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Upcoming Events
Edible Island: Cookie Swap & Secret Tree
Sunday, December 8, 3-5pm
Stonington Public Library 64 Main Street
Carrying on an island tradition, SPL and Healthy Island Project invite you to participate in a holiday cookie swap and secret tree lighting. Bring two dozen cookies to swap. To participate in the tree lighting, arrive at the library by 4pm. Everyone will head out together to the secret location for the tree lighting and holiday songs. Fun for all ages.
A Scallop Christmas Story Time
Saturday, December 14, 10-11am
Discovery Wharf at Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, 13 Atlantic Avenue
Led by Carla Guenther at the Discovery Wharf. Come hear a read-aloud holiday story, learn about scallops, and paint a scallop shell. SPL hosts a monthly story time and activity for kids of all ages on the second Saturday of every month. Locations vary. Check our calendar or follow our Instagram to stay in the know.
Food & Fiction Book Club
Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Monday, December 16, 6:30-7:30pm
Our year of reading and discussing novels about food wraps up this month with Heartburn by Nora Ephron, and then the SPL book club starts its new theme, Reader’s Choice, in January 2025. Read more about the 2025 titles and the readers who chose them in our previous newsletter here. Readers can join book club discussions on Zoom or in person at SPL. All readers welcome.
Winter Workshops
Sign up for winter workshops with SPL. Let us know you’re interested, and we’ll be in touch about scheduling and content. We plan to build the workshops around interested participants.
What If We Get It Right?
January – February 2025
What If We Get It Right? is a four-part public conversation series on visions of climate futures based around the book of the same name by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. Hosted by SPL and Linda Nelson, Stonington Economic & Community Development Director. Ideally for readers ages 14 & up.
Rosswords: Crosswords with Chris
February – March 2025
Grab your pencils and sharpen your minds. The key to becoming a better solver is not knowing lots of trivia BUT in training your mind to stay flexible when solving. Don’t get boxed in, think outside the box! Ideally for solvers ages 14 & up.
Build Your Own Board Game
February – March 2025
Do you have a knack for design, math, art, or Dungeons & Dragons? Then join Jordan in making your very own board game this winter. By the end of the workshop, you will have a game that you can take home and force your friends and family to play! All ages.
How to Read a Graphic Novel
Winter 2024 – 2025 (repeatable)
A two-part discussion of a graphic novel for reluctant readers of the "genre." There’s more to comics than meets the eye. Join Molly to learn the language of comics and find your way into this diverse art form. Title(s) for discussion will be chosen to match the reading interests of participants. Ideally for readers ages 14 & up.