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Financial Planning Series Continues Feb. 9

The second in a series of four financial seminars will focus on Larger Family Issues: Insurance, Savings, and Home Ownership Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room.

David Otto, a certified financial planner will present, along with his daughter, Susan Otto Goodell.

The series will continue on April 13 with Big Picture Estate Issues, Simply Addressed, and conclude on May 11 with Ready...Set...Retire! Winning Strategies to Meet Your Retirement Goals.

All programs are free and open to the public.

Make Your Own Valentine Party Is Feb. 10

Join Children's Librarian Beth Reynolds Wednesday for a Valentine Making Party in the Community Room from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Valentine making materials and refreshments will be provided. The party is open to children 5 years old and up.

Food, Fines, Forgiveness Combine This Week

Donate a food item from the list below to the Lion's Food Shelf and earn a waiver on a library fine from Feb. 8 through 13.

The library is maintaining a donations box next to the circulation desk. Each donated item will be equal to the fine on an item--book, magazine, video, CD, DVD.

The Lions recommend the following items for donation: juices (most needed), cereal, jelly, pasta,macaroni and cheese,rice side dishes, canned fruit, canned vegetables, baked beans, canned beef stew, canned chili, peanut butter, instant mashed potatoes,tuna, canned tomatoes, baking mixes, and baby formula.

Each item donated will lead to the waiving one fine.

Cups, Calendars, Aprons for Half-Price This Week

Gift items sponsored by The Friends of Norwich Public Library are on sale this week for half-price.

Calendars have been marked down to five dollars. Artists featured in the calendar include Laura Osborn and Laura Hirschman, Zoe Granizo-Mackensie, Walt Jones, Eleanor Van Aalst, Harry Connington, Mathew Gardner, Mary Sabatelle, Anna Merrens, Marcus Ratliff,Carlton Berthold, as well as the winning designs by Libby Tolman and Ken Davis.

In addition, both NPL mugs and travel mugs, and aprons are marked down 50 per cent. The sale runs from Feb. 8-16.