Events

“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 […]

Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math. In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get—all of it is underwritten by […]

All are invited to an opening reception for Moments in Time, a collection of works by Vermonters with Dementia, on display in the library from June 4th through June 24th.  Featuring remarks will be presented by Jeremy Aldridge, a Brattleboro resident who has four pieces in the exhibit and Representative Mollie Burke, a former art […]

All are welcome to these monthly conversations with our Brattleboro State Legislators.  Topics change monthly.  At present, June's main discussion will center on any pending legislation and highlights from the session.  There will also be time for Legislators to respond to any general questions or concerns about current happenings in the state house.