Slater Library and Fanning Annex        

  26 Main St.  Jewett City,  CT 06351            

 (860) 376-0024

Check out our Spring/Summer 2024 After Hours Events and MORE under our sidebar listing "After Hours for Adults/Teens"

SAVE THE DATE!

Friends of Slater Library HUGE Book/Yard Sale – Saturday, April 27th, 9-2pm 

Our Friends take over the Griswold Town Hall parking lot for this event. The Seed Library will also be open and we will be having a plant exchange under the tree!

Library Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Noon - 5:30 pm

Thursday: Noon - 6:30 pm

 Friday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm 

Saturday: 10:00 am-2:00 pm

CLOSED SUNDAYS

State Representative Brian Lanoue Office Hours @ Slater Library 

First and second Thursday of the month  4:00 pm-6:15 pm-*last walk-in at 6:00 pm


Tech Time with Tonya - Wednesday afternoon from 4-5 pm

Call the library @ (860) 376-0024 to sign up for help with your technology questions.


 Now is a great time to sign up for a library card!

Residents of Griswold and Lisbon age 5+ are invited to stop in 

and sign up for a card.

All you need is an ID with your Griswold or Lisbon address.

Your library card gives you access to books, DVDs, magazines and audiobooks as well as ebooks through Libby, our digital platform.

You can check the available books and DVDs on our online catalog 

@ slater.biblio.org or by downloading the Acorn Catalog App 

to your phone or tablet.

 You can also call the library @ (860) 376-0024 to request the materials that 

you would like to check out. 

A librarian will call you back to let you know which items are available.


Children's Events:

Take and Make Crafts are back! Stop in and see what crafts are available!

Weekly programs:


"Let's Lego" 

Get creative with the library's Legos and build something 

to put on display here at Slater!

Mondays from 3-5 pm, no sign-up required.


Baby and Me

Songs, Rhymes and Stories with Ashley LaBarbera!

for ages 6-18 months and caregivers

Tuesday @ 9:30 am March 19th - May 21st

Call (860) 376-0024; sign-up is required.

Toddler Story Time

 Tuesdays @ 10:30 am March 19th-May 21st

Ages 2-3 with siblings welcome:) 

Music, Movement, Stories and Songs with Mrs. Brown!

Call (860)376-0024; sign-up is required.


Wee Play Group Play! 

Fridays at 11 am.

A great way to introduce your children to the library!

An informal time where you can play with toys, check out books,

and connect with other caregivers

Saturday Stories

Enjoy some wonderful stories with our children's librarians

on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 10:30 am

Next Story Time: April 13, 2024

STEAM KITS

Slater Library has added 7 STEAM Kits containing books, educational games and puzzles to our children's collection! Parents and Caregivers may check out these kits for a two week period. These kits, encompassing science, technology, engineering, arts and math cover a variety of themes. Find all the details on our "Children's Department" page. 

Chess Club

Games begin Saturdays @ 11:00 am. A drop-in program for all abilities and ages. 

            This is not a learn to play program. Stop by to check it out!              


Yarn and Darn! Next date: April 19, 2024

Third Fridays 3-4 PM

We are meeting on the third Friday of the month. Bring any hand work that you are working on: knitting, crocheting, embroidery, sewing - you name it!

Book Clubs @ Slater Library:

First Mondays @ 1:00 pm- Next meeting is 4/1/24

Second Fridays @ 1:30 pm- Next meeting is 4/12/24

            Historical Fiction Book Club Last Thursdays @ 5:30pm-6:30pm   

Next meeting: 3/28/24

Call (860) 376-0024 to sign-up. Books will be available a few weeks before the meeting. Staff will contact participants when books are available to pick up. 

Slater Library is now a hub for the Connecticut Library

 for Accessible Books

The Connecticut Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB), formerly the Connecticut State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH), is a network library of the Library of Congress’ National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS).  CT LAB lends books and magazines in audio and braille formats, for free, to any Connecticut resident who is unable to read regular print due to a visual, reading, or physical disability.

Readers register with CT LAB and materials are delivered to individuals via U.S. mail or are downloaded by patrons to their personal computers and mobile devices.  The NLS collection includes nonfiction, fiction, bestsellers, magazines, and the NLS music section.  Titles are available in a variety of world languages.  The collection is intended to appeal to patrons of all ages. 

Slater Library offers demonstrations on the Audio Playback machine offered by the CT Library for Accessible Books. We can also assist in filling out the Application for Free Library Services (for Individuals) and sign the application as a certifying authority. For more information please call the library @ (860) 376-0024.

Website for CT Library for Accessible Books: 

https://ctstatelibrary.org/ctlab/

Applications for CT Library for Accessible Books: 

https://ctstatelibrary.org/ctlab/applications

Would you like to know what new books, audio books and movies are in the library every week? Try Wowbrary!

 Wowbrary is a weekly email newsletter that lets you know about 

all the new books, audiobooks and DVDs that Slater Library has to offer!

         Sign up at  http://www.wowbrary.org

The Libby app and the Palace Project app* offer an outstanding selection of ebooks and audiobooks. The Libby app is available with your valid library card to download books and audiobooks on your phone or tablet. 

*The Palace Project app replaces the Simple E app which has been discontinued and does not require a library card but has a selection of free ebooks and

 audiobooks under "Palace Bookshelf." 


                 Library Director - Rebecca Jusseaume

                Children's Librarian - Kathleen Brown

            slaterlibrary@yahoo.com