The days are growing short and darkness sets in earlier and earlier as we approach the winter solstice, the longest night of the year here in the northern hemisphere.

Please join the Cook Memorial Library, the Chocorua Lake Conservancy, and the Yeoman’s Fund for the Arts on Saturday, December 17, from 3-5PM for “Light in the Darkness” at the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth Village. We will honor the winter solstice and these long dark nights with lantern making, community, cookies, and a lantern-lit evergreen spiral walk. Come create a colorful decorated lantern and then bring it outdoors to light our way as we walk in and out of the spiral, and as the seasons spiral on.

No experience is necessary. Children of all ages are welcome with a caregiver. Feel free to bring cookies to share if you like. This program is free; donations to any of our organizations are welcome. So that we have plenty of materials for everyone, please register in advance at the Cook Library by stopping in or by calling 603-323-8510, or register below.

Banner image: Lanterns! Photo: Juno Lamb