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Please welcome SSCL Library Director, Sally Stanton to our library and community.
Special Events at SSCL
Stockton Springs Community Library will host their annual Halloween Party on Saturday, October 26th, from 10-11:30 AM. There will be a costume parade, stories, crafts, games and refreshments. Children who sign up for a library card will earn a prize.
Ongoing Meetings & Programs
| SSCL Garden Group. 1st Mondays, 6:30 pm during gardening season. First meeting of the year is in March. Meet up with fellow local gardeners. Anyone interested in gardening is welcome. SSCL Board Meetings. 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 pm. Public welcome to attend. SSCL Tuesday reading group. 3rd Tuesdays, 2 pm. via Zoom. Book List – updated 10/6/2024 Upcoming readings and discussions include: October: Seaweed Chronicles, A World at the Ocean’s Edge – Susan Shetterly – 288 pages November: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain – 333 pages December: James – Percival Everett – 320 pages January: The Red Tent – Anita Diamant – 339 pages February: Bring up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel – 485 pages March: Heaven and Earth Grocery Store – James McBride – 400 pages April: Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen – Annabell Abbs – 400 pages May: The Four Mrs. Bradwells – Meg Clayton – 368 pages SSCL Knitting and Crafters Group. Wednesdays The October dates for Knitting & Crafting at the SSCL are Oct.9th & 23rd from 6-8 PM Come and join us! We continue to meet at the library. All are welcome. Please note that updates in the current schedule are also posted online. SSCL Make & Take Lego Group. Starting up again November 6th from 3:30-5 and will meet the first Wednesday of each month unless there is a holiday. The focused age group is 4-10, but all children are welcome to come build a lego creation and then take it home to enjoy with friends and family. SSCL Thursday book group. 3rd Thursdays. Currently meeting in the library. 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Contact the library for the latest reading list. SSCL Story Time. Story Time will resume on the first and third Saturdays of the month, beginning November 2 at ten o’clock, for ages 3 and up. Tai Chi twice weekly Starting May 14, the Tai chi group will be meeting at the harbor, weather permitting. We will meet every Tuesday and Friday. When the weather doesn’t cooperate, Tai Chi will be held at the town office. Registration is required. Sessions start at 9:30 am both days. A special thanks to our teachers Dean Anderson and Bill Philbrick for their excellent leadership. And to the Town of Stockton for continued support. They all go above and beyond for us. If you are not already a member of the Stockton Springs Tai Chi group and would like to join – please call the library at 207-567-4147 to register and get on our email for updates. |
Annual Events
| Annual Pie and Art Festival. This year’s event, held on August 17, 2024, marked the 11th year for the Pie and Art Festival. |
| This popular fundraising event provides an opportunity to bring home delicious homemade pies, sweet or savory, and to purchase quality contemporary art created by outstanding local artists. All proceeds from the pie sales benefit the library. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of art benefits the SSCL Endowment Fund, which is managed by the Maine Community Foundation. 2024 participating artists were Judy Belasco, Mary Brann, Sarah Faragher, Cher Jones, Dawn Staples-Knox, Sharon Kosinski, Allegra Kuhn, Bill Landmesser, Scott Moore, Mark Quigley, Mary Pauline Reynolds, Betty Schopmeyer, Harriet Seekins, Martha Shaw, Jo Swift, Peter Walls, and Anne Marie Welsh.  Annual Great Event & Community Yard Sale September 7, 2024. First Saturday after Labor Day. The grounds of the Library, Historical Society, and Town Office are filled once a year in September with a giant community yard sale, bake sale (yes, we have home made donuts), BBQ, children’s activities, and much more. Crafters, yard sale, local organizations welcome. Reservations for tables and/or table space usually go on sale the first weekend in June. Annual SSCL Book, Bake and Plant Sale. June 1, 2024. First Saturday in June. This event is our biggest fund raiser! Volunteer donations of books and plants for the sale are accepted a few days before the event as we do not have sufficient storage space to collect them sooner. Donations of home baked goods are brought in before 9 am (or call 207-567-4147 for other arrangements) and sell out quickly! For more information about the annual sale – see our blog post: https://stocktonspringslibrary.org/annual-book-bake-and-plant-sale-at-stockton-springs-community-library-saturday-june-4th/ |
You can also download and print a copy of this flyer here.
For more information, contact Stockton Springs Community Library staff at 207-567-4147, Healthy Acadia. Health Quest, and the National Library of Medicine.
Volunteers needed
Stockton Springs Community Library needs a few more volunteers. To maintain 501(c)3 status, and with it the ability to secure much needed grants, SSCL needs to stay open 18 hours a week. Two volunteers work each shift. You can help by working as little as one shift a month (shifts are 2 to 3 hours depending on the day). Complete training is provided.
Help in our lovely gardens is also welcome.
Digital Maine Library is available to every resident of Maine.
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SSCL offers wi-fi internet service to the public from both inside and outside the building. Access with your wi-fi enabled device from the safety of your vehicle, the front porch, or the library gazebo where a charger station is also available. Please maintain 6 foot physical distance guidelines, wear a mask when appropriate, and wipe surfaces down before and after you touch them.
Additional information about SSCL monthly programs, special events, and services is available on this website, on the Facebook page, and by contacting the library at 207-567-4147.