Brooks Memorial Library

Name: Mini Madness – How did we get here?
Start: 2026-11-17T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-17T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Main Reading Room

(802) 254-5290

outreach@brookslibraryvt.org

https://brookslibraryvt.org/

Events from this organizer

November 2026
SilverCircus by NECCA

Featured Saturday, November 7 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm SilverCircus by NECCA

Meeting Room A - Community Meeting Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

SilverCircus is back at Brooks! Join us on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 11AM to 12 PM in the Community Room for some fun-filled movement and cheer! Move with confidence. Stay active. Connect with community. SilverCircus classes help adults 60+ enjoy movement that supports balance, strength, and social connection. Instructors from New England Center for […]
Brattleboro in Stitches

Featured Saturday, November 7 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Brattleboro in Stitches

Meeting Room A - Community Meeting Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided.
Ahead of the Curb: Minimizing Household Waste to Maximize Community Composting

Featured Monday, November 9 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Ahead of the Curb: Minimizing Household Waste to Maximize Community Composting

Meeting Room A - Community Meeting Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

Join Alex Lacy, outreach coordinator for WSWMD, and Stephen Dotson, sustainability coordinator for the town of Brattleboro, on Monday, November 9th from 4:30-6 pm - and on Monday November 16th from 6-7:30 pm: Gather round to receive updates and important information about the Brattleboro curbside compost program. Alex Lacy, outreach coordinator at WSWMD, and Stephen […]
Art & Exploration – at the Library

Featured Tuesday, November 10 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Art & Exploration – at the Library

Meeting Room A - Community Meeting Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

Join teaching artist, Kate Milliken, for this free 4-week book exploration and art-making course for learners ages 60+. Participants will have the opportunity to explore books on a variety of themes and create art in response to those themes through collage and mixed media techniques. This course is perfect for participants new to creating art […]
Library Board of Trustees

Tuesday, November 10 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Library Board of Trustees

Meeting Room A - Community Meeting Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

Monthly meeting of the Brooks Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Citizen attendance and commentary welcome! https://brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/
LIBRARY CLOSED

Featured Wednesday, November 11 @ 10:00 am - 9:00 pm LIBRARY CLOSED

Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

The library will be closed on November 11th in observation of Veterans Day/Armistice Day.
ABC Directory: Spooky Season Sign-Up Sessions

Featured Friday, November 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm ABC Directory: Spooky Season Sign-Up Sessions

Main Reading Room

Want to list your group in the ABC Directory? Drop into a session at your convenience and enjoy some treats! ABC staff members will answer questions, assist with sign-up, and help you finalize a listing. Group leaders: If you like “body doubling” when working on a task, or if you could use some simple fun […]
BETTER OFF READ: It’s About Time…

Featured Friday, November 13 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The DBA Garage (former First Prood Press space) 22 High Street, Brattleboro, United States

Readings & Conversations with Nico Amador, Cameron Awkward-Rich, and Stephanie Burt At The DBA Garage at 22 High Street (former First Proof Press space) Brattleboro, VT 05301 Join us for another sparkling evening of trans literature and conversation! In partnership with Everyone’s Books and Brooks Memorial Library, Out in the Open is thrilled to host […]
Brattleboro in Stitches

Featured Saturday, November 14 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Brattleboro in Stitches

Meeting Room A - Community Meeting Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided.
Ahead of the Curb: Minimizing Household Waste to Maximize Community Composting

Featured Monday, November 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Ahead of the Curb: Minimizing Household Waste to Maximize Community Composting

Main Reading Room

Join Alex Lacy, outreach coordinator for WSWMD, and Stephen Dotson, sustainability coordinator for the town of Brattleboro, on Monday, November 9th from 4:30-6 pm - and on Monday November 16th from 6-7:30 pm: Gather round to receive updates and important information about the Brattleboro curbside compost program. Alex Lacy, outreach coordinator at WSWMD, and Stephen […]
Sci-Fi Reading Group

Featured Monday, November 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm SFRG

Meeting Room D - Quiet Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet in the Quiet Reading Room from 7:00pm - 8:30pm to discuss the cornerstone of Sci-Fi satire, Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, […]
Mini Madness – How did we get here?

Featured Tuesday, November 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Main Reading Room

Where did the Brattleboro Festival of Miniatures come from? And how did our town become mini mad? Well, like most good ideas, it started small and grew! Hear all about it from founder and miniatures champion, Melany Kahn. She’ll share her own history with miniatures, why she wanted to see them in every window in […]