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SUMMARY:Down Easter Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join SPL on Saturday\, April 4 from 10:00 – 12:00 for a fun Easter themed mask making workshop as part of the Down Easter Celebration. Participants can create their own bunny mask at the library or pick up a make-and-take kit for later. \nThe Easter Bunny will be at the Island Community Center beginning at 10:00 and Opera House Arts will be hosting holiday crafts and a movie. Be sure to stop by the other participating locations to extend your holiday fun. The Island AgencyEstate\, Camden National\, Boyce’s Motel\, Opera House Arts at the Stonington Opera House  
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/down-easter-celebration/
LOCATION:Stonington Public Library\, 64 Main Street\, Stonington\, ME\, 04681
ORGANIZER;CN="Island Community Center":MAILTO:director@islandcommunitycenter.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T110000
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SUMMARY:April Vacation Family Activity: Butterfly Kite
DESCRIPTION:Join SPL during April vacation for a series of fun projects! The butterfly kite is designed for the earliest kite enthusiast\, all you need is the ability to cut with scissors\, tie a few knots\, and decorate! \nParents/adults will assist their kite builders for this 30-45 minute workshop. There is no cost to participate but donations are welcome. \nTo register\, please call or email the library. Registration is limited to 10\, so sign up now!
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/april-vacation-family-activity-butterfly-kite/
LOCATION:Stonington Public Library\, 64 Main Street\, Stonington\, ME\, 04681
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T110000
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SUMMARY:April Vacation Family Activity: Build Your Own Electric Motor
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered how electric motors work? Find out by building your own simple motor with a few basic materials. Participants will be introduced to the science behind motors as well as magnets and electromagnets. \nParents/adults will assist participants for this workshop. There is no cost to participate but donations are welcome! \nTo register\, please call or email the library. Registration is limited to 10\, so sign up now! \n \n 
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/april-vacation-family-activity-build-your-own-electric-motor/
LOCATION:Stonington Public Library\, 64 Main Street\, Stonington\, ME\, 04681
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111725
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T175408Z
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SUMMARY:April Vacation Family Activity: Delta Kites
DESCRIPTION:Join SPL during April vacation for a series of fun projects! The delta kite is not only easy to build\, it is one of the most reliable fliers out there. All you need is the ability to cut\, tie a few knots\, and decorate! Feel free to bring your own decorating supplies. (Note: permanent markers are recommended for coloring\, as the kite sail is made from plastic bags.) \nParents/adults will assist their kite builders for this workshop. There is no cost to participate but donations are welcome! \nTo register\, please call or email the library. Registration is limited to 10\, so sign up now!
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/april-vacation-family-activity-delta-kites/
LOCATION:ME
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111725
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SUMMARY:SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books
DESCRIPTION:Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein • Selected by Morgan Witham \nWinner: Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction (2024) \n“A dazzling\, hallucinatory tour de force that takes the reader through shadow selves and global fascism\, leaving them gasping by the end.” –Molly Crabapple\, author of Drawing Blood \nFind Doppelganger in MILS \n“What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired a double? Someone almost like you\, and yet not you at all? \nWhen Naomi Klein discovered that a woman who shared her first name\, but had radically different\, harmful views\, was getting chronically mistaken for her\, it seemed too ridiculous to take seriously. Then suddenly it wasn’t. She started to find herself grappling with a distorted sense of reality\, becoming obsessed with reading the threats on social media\, the endlessly scrolling insults from the followers of her doppelganger. Why had her shadowy other gone down such an extreme path? Why was identity – all we have to meet the world – so unstable? \nTo find out\, Klein decided to follow her double into a bizarre\, uncanny mirror world: one of conspiracy theories\, anti-vaxxers and demagogue hucksters\, where soft-focus wellness influencers make common cause with fire-breathing far right propagandists (all in the name of protecting ‘the children’).” –From the publisher’s website \nEleven readers chose 11 books\, and they will lead 11 discussions in 2026. The SPL book club meets the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30pm on Zoom. There are two exceptions: there is no discussion in August when the book club takes a summer break\, and the last meeting is bumped up to the second Monday\, December 14\, to minimize scheduling conflicts around the holidays. New readers—near and far—are always welcome. To sign up for the book club email list\, please send a request to the email below.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/spl-book-club-apr2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T120000
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SUMMARY:Story Time Aboard Otter
DESCRIPTION:Come aboard Otter\, an Isle au Haut mailboat\, for a spin around Stonington Harbor and a read-aloud picture book chosen and read by Captain Garret Aldrich. It’s become an annual tradition for Captain Aldrich to lead this trip for Stonington Public Library as part of the Island Heritage Trust’s Wings\, Waves\, & Woods Festival! \nBoat departs at 11 AM from Isle au Haut Boat Services\, so plan to arrive early for boarding. Space is limited to 50. Reservations required. Email stonington.public.library@gmail.com to reserve your spot. \nWings\, Waves & Woods Festival will take place May 13-17\, 2025. The full schedule of events can be seen on the Island Heritage Trust website.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/story-time-aboard-otter/
LOCATION:Isle au Haut Boat Company\, 37 Seabreeze Avenue\, Stonington\, Maine\, 04681
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T193000
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SUMMARY:SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books
DESCRIPTION:The Shipping News by Annie Proulx • Selected by Andrew Stoessel \nWinner: Pulitzer Prize in Fiction (1994) \n“The Shipping News is that rare creation\, a lyric page-turner.” –Stephen Jones\, Chicago Tribune \nFind The Shipping News in MILS \n“At thirty-six\, Quoyle\, a third-rate newspaperman is wrenched violently out of his world when his two-timing wife meets her just desserts. He retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast\, where a rich cast of local characters all play a part in Quoyle’s struggle to reclaim his life. As three generations of his family cobble up new lives\, Quoyle confronts his private demons—and the unpredictable forces of nature and society—and begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery.” –From the publisher’s website \nEleven readers chose 11 books\, and they will lead 11 discussions in 2026. The SPL book club meets the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30pm on Zoom. There are two exceptions: there is no discussion in August when the book club takes a summer break\, and the last meeting is bumped up to the second Monday\, December 14\, to minimize scheduling conflicts around the holidays. New readers—near and far—are always welcome. To sign up for the book club email list\, please send a request to the email below.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/spl-book-club-may2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260622T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260622T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111725
CREATED:20251212T185637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T185637Z
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SUMMARY:SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books
DESCRIPTION:Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian • Selected by Shannon Lindsay \nWinner: Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award (2024) \n“Only This Beautiful Moment is a queer epic\, a defiant piece of art that transmutes the rallying cry of ‘we’re here\, we’re queer\, get used to it’ into even more beautiful poetry that will almost certainly change the lives of those who read it.” –BookPage \nFind Only This Beautiful Moment in MILS \n“2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father\, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying\, he accompanies his dad to Tehran\, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history\, his culture\, and himself. \n1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country’s burgeoning revolution\, they send him to safety in America\, a country Saeed despises. And even worse–he’s forced to live with the American grandmother he never knew existed. \n1939. Bobby\, the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother\, lands a coveted MGM studio contract. But the fairy-tale world of glamour he’s thrust into has a dark side. Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles\, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family\, the hidden secrets of history\, and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today.” –From the publisher’s website \nEleven readers chose 11 books\, and they will lead 11 discussions in 2026. The SPL book club meets the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30pm on Zoom. There are two exceptions: there is no discussion in August when the book club takes a summer break\, and the last meeting is bumped up to the second Monday\, December 14\, to minimize scheduling conflicts around the holidays. New readers—near and far—are always welcome. To sign up for the book club email list\, please send a request to the email below.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/spl-book-club-jun2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T193000
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SUMMARY:SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books
DESCRIPTION:Mudlark: In Search of London’s Past Along the River Thames by Lara Maiklem • Selected by Sue Stoessel \nWinner: Indie Book Award in Non-Fiction (2020) \n“Engrossing…evokes the subculture of the ‘mudlarks\,’ who scour the banks for fragments of London’s past.” –The New Yorker \nFind Mudlark in MaineCat \n“The international bestseller that mesmerizingly charts quixotic journeys through London’s past\, Mudlark thrills Anglophiles and history lovers alike. Long heralded as a city treasure herself\, beloved ‘Mudlark’ Lara Maiklem tirelessly treks along the Thames’ muddy shores\, unearthing a myriad of artifacts and their stories—from Roman hairpins and perfectly preserved Tudor shoes to the clay pipes that were smoked in riverside taverns. Seamlessly interweaving reflections from her own life with meditations on the art of wandering\, Maiklem ultimately delivers a treatise ‘as deep and as rich as the Thames and its treasures’ (Stanley Tucci).” –From the publisher’s website \nEleven readers chose 11 books\, and they will lead 11 discussions in 2026. The SPL book club meets the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30pm on Zoom. There are two exceptions: there is no discussion in August when the book club takes a summer break\, and the last meeting is bumped up to the second Monday\, December 14\, to minimize scheduling conflicts around the holidays. New readers—near and far—are always welcome. To sign up for the book club email list\, please send a request to the email below.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/spl-book-club-jul2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111725
CREATED:20251212T190137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T191648Z
UID:1482-1790620200-1790623800@www.stonington.lib.me.us
SUMMARY:SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books
DESCRIPTION:Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood • Selected by Laura Watson \nWinner: Giller Prize (1996) \n“Alias Grace has all the pacing of a commercial novel and all the resonance of a classic.” –The Washington Post Book World \nFind Alias Grace in MILS \n“It’s 1843\, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. \nSome believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence\, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders. An up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists who seek a pardon for Grace. He listens to her story while bringing her closer and closer to the day she cannot remember. What will he find in attempting to unlock her memories?” –From the publisher’s website \nEleven readers chose 11 books\, and they will lead 11 discussions in 2026. The SPL book club meets the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30pm on Zoom. There are two exceptions: there is no discussion in August when the book club takes a summer break\, and the last meeting is bumped up to the second Monday\, December 14\, to minimize scheduling conflicts around the holidays. New readers—near and far—are always welcome. To sign up for the book club email list\, please send a request to the email below.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/spl-book-club-sep2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111725
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SUMMARY:SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books
DESCRIPTION:Three Junes by Julia Glass • Selected by Ellen Shockro \nWinner: National Book Award (2002) \n“Enormously accomplished….rich\, absorbing\, and full of life.” –The New Yorker \nFind Three Junes in MILS \n“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 about his marriage. \nSix years later\, again in June\, Paul’s death draws his three grown sons and their families back to their ancestral home. Fenno\, the eldest\, a wry\, introspective gay man\, narrates the events of this unforeseen reunion. Far from his straitlaced expatriate life as a bookseller in Greenwich Village\, Fenno is stunned by a series of revelations that threaten his carefully crafted defenses. \nFour years farther on\, in yet another June\, a chance meeting on the Long Island shore brings Fenno together with Fern Olitsky\, the artist who once captivated his father. Now pregnant\, Fern must weigh her guilt about the past against her wishes for the future and decide what family means to her.” –From the publisher’s website \nEleven readers chose 11 books\, and they will lead 11 discussions in 2026. The SPL book club meets the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30pm on Zoom. There are two exceptions: there is no discussion in August when the book club takes a summer break\, and the last meeting is bumped up to the second Monday\, December 14\, to minimize scheduling conflicts around the holidays. New readers—near and far—are always welcome. To sign up for the book club email list\, please send a request to the email below.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/spl-book-club-oct2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261123T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261123T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111725
CREATED:20251212T190658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T190658Z
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SUMMARY:SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books
DESCRIPTION:Settled in the Wild: Notes from the Edge of Town by Susan Hand Shetterly • Selected by Kendra Chubbuck \nWinner: Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction (2011) \n“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 \nFind Settled in the Wild in MILS \n“Settled in the Wild takes us into the woods and along the shorelines\, mudflats\, and paths of rural Maine\, where Susan Hand Shetterly has lived and written about nature for the past thirty years. Now\, she turns her attention to the ways humans and animals share the land\, especially as our mutual habitat is changing. Her observations start small\, looking out her window at the many living things in just one dead tree in her yard\, at the wild turkeys and coyotes in the field. Then she expands to the surrounding forest\, to the seaside\, and to the lives of her neighbors\, many of whom have always made a living off the land or sea. \nWhether writing about a displaced garter snake\, witnessing the paving of a beloved dirt road\, catching a cricket with her young son\, rescuing a fledgling raven\, or rejoicing with the town at the return of the alewife migration\, Shetterly pays tribute to the resilience that abounds. She argues for a consciousness that honors the values of wilderness\, protects the beauty and vigor of rural communities\, and teaches our children to love the gifts of the land.” –From the dust jacket \nEleven readers chose 11 books\, and they will lead 11 discussions in 2026. The SPL book club meets the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30pm on Zoom. There are two exceptions: there is no discussion in August when the book club takes a summer break\, and the last meeting is bumped up to the second Monday\, December 14\, to minimize scheduling conflicts around the holidays. New readers—near and far—are always welcome. To sign up for the book club email list\, please send a request to the email below.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/spl-book-club-nov2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261214T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261214T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111725
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T191057Z
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SUMMARY:SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books
DESCRIPTION:March: Book One by John Lewis\, Andrew Aydin\, and Nate Powell • Selected by Pat Dobbs \nWinner: RFK Book Award (2014) \n“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 \nFind March in MILS \n“March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights\, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis’ personal story\, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. \nBook One spans John Lewis’ youth in rural Alabama\, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, the birth of the Nashville Student Movement\, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins\, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. \nMany years ago\, John Lewis and other student activists drew inspiration from the 1958 comic book ‘Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story.’ Now\, his own comics bring those days to life for a new audience\, testifying to a movement whose echoes will be heard for generations.” –From the publisher’s website \nEleven readers chose 11 books\, and they will lead 11 discussions in 2026. The SPL book club meets the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30pm on Zoom. There are two exceptions: there is no discussion in August when the book club takes a summer break\, and the last meeting is bumped up to the second Monday\, December 14\, to minimize scheduling conflicts around the holidays. New readers—near and far—are always welcome. To sign up for the book club email list\, please send a request to the email below.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/spl-book-club-dec2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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