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SUMMARY:Rosswords: Sunday Solve
DESCRIPTION:Grab your pencils and sharpen your minds! Join Chris Ross for a group crossword solve on the first Sunday of every month. All welcome.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/rosswords-sunday-solve-jun2025/
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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SUMMARY:Reader's Choice: The Berry Pickers
DESCRIPTION:Reader’s Choice: Morgan Witham\nThe Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters\nMILS catalog record \n“July 1962. Following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia\, a Mi’kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later\, four-year-old Ruthie\, the family’s youngest child\, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother\, Joe\, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. In Maine\, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. As she grows older\, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition\, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret.” – From publisher website \nAbout Morgan\nHometown: Little Deer Isle\, Maine. \nCurrent residence and connection to the island: While I am a direct descendant of Jonathan Torrey\, one of the island’s first settlers\, my branch of the family migrated to Winter Harbor in the 1800s\, didn’t move back to the island until I was the ripe old age of 18 months in 1981—when my uncle was hired to teach art at DI-S High School. So I grew up here\, and attended the schools\, though eventually transferred to the Maine School of Science and Mathematics after my sophomore year. My family moved off island in ‘05\, and I never expected to return to live here. Plot twist: I got a job on Isle au Haut and spent almost five years there\, which was my back door into returning to the Deer Isle-Stonington community. I bought my house in 2012\, and have been living here year-round ever since\, primarily working in the schools. \nWhy do you read? In my late 20s I moved from being a fiction addict to a non-fiction glutton. I am a sucker for biography\, memoir\, health/well being\, Eastern European history\, the history of science\, religion\, philosophy\, sexuality\, math\, the social sciences\, American history…I love learning how people have spent their lives as a means of figuring out how to invest mine. For escapism I read murder mysteries/police procedurals…usually British. \nWhat genre do you hate to read? Anything having to do with organized crime\, unless it happened to be a part of a political regime (in which case it becomes a genre I am more likely to read about than not). \nLast book you LOVED: The Sandman audiobook series by Neil Gaiman. \nCurrently reading: The Visionaries: Arendt\, Beauvoir\, Rand\, Weil\, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times by Wolfram Eilenberger. \nWhy did you choose The Berry Pickers? Because I needed to pick fiction [for the book club prompt] I surveyed family and friends\, and this was on the recommendation of my mother—she’s a pretty clever person\, and I always want more windows into understanding the dynamics of this region we call home.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/berry-pickers/
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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SUMMARY:Community Play and Learn
DESCRIPTION:Caregivers and children 5 and under are welcome to join Community Play and Learn programs hosted by First 10 and Deer Isle Adult & Community Education! Enjoy music\, movement\, reading together\, and snack time. Each Community Play and Learn program will highlight a different community resource for families. You don’t need to sign up\, but if you have any questions\, email First 10 community school outreach coordinator Melissa: mbayley@su76.org. \nFor the full schedule of Community Play and Learn events\, visit the Deer Isle Adult & Community Education Facebook events page.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/play-and-learn-jun6/
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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SUMMARY:Read with Tenny – a Pre-K program
DESCRIPTION:Visit and read with certified therapy dog\, Tenny\, on the second Tuesday of every month at 11am. His person\, Jessica Shively\, will bring him by SPL to meet some of our youngest patrons and their families. It’s a chance for kids to learn new ways of interacting with a dog and with each other in a (loosely) structured activity. Tenny is a 3 year old\, 105 pound Great Pyrenees mix who grew up on the Maine coast. He loves love and sharing it with other people. His human\, Jessica\, moved to Stonington from Castine in the summer and spends her days beachcombing with Tenny and exploring new hiking trails. Follow Tenny and Jessica on Instagram.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/read-with-tenny-jun2025/
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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SUMMARY:Community Play and Learn
DESCRIPTION:Caregivers and children 5 and under are welcome to join Community Play and Learn programs hosted by First 10 and Deer Isle Adult & Community Education! Enjoy music\, movement\, reading together\, and snack time. Each Community Play and Learn program will highlight a different community resource for families. You don’t need to sign up\, but if you have any questions\, email First 10 community school outreach coordinator Melissa: mbayley@su76.org. \nFor the full schedule of Community Play and Learn events\, visit the Deer Isle Adult & Community Education Facebook events page.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/play-and-learn-jun13/
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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SUMMARY:Summer Art Story Time
DESCRIPTION:Island artists lead our summer story time series with read-aloud stories and art activities for kids and their families.We are heading outdoors to Small Cove Park\, a few short steps from SPL at 6 Atlantic Avenue (right behind Camden National Bank)\, to take advantage of the fresh air and natural beauty. All ages welcome. \nJune 14: Jill Hoy\nJuly 12: Jadyn LaDeau\nAugust 9: Matthew Moncavage \nThe rain venue for all story time programs is SPL\, 64 Main Street. \nSPL hosts story time on the second Saturday of every month from 10-11am. Check our website or social media (@stoningtonpublicllibrary) for details\, because we often go offsite to various island locations for story time.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/summer-art-story-time-hoy/
LOCATION:Small Cove Park\, 6 Atlantic Avenue\, Stonington\, ME\, 04681
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: On Harbor's Edge by Kate Hotchkiss
DESCRIPTION:Meet Kate Hotchkiss\, the author of On Harbor’s Edge\, over light bites and beverages starting at 4pm and stick around for a reading and Q&A at 5pm. On Harbor’s Edge will be available to purchase from Blue Hill Books\, and the author will sign books at the end of the program. \nAcclaimed by bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell\, On Harbor’s Edge\, Book Two: 1914–1930s is “a gripping standalone tale that transports readers into one of history’s most turbulent times.” With World War I and social upheavals impacting both the beloved and contentious figures of Hale Harbor\, this captivating Maine island drama builds on the popular standalone story of book one. \nKate is author of On Harbor’s Edge\, a series of generational layered tales from 1912 to the present\, set against the backdrop of coastal imagery award-winning author Susan Conley describes as “so rich it is its own character.” \nKate’s United Nations\, business\, and government career spans Asia\, Europe\, the Middle East\, and North America. In addition to authoring the On Harbor’s Edge series and freelance writing for magazines and newspapers\, she is an impact advisor working for a safer\, healthier world.  Kate is a member of Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. \nKate raised sensational sons and empty nests with her handsome husband and spirited grandpup. As a child\, she discovered the magic of islands when discovering a pouch that protects a shark or skate embryo—a mermaid’s purse. Learn more about Kate on her website.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/on-harbors-edge-book-two/
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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SUMMARY:Puffin Story Time & Craft
DESCRIPTION:Come for a special Puffin story time and craft at SPL to celebrate Puffin Pride & Passages. Martin Jenkins and Jenni Desmond’s Puffin lets young readers “discover the intriguing world of this charming bird.” \n“Everyone recognizes the puffin\, with its black and white feathers and brightly colored bill. But how does the puffin live? What happens down in its burrow? And how do the male and female share the task of feeding and caring for their young?” (Provided by the publisher) \nPuffin Pride & Passages runs from June 18-22. Follow on Facebook for a schedule of events.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/puffin-story-time-craft/
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:20250623T183000
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SUMMARY:Reader's Choice: Starter Villain
DESCRIPTION:Reader’s Choice: Shannon Lindsay\nMonthly SPL book club that meets on Zoom. Contact SPL at email below to join the book club mailing list. \nStarter Villain by John Scalzi\nMILS catalog record (SPL copy on order) \n“Inheriting your uncle’s supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who’s running the place. Charlie’s life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell\, all he wants is to open a pub downtown\, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie. But becoming a supervillain isn’t all giant laser death rays and lava pits.” – From publisher website \nAbout Shannon\nHometown: I was born in Calgary\, Alberta\, but really consider Maine to be the place I come home to. \nCurrent residence: Deer Isle\, Maine. \nConnection to the island: I came to the island in 2021 as a winter renter in Stonington without having ever been to the island. Everyone said it was beautiful here\, but I literally gasped when I crossed the causeway. Now I’ll never leave. \nWhy do you read? I read to learn\, to escape and to imagine the world differently. \nWhat genre do you hate to read? Anything with too much fighting or cruelty. No escape there. \nLast book you LOVED: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. \nCurrently reading: You Only Call When You’re in Trouble by Stephen McCauley. (MEH.) \nWhy did you choose Starter Villain? My sister-in-law is a librarian\, and recommended this book because it’s so funny and quirky and weird. (Also\, CATS!) She knows my taste well.
URL:http://www.stonington.lib.me.us/event/starter-villain/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stonington Public Library":MAILTO:stonington.public.library@gmail.com
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