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The library will be closed on Friday, June 19 in honor of Juneteenth. 

Talking About Death: A Community Conversation

Wednesday, June 17

6:00 - 7:30pm

This interactive gathering invites participants to explore the difficult topics of death and dying in a welcoming, supportive environment. Sharon Wapen will facilitate to create space for reflection, connection, and conversation that goes beyond the surface. Registration is required. Please email chaplinpubliclibrary@gmail.com or call 860-455-9424 to sign up. 

Xen’s Critters: Farm Friends Petting Zoo

Monday, June 22, 10:30am-12:30pm

Join Xen and her Farm Friends outside on the lawn. There will be a corral filled with farm friends, which may include goats, sheep, bunnies, chickens, ducks, geese, guinea pigs and more.

Declaration of Independence: A Dialogue

Monday, June 22

6:00 - 8:00pm

In celebration of America’s 250th, please join Uconn History Professors Christopher Clark and Brendan Kane for a conversation about the Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the U.S.A. Small group discussions will be followed by Q&A with light refreshments. Registration encouraged. All are welcome

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If you need a library card, please stop by the library with an ID showing your Chaplin address. Once you have a valid card, you may check out books at any public library in CT!

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Free Wi-Fi is available around the clock in the library and Senior Center parking lots.

Eversource Kill A Watt Kit: If you want to measure your energy use, we have a kit available for checkout!

If you are a Chaplin resident and need a library card to access Overdrive, please call or email the library.

 

 Poetry Corner

Chaplin's new and Second Poet Laureate is Victoria Northrop! Stay tuned for upcoming readings and poetry events. Victoria also happens to be daughter of Chaplin's First Poet Laureate, Adelaide Northrop. Read her poem Idylls of the Town.  Adelaide also wrote a poem to introduce the reenactment of the first Chaplin town meeting, The Meeting, and a poem for the annual Tree Lighting, Evergreen.

Parish Hill Poets

On March , 2024, Dr. Susan Powers, Scotland, Connecticut's Inaugural Poet Laureate, joined forces with Mrs. Michelle Salvas at Parish Hill High School. The two teachers, former colleagues at Woodstock Academy, implemented a poetry project for the juniors in Mrs. Salvas' classes. Read the poems  representative of the creative and delightful work produced by these imaginative students.

 

 

Audio and eBooks

for Chaplin residents. If you need assistance with access, please call or email the library.

Interlibrary Loans

If we don't have the title you want, we may be able to interlibrary loan it through findIT, the state's library catalog which includes libraries from all over CT!

ResearchIT CT

Resources for Connecticut Residents: newspapers, magazines, databases, genealogy, and much more.