Check out our staff picks:

Ali suggests:
The Princess Bride by William Golden
 
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff

Amanda suggests:

Betsy suggests

Carole suggests:
Severe Clear by Stuart Woods
 
The Maid by Kimberly Cutter

Judy suggests:
Catch Me by Lisa Gardner
 
The Way Back Home by Barbara Freethy

Neetha suggests:
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
 

Pam suggests:
The Apple Orchard  by Susan Wiggs
 
Cutting For Stone  by Abraham Verghese
 
 


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Mini-Golf Event at the Sutton Library and Sutton Center Fire Station
Saturday, May 18 from 10 am – 4 pm

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Sutton Fire Explorer Post #40

The Friends of the Sutton Library and Sutton Fire Explorer Post #40 invite you to bring the whole family for 18 holes of fun throughout the Library and the Fire Station!

 $5 per person, $20 max. per family- proceeds are to be split evenly between the Friends and the Explorers

 

Also happening on May 18:

Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale from 9 am – 1pm!

Garden Club Annual Plant Sale on the Common from 9 am – noon!

Flea Market at the First Congregational Church from 9 am – 1pm!

Coco’s Tropical Ice Cart will be at the Library selling their handcrafted Italian ices and donating proceeds to the Friends and the Explorers

BOOK SALE!
The Friends of the Sutton Free Public Library will be holding a book sale on Saturday, May 18, 2013
 from 9 AM until 1 PM at the library.
Donations of books, DVD's, and music CD's will be accepted beginning April 2nd
during regular library hours.
 
We will not be able to accept text books or encyclopedias.
Local Author Reading and Signing
May 30 at 6:30 pm
Local author Erin Thorne will read from her latest book, Behind the Wheel, and then answer questions and sign copies of her books. Books will be for sale, cash and check only.
Book Group at the Sutton Senior Center
June 3 at 12:30 pm



Join us for a discussion at the Sutton Senior Center!


This month we will be talking about The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson.  Copies are available at the Senior Center and at the Library.  All are welcome!


Writer's Workshop
June 4 from 6:30 - 8 pm

Have you ever thought about writing a novel? Maybe you’d like to publish your memoirs. Maybe there’s a thrilling murder mystery or a sultry romance novel within you, eager to get shared with the world!

 

Author Lisa Shea has published over fifty books, both with traditional publishers and self-publishing systems. She will step you through the process, from the very beginning stages of crafting characters and gathering notes to the ending steps of formatting your manuscript for e-readers and using social networking to reach your fans. From Kindle to Nook, from Twitter to Facebook, from plot twists to engaging covers, Lisa will answer your questions and launch you on the path to success!

Knitting Group
Wednesdays at 10 am
We're happy to announce a new knitting group here at the Library! Come join us on Wednesday mornings at 10 am for an informal gathering of knitters!
Support the Library through Amazon.com
Did you know that your Amazon.com purchases can help the Sutton Library? By clicking through this link and then shopping we get a percentage of your purchase applied to offset our Wowbrary bill. Last year we only made $.31- this year our goal is, well, anything more than that. The staff started clicking this before doing our Amazon shopping in January and we made $7.83 last month! This is an absolutely painless way to support your local library!
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