POSTPONED--Community Healing Arts Event
2025-06-25 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | VT
This event has been postponed. Please check back for rescheduled time. Thank you for your understanding.
“Powerful is an inadequate word to describe the impact of the Traces of the Trade…
{This} clear- headed film represents an intense and searing call for a national
dialogue.” – Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
As part of the Legacies Project, this is the follow-up event to the viewing of the documentary, Traces of the Trade, in an effort to create a healing dialogue in our communities.
Facilitated by: Naima K. Wade, Project Director, Local Poet, Teaching Artist, Humanities Educator, Creator of Legacies: Reckoning+ Resilience Project (LRRP)
For more event information, please contact: naimawade11@gmail.com

Board Gaming Guild: SUMMER SESSION
2025-06-25 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-02 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Children’s Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
This summer, come join the fun as the Board Gaming Guild returns for Summer Reading Program!
Drop in for a rousing hour of gaming! Splendor, Kingdomino, 5-Minute Dungeon, and more! Play the games we have on hand, or bring your own.
Every Wednesday at 3pm. Stop by to have a great time playing board games in the Children’s Room!
Ages 8 and up. No sign up required!

Brattleboro 250 Planning Sessions
2025-06-25 18:00 - 20:00 | VT
Come and connect with others who are interested in working on plans to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States in 2026.
This monthly meeting space on the 4th Wednesdays is dedicated for those who would like the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and work on projects that align with Vermont’s 250th Anniversary Commission’s mission to “…inspire all Vermonters to learn from the history, legacy, and context of the past to build strong Vermont communities for the future.”
For the June gathering, special guest Breanna Sheehan, Administrative Director, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs will be joining the discussion. Breanna is a 2016 graduate of Brattleboro Union High School. She will share her experience growing up as a Native person in/around Brattleboro.
The space is being hosted by Brooks Memorial Library, Vermont Independent Media (The Commons) and Windham World Affairs Council, with support from the Vermont Humanities Council. We are already working together on a collaboration entitled, ‘Examining American Identity and Leadership in a Changing World – and have have joined America 250, a national initiative asking communities to plan for how to commemorate the 250th year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Its mission is to provide opportunities for all Americans to pause and reflect on our nation’s past & present, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look to the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond.

RETREAT FARM- Storytime in the Sun
2025-06-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-07-03 10:30 - 11:00 | VT
Join Brooks Memorial Library at Retreat Farm for storytime as part of our Summer Reading Program!
Thursdays at 10:30am, come for the stories, stay for the goats! Free and open to all ages. Bring your own blanket or chair.

LEGO-Palooza Summer Session
2025-06-26 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-03 13:00 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us for these SPECIAL SUMMER SESSIONS of LEGO-Palooza every Thursday this summer from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Come build something fun with the library’s LEGOs and get a chance to see them on display. 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

Teen Game Night!
2025-06-27 19:00 - 22:00 | VT
Join us on Friday, June 27th, from 7pm-10pm for the first Teen Game Night of the summer!
We will have a selection of board and card games to play with as well as a Jack Box Party Pack set up. Feel free to bring your own games as well.
We’ll be spread out across the whole 2nd floor. Pizza and snacks provided!
Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

Vermont Butterfly Atlas Workshop & Butterfly Bioblitz
2025-06-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Brattleboro and Guilford Conservation Commissions, Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), and Brooks Memorial Library are presenting an exciting opportunity to participate in community science!
Join Dana Williams from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies for a fun-filled day of learning about the butterflies of Windham County and how you can contribute to the Vermont Butterfly Atlas. Volunteers are needed to help search fields and fens, mountains and meadows, and even their own backyards to document the status of Vermont’s butterflies. Your efforts will help scientists detect changes in butterfly populations and provide essential information to protect butterflies and preserve their habitat.
Vermont Butterfly Atlas Workshop
11am at Brooks Memorial Library
This indoor workshop will introduce the Vermont Butterfly Atlas and teach us how to observe and identify butterflies in the wild and report our sightings using eButterfly and iNaturalist. The Vermont Butterfly Atlas has already documented four species new or rediscovered in the state! Learn about community science field work and conservation efforts, and ask questions about the finer points of butterfly identification and natural history.
Butterfly Bioblitz
12:30pm at Hogle Wildlife Sanctuary (entrance at Eaton Avenue, Brattleboro)
Discover the fascinating world of butterflying by joining an expedition at our local wildlife sanctuary. This hands-on exploration will help us survey the butterfly and insect populations and identify host plants and anything interesting we encounter. We will investigate the trail and meadows for butterflies nectaring or using a host plant (egg-laying or caterpillars feeding). Searching for butterflies in the field is a great way to spend time with other nature lovers and get motivated to document the butterflies in the field.
For the bioblitz, please bring:

water and sun protection
a smartphone/camera or binoculars if you have them
your questions and curiosity!

These events are part of the Brooks Memorial Library’s “Summer of Community Science” Adult Summer Reading program.
No registration is required and you may attend one or both events. Free and open to all ages.
Butterflies prefer warm and sunny weather. There will be a rain date of Saturday, July 12th. Updates will be posted on the Brooks Memorial Library website and Facebook page.

Dana Williams is the Community Science Coordinator at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, where she helps community members contribute to conservation efforts across the state of Vermont. Previously, she worked in nature education for all ages as the programs director at Williamstown Rural Lands, a small land trust in Massachusetts. She holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she researched the social relationships of animals.

Brattleboro in Stitches
2025-06-28 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-05 13:00 - 16:00 | 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.

Monday Movie Matinees- The Super Mario Bros Movie
2025-06-30 15:00 | VT
Join us at a NEW TIME, 3 PM, for our Monday Movie Matinee: The Super Mario Bros Movie!

MOVED INSIDE DUE TO RAIN-Sing & Dance with Robin
2025-07-01 10:30 - 23:30 | VT
For Ages 0-5 and their caregivers, held on the Brattleboro Commons.
This lovely class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and play along with the curriculum of traditional and modern folk songs. Parents will be encouraged to fully sing and participate with their child in the class.
On rainy days, Sing & Dance will be held in the BML Community Meeting Room.

Summer Book Club
2025-07-01 15:00 - 16:00 | VT
Share your love for your favorite books at our Summer Reading Program Book Club!
The Book Club will take place over two sessions:
On Tuesday, July 1st, at 3pm, we will hang out, eat snacks and talk about some of the books we love.
On Tuesday, July 29th, at 3pm, we’ll meet to discuss the book “HOLES” by Louis Sachar. Several copies are available to borrow at the library.
Register ahead of time for this event at the Children’s Room circulation desk.

Exploring the Afterlife: Learning from Experts and Personal Experiences
2025-07-01 18:00 - 19:15, 2025-07-08 18:00 - 19:15 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Have you had a near-death experience or communicated with a deceased loved one through a medium? Have you contemplated the possibility of reincarnation or had an experience about a past life? Do you wonder what awaits us in the afterlife? Western culture tends to dismiss or even disparage paranormal phenomena. But evidence is available to answer many questions about the afterlife.
In this five-part evening series on Tuesdays from June 17th to July 15th, we will do three things: 1) read books by experts on near-death experiences, scientific instruments and experiments in paranormal research, out-of-body experiences, and the work of reputable mediums; 2) raise questions and concerns about the evening’s topic; and 3) share personal experiences of paranormal phenomena in a safe environment. Each participant will choose a book from a provided list to report on. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend all sessions.
The group will be led by hospice chaplain and former social worker Diane Southard and Valerie Abrahamsen, author of Paranormal: A New Testament Scholar Looks at the Afterlife (2015).
Participants are encouraged to contact Valerie at www.wisdomwordsppf.org/contact/ as soon as possible to obtain the book list and additional information. Adults over 18 are invited!

Mineralogical Society
2025-07-01 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!

Rhyme Time
2025-07-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-07-09 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.
Free and open to the public.

Teen Movie Night - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
2025-07-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to the first of our Summer series of Teens Only movie nights!

In belated honor of Pride Month, we will watch The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, a queer cult classic about a group of three drag performers taking their act on the road. Setting out in their ramshackle lavender bus, the trio travel from Sydney to the center of the Australian Outback for a big show. The movie will start at 7pm and has a 1 hour and 5 minute run time.
RATING INFORMATION:
This movie is Rated R. Teen Movie Nights are typically Rated PG-13, however The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert was made in the 90’s when cultural homophobia demanded an R rating for queer-centric stories. The following is from Common Sense Media’s overview of the film:
“Parents need to know that this funny drama about Australian drag queens contains tons of profanity and sexual innuendo. The cursing never stops, though it’s not generally hostile, and includes everything you could imagine (from “f–k” to homophobic slurs). There is no sex or nudity, but plenty of crass and explicit talk about genitals, sex (both homo- and heterosexual), and some provocative dancing and clothing. The characters encounter homophobia, and the film includes one scene of intense threatening and moderate violence.”
Please check out Common Sense Media for more content details from both children and adults: www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert

The movie will start at 7pm. Snacks and comfy chairs provided!

LIBRARY CLOSED
2025-07-04 10:00 - 21:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The library will be closed on July 4th in observation of Independence Day.

Monday Movie Matinees- Moana 2
2025-07-07 15:00 - 17:00 | VT
Join us at a NEW TIME, 3 PM, for our Monday Movie Matinee: Moana 2!

Speak up: Empowering Patients in Healthcare
2025-07-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us to explore the critical role of self-advocacy in the healthcare process, as well as strategies to enhance communication with medical providers. The workshop is free and open to the public.
This program is presented by The Center for Solace, formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice.

Brattleboro Great Books Group
2025-07-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly discussion of “Great Books”

ON THE COMMONS-Sing & Dance with Robin
2025-07-08 10:30 - 23:30 | VT

Cooking the Books: A Cooking Class Storytime
2025-07-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us for Cooking the Books, a special Storytime/Cooking Class with Jamie Champney!
This session, Jamie will read “Should I Share My Ice Cream?” by Mo Willems, followed by a demonstration of how to make “nice” cream sundaes, a vegan, fruit-based summer treat! You will go home with the snack recipe of the day as well as fun ideas for more delicious, and simple snacks to make after school, on the go, or any time you feel inspired to create in the kitchen! All recipes can be adapted to meet food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities.
Registration Required! Register by calling the Children’s Room at (802) 254-5290 x.1210, dropping by the Children’s Room in person, or emailing cr@brookslibraryvt.org

Library Board of Trustees
2025-07-08 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

Teen Movie Night - Legally Blonde
2025-07-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to a Summer series of Teens Only movie nights! Join us Wednesday, July 9th, for Legally Blonde.
Sorority queen Elle Woods decides to attend Harvard Law School when her snobby boyfriend dumps her for a more “appropriate” woman. Despite her penchant for malls, makeup, and tanning, she shows the elite Ivy League set a thing or two about class and self-confidence.
The movie will start at 7pm. Snacks and comfy chairs provided!
