Join us and members of the Stonington Fire Department as we meet at the library first for stories read by our local heros, and then head to the fire station to explore and learn all about fire fighting, gear, trucks, equipment and more! This is a fun, family friendly event for kids of all ages! … Continue reading "Firefighter Story Time"
Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee • Selected by Anneli Sundqvist Winner: Nobel Prize in Literature (2003) “A subtly brilliant commentary on the nature and balance of power in his homeland…Disgrace is a mini-opera without music by a writer at the top of his form.” –Time Find Disgrace in MILS “Refusing to apologise after an impulsive affair with a student, David … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein • Selected by Morgan Witham Winner: Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction (2024) “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 Find Doppelganger in MILS “What if you woke up one morning … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx • Selected by Andrew Stoessel Winner: Pulitzer Prize in Fiction (1994) “The Shipping News is that rare creation, a lyric page-turner.” –Stephen Jones, Chicago Tribune Find The Shipping News in MILS “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 … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian • Selected by Shannon Lindsay Winner: Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award (2024) “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 … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
