Brooks Memorial Library - Brattleboro VT

Brattleboro in Stitches
2025-03-08 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-01 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-22 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-08 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-01 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-25 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-18 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided.

Functional Play! For Older Adults with Marissa Peck
2025-03-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us for a functional movement workshop series where we will move, shake, strengthen, stretch, and connect. Designed for adults 50+ of all abilities and mobility levels.
Sessions are on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays in March and April (03/08, 03/22, 04/12 & 04/26)
(From the creator of SilverCircus)

Lifelong Learning - Families First
2025-03-05 13:30 - 14:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Lifelong Learning provides ongoing educational opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities. Participants become experts in areas of interest and share their knowledge with peers!

Mineralogical Society
2025-03-04 18:00 - 20:45, 2025-02-04 18:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join the Brattleboro Mineralogical Society to discuss Minerals and other Geological topics!

Brattleboro 250 Planning Sessions
2025-02-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come and connect with others who are interested in working on plans to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States in 2026.
This monthly meeting space on the 4th Wednesdays is dedicated for those who would like the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and work on projects that align with Vermont’s 250th Anniversary Commission’s mission to “…inspire all Vermonters to learn from the history, legacy, and context of the past to build strong Vermont communities for the future.”
The space is being hosted by Brooks Memorial Library, Vermont Independent Media (The Commons) and Windham World Affairs Council, with support from the Vermont Humanities Council. We are already working together on a collaboration entitled, ‘Examining American Identity and Leadership in a Changing World – and have joined America 250, a national initiative asking communities to plan for how to commemorate the 250th year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Its mission is to provide opportunities for all Americans to pause and reflect on our nation’s past & present, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look to the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond.

Sci-Fi Reading Group
2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet in the Quiet Reading Room from 7-8:30 pm to discuss Blindsight by Peter Watts.
Two months since the stars fell.
Two months ago, innumerable alien objects surrounded Earth, screaming as they burned their way into our atmosphere. The heavens have been silent since. Now, though, a derelict space probe has heard whispers from a distant comet. Something talks out there–but not to us.
Who should be sent to find out?
Send a linguist with multiple personality disorder, and a cyborg biologist who can’t feel his own flesh. Send a pacifist warrior, and a vampire resurrected by the voodoo of paleogenetics. Send a man missing half his mind since childhood. And pray they can be trusted with the fate of a world. Because they may be more alien than the thing they’ve been sent to find.
Please note that this SFRG will be meeting on the fourth Monday of the month! The Sci-Fi Reading Group typically meets the third Monday of every month and is open to curious minds of all ages, whether or not they’ve read this month’s selection.

Green Carnation Reading Group
2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Meeting Room B – Mezzanine Room, Main Street 224, Brattleboro, Vermont, 05301, United States
Discussions of books by and for queer people. For more information, please visit the Green Carnation Reading Group Facebook page.

Green Carnation Reading Group
2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Vermont's Civic Health Index
2025-01-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Main Reading Room
Join us for a community conversation!
Join Secretary of State, Sarah Copeland Hanzas, partners who contributed to the report, and fellow community members to learn about the new report detailing what civic health looks like across Vermont and in our community.
Participants will be asked to share feedback and engage in these important conversations.
Registration for this event can be done on this form, HERE.

Community Conversations: How Do State Policies Work for Brattleboro?
2024-12-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
As the Brattleboro Legislative Delegation gears up for the start of a new biennium in January, we want to talk to folks in Brattleboro about the issues that matter to you and we expect to be diving deep into this winter. Topics will include healthcare, education, climate change, and housing. Please join your Vermont Legislators, hear from experts, and share your experiences.
These conversations are happening on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in November and December. (11/6, 11/20, 12/4 and 12/18)

350Vermont - Don't Burn Our Future: Clean Power Now!
2024-12-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
“Don’t Burn Our Future: Clean Power Now!”
In these moments of great political uncertainty, getting organized is more important than ever. Learn about the opportunities we have to take action over the next year toward clean and just energy and creating the future we want to see. Folks will come away with clear next steps for action and further ways to get involved.
Pizza will be provided. Childcare available (please let us know on the RSVP form by 11/30). All are welcome to come! Please RSVP here.

CANCELED - Community Conversations: How Do State Policies Work for Brattleboro?
2024-12-04 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-11-20 17:30 - 19:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Saving Money and Surviving the Holidays Financially
2024-12-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
In this class, you’ll learn practical strategies to manage your finances and avoid holiday debt while enjoying the season. From budgeting tips to smart shopping hacks, we’ll help you navigate the holiday frenzy with confidence and financial peace of mind. Presented by Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) and Mascoma Bank.
This class is FREE. Dinner is provided from 6 PM. Registration is required.

Friends of the Library Book Sale Kick Off
2024-11-30 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-29 10:00 - 18:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Friends of the Library’s Annual Book Sale will begin on Friday, November 29th and Saturday, November 30th. Remainders will be available through the end of the year during regular library hours.
Most items will be $2 or less and you will have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for some fabulous literary-themed gift baskets.
Proceeds from the sale support the patrons of the Brooks Memorial Library by funding programming, museum, passes, and much more!

SilverCircus by NECCA
2024-11-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Strengthen balance and build social connection, all while playing and connecting to your inner child with SilverCircus by the New England Center for Circus Arts. These circus classes are designed for older adults and are welcome to all mobility and cognitive levels. We will work with each student where they are at, while fostering a supportive and playful group dynamic. Activities will challenge the brain and the body, and will be scaled up and down to be the perfect challenge for each participant.

It is not too late to join the circus! Join us at the Brattleboro Memorial Library at 11am on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of October and November (10/12, 10/26, 11/09, 11/23).
