Brooks Memorial Library - Brattleboro VT

Brattleboro in Stitches
2025-11-08 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-22 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-29 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-06 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-13 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-20 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-27 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.

Rhyme Time
2025-11-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-03 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-10 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-17 10:30 - 11:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us on Wednesday mornings @ 10:30 am for 30 minutes of stories, songs, and fun!
Rhyme Time is for kids 5 & under and their caregivers.
Free and open to the public.

Brattleboro Selectboard - FY27 Budget Listening Session
2025-11-12 18:15 - 20:00 | Main Reading Room
The Brattleboro Selectboard will host a listening session on the FY27 budgeting process in the Main Reading Room. This is an opportunity for the public to share their ideas directly with the Selectboard outside the typical meeting format.
This is an in-person event only; there will not be a Zoom or livestream option for this meeting. The session will be recorded and available to view at a later date on BCTV and BCTV’s YouTube channel.
Background for the listening session:
A proposed FY27 General Fund Budget will be presented to the Selectboard during its regular meeting on Nov. 4. Then, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Selectboard will hold its second listening session of the budget season at Brooks Memorial Library at 6:15 p.m. You can view the first listening session here or check the FY27 project page for updates.
Continuation of the budget process:
The conversation will continue during Selectboard meetings throughout the remainder of 2025 and into early 2026. Future updates about the FY27 budget process will be available at Brattleboro.gov/fy27budget.

CANCELED - Sing & Dance With Robin
2025-11-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
SING AND DANCE WITH ROBIN WILL BE CANCELLED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH.

Designed for ages under 6- all ages welcome! Free and open to the public.
This lovely class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and play along with the curriculum of traditional and modern folk songs. Parents will be encouraged to fully sing and participate with their child in the class.
Sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.

BookMarked: A Bookclub for Children and Tweens!: Ann Braden Author Visit
2025-11-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us on Monday, November 17that 4 pm to to meet local author Ann Braden! We will talk with her about her latest novel, Into the Rapids. BookMarked is intended for ages 8 and up. Please register at the Children’s Room desk or contact us by phone or email:

(802) 254-5290 EXT 1210
cr@brookslibraryvt.org

Library Insider
2025-11-19 18:00 - 20:00 | VT
Sneak a peek behind the scenes of the library to get a glimpse of how this dynamic community resource works. There will food, fun, swag, and surprises. Become a library insider!
Drop in or stay the whole two hours for

Refreshments (thank you, Friends of Brooks Memorial Library!)
An update on the library’s plans and building project
A chance to tour behind-the-scenes activities while filling in your library score card to enter a special raffle

6:00 – 8:00, self-guided tours through library departments + refreshments in community meeting room
6:45 – 7:15, presentation on the first floor, and a chance to tell us what matters most to you at the library
See you there!

Sing & Dance With Robin
2025-11-20 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-11 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Designed for ages under 6- all ages welcome! Free and open to the public.
This lovely class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and play along with the curriculum of traditional and modern folk songs. Parents will be encouraged to fully sing and participate with their child in the class.
Sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.

Friends of the Library Book Sale Kick Off
2025-11-28 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-11-29 10:00 - 17:00 | 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 28th and Saturday, November 29th. 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 much more!

Flower Pot Saucer Gardens, for Fairy Folk or other tiny beings
2025-12-03 16:00 - 17:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Create a habitat for your favorite miniatures in a flower pot saucer. Open to all ages. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own additions. Participants will take their creations home.

LEGO-Palooza
2025-12-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us on the first Thursday of every month after school from 3-5pm to play with LEGOs!
We provide the LEGOs. You build. Do not bring your own LEGOs.
Children cannot keep LEGOs, but if there is enough room, we will display them in the window.
Free and open to the public!

Game Cafe!
2025-12-17 18:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come join game enthusiasts in playing Magic the Gathering in various formats (including Commander/EDH) as well as other fun and creative board & card games.
Bring your favorite games- All Ages Welcome!

Kids Fishing Club
2025-12-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
This is the second meeting of the Kids Fishing Club, bringing together Brattleboro area kids who love or are interested in fishing. We will do several things:
-LEARN about fish and techniques
-SHARE fish stories
-PLAN for the club’s future
Feel free to bring objects or pictures to share (no sharp hooks, please!)

NO RHYME TIME
2025-12-24 10:30 - 23:30 | VT
There will be NO Rhyme Time on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

LEGO-Palooza Winter Session!
2025-12-30 10:00 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us on Tuesday, December 30th from 10-5pm for an extra-long session of LEGO-Palooza!
We provide the LEGOs. You build. Do not bring your own LEGOs.
Children cannot keep LEGOs, but if there is enough room, we will display them in the window.
Free and open to the public!
