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Upcoming Events

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May

Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months

10:00am - 10:30am

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Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

May

Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months (class two)

10:45am - 11:15am

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Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

May

Stay and Play

11:15am - 11:45am

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Children (ages 0-5)

May

Canceled: Nintendo Switch Tournament

3:30pm - 4:45pm

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Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12)

May

History to Legend to Myth: Remembering the Revolution in Connecticut

6:00pm - 7:30pm

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Adults

May

Read Aloud to a Therapy Dog for Grades 1 and up

6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Youth, School Aged (grades k-4)

May

Video Stories for Babies up to age 5

11:00am - 11:30am

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Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

May

Introduction to Classical Latin

9:30am - 10:30am

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High School (grades 9-12), Adults

May

Sensory-Friendly Storytime for ages 5 and under

10:00am - 10:30am

At the library

Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

May

Ask A Medicare Specialist: Drop-in Event

10:00am - 2:00pm

At the library

Adults

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Featured eResources

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Libby

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Thousands of best-selling and classic ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines. Download the Libby App or read online at libbyapp.com.

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The Palace Project

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Offers thousands of eBook and audiobooks from the CT State Library, the Digital Public Library of America, plus everything from the Libby app, available in multiple languages.

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Hoopla

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Download and stream ebooks, audiobooks, comics, movies, TV series and music to your computers, television and mobile devices.

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Hoopla

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Download and stream ebooks, audiobooks, comics, movies, TV series and music to your computers, television and mobile devices.

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Independent, classic, international films, series and documentaries, plus the Criterion Collection, the Great Courses and PBS. Create an account at Kanopy, using your Blackstone Library card. Available...

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New Haven Register

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You will find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues from 1988. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials,...

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researchIT CT – Newspapers

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Anyone with a Connecticut library card can access a wide array of newspapers, including the New York Times, Hartford Courant, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times...

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Libby

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Thousands of best-selling and classic ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines. Download the Libby App or read online at libbyapp.com.

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Current News & Happenings

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Shred-a-thon tickets on sale now!

The Blackstone Library is hosting our annual Shred-a-thon event on Saturday, June 6, from 9 am-12pm. Protect your privacy, identity, and confidentiality from the comfort of your car, while supporting the library! A shred truck will be parked outside the semi-circle parking lot at...

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