Events

The public is invited to join the family of Caroline Rittenhouse and the Stonington Public Library on Friday, September 4 from 3:00-4:00 for a reading and reception to celebrate Maine women and the life, passion, and writing of Rittenhouse. The Lives of Strong Stonington Women: A Reading Featuring the Works of Caroline Smith Rittenhouse will … Continue reading "The Lives of Strong Stonington Women: A Reading Featuring the Works of Caroline Smith Rittenhouse"

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood • Selected by Laura Watson Winner: Giller Prize (1996) “Alias Grace has all the pacing of a commercial novel and all the resonance of a classic.” –The Washington Post Book World Find Alias Grace in MILS “It’s 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"

Three Junes by Julia Glass • Selected by Ellen Shockro Winner: National Book Award (2002) “Enormously accomplished….rich, absorbing, and full of life.” –The New Yorker Find Three Junes in MILS “In June of 1989 Paul McLeod, a newspaper publisher and recent widower, travels to Greece, where he falls for a young American artist and reflects on the complicated truth … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"

Settled in the Wild: Notes from the Edge of Town by Susan Hand Shetterly • Selected by Kendra Chubbuck Winner: Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction (2011) “Shetterly’s penetrating observations resonate with an undeniable sense of what matters most in life: the preservation of self, the protection of wilderness, and appreciation for the passage of time…” –Booklist Find Settled … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"

March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell • Selected by Pat Dobbs Winner: RFK Book Award (2014) “A riveting and beautiful civil-rights story…Lewis’s gripping memoir should be stocked in every school and shelved at every library.” –The Washington Post Find March in MILS “March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"