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Annual Appeal Is in Full Swing
NPL's Annual Appeal is in full swing. You can drop a donation by the library, or you can donate online at Network for Good. You can find our list of current donors by clicking this link.
Robert Togias To Speak about Cougars May 24
Sometimes a cougar is just a cougar.
Join nature author Robert Tougias for a talk and slideshow on the cougar's presence in New England Thursday, May 24, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Norwich Public Library.
Tougias has been studying the Eastern cougar's presence in New England for two decades. He is also the author of Birding Western Massachusetts: a Habitat Approach, and his new book The Quest for the Eastern Cougar, will be for sale after the program.
Library To Be Closed May 22, 28
Norwich Public Library will be closed on May 22, so that staff members can attend the state library conference.
The library will also be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day.
NPL Offers Mango Language Link
Traveling soon?
NPL patrons can now practice conversational skills in one of over thirty languages online using the Mango Language program.
Among the languages offered are Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, and Russian.
Follow this link to the registration/login page for Mango language study. Sign in, using your library card number.State Library Offers Universal Classes to Local Patrons
Follow this link to the home page of the Universal Class site, provided by the Vermont State Library. There patrons will find a staggering list of classes available, from career-building skills to personal enrichment--from business programs to spiritual studies, over 500 in all.
The courses are taught by professionals, though the courses themselves are no-credit classes.
Students have six months to complete the courses and can access their work online at any time.
Check out the Universal Classes site for a complete list of course offerings and the logistics for accessing them. You will need your library card number to register.