Come meet Brattleboro’s new Town Manager, Yoshi Manale! All are welcome to drop by between 1:00-2:30 on Monday, Nov. 29th, on the first floor of the Library at 224 Main Street in Brattleboro. Yoshi will also visit the Library on Thursday, Dec. 2nd, 5:00-6:30. Please choose the best time for your schedule. See you there!
The current renaissance of picture books and graphic novels written by and about marginalized communities provides new ways to engage with history. Latinx scholar Laura Jiménez describes how contemporary authors and illustrators use visual literature to center narratives previously unseen in mainstream publishing. About Dr. Laura Jiménez Dr. Laura Jiménez is Department Chair for Language […]
Come meet Brattleboro’s new Town Manager, Yoshi Manale! All are welcome to drop by between 5:00-6:30 on Thursday, Dec. 2nd, on the first floor of the Library at 224 Main Street in Brattleboro.
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us on Thursday December 2nd from 6:30-8:30pm for a (in person! masked!) 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 […]
Online event sponsored by the Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, VT Tuesday, December 7th, 7:00 pm YouTube Live: https://youtu.be/ADYTSopNouI Tony Barrand, Fred Breunig, Andy Davis and John Roberts sing and tell stories drawn from their repertoire and adventures over decades of performing their Pageant of Mid-Winter Carols. Visit nowellsingweclear.com for information on our book, Nowell Sing We […]
The Literary Cocktail Hour is an fun, informal monthly event featuring a pair (or more) of speakers in an entertaining, illuminating virtual event that opens with cocktails! Literary Cocktail Hour—The Book of Form And Emptiness On Friday, December 10, The Brattleboro Literary Festival concludes its 20th anniversary year with a very special Literary Cocktail Hour […]
Do you read The New Yorker magazine regularly? Would you like to discuss recent articles with fellow readers? The New Yorker discussion group gathers on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Community Meeting Room on the second floor. Similar to a book group, participants bring their favorite articles in the magazine […]
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us for a Teens Only INDOOR* movie night. We will watch "Coraline". The movie will start at 8pm and has a 1 hour and 40 minute run time. Masks required, snacks provided. * Because we are inside, we will watch the movie in the Main Reading Room […]