NEW RELEASES

We Need Your Help!

We need your help! Getting that springtime itch to clean out your closets, cupboards, and cabinets? Now what are you going to do with that clutter? We have the perfect solution for you! You can drop off your items at the library between March 2nd and March 13th. We are asking for kitchen wares, handheld kitchen appliances, decorative items, curtains, tablecloths, etc... Any donated items have to be clean and new or lightly used. No clothes, furniture, mattresses, or large appliances please! All donated items will be used in our Home Shop for the community.

Town Vote is TONIGHT!

REMINDER: Did you know that without new condensing units for our air conditioning system the library won't be able to open during hot weather? Please attend the meeting at Town Hall on Tuesday evening at 7:30 and vote to transfer funds into a capital account for this purpose. The building is town-owned and this is a necessary improvement. As always, the Windsor Locks Public Library thanks you for your support!

Prudence Crandall: Voice of Conviction

“Prudence Crandall: Voice of Conviction” is a 58-minute documentary produced and directed by Bénédicte Naudin, of Mansfield, and inspired by and highlighting the work of educator, playwright, and performer Donna Dufresne. The film features a dramatic interpretation and historical commentary about Prudence Crandall through a discussion on race, class, and gender. Using primary sources, interviews, sound effects, and original music, the story of Crandall unfolds, illustrating her evolution from school teacher to avid abolitionist, and her life-long struggle to achieve equal opportunities in education. It is the legal arguments made on her behalf that were cited decades later in the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of education case, which finally struck down school segregation in the United States.

This program is open and free to all and will include a Q & A afterward with Bénédicte Naudin, Donna Dufresne, and Kazimiera Kozlowski, former Director and Curator of the Prudence Crandall Museum in Canterbury, Connecticut.

Closed on Presidents' Day

New Blockbusters!

Here are some new bestsellers, all available for checkout!