Adults

Location & Contact

Welles-Turner
Memorial Library

2407 Main Street
Glastonbury, CT 06033

Main
Lending
Reference
Children

860-652-7719
860-652-7719
860-652-7720
860-652-7718


Hours

Mon, Tue, & Thu 9 am - 9 pm
Wed 12 pm - 9 pm
Fri & Sat 9 am - 5 pm
Sun 1 pm - 5 pm

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Reader's Advisory

Fill out our questionnaire and let our librarians pick your next favorite read! We'll use your reading preferences to deliver five suggested titles that you can get in your desired reading format (book, large print, book on cd, e-book, or e-audiobook) right to your inbox.

Click here to get started.

WTML is teaming up with our neighbors at River Bend Bookshop to host the 2024 Glastonbury Reading Challenge!

What is it?
Don't think of it as a contest, but a way to discover books outside your normal reading habits. Participants can look for items that match the prompts and can choose any format (print, eBook, or audio) and do the prompts in any order they wish. With 24 unique prompts, that averages out to just 2 books a month! Titles may only count for one prompt each. We also have a GoodReads group you may join to share your titles and book reviews.

What do I win?
Everyone wins bragging rights and the satisfaction of a job well done! However, 1 lucky reader (age 13+) will win a $50 gift certificate to River Bend Bookshop. Simply return this completed form to WTML or River Bend Bookshop before closing on December 31, 2024 to be entered into the raffle. One entry per person. Incomplete forms will not be considered.

Click here to download and print your form.

Click here to see our Goodreads group to get recommendations for books for each prompt and track your progress.

Be among the first to read the latest books by your favorite authors. Pick as many as 25 names from the list and we will place holds on your behalf whenever a new title is announced. All you have to do is wait for our email alerting you that your hold is ready!

Click here to complete the form.

Second Tuesday Book Club. This book club meets at WTML on the second Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. WTML's Reference Librarians rotate leading discussions of titles in various genres.

Interval House Book Club. This book club meets at WTML on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Emily Cintorino of Interval House leads a discussion about books that depict intimate partner violence.

*BEGINNING MAY 2024*
Thursday Night Book Club. This book club meets at WTML on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. A WTML Reference Librarian discusses titles in various genres.

New members are always welcome. A limited number of copies of the current month's pick of each book club are available at the Lending Desk for checkout.

WTML can also order multiple copies of books for your own book club to pick up each month! To establish your book club at WTML, have your group leader contact the Reference Desk at 860-652-7720 and tell us the number of books you will need each month, any Large Print requirements, and the dates and titles for your upcoming meetings.

Need help picking a title to discuss? Click here to see titles chosen for past book clubs.