Week of Events
Hispanic Voices
Come and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Brooks Memorial Library with Hispanic Voices, a multimedia exhibit featuring 29 portraits and audio interviews with Hispanic Vermonters. They come from a variety of countries and regions, including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Venezuela. Created as a service-learning project […]
Design-A-Plate
Our 44th annual Design-A-Plate workshop in a take-home format! Beginning Wednesday, October 1, stop by the Children’s Room at Brooks Memorial Library to pick up a Design-A-Plate packet. Create your drawings at home then return the packet to the library by 8:00 pm on Wednesday October 15. Choose between an 8-inch melamine plate, a 10-inch […]
Sunday, October 12, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, October 13, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
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October 14, 2025 -Library Board of Trustees
Library Board of Trustees
Monthly meeting of the Brooks Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Citizen attendance and commentary welcome! https://brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
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Featured October 15, 2025 -Featured Friends of the Library
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October 15, 2025 -A Conversation with State Representative Ian Goodnow
Friends of the Library
Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. Community attendance and commentary is welcome! https://brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/friends-of-the-library/
A Conversation with State Representative Ian Goodnow
All are invited to this community dialogue organized by Brattleboro District 9 Chair, with featured guest State Rep. Ian Goodnow. While there is no formal agenda for this meeting, one might say it is divided in three parts: • What happened in the last legislative session? • What can we expect in the session starting […]
Thursday, October 16, 2025
No events on this day.
Friday, October 17, 2025
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October 17, 2025 -Introduction to Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation
Introduction to Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation
This offering will be led by Bhante Rathana, a Buddhist monk originally from Sri Lanka and currently residing at Serenity Central of New England in Jacksonville, Vermont. He has been dedicated to the path of Dhamma since the age of 13, and his journey includes over two decades of monastic training, study, and teaching in […]
Saturday, October 18, 2025
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Featured October 18, 2025 -Featured Brattleboro Literary Festival – Write Action Spotlight Reading
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Featured October 18, 2025 -Featured Brattleboro Literary Festival – New event for kids and their adults!
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Featured October 18, 2025 -Featured Brattleboro in Stitches
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Featured October 18, 2025 -Featured Brattleboro Literary Festival – Silent Book Group
Brattleboro Literary Festival – Write Action Spotlight Reading
Write Action writers will present excerpts from their recently published books. Books will be available for purchase at the reading. See the Brattleboro Literary Festival 2025 website for details: https://brattleborolitfest.org/write-action-2023-events/
Brattleboro Literary Festival – New event for kids and their adults!
Unfortunately, Jo Knowles/Glynnis Fawkes are unable to attend. Fortunately, debut author Anna Monders will provide a glimpse into her middle-grade novel TESTED (Aladdin, March 2026), share some favorite children's book titles and lead some collaborative story-writing fun!
Brattleboro in Stitches
Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided.
Brattleboro Literary Festival – Silent Book Group
Silent Book Club is a global community of readers with nearly 2,000 chapters in 60+ countries. There's no assigned reading; all readers are welcome—ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books...it's BYOBook. Friends and strangers are welcome to gather, share what they're reading, and settle in for an hour or so of sustained silent reading. At the end […]