TO DO TODAY
— 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bill Library, 718 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard; free; (860) 4649912.
— 12:30 p.m., Salem Free Public Library, 264 Hartford Road; free; (860) 859-1130.
— 5 p.m., Essex Island Marina, 11 Ferry St., Essex; barbecue dinner and cornhole tournament to support the Community Music School; $20 per two-person cornhole team, dinner tickets $25 adults, $12 children ages 6 and up; (860) 7670026.
— 5:15 p.m., Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London; free; (860) 625-0294.
— 5:30 p.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; “The Crossing Places” by Elly Griffiths; free; (860) 447-1411.
— 6 p.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; book talk with Susan Harrison Rashid, author of “Beneath a Shooting Star”; free; (860) 447-1411.
— 6-7:30 p.m., Bank Square Books, 53 West Main St., Mystic; open mic night; first-come, first-served; free; (860) 536-3795.
— 6 p.m., Savoy Bookshop and Cafe, 10 Canal St., Westerly; “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone” by Lori Gottlieb; free; (401) 213-3901.
— 6:15 p.m., Garde Arts Gallery, 305 State St., New London; readings of works written by Groton Parks and Recreation creative writing students; free; (860) 444-8711.
— 6:30 p.m., call for location; meeting and presentation by Toni Leland on promotional photos; free; (860) 442-4237.
— 7 p.m., Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave.; free; (860) 395-9942.
— 9:30 a.m., Preston Public Library, 389 Route 2; outdoor reading and visit with Oliver, a therapy miniature donkey; for all ages; free; (860) 886-1010.
— 10 a.m., East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Road; for all ages free; (860) 739-6926. — 2 p.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road; for all ages with an adult; free; (860) 444-5805.
— 3-7 p.m., The Goodspeed, 6 Main St., East Haddam; prospective students ages 7-18 meet with musical theater faculty; free; (860) 873-8668.
— 7 p.m., Mystic and Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic; workshop by Ben Brown, assistant admissions director at Connecticut College; free; (860) 536-7721.