Items submitted to Check it Out must be events that benefit nonprofit organizations and be open to the public. Submissions should be received at least seven days in advance of the event.

Rumford area
Dixfield, Monday, Dec. 21: Pre-school storytime hour, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Ludden Library, 42 Main St.  FMI: 562-8838.
Rumford, Tuesday, Dec. 22: Red Cross Blood Drive, 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Mountain Valley High School, 799 Hancock Street. 
Rumford, Wednesday, Dec. 23: Preschool storytime, 10 a.m., Rumford Public Library, 56 Rumford Ave. FMI: 364-3661.
Dixfield, Monday, Dec. 28: Pre-school story time, 10:30 – 11:30 p.m., Ludden Library, 42 Main St. FMI: 562-8838.