Scrabble
2021-12-29 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-12-22 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-12-15 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-12-08 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-12-01 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-11-17 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-11-10 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-11-03 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) and 4 more dates | 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come join the fun! Everybody welcome. Wednesdays, 5:00-7:00 on the mezzanine.

Teen Movie Night: "Coraline"
2021-12-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Main Reading Room
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us for a Teens Only INDOOR* movie night.
We will watch “Coraline”. The movie will start at 8pm and has a 1 hour and 40 minute run time. Masks required, snacks provided.
* Because we are inside, we will watch the movie in the Main Reading Room on the first floor so we have room to spread out from each other.

Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board.
“Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

New Yorker Discussion Group
2021-12-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Do you read The New Yorker magazine regularly? Would you like to discuss recent articles with fellow readers? The New Yorker discussion group gathers on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Community Meeting Room on the second floor. Similar to a book group, participants bring their favorite articles in the magazine every month for comments and discussion.
The program is free, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. Because it will be held indoors, all attendees are required to wear masks by order of the Town. For more information call (802) 254-5290.

Teen Writing Workshop
2021-12-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Spicy Lime Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us on Thursday December 2nd from 6:30-8:30pm for a (in person! masked!) writing workshop. Teen Writing Workshops will occur every other month (for the time being). We’ll conduct a rotating selection of writing games and exercises (both collaborative and solo). Sharing is encouraged but not mandatory. Beginners welcome!
Keep an eye on the Teen page or the Events page for future events.
Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

Meet Brattleboro's New Town Manager: Early Evening Reception
2021-12-02 17:00 - 18:30 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come meet Brattleboro’s new Town Manager, Yoshi Manale! All are welcome to drop by between 5:00-6:30 on Thursday, Dec. 2nd, on the first floor of the Library at 224 Main Street in Brattleboro.

Meet Brattleboro's New Town Manager: Afternoon Reception
2021-11-29 13:00 - 14:30 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come meet Brattleboro’s new Town Manager, Yoshi Manale! All are welcome to drop by between 1:00-2:30 on Monday, Nov. 29th, on the first floor of the Library at 224 Main Street in Brattleboro.
Yoshi will also visit the Library on Thursday, Dec. 2nd, 5:00-6:30. Please choose the best time for your schedule. See you there!

Teen Game Night
2021-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us on Friday November 19th from 7pm-9pm to play games with the Teen Advisory Board!
We will have a selection of board and card games to play with as well as an Oculus to try out.
Pizza and snacks provided! We’ll be in the Community Meeting Room.
Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

Award-Winning author Katherine Paterson at Centre Congregational Church
2021-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Centre Congregational Church, 196 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Brooks Memorial Library will host a presentation by Katherine Paterson, two-time winner of the prestigious Newbery Award and the National Book Award, at Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main St. in Brattleboro on Friday, November 12 at 7pm. In conversation with Youth Services Librarian Lindsay Bellville, Paterson will speak about her recent novel for young people, Birdie’s Bargain, in honor of Veteran’s Day.
Birdie’s father is returning for another tour of duty in Iraq, so to save money Birdie and her family move from Brattleboro to live with her Gran up north. As if she didn’t have enough to worry about, the move brings a new school and a puzzling new acquaintance, which gives Birdie both concern and a cause. Readers of all faiths and backgrounds, especially children of military families, will identify with and root for the unforgettable Birdie, given inimitable voice by this master storyteller.
Katherine Paterson has written more than thirty books for young people, including Bridge to Terabithia and My Brigadista Year. She is a recipient of the Hans Christian Anderson Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and is a former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, an honor bestowed by the Library of Congress.
Books will be available for sale and signing. The program is free, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. Because it will be held indoors, all attendees are required to wear masks. For more information call (802) 254-5290. Sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library in partnership with Centre Congregational Church, Brattleboro Literary Festival, Candlewick Press, and Everyone’s Books.

Teen Book Club: Dumplin'
2021-11-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us on Thursday November 4th from 7pm-8pm to discuss a YA book with the Teen Advisory Board!
The book we’ll be discussing this month is “Dumplin'” by Julie Murphy. Grab yourself a copy, read it, and come discuss it with us.
Pizza and snacks provided! We’ll be in the Community Meeting Room, masked except when eating.
Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

Halloween Outdoor Movie Night: "Beetlejuice"
2021-10-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Parking Lot, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Celebrate Halloween in the library parking lot for a Teens Only outdoor movie night.
We will watch “Beetlejuice”. The movie will start at 8pm and has a 1 hour and 32 minute run time.
Bring your own seating! Spooky Snacks Provided.

Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board.
“Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History
2021-10-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Main Reading Room
Join us at Brooks Memorial Library – October 26th from 6:30-8:00 pm, 224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301 – for a presentation from Dr. Robert Goodby about his life’s work affirming Indigenous relationships in this landscape. His new book will be available for purchase and you will be delighted to learn these lasting stories, all the more needed as we look toward what is ahead.
Almost 13,000 years ago, small groups of Paleoindians endured frigid winters on the edge of a river in what would become Keene, New Hampshire. This begins the remarkable story of Native Americans in the Monadnock region of southwestern New Hampshire, part of the traditional homeland of the Abenaki people.
Typically neglected or denied by conventional history, the long presence of Native people in southwestern New Hampshire is revealed by archaeological evidence for their deep, enduring connections to the land and the complex social worlds they inhabited. From the Tenant Swamp Site in Keene, with the remains of the oldest known dwellings in New England, to the 4,000-year-old Swanzey Fish Dam still visible in the Ashuelot River, A Deep Presence tells their story in a narrative fashion, drawing on the author’s thirty years of fieldwork and presenting compelling evidence from archaeology, written history, and the living traditions of today’s Abenaki people.
Robert Goodby is Professor of Anthropology at Franklin Pierce University. He earned his PhD in anthropology from Brown University and has over thirty years of experience excavating Native American archaeological sites in New England. He is a past president of the New Hampshire Archeological Society, a former Trustee of the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, and served on the New Hampshire Commission on Native American Affairs. He has directed over three hundred archaeological studies authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act and his work has appeared in anthropological journals and in anthologies published by the Smithsonian Institution Press and University Press of New England. He has presented more than one hundred talks on his archaeological research for the New Hampshire “Humanities to Go” program, and every fall speaks to students at the Keene Middle School about the Paleoindian Tenant Swamp Site. Visit his website at http://www.monadarch.com.

Brattleboro Literary Festival Special Event
2021-10-19 11:00 | Online, VT
The Brattleboro Words Trail is collaborating with community partners to host an official unveiling of a state historic marker recognizing the achievements of Lucy Terry Prince, considered the nation’s first African American poet, and her husband Abijah Prince, early Black Vermont landowners in Guilford and Sunderland and advocates for civil rights.
A drummer and special speakers will commemorate the placement of the sign in the parking lot of the Guilford Welcome Center (Interstate 91 near Exit 1) Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 11:00 am.

The event, hosted by the Brattleboro Words Trail and the Town of Guilford, will feature reflections from author Gretchen Gerzina, poet and artist Shanta Lee Gander, and executive director of Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity Curtiss Reed, Jr. The event will be called with traditional African drumming by Sayan Camara.
Brattleboro Words Trail (http://brattleborowords.org/)
Contact: brattleborowords@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrattleboroWords
Event Link: https://fb.me/e/2Dgoiolp7

Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 4
2021-10-17 | Online, VT
Day four: Poetry Fiction, Non-fiction, Print Town, Why Black Books Matter, Are we Having a Moment?
For details and a full schedule of free online events, visit the site:
20th Anniversary Festival

Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 3
2021-10-16 | Online, VT
Day three: Poetry Fiction, Non-fiction, and special panels. For details and a full schedule of free online events, visit the site:
20th Anniversary Festival

Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 2
2021-10-15 | Online, VT
Day two: Poetry Fiction, Non-fiction, and special panels. For details and a full schedule of free online events, visit the site:
20th Anniversary Festival

Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 1
2021-10-14 | Online, VT
Day one: plan your online itinerary for the
20th Anniversary Festival
October 14-17, 2021

40th Annual (Take Home) Design-a-Plate Workshop Final Day
2021-10-13 | Children’s Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The 40th Annual (Take Home) Design-a-Plate Workshop ends TODAY!
Please return your packet and payment to the library at any point up to 8pm TODAY Wednesday, October 13th.
Design-A-Plate is a Pay-What-You-Can event; Suggested cost is $6 per item.
See our FAQ for details

Teen Writing Workshop Returns!
2021-10-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Spicy Lime Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us on Thursday October 7th from 6:30-8:30pm for a (in person!) writing workshop. Teen Writing Workshops will occur every other month (for the time being). We’ll conduct a rotating selection of writing games and exercises (both collaborative and solo). Sharing is encouraged but not mandatory. Beginners welcome!
Keep an eye on the Teen page or the Events page for future events.
Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

First Wednesdays: Daisy Turner's Kin -via Zoom
2021-10-06 19:00 | Online, VT
Folklorist Jane Beck shares the story of the Turner family, a saga that spans four generations and two centuries. This rare account of the Black experience in New England covers capture in Africa, the middle passage, two generations of enslavement, escape from bondage, and eventually a family farm on a Vermont hilltop.
About Jane Beck
Jane Beck is the founder of the Vermont Folklife Center and is the author of Daisy Turner’s Kin, an African American Family Saga, which is based on sixty interviews with Turner, the daughter of enslaved people.
Registration is required for this free event. To find out more and to register visit:
https://www.vermonthumanities.org/event/digital-daisy-turners-kin/
