pritchard Weiss Even in Pomfret, we don’t live in a vacuum. The roots of our beloved Pomfret Public Library go deep into the community but they were also encouraged by attitudes and actions around the country. Our town and our public places are […]
Friends of PPL
Friends of the Pomfret Public Library is a volunteer group established in 2007 dedicated to enhancing the relationship between the library and the community it serves. Our desire is to encourage and promote community participation and support the activities and programs of the library and to assist in the library’s growth and development. Our purpose is […]
eBooks & eAudiobooks
eBooks & eAudios Bibliomation Overdrive – Pomfret Public Library is a member of Bibliomation’s Overdrive subscription, offering you thousands of free ebooks in multiple formats for a variety of devices. Directions for setting up your account and downloading ebooks to various types of devices can be found HERE, on the Bibliomation Overdrive site. HOOPLA – Hoopla Digital has thousands of ebooks (in […]
Reserves and Interlibrary Loan
Reserves and Interlibrary Loan Can’t find what you’re looking for on the shelves? You can easily reserve items that are currently in circulation and we will hold them for you on their return. To reserve something at PPL go to the PPL online catalog Log In to your account (see View your account) select the appropriate category (title, […]
Book Discussions
The library hosts a book discussion group that meets the first Thursday of each month at 3:30PM. Please join us at any time! Copies of the books are always available at the library. 1st THURSDAYS AT 3:30Never Too Late: A Year of Classics September 4: Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonOctober 2: Shane by Jack SchaeferNovember […]