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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
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Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 3
FeaturedOnline VTDay three: Poetry Fiction, Non-fiction, and special panels. For details and a full schedule of free online events, visit the site: 20th Anniversary Festival
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Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 4
FeaturedOnline VTDay 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
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Brattleboro Literary Festival Special Event
FeaturedOnline VTThe 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 […]