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SUMMARY:LEGO-Palooza
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the first Thursday of every month after school from 3-5pm to play with LEGOs! \nWe provide the LEGOs. You build. Do not bring your own LEGOs. \nChildren cannot keep LEGOs\, but if there is enough room\, we will display them in the window. \nFree and open to the public!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/lego-palooza-4/2025-05-01/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,General
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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-6/2025-05-03/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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SUMMARY:Multigenerational Civics Class
DESCRIPTION:Who has power over us? What power do we have to create the world around us? The Vermont Village School welcomes villagers of all ages to participate in a people’s Civics class with us this spring at Brooks Memorial Library. We will be untangling the different institutions that exert power over us\, past and present\, official and unofficial\, and brainstorming how we move forward together. \n\nJoin us Monday at 10:15am @ Brooks Memorial Library\, Brattleboro. This will be the first of a series–we will plan future gatherings based on collective interest and energy.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/multigenerational-civics-class/2025-05-05/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T210000
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Great Books Group
DESCRIPTION:Monthly discussion of “Great Books”
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-great-books-group/2025-05-05/
LOCATION:Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T204500
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SUMMARY:Mineralogical Society
DESCRIPTION:Join the Brattleboro Mineralogical Society to discuss Minerals and other Geological topics!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/mineralogical-society-4/2025-05-06/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Robert Clements - Mineralogical Society":MAILTO:rwc2esj@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T150000
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SUMMARY:Vermont Coverts Passing Lands Pop-up
DESCRIPTION:Passing Lands Pop-Up: What will your legacy be? \nWednesday May 7 \nSession 1: 3:00pm – 5:00pm \nSession 2: 5:30pm – 7:30pm \nBrooks Memorial Library Community Room \n\nPlanning for the future can be a daunting task. VT Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife and Windham Regional Woodlands Association are hosting a passing lands pop-up where you can meet with professionals to talk about the future of your woodlands. You will have the chance to meet one-on-one with financial and estate planning professionals and a landowner who has been through the planning process\, all ready to answer your questions about passing your woodlands to the next generation. Want to understand options for the land? Wondering what it would mean to conserve your land with a land trust?  Have questions about Current Use? Have no heirs but want to see the land remain intact? These and other questions can be addressed as you rotate between the experts\, allowing you to identify your next steps. The program is run through two sessions; one from 3:00 – 5:00 and the other 5:30 – 7:30 with refreshments in between. Participants will receive a copy of “For the Future of Your Forest.” The program is free\, but space is limited. Register here today! Questions – email laura@vtcoverts.org. \n\nRegistration link: \nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOBWUZGkkx1_Z3mCGXi4PHXZt76ap4-Bgh5-PA0g5ktu8maA/viewform?usp=header \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/vermont-coverts-passing-lands-pop-up/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T130000
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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-6/2025-05-10/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T113000
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SUMMARY:Multigenerational Civics Class
DESCRIPTION:Who has power over us? What power do we have to create the world around us? The Vermont Village School welcomes villagers of all ages to participate in a people’s Civics class with us this spring at Brooks Memorial Library. We will be untangling the different institutions that exert power over us\, past and present\, official and unofficial\, and brainstorming how we move forward together. \n\nJoin us Monday at 10:15am @ Brooks Memorial Library\, Brattleboro. This will be the first of a series–we will plan future gatherings based on collective interest and energy.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/multigenerational-civics-class/2025-05-12/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T121500
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CREATED:20250319T194407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T220233Z
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SUMMARY:Alzheimer's Action Plan - Community Education & Input Session
DESCRIPTION:The Vermont Department of Health and the Alzheimer’s Association need your help to develop strategies that support the needs of those living with dementia\, their caregivers\, and families. This session will begin with a presentation from the Alzheimer’s Association; afterward\, there will be a guided discussion during which folks may share their experiences about navigating healthcare\, finding community supports\, the stress of being a family caregiver and more. 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/alzheimers-action-plan-community-education-input-session/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T180000
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SUMMARY:Library Board of Trustees
DESCRIPTION:Monthly meeting of the Brooks Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Citizen attendance and commentary welcome! \nBoard of Trustees
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/library-board-of-trustees/2025-05-13/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brooks Memorial Library":MAILTO:outreach@brookslibraryvt.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T204500
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SUMMARY:District 9 Forum
DESCRIPTION:District 9 residents in Brattleboro are cordially invited to attend a forum to express their opinions about the revised budget prepared for a special Representative Town Meeting (RTM); the new budget is intended to replace an earlier version that was voted down by RTM and will\, if approved\, guide spending in the next fiscal year which begins 1 July. The forum will be held in the Community Room (third floor) of the Brooks Memorial Library at 7 pm on Wednesday 14 May. RTM members from District 9 are encouraged to attend to hear their constituents’ opinions. For more information\, contact Robert Oeser (robt.oeser@gmail.com\, 518.505.9031) or David Levenbach (fideladelphia@gmail.com\, 413.559.1533).
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/district-9-forum/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
CREATED:20250421T212211Z
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SUMMARY:From Overthrow to Blowback: How U.S. led Regime Change Has Historically Sown the Seeds of Instability and Backlash
DESCRIPTION:“Global Blowback: Understanding the Long Tail of U.S. Intervention and Regime Change.”  Happening at 118 Gallery\, Elliot Street\, Brattleboro. \nAs part of the America 250 series\, Windham World Affairs Council in collaboration with Brooks Memorial Library\, Vermont Independent Media and the Vermont Humanities  is creating a two-year series around the theme of  global blowback. \nThe first speaker in the series will be esteemed author and journalist – Stephen Kinzer. \nKinzer is an award-winning foreign correspondent who has covered more than 50 countries on five continents. His articles and books have led the Washington Post to place him “among the best in popular foreign policy storytelling.” \nKinzer spent more than 20 years working for the New York Times\, most of it as a foreign correspondent. His foreign postings placed him at the center of historic events and\, at times\, in the line of fire. \nThis event is happening at 118 Elliot Gallery. There is a $10 suggested donation.  No one\, however\, will be turned away for lack of funds. \nRegistration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-blowback-the-long-tail-of-us-intervention-and-regime-change-tickets-1305915230609?aff=oddtdtcreator \n  \nMore about the Global Blowback series: \n“Why do they hate us?” That’s the question that many US citizens express in response to political and terrorist attacks on the U.S. Many students and citizens do not understand the ways that U.S. foreign policy\, particular during periods of aggressive military intervention and regime change\, have sowed long seeds of instability\, authoritarianism\, migration\, and resentment.  While we in the US have a short-term historical memory or lack knowledge of historic interventions\, the rest of the world has a long memory for 20th century U.S. intervention and regime change. \nCentral to deepening a global understanding of these events is the concept of “blowback.” The US intelligence community defines blowback as the “unintended consequences resulting from covert or direct action.” In his 2000 book\, Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire\, the late Chalmers Johnson\, who was a eminent scholar of Asia\, former CIA consultant and self-described “cold warrior\,” described the blowback concept: \nOfficials of the Central Intelligence Agency first invented [the term blowback] for their own internal use… [It] refers to the unintended consequences of policies that were kept secret from the American people. What the daily press reports as the malign acts of ‘terrorists’ or ‘drug lords’ or ‘rogue states’ or ‘illegal arms merchants’ often turn out to be blowback from earlier American operations.” \nFor example\, the US covertly aided in the overthrow of a democratically-elected government in Iran in 1953\, which led to the 1979 Iranian revolution and taking of the U.S. embassy and hostages –and two generations of instability. \nOver the next two years\, WWAC will host conversations around significant anniversaries of U.S. intervention and examples of long-term consequences or “blowback.”  We propose a series of educational events\, some tied to these anniversaries (but not rigidly). \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/from-overthrow-to-blowback-how-u-s-led-regime-change-has-historically-sown-the-seeds-of-instability-and-backlash/
LOCATION:118 Elliot\, 118 Elliot Street\, Brattleboro\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T120000
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SUMMARY:District 8 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join Brattleboro District 8 Chair Gary Stroud and District 8 RTM member Cristina ShayOnye for an important community discussion about the town budget and how it will affect property taxes. This meeting is a chance for Brattleboro residents—especially those in District 8\, represented by Rep. Mollie Burke—to learn about and share their views on the newly revised Town Budget coming before Representative Town Meeting at the end of May. Come to ask questions\, share your thoughts\, and ensure your voice is heard! This is a valuable opportunity to connect with your Town Meeting representatives before the town budget is voted on.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/district-8-meeting/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T124500
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Planning Commission's Town Plan 2026 Community Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Immediately after the morning’s District 8 Informational Meeting\, RTM members – and any interested community members – are invited to remain in the room to join and participate in this 30-45 minute Community Conversation. \nThe Brattleboro Planning Commission is updating the Town Plan. This plan will lay out a vision for Brattleboro’s future. There will be opportunities to get involved\, including open monthly meetings of the Planning Commission\, community surveys\, community conversations\, and workshops. \nSee https://brattleboro.gov/town-plan-2026 for more info and other ways to be involved. \nIf you are part of another group that would like to have their own Town Plan Community Conversation conducted by a Planning Commissioner\, please contact the Planning Services Department (802-251-8154\, planning@brattleboro.gov).
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-planning-commissions-town-plan-2026-community-conversation/
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T160000
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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-6/2025-05-17/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T113000
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SUMMARY:Multigenerational Civics Class
DESCRIPTION:Who has power over us? What power do we have to create the world around us? The Vermont Village School welcomes villagers of all ages to participate in a people’s Civics class with us this spring at Brooks Memorial Library. We will be untangling the different institutions that exert power over us\, past and present\, official and unofficial\, and brainstorming how we move forward together. \n\nJoin us Monday at 10:15am @ Brooks Memorial Library\, Brattleboro. This will be the first of a series–we will plan future gatherings based on collective interest and energy.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/multigenerational-civics-class/2025-05-19/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T203000
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SUMMARY:Sci-Fi Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet in the Quiet Reading Room from 7:00pm – 8:30pm to discuss To Be Taught\, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers: \nAt the turn of the twenty-second century\, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming\, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. They can produce antifreeze in subzero temperatures\, absorb radiation and convert it for food\, and conveniently adjust to the pull of different gravitational forces. With the fragility of the body no longer a limiting factor\, human beings are at last able to journey to neighboring exoplanets long known to harbor life. \nA team of these explorers\, Ariadne O’Neill and her three crewmates\, are hard at work in a planetary system fifteen light-years from Sol\, on a mission to ecologically survey four habitable worlds. But as Ariadne shifts through both form and time\, the culture back on Earth has also been transformed. Faced with the possibility of returning to a planet that has forgotten those who have left\, Ariadne begins to chronicle the story of the wonders and dangers of her mission\, in the hope that someone back home might still be listening. \nThe Sci-Fi Reading Group meets the third Monday of every month and is open to curious minds\, whether or not they’ve read this month’s selection.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/sci-fi-reading-group-2-4/
LOCATION:Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
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SUMMARY:Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission Flood Regulation Lunch & Learn
DESCRIPTION:A lunchtime meeting with zoning administrators and floodplain administrators to discuss Act 121\, Vermont’s new Flood Safety Act. Topics covered will include new regulations coming down the pike\, how to step into regulations\, and how to administer these changes.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/two-rivers-ottauquechee-regional-commission-flood-regulation-lunch-learn/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
ORGANIZER;CN="WSP":MAILTO:emma.avotins@wsp.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
CREATED:20250430T185636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T195651Z
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SUMMARY:The Resplendent Quetzal: Tourism and Land Use in Costa Rica - with Dr. Alan Poole
DESCRIPTION:This joint program\, co-sponsored by Brooks Memorial Library and Southeastern Vermont Audubon Society (SVAS)\, provides an accessible\, well-illustrated look at the life history of the Resplendent Quetzal — a dazzling\, legendary bird of the highland forests of Central America. Aztec and Mayan cultures revered this quetzal\, and today’s bird-watchers\, thousands of whom visit quetzal forests each year\, are only slightly less in awe. \nDr. Alan Poole\, the author of a recently published book on Resplendent Quetzals (Cornell Univ. Press\, 2023)\, will describe through the nesting ecology of this bird\, its role in Mayan and Aztec religions\, and how it fits into the increasingly threatened cloud forests that sustain it. The talk will also take a look at what lies ahead for this (and other) quetzals — how conservation efforts are giving them a boost\, and what threats Mesoamerican cloud forests are facing. \nAbove all this talk will examine land use in Central America\, especially Costa Rica\, through a quetzal lens — no species does more to bring current land use trends in this region into focus. Understanding these trends is key to maintaining the viability of highland tropical forests in the Americas\, and the quetzals that depend on them. \n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ \nALAN POOLE\, an Associate of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology\, was editor of the Birds of North America life history series (18 volumes\, 18\,000 pages) for 22 years. He lives along the coast of southeastern Massachusetts\, and spends winters in the highlands of Costa Rica\, where quetzals are a highlight. \n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ \nNote: This program will be at 7PM on Tuesday\, May 20 in the Main Reading Room\, and will take place instead of the monthly SVAS meeting.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/the-resplendent-quetzal-tourism-and-land-use-in-costa-rica-with-dr-alan-poole/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Southeast Vermont Audubon Society":MAILTO:HSB@sover.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T180000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
CREATED:20250325T003208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T003209Z
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SUMMARY:Friends of the Library Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual meeting of the Friends of the Library. Community attendance and commentary is welcome! \nFriends of the Library
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/friends-of-the-library-3-3/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250524T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250524T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
CREATED:20250103T195250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T220811Z
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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-6/2025-05-24/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brooks Memorial Library":MAILTO:outreach@brookslibraryvt.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250526T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250526T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
CREATED:20241002T173443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T173443Z
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SUMMARY:LIBRARY CLOSED
DESCRIPTION:The library will be closed in observation of Memorial Day.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/library-closed-23/2025-05-26/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brooks Memorial Library":MAILTO:outreach@brookslibraryvt.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
CREATED:20220730T191036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T195725Z
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SUMMARY:Town Arts Committee
DESCRIPTION:The monthly meeting of the Town Arts Committee members invites guests and the public to discuss town arts!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/town-arts-committee/2025-05-27/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brattleboro Town Arts Committee":MAILTO:brattleboroartscommittee@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
CREATED:20250127T201519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T154411Z
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro 250 Planning Sessions
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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.” \nThe 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.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-250-planning-sessions/2025-05-28/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brattleboro 250":MAILTO:windhamworldaffairscouncil@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T173000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
CREATED:20250421T201700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T235715Z
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SUMMARY:Vermont Women and The Civil War - with Howard Coffin
DESCRIPTION:“Vermont women enlisted for the duration.” So said a Vermont historian assessing the war years 1861-1865. Vermont’s remarkable Civil War battlefield record is well documented\, but little is known of how Vermont women sustained the home front. Historian Howard Coffin explains\, with nearly 35\,000 of the state’s able-bodied men at war\, how women took on farming\, worked in factories\, served as nurses in the state’s military hospitals\, and more. And at least one Vermont woman appears to have secretly enlisted and fought in a Vermont regiment! Drawing from letters and diaries\, Coffin tells their story in their own words\, describing life during the Civil War in the Green Mountain State. This is a Vermont Humanities event hosted by Brooks Memorial Library. \n… \nA seventh-generation Vermonter\, Howard Coffin is the author of four books on the Civil War: Something Abides: Discovering the Civil War in Today’s Vermont; Full Duty: Vermonters in the Civil War; Nine Months to Gettysburg; and The Battered Stars\, as well as Guns Over the Champlain Valley\, a book on military sites along the Champlain Corridor.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/vermont-women-and-the-civil-war-with-howard-coffin/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vermont Humanities":MAILTO:info@vermonthumanities.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T060652
CREATED:20250103T195250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T220811Z
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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-6/2025-05-31/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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