Rhyme Time
2024-07-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-07-31 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | 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!

FREE Summer Lunch
2024-07-24 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-25 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-26 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-29 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-30 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-31 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-01 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-02 12:00 - 12:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Drop by the library every weekday this summer from 12 – 12:30pm for free lunch!
Lunches are available for anyone ages 18 & under and will be handed out in the Community Meeting Room.

The Board Gaming Guild: SUMMER SESSION
2024-07-24 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-07-31 13:30 - 14:30 | Children’s Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
This summer, join in on the fun at Brooks Memorial Library’s Board Gaming Guild!
NOW AT A NEW TIME FOR THE SUMMER!
Every Wednesday at 1:30pm. 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!
2024-07-24 18:00 - 20:45, 2024-07-31 18:00 - 20:45, 2024-08-07 18:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading 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!

Family Game Night
2024-07-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Children’s Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Bring your family and join us in BOTH the Children’s Room AND the Community Meeting Room for Board games, card games and more! Try out new games and old favorites at the library.
Games will be provided. FREE for all ages.

RETREAT FARM - Storytime
2024-07-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-08-01 10:30 - 11:00 | Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq., Brattleboro, VT, 05301-4801, United States
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
2024-07-25 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-08-01 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

Brattleboro in Stitches
2024-07-27 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-03 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 Matinee: Planes Fire & Rescue
2024-07-29 10:30 - 12:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us at a NEW TIME, 10:30am, for our Monday Movie Matinee. Planes Fire & Rescue.

ON THE COMMONS - Sing & Dance with Robin
2024-07-30 10:30 - 11:30 | Brattleboro Commons, Park Pl, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
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.

Tick Talk with Jenny Conathan
2024-08-02 15:00 - 17:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join Jenny Conathan, a Public Health Nurse from the Vermont Department of Health, for an educational event for the community to learn about ticks and the infectious diseases they transmit.

Teen Movie Night: "The Breakfast Club"
2024-08-02 20:30 - 22:30 | Parking Lot, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us in the library parking lot for a Teens Only movie night to watch “The Breakfast Club”, runtime 1hr 37min.

In this classic 80’s teen movie, five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian, and Andrew the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently — and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
BYO Seating, Snacks provided!

Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board.
“Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

Art Exhibit Opening: Mokuhanga Woodblock Prints by Landa Townsend
2024-08-03 10:00 - 18:00 | Main Reading Room
“Dragonfly Habitat at the Edges of Weatherhead Hollow Pond: 2021-2024” by Landa Townsend, Environmental Artist
From August 3 – September 30, 2024, experience the vibrantly colored woodblock prints by Landa Townsend in the Main Reading Room of the Brooks Memorial Library. Join Landa Townsend on September 4th at 7pm at the library for an artist talk.
This collection of prints is the result of two summers of research and observations of dragonfly flight patterns and behaviors, primarily focusing on the Libellula lydia, Libellula luctuosa, and Libellula putchella populations at Weatherhead Hollow Pond in Guilford, VT.
After attending sustainable, non-toxic printmaking workshops at the Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction, Vermont, Townsend proceeded to create a series of abstract images representing this ecosystem. These woodblock prints vividly depict the dragonfly behaviors and environment of this vital and delicate ecosystem, while exploring Japanese woodblock techniques that prioritize non-toxic and sustainable methods.
This project was made possible by an Artist Development Grant, 2021-22, with funding support from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Landa Townsend is an acclaimed environmental artist known for her thought-provoking and immersive artworks that explore the intricate relationship between nature, culture, and humanity. With a deep passion for ecological restoration and a profound understanding of the interconnectivity of ecosystems, Townsend creates captivating installations that invite viewers to contemplate their place within the natural world.

Monday Movie Matinee: Wish - ENCORE
2024-08-05 10:30 - 12:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us at a NEW TIME, 10:30am, for our Monday Movie Matinee. Wish.

Brattleboro Great Books Group
2024-08-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly discussion of “Great Books”

Blue Cross VT Medicare Educational Seminar
2024-08-08 17:00 - 17:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
A Blue Cross VT seminar hosted by a licensed agent to educate and support Vermont seniors with Medicare.
We will help you understand what Medicare is and when you can enroll, the benefits available through traditional Medicare (Parts A and Part B), including costs you may be responsible to pay out-of-pocket, as well as the available plan options and benefits offered in addition to Medicare through our portfolio of Medicare plans.
For accommodations of persons with special needs at meetings, call (800) 255-4550 (TTY: 711)
