SPL's 20th Birthday Party

Young Adult Crafter-Noon

Come and create informal crafts with supplies from our craft closet.

Upcycled Clothing: Basics of Alterations

Learn how to alter the clothes you have to fit you better. We’ll show you how to hem, take in, and let out clothes to give your wardrobe new life. Feel free to bring in an item of clothing you would like to alter. Registration Required:......More

Learn how to alter the clothes you have to fit you better. We’ll show you how to hem, take in, and let out clothes to give your wardrobe new life. Feel free to bring in an item of clothing you would like to alter. Registration Required:https://calendly.com/sunderlandpubliclibrary/upcycle

Exploring Inner & Outer Wilds: Embodied Nature Writing

Delve into the myriad ways nature writing can deepen intimacy with local ecosystems and foster empathy for the wild. With the inspiration of Frederick Gao’s landscapes, we’ll explore local ecosystems — inside and out — and create landscapes with words. Led by author, h......More

Delve into the myriad ways nature writing can deepen intimacy with local ecosystems and foster empathy for the wild. With the inspiration of Frederick Gao’s landscapes, we’ll explore local ecosystems — inside and out — and create landscapes with words. Led by author, herbalist and outdoor educator Vanessa Chakour, this 2-hour workshop will begin with a brief plant walk followed by readings, writing exercises, and craft discussion. Students will be invited to read their own work at the end. Please bring a pen and notebook for writing. Ages 14+. Registration Required: https://calendly.com/sunderlandpubliclibrary/exploring

Outside and in the Lane Family Reading Room Gallery

Friends of the Library Book, Bake, & Plant Sale

Kindness Rock Painting

YA + Mini Terrarium Workshop

Young Adult Crafter-Noon

Come and create informal crafts with supplies from our craft closet.

YA Crochet Club

Liminal Spaces: Finding Ourselves Through Clay

Find your inner artist, and work through unresolved ideas with clay as a conduit for creative exploration. The notion of taking a clay workshop may seem intimidating, however, this session is not about technique or craftsmanship. Join ceramic artist Akilah Scharff-Teoh......More

Find your inner artist, and work through unresolved ideas with clay as a conduit for creative exploration. The notion of taking a clay workshop may seem intimidating, however, this session is not about technique or craftsmanship. Join ceramic artist Akilah Scharff-Teoh in an interactive sculpting session and group conversation which explores ideas around identity, creativity, and forming your own definition of the word "artist". This workshop is best suited for ages 5 to 105. Clay and tools will be provided. No prior experience is necessary. Those who wish to keep their sculpture will be provided the opportunity to have their work bisque fired (fired in a kiln, in order for your piece to become durable) by Akilah, for pickup from the library at a later date. Space is limited. Registration Required: https://calendly.com/sunderlandpubliclibrary/clay

POEMS & PAINTINGS & POSTCARDS

This generative poetry writing workshop will look to the wondrous paintings of Frederick Gao to lead us through an exploration of how awing and honoring a person or place or object or idea or feeling might ignite our imagination. When art of any medium inspires in us a......More

This generative poetry writing workshop will look to the wondrous paintings of Frederick Gao to lead us through an exploration of how awing and honoring a person or place or object or idea or feeling might ignite our imagination. When art of any medium inspires in us a desire to make art, it is such a beautiful and expansive opportunity for connection, investigation, and discovery. Postcards will work to give us a constructive writing constraint to embrace or abandon, as well as a means to share whatever writing we might make. This workshop welcomes all people and all levels of experience writing and reading poems. This workshop is open to people of all ages. Registration preferred: https://calendly.com/sunderlandpubliclibrary/poems-paintings-postcards