Paws to Read with Bella, the Therapy Dog!

Paws to Read with Bella at Windsor Locks Public Library! Bella, a trained therapy dog, has been visiting the library this summer and she LOVES to be read to. Her next visits will be on Friday, July 27 (10:30-11:30), Tuesday, July 31 at 5:00 p.m., and Friday, August 3 at 10:30 a.m. Take time to read with Bella this summer! Visit www.windsorlockslibrary.org to register. There is a limit of 6 children per session and caregiver participation is required.

Daily Hartford Courant

Did you know that you can access today's Hartford Courant from our home page at www.windsorlockslibrary.org?  The library's subscription to the Courant includes a digital edition each day, which can be accessed through the "Daily Hartford Courant" button under Databases and Online Resources.  Please keep in mind that only the current edition is available.  There are no archives, so you can only access today's paper.  What a treat to be able to read the morning paper over breakfast!

Connecticut Rock n Roll!

The Windsor Locks Public Library is proud to host local author Anthony Renzoni, who has written Connecticut Rock ‘N’ Roll on Thursday, July 26^th at 6:30 pm in the Haskell Homestead Community Room.  A “rock ‘n’ roll enthusiast”, Mr. Renzoni has put together a collection of musicians who hail from the Nutmeg State.  He will be showing a video and leading a discussion.  Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing!  You definitely don’t want to miss this exciting night of Rock n Roll!  Register for the program online at www.windsorlockslibrary.org.  Feel free to contact the library with any questions at (860) 627-1495.

New Book!

FOR MYSTERY LOVERS!

Did you know that our mystery book club that has been running now for 15 years here at Windsor Locks Public Library?  The Christie Capers meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. We read traditional mysteries (in the tradition of Agatha Christie) of all sorts, including police procedurals, cozies, and historicals.  For those of you not familiar with the term "cozies," these are murder mysteries set in small towns or villages, featuring likable characters, and with little violence or gore.  They usually have an amateur sleuth, perhaps with an interesting profession (like Laura Bradford's PR expert Toby Tobias or Lucy Burdette's Key West Food Critic, Hayley Snow), who manages to get deeply involved in the police investigation and solve the crime.  Cozies can also feature police officers (like M.C. Beaton's Hamish MacBeth) or working detectives or PI's, (like M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin).  At Christie Capers we like to read any traditional mystery we can get our hands on!

On August 15 we will be welcoming author Lucy Burdette to discuss her new mystery, Death on the Menu.  We usually host 2-3 mystery authors per year, which is a fun bonus.  The rest of the time we read and discuss one mystery each month.  We have annual themes that run from September to August.  Our most recent theme was "Detecting Duos" and included mysteries featuring such teams as Nick and Nora Charles, Holmes and Watson, and even a human-robot team in a Sci-Fi mystery selection by Isaac Asimov!  Starting in September we will be reading mysteries featuring women sleuths with interesting and sometimes unusual professions.  Here is our upcoming list of selections:

If you are looking for a laid-back, friendly, active book club and you like mysteries, consider joining the Christie Capers.  Our membership over the years has varied between 4 and 24 people (but we are usually somewhere around 10 or 12 members), so there is always room for a few more!  Check our website (click on the Book Clubs icon on the left side of the home page or contact adult services librarian Eileen Pearce at 860-627-1495 for more information.

What's Good to Read in July?

New Renewal Dates Policy

Effective immediately, when Windsor Locks Public Library items are renewed the new due dates will be based on the original due date instead of the date the item is renewed. You will not be able to renew during the first 2/3 of the check-out period.    You may have thought that this was already the case, but in the past all renewed items were due one or three weeks after the renewal date!

To state it simply, if you renew a 3-week item, you will get an additional full 3 weeks after the original due date.  If you renew a one-week item, you will get an additional full week.  Please ask our staff if you have questions.