Brooks Memorial Library - Brattleboro VT

Brattleboro in Stitches
2026-05-23 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-30 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-06 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-13 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-20 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-27 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-04 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Financial Empowerment
2026-05-25 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-06-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Financial Q & A with SEVCA and Mascoma Bank
All are welcome to these programs, held on the 4th Mondays of the month throughout 2026, with different topics for each session and peer support encouraged throughout. Representatives from SEVCA and Mascoma Bank facilitate the discussions, share their expertise, and respond to individual questions and concerns. A light meal will be served at 5:30PM; the focused conversation starts at 6:00 PM.
Registration is required. To sign-up, you can call (802-254-5290), stop by the circulation desk, or email us at circ@brookslibraryvt.org

Art & Exploration at the Library - Creating Cyanotype Art
2026-05-26 13:30 - 15:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join teaching artist, Evie Lovett, for this free 6-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 cyanotype art in response to those themes. Cyanotype is a process of making photographs with the sun or UV light. This course is perfect for participants new to creating art and interested in a social book club experience. Supplies provided. Registration is required; stop by or call the Circulation Desk at (802) 254-5290. Or, you can email: outreach@brookslibraryvt.org

Green Carnation Reading Group
2026-05-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-06-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Discussions of books by and for queer people. For more information, please visit the Green Carnation Reading Group Facebook page.

Brattleboro 250 Planning Sessions
2026-05-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-24 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.

Windham County Democratic Committee
2026-06-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly Meeting of the Windham County Democratic Committee

Mineralogical Society
2026-06-02 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!

Vermont Pastel Society
2026-06-03 15:30 - 17:00, 2026-07-01 15:30 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
pastel painting

A Lifeline for Difficult Times: The Taking Solace Series
2026-06-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Starting this November, Center for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) & Brooks Memorial Library
are inspired to begin an 8-month collaboration on the first Wednesday of each month, from 6-8 pm.
Come join us for a wide range of conversations
on tender topics, from Death Cafes, to film & discussion nights,
speaker panels, a climate-grief dialogue, and more.
Together we’ll explore some of the challenges of being alive in our time.
For instance, how might we navigate illness, caregiving, or loss?
Or beyond that, face a much broader anguish for our fragile planet itself?
Because we know that at least one form of solace
stems from staying connected.
To quote poet David Whyte, “Solace is not meant to be
an answer, but an invitation, through the door of pain and difficulty,
to the depth of suffering and simultaneous beauty in the world
that the strategic mind by itself cannot grasp or make sense of.”
We begin November 5th from 6-8pm
with a Death Cafe in the Community Room.
And to find out about further topics, please follow
Center for Solace or Brooks Memorial Library on Facebook:
centerforsolace.org, or brookslibraryvt.org.

Community Conversations with Brattleboro State Legislators
2026-06-06 10:30 - 12:00 | Main Reading Room
As the Brattleboro Legislative Delegation gears up for the start of a new legislative session in January, these monthly sessions are an opportunity to meet the Brattleboro Representatives and discuss issues that matter to you. Topics will include healthcare, education, climate change, and housing. All are welcome to join your Vermont Legislators, hear from experts, and share your experiences.
These conversations are scheduled monthly on the 1st Saturdays from 10:30 AM – 12 PM. (Scheduled dates: 2/7, 3/7, 4/4, 5/2, and 6/6.)

Sci-Fi Film Series: GATTACA
2026-06-07 16:00 - 19:00 | The Latchis Theatre, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont, 05301, United States
The Sci-Fi Film Series is your chance to see great and classic Sci-Fi films on the big screen! Join us at the Latchis Theater to watch this month’s film, Gattaca!
Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, and Jude Law star in this engrossing sci-fi thriller about an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Hawke stars as Vincent, an “In-Valid” who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception, Vincent’s dreams steadily unravel.
Attendees are invited to stay afterward for a discussion about the film. Admission by donation.
Brooks Memorial Library and the Latchis Theater are thrilled to invite you to the first installment of this new exciting program. Sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.

Rapid Reviews - Adult Summer Reading Program Kick-Off
2026-06-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Main Reading Room
We are kicking off the Adult Summer Reading Program with Rapid Reviews of 50 books in 50 minutes! Experience a wide range of book recommendations from our well-read library staff to get ready for a spectacular summer of reading.
Five reviewers will review some of their all-time favorites.
Each reviewer will give 60-second reviews of each book and you will have the opportunity to check out these books right away! Cookies and milk will be served. All ages are welcome.
Check out the list of books reviewed last year: Rapid Reviews – June 4, 2025.

BETTER OFF READ: an evening with Imogen Binnie and Torrey Peters
2026-06-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, 10 Vernon Street, Brattleboro, 05301, United States
Out in the Open, BMAC, Everyone’s Books, and Brooks Memorial Library present:

BETTER OFF READ: an evening with Imogen Binnie and Torrey Peters
Friday, June 12 at 7 pm
Event Location: Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

Join us in June for a 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 award-winning authors Imogen Binnie and Torrey Peters at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. There will be desserts, discussion, books for sale, and more.

This program is supported by a Brattleboro Town Arts Fund grant. FREE and open to all!

The Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest and Witness - Poetry Reading
2026-06-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Main Reading Room
Poets and editor Sharon Darrow will be reading from “The Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest & Witness,” published by Rootstock Publishing.
“Including nearly ninety poets from across the United States and Canada, The Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest & Witness is an urgent anthology of poems written in response to these troubling times. It is comprised of a variety of voices, from new writers to well-seasoned poets who are widely published and celebrated, such as Martín Espada, Nikki Grimes, Rachel Hadas, Gregory Maguire, Bianca Stone, among others. The poems explore a myriad of issues related to immigration, detention, civil rights, climate change, rising fascism, global wars, genocide, abortion, LGBTQIA+ experiences and more.
This collection holds a mirror to our diversity, our freedom of expression, and our collective humanity to remind us of the liberties we have as Americans, and to caution of their loss.”

Brattleboro Stamp Club
2026-06-15 19:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join the Brattleboro Stamp Club for all sorts of philatelic curios, conversation, and comradery!

Medicare 101: Medicare Educational Seminar
2026-06-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Medicare 101: An Educational Seminar on Medicare. What is Medicare and when do you sign up. Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Sheild of Vermont.

Military Experience Reading Group
2026-06-16 18:00 - 20:30 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Military Experience Reading Group offers those with military experience a chance to connect through a shared joy of reading. This group welcomes anyone with military experience – whether active, reserve, retired or military veterans. The program is on the 3rd Tuesdays; there are light refreshments and social time scheduled from 6 PM, before the book discussion at 7 PM. The Vermont Humanities Council is a proud supporter of this program, providing a trained discussion facilitator and a limited supply of books each month.
Once the month’s reading selection is made, interested participants can pick up a book at the Circulation Desk, while copies are available.

Sci-Fi Reading Group
2026-06-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Meeting Room B – Mezzanine Room, Main Street 224, Brattleboro, Vermont, 05301, United States
The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet in the Quiet Reading Room from 7:00pm – 8:30pm to discuss Dawn by Octavia E. Butler!
When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali—a seemingly benevolent alien race—intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep. After learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth—but salvation comes at a price.
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.

Birds Are Dinosaurs -- Meet Live Birds of Prey with VINS!
2026-06-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Main Reading Room
What did 65 million years of evolution turn the dinosaurs into? Birds!
Celebrating “Unearth a Story,” the Vermont Institute of Natural Science is excited to introduce you to some live birds of prey and learn all about their dinosaur ancestry together. We’ll explore the ways modern birds became masters of the air, and understand the immense timescale over which these dinosaur-descendants adapted!
Free and open to all ages. No registration is required. This event is part of the Brooks Memorial Library’s “Unearth A Story” Adult Summer Reading program.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.

Vermont Institute of Natural Science
Founded in 1972, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is a nonprofit environmental education organization based in Quechee, Vermont. VINS’ mission is to motivate individuals and communities to care for the environment through education, research and avian wildlife rehabilitation. VINS Animal Outreaches deliver place-based education programs, combining environmental science concepts with hands-on exploration to build empathy and empower individuals to care for local natural ecosystems.
