String sql = "Select * FROM Notes WHERE local_date_time = ?"; try (Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:calendarFx.db"); PreparedStatement pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql); ) { pstmt.setString(1, ld.toLocalDate().toString()); ResultSet rs = pstmt.executeQuery(); while(rs.next()) { tempList.add(new Label(rs.getString("note"))); } } catch (SQLException ex) { Logger.getLogger(FXMLDocumentController.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex); }