Trivia Night

The Windsor Locks Public Library is pleased to announce Trivia Night on Thursday, January 17th at 6 pm.  Whether you know TV, movies, music or books, this will the perfect night to show off your love of knowledge!  Open your mind to winning prizes and giveaways!  Snow date will be 1/24/18 at 6 pm.  Register online at www.windsorlockslibrary.org  Call the library with any questions (860) 627-1495 or visit us at 28 Main St Windsor Locks, CT 06096.

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Author Marilyn Simon Rothstein

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Now that 2019 is upon us, you are probably wondering what the most popular books of 2018 were!  Well, here at Windsor Locks Public Library, we've compiled a list of the 25 books most borrowed from our library during the past year.  Here they are!  How many have you read?

Number   Title Author 1 Haunted  Patterson, James, 1947-  2 The people vs. Alex Cross  Patterson, James, 1947-  3 The great alone  Hannah, Kristin,  4 Origin : a novel  Brown, Dan, 1964-  5 The Store  Patterson, James, 1947-  6 End game  Baldacci, David,  7 Fifty fifty  Patterson, James, 1947-  8 The fallen  Baldacci, David,  9 The rooster bar  Grisham, John,  10 Red alert  Patterson, James, 1947-  11 I've got my eyes on you : [a novel]  Clark, Mary Higgins,  12 The endless beach : a novel  Colgan, Jenny,  13 Glass houses  Penny, Louise,  14 Hardcore twenty-four  Evanovich, Janet,  15 The last Mrs. Parrish : a novel  Constantine, Liv,  16 The woman in the window  Finn, A. J.,  17 Fall from grace : a novel  Steel, Danielle,  18 The disappeared  Box, C. J.,  19 After Anna  Scottoline, Lisa,  20 The family next door  Hepworth, Sally,  21 Sweet vengeance  Michaels, Fern,  22 Lilac lane  Woods, Sherryl,  23 The midnight line : a Jack Reacher novel  Child, Lee,  24 Unbound : a Stone Barrington novel  Woods, Stuart,  25 The wife : a novel of psychological suspense  Burke, Alafair,

Christmas Closing

We Are Open!!!

For the record, we are open for business as usual.  We have had several puzzling inquiries about whether we are open and one of our staff actually met someone who informed her that she assumed we were NOT open because we had no heat, but we DO have heat!

We were forced to close for a few hours plus one full day on October because our old boiler had not been repaired or replaced in time for cold weather, but a temporary solution was found and we have been open as usual ever since.  A temporary boiler was recently set up and the permanent boiler will be installed in January.  In the meantime, we DO have heat and expect to open for our normal hours throughout the installation process, so feel free to stop down!

New Tote Bags...Just in Time for Holiday Giving!

We just received a shipment of our brand new library tote bags!  These nonwoven polypropylene totes are 16" wide, 13" high, and 5" deep and come in black, red, and blue.  They are great for toting books, groceries, or a very large lunch.  What a great last- minute stocking stuffer or even a gift bag!  Stop in and pick one (or several) up for just $3.00 each.

GRAPHIC NOVEL SURVEY

Are you a fan of graphic novels?  We are in the process of evaluating our graphic novel collections and we'd love to have your input.  We'd love to get an idea of what types of graphic novels you prefer!  One of our staff has put together a very brief survey about graphic novels.  You can access the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J7MGXTL or simply go to our homepage at www.windsorlockslibrary.org and click on this logo (it works here, too!).

Thank you for your response!

Holiday baking time

Have you started your holiday baking yet?  Did you realize that you don’t have quite the right pan for what goodies you want to bake?  Here’s your solution: go to the Windsor Locks Public Library and check out a baking pan!  We have many holiday cookie cutters, bundt pans, muffin pans, silicone bakeware, and many others!!  Pans can be circulated for one week at a time with one renewal.  They must be hand-washed and they must be returned to the circulation desk here at our library.  How easy is that?  Just visit us at 28 Main St, Windsor Locks CT to look at our "catalog" of baking pans, then get out your bowls and spatulas, preheat that oven, and get into that holiday baking spirit!!  Feel free to contact the library with any questions at (860) 627-1495.

Our Public Computers

Our public computers are unavailable today.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

What? Another James Patterson book!

In case you're counting, it's been 7 1/2 weeks since the last James Patterson novel was published.  If you're a fan you are in luck today, because Target Alex Cross is now available.  Hurry to read it before his next book comes out!

Closing Early Due to Snow

UPDATE: We will be closing at 4:30 p.m. rather than 5:00 p.m..
We have decided to close at 5:00 p.m. today in the interest of safety due to the predicted storm.  Our evening staff will not be reporting for work.  Please drive carefully!

Bohemian Rhapsody time!

Have you seen the new movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" yet?  Well, if you haven't had a chance to catch Freddie and the rest of the members of Queen on the big screen, you can watch some of their legendary concerts on Qello, one of our streaming services.  It is FREE, FREE, FREE for Windsor Locks library card holders!  Visit our website www.windsorlockslibrary.org to take your first step to find Qello!

Tuesday...Yet Again!

Today is a BIG day for new books.  Besides the blockbusters shown below, we have many more on the shelves today.  Come in and browse!