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You are invited to our annual Candy Cane Social December 7th at 4:30 pm. The Stonington Library is honored to participate in the town wide celebration known as the Holiday Hoopla! Join us directly after the tree lighting ceremony at Hagen Dock for hot cocoa, cookies, and some holiday stories for the kids. The tree ceremony is from 4:00 to 4:30.

The month of November is intentional picture book month! It began in 2011 after an article was printed in the New York Times questioning the future of picture books. The month was founded by author Dianne de Las Casas, whose website says, “She believes in the transformational power of the arts in education and feels that imagination is the elixir that turns the ordinary into extraordinary.”

So to celebrate the importance of picture books The Stonington Public Library is going to feature a new picture that will be added to our collection. Everyday from now until the end of November. 10 days of Picture Books!

 

 

 

Join us Wednesday November 20th at 6:00 p.m. for an Essential Oils Class. Learn the basics of oils and the possible uses with Lydia MacDonald!

Learn the basics of exploring your family history with local ancestry researcher Kristy Hutchinson. Kristy is from the Deer Isle Adult Education Center. We will be looking at free online resources, useful research tools, and paper templates, as well as how to avoid common research pitfalls.

Thursday, November 14th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Call the Library at 367-5926 or Kristy at Adult Ed 348-6443 with any questions.

Tinker Crouch will be giving a presentation on costumes and dressing through the ages. Starting with the present and why we choose the clothing we wear daily.

Tuesday, November 12th from 5:00 to 6:30 pm.

Join us for our November 2nd story hour! We are learning and reading stories about Dia de Los Muertos known in English as Day of the Dead, a day to formally remember and celebrate our lost loved ones. The fun begins at 9:30am.

On August 15 at 5 p.m., Dr. Mimi Gerstell will present “Perspectives on Mars” at the Stonington Public Library.  She will share stories about her Caltech research on the geology and atmosphere of the red planet, and about the sociology of academic science.  The anecdotes are selected from her recent book, Fish Stories by a Scientific Nobody, and updated with the latest responses to her various publications in refereed scientific journals.

In childhood Dr. Gerstell was a long-time camper at Les Chalets Francais, just south of Sunshine Road in Deer Isle, and she believes that was an essential prerequisite to her getting into Harvard.  After some years as Department Head of Engineering Sciences at the Jensen Beach branch of the Florida Institute of Technology, she finished her career as a staff scientist at Caltech in Pasadena, CA.  In later life, she has summered in Stonington since 1995.

 

The Stonington Public Library is taking part in a collaborative raffle to benefit local libraries. The item being raffled is a beautifully framed, limited edition print of the poem “The Song of the Unsung” by Wesley McNair, former poet laureate of Maine. This poem was written for and read at Governor Janet Mills inauguration.

All money raised will be used to purchase books that will help local community members struggling with addiction or in recovery. “We hope by offering an updated collection of reading materials for all ages affected by addiction we will help break down any shame or stigma our patrons may feel,” said Jill Larrabee, Stonington librarian. The framed broadside was displayed at Chase Emerson Library in Deer Isle and will be on display at the Stonington Public Library until the 23rd of August with tickets available for purchase. Tickets cost $5.00 each.