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Donate children’s clothing by Friday

The deadline to drop off donations of children’s gently used clothing at the Liepert home at 108 Trapelo Rd. in Lincoln (leave bags by garage door) for Cradles to Crayons has bene extended to Friday, Dec. 7. Sizes infant through adult small. Most-needed items include sweaters and sweatshirts, but children’s clothing/shoes for any season are welcome. For a full list of accepted items, visit Cradlestocrayons.org. Email sarahliepert@me.com with any questions.

Give L-S apparel for the holidays

For purchase of L-S apparel, the L-S store will have special evening hours on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 6–7:30 p.m. (regular store hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.). You can also order online here—holiday orders must be placed by Wednesday, Dec. 12.

Puzzle swap at this week’s book sale

On Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m.–noon in Bemis Hall, the monthly Friends of the Lincoln Library will offer a jigsaw puzzle swap during its monthly book sale. People can take a puzzle when exchanging it for another complete puzzle (no missing pieces). As usual, there will also be plenty of children’s, young adult and adult books, DVDs, and CDs. All purchases at the book sale support Lincoln Public Library programs for children and adults.

Workshops, artist talk at deCordova

The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum will host a holiday ornament clay sculpture workshop on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m., and a mosaic jewelry workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 6:30–9 p.m. Working with a variety of materials, you will make a pendant or pair of earrings that tells a story through color. No experience necessary for either session. Sign up here for the ornament workshop and sign up here for the mosaic jewelry workshop.

Also coming up: Larry Fink, whose photographs are on view at deCordova in Larry Fink: Primal Empathy, will discuss his approach to photography and his decades-long interest in empathy in an artists’ talk on Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 6:30–7:30 p.m. Free admission; registration requested.