Parenting 4 Social Justice
2023-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
This is a facilitated group of parents and caregivers that meets monthly (usually 2nd Mondays) to read and discuss the book, Parenting 4 Social Justice. There will also be a childcare provider with kids in the childrens’ room.

Library Board of Trustees
2023-12-12 16:30 - 18:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly meeting of the Brooks Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Citizen attendance and commentary welcome!
Board of Trustees

Rhyme Time
2023-12-13 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-12-20 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-12-27 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-03 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.
Here is a handout featuring some of the different songs, fingerplays, and movement games we use!

Teen Movie Night: "Elf"
2023-12-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us for a Teens Only INDOOR movie night.
We will watch “Elf”!
“Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs, a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.”
The movie will start at 7pm and has a run time of 1 hour and 35 minutes. Masks welcome, snacks provided.

Brattleboro in Stitches
2023-12-16 11:00 - 14:00, 2023-12-23 11:00 - 14:00, 2023-12-30 11:00 - 14:00 | 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.

Game Cafe!
2023-12-16 14:00 - 16:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting 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!

December Sci-Fi Reading Group Meetup
2023-12-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet Monday, December 18th, in the Quiet Reading Room from 7-8:30 pm to discuss Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
“Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. But a demon is terrorizing the land, and the only way to save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder sorcerer who has inhabited the local tower for as long as her people have lived here (though no one in living memory has approached it). But Elder Nyr isn’t a sorcerer, and he is forbidden to help, for his knowledge of science tells him the threat cannot possibly be a demon…”
The Sci-Fi Reading Group meets the third Monday of every month and is open to curious minds of all ages, whether or not they’ve read this month’s selection.

Brattleboro Stamp Club
2023-12-18 19:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Introduction to Skillful Communication: A Free Workshop by the Circle Up Program
2023-12-19 15:00 - 16:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
A free, monthly workshop presented by Youth Services’ Circle Up Program introduces ideas and tools for fostering skillful communication. Each month’s workshop will cover the same material, so please, attend the date that works best for you!

September 26th 3-4:30pm
October 24th 3-4:30pm
November 28th 3-4:30pm
December 19th 3-4:30pm

Pre-registration is not required, but appreciated due to limited space.
Please email rachael.trill@youthservicesinc.org to inquire, register, or communicate any needs or requests.

Stories from the Wall: Humanitarian Crisis in the Borderlands
2023-12-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Elissa McLean and Andy Winter have just returned from providing humanitarian aid for asylum seekers at the border wall near Sasabe, AZ. Come hear their firsthand accounts of the families they met, the response efforts underway, and the response of the Border Patrol.

Friends of the Library
2023-12-20 16:30 - 18:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. Citizen attendance and commentary is welcome!
Friends of the Library

LIBRARY CLOSED
2023-12-25 10:00 - 21:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The library will be closed on December 25th in observance of Christmas.

Town Arts Committee
2023-12-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The monthly meeting of the Town Arts Committee members invites guests and the public to discuss town arts!

Actors Theater Playhouse - Play Reading
2023-12-26 19:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join Actors Theater Playhouse for an open reading of the play The Lifespan of a Fact.

CANCELLED - CPCC
2023-12-27 17:30 - 18:30 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
No CPCC meeting in December.
Monthly Town CPCC meeting please see https://www.ibrattleboro.com/ and Town of Brattleboro website under “Committees”

LEGO-Palooza Special Session
2023-12-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us for a SPECIAL WINTER BREAK SESSION on Thursday, December 28th from 10:00am to 5:00 pm.
Come build something fun with the library’s LEGOs. FREE!
LEGO-palooza happens from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on the first Thursday of the month with occasional special sessions during school breaks and the summer.
For more information, call 802-254-5290 ext. 1210

LIBRARY CLOSED
2024-01-01 10:00 - 21:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The library will be closed on January 1st. Happy New Year!

Brattleboro Great Books Group
2024-01-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly discussion of “Great Books”

Mineralogical Society
2024-01-02 18:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join the Brattleboro Mineralogical Society to discuss Minerals and other Geological topics!

The Board Gaming Guild
2024-01-03 15:15 - 16:15 | Children’s Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come join in on the fun with the Brooks Memorial Library’s Board Gaming Guild!
Every Wednesday in January at 3:15pm. Stop by to have a great time playing board games in the Children’s Room!
Ages 8 and up. No sign up required!

Game Cafe!
2024-01-03 18:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Rhyme Time: Winter Afternoon Series
2024-01-04 13:30 - 14:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
This January, join us on Thursday afternoons @ 1:30 pm for 30 minutes of stories, songs, and fun!
(This will be a repeat of the Wednesday Morning Rhyme Time, not a whole new program)
Rhyme Time is for kids 5 & under and their caregivers.
Here is a handout featuring some of the different songs, fingerplays, and movement games we use.

LEGO-Palooza
2024-01-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us on Thursdays 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!

Legislative Forum
2024-01-06 10:30 - 14:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
State elected officials will be on hand to discuss local, regional and state issues.

Brattleboro in Stitches
2024-01-06 11:00 - 14:00 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
