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40th Annual (Take Home) Design-a-Plate Workshop Begins
FeaturedChildren's Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesWelcome to the 40th Annual (Take Home) Design-a-Plate Workshop! You can pick up your packet any time between Friday, October 1st and Wednesday October 13th. You can return your packet and payment to the library at any point up to 8pm on Wednesday, October 13th. Design-A-Plate is a Pay-What-You-Can event; Suggested cost is $6 per […]
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Meet and Greet with Archer Mayor
FeaturedBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesFind Out What’s New from Archer Mayor at Brooks Memorial Library! Brattleboro, VT ~ Get the lowdown on Marked Man, the latest novel featuring Brattleboro’s famous fictional detective Joe Gunther on Saturday, October 2nd at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. Join us for an outdoor opportunity to meet and greet acclaimed author Archer Mayor, […]
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First Wednesdays: Daisy Turner’s Kin -via Zoom
FeaturedOnline VTFolklorist 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 […]
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Teen Writing Workshop Returns!
FeaturedSpicy Lime Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThe 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! […]
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Remembering and Reckoning with Eugenics: Then and Now, a talk and Q+A with Abenaki elder Judy Dow
Featured224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThroughout her 35-year career as an educator, Judy Dow has braided in to her work the core concepts of the Wabanaki people of New England: Respect, Reciprocity, Relationships, Responsibility, and Reverence. Judy was the recipient of Vermont Governor’s Heritage Award for Outstanding Educator in 2004. She has taught students from pre-k to university and worked […]
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40th Annual (Take Home) Design-a-Plate Workshop Final Day
FeaturedChildren's Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThe 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
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An Examination of The Ninth Amendment with Meg Mott
Featured224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesMeg Mott, professor of politics, will lead a discussion on the 9th Amendment on October 13th at 7PM at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St in Brattleboro. Unlike the first eight Amendments, which lay out specific protections such as free speech, free press, and the right to remain silent, the Ninth Amendment protects rights that […]
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Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 1
FeaturedOnline VTDay one: plan your online itinerary for the 20th Anniversary Festival October 14-17, 2021
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Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 2
FeaturedOnline VTDay two: Poetry Fiction, Non-fiction, and special panels. For details and a full schedule of free online events, visit the site: 20th Anniversary Festival