And wonderful things will be spun

STRATFORD - The Stratford LifeLong Learners series will present professional weaver Kate LaPlante in a special program, "The Ancient Art of Spinning" at the Stratord Library at 1 p.m. May 14.

The Stratford LifeLong Learners is a joint initiative of the Stratford Library and Stratford Senior Services, orgenizers said in a statement.

The program is free and open to the public.

LaPlante, shown in photos, presents "an educational, entertaining and therapeutic spinning demonstration employing traditional tools...while utilizing wool and beads," the statement said. The program is a unique blend of demonstration and hands-on activity.

History of the spinning art, tactile presentation of different fibers and stories about America's ancestors and their way of life is also included, the statement said.

Questions are welcomed.

"The Ancient Art of Spinning" will be held in the Stratford Library Lovell Room.

The LifeLong Learners next program will be on May 28 at the Baldwin Center with speaker Evelyn Stein discussing "Old Time Stratford."

For more information, call the library's Public Relations and Programming Office at 203.385.4162 or visit: http://www.stratfordlibrary.org/.