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SUMMARY:Green Carnation Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Discussions of books by and for queer people. For more information\, please visit the Green Carnation Reading Group Facebook page.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/green-carnation-book-group/2025-06-23/
LOCATION:Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Afterlife: Learning from Experts and Personal Experiences
DESCRIPTION:Have you had a near-death experience or communicated with a deceased loved one through a medium? Have you contemplated the possibility of reincarnation or had an experience about a past life? Do you wonder what awaits us in the afterlife? Western culture tends to dismiss or even disparage paranormal phenomena. But evidence is available to answer many questions about the afterlife. \nIn this five-part evening series on Tuesdays from June 17th to July 15th\, we will do three things: 1) read books by experts on near-death experiences\, scientific instruments and experiments in paranormal research\, out-of-body experiences\, and the work of reputable mediums; 2) raise questions and concerns about the evening’s topic; and 3) share personal experiences of paranormal phenomena in a safe environment. Each participant will choose a book from a provided list to report on. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend all sessions. \nThe group will be led by hospice chaplain and former social worker Diane Southard and Valerie Abrahamsen\, author of Paranormal: A New Testament Scholar Looks at the Afterlife (2015). \nParticipants are encouraged to contact Valerie at www.wisdomwordsppf.org/contact/ as soon as possible to obtain the book list and additional information. Adults over 18 are invited!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/exploring-the-afterlife-learning-from-experts-and-personal-experiences/2025-06-24/
LOCATION:Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED  Traces of the Trade Documentary Film - by Katrina Browne
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED \nThis event will take place at a later time.  Thank you for your understanding. \nTRACE IT! FACE IT! LET’S HEAL OUR COMMUNITY! \nFirst time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery – her New England ancestors were the largest enslavement trading family in U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendants set off to retrace the Triangle Trade from the family’s historic hometown in Rhode Island to enslavement forts in Ghana to sugar plantation ruins in Cuba. Step-by-step\, they answer the vast extent of northern complicity in slavery while also stumbling and stretching their way through the minefield of contemporary race relations. \nThe film aired nationally in 2008 on PBS’ acclaimed non-fiction series\, POV\, and is now serving as a catalyst for education\, dialogue\, and action throughout the U.S. and overseas. Beacon Press has published Tom De Wolfe’s memoir of the journey\, Inheriting the Trade. Visit: www.tracesofthetrade.org and www.tracingcenter.org \nIn addition\, all are welcome for an heart-to-heart dialogue on film and a community healing art activity on the following day\, Wednesday June 25\, from 12:30 – 3:30 PM in Brooks Memorial Library’s Community Room. \nFacilitated by: Naima K Wade\, Project Director\, Teaching Artist of\nLegacies: Reckoning+ Resilience Project ( LRRP) \nFor more event information\, please contact:  naimawade11@gmail.com
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/traces-of-the-trade-documentary-film-by-katrina-browne/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED--Community Healing Arts Event
DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed.  Please check back for rescheduled time.  Thank you for your understanding. \n“Powerful is an inadequate word to describe the impact of the Traces of the Trade…\n{This} clear- headed film represents an intense and searing call for a national\ndialogue.” – Kirk Honeycutt\, The Hollywood Reporter \nAs part of the Legacies Project\, this is the follow-up event to the viewing of the documentary\, Traces of the Trade\, in an effort to create a healing dialogue in our communities. \nFacilitated by: Naima K. Wade\, Project Director\, Local Poet\, Teaching Artist\, Humanities Educator\, Creator of Legacies: Reckoning+ Resilience Project (LRRP) \nFor more event information\, please contact:  naimawade11@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Vermont Butterfly Atlas Workshop & Butterfly Bioblitz
DESCRIPTION:The Brattleboro and Guilford Conservation Commissions\, Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC)\, and Brooks Memorial Library are presenting an exciting opportunity to participate in community science! \nJoin Dana Williams from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies for a fun-filled day of learning about the butterflies of Windham County and how you can contribute to the Vermont Butterfly Atlas. Volunteers are needed to help search fields and fens\, mountains and meadows\, and even their own backyards to document the status of Vermont’s butterflies. Your efforts will help scientists detect changes in butterfly populations and provide essential information to protect butterflies and preserve their habitat. \nVermont Butterfly Atlas Workshop\n11am at Brooks Memorial Library \nThis indoor workshop will introduce the Vermont Butterfly Atlas and teach us how to observe and identify butterflies in the wild and report our sightings using eButterfly and iNaturalist. The Vermont Butterfly Atlas has already documented four species new or rediscovered in the state! Learn about community science field work and conservation efforts\, and ask questions about the finer points of butterfly identification and natural history. \nButterfly Bioblitz\n12:30pm at Hogle Wildlife Sanctuary (entrance at Eaton Avenue\, Brattleboro) \nDiscover the fascinating world of butterflying by joining an expedition at our local wildlife sanctuary. This hands-on exploration will help us survey the butterfly and insect populations and identify host plants and anything interesting we encounter. We will investigate the trail and meadows for butterflies nectaring or using a host plant (egg-laying or caterpillars feeding). Searching for butterflies in the field is a great way to spend time with other nature lovers and get motivated to document the butterflies in the field. \nFor the bioblitz\, please bring: \n\nwater and sun protection\na smartphone/camera or binoculars if you have them\nyour questions and curiosity!\n\nThese events are part of the Brooks Memorial Library’s “Summer of Community Science” Adult Summer Reading program. \nNo registration is required and you may attend one or both events. Free and open to all ages. \nButterflies prefer warm and sunny weather. There will be a rain date of Saturday\, July 12th. Updates will be posted on the Brooks Memorial Library website and Facebook page. \n  \n \nDana Williams is the Community Science Coordinator at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies\, where she helps community members contribute to conservation efforts across the state of Vermont. Previously\, she worked in nature education for all ages as the programs director at Williamstown Rural Lands\, a small land trust in Massachusetts. She holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California\, Los Angeles\, where she researched the social relationships of animals. \n  \n           
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/vermont-butterfly-atlas-workshop-butterfly-bioblitz/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro in Stitches
DESCRIPTION:Bring a work in progress to sew\, knit\, crochet\, embroider\, or mend. Sewing machines\, irons\, and companionship will be provided.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-in-stitches-6/2025-06-28/
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