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Welcome to the 42nd Annual (Take Home) Design-a-Plate Workshop! You can pick up your packet in the Children's Room any time between Friday, October 2nd and Tuesday October 17th. You can return your packet and payment to the library at any point up to 8pm on Tuesday, October 17th. Design-A-Plate is a Pay-What-You-Can event; Suggested […] |
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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! 
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Revel in surprising word histories, regional dialects, ancient linguistic roots, and modern slang with Martha Barnette, co-host of public radio’s popular “A Way with Words.” Barnette, a writer in love with so-called dead languages, co-hosts the radio show which The New Yorker called “Car Talk for Lexiphiles” with Grant Barrett, a linguist and lexicographer. Martha […] |
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Join us on Thursdays after school from 3-5pm to play with LEGOs! We provide the LEGOs. You build. Do not bring your own LEGOs. Children cannot keep LEGOs, but if there is enough room, we will display them in the window. Free and open to the public! |
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The 42nd Annual (Take Home) Design-a-Plate Workshop is happening NOW! You can pick up your packet any time between Monday, October 2nd and Tuesday October 17th. You can return your packet and payment to the library at any point up to 8pm on Tuesday, October 17th. Design-A-Plate is a Pay-What-You-Can event; Suggested cost is $6 […] |
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Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided. 
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! |
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Monthly meeting of the Brooks Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Citizen attendance and commentary welcome! https://brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/
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The Public Service Department will host an in-person listening session to gain public input on telecommunications facility siting, in accordance with the 30 V.S.A. § 248a bill. Members of the community can express their concerns and the Public Service Department will answer questions. The session will be audio-recorded for PSD internal notetaking purposes. Recordings will […] |
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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!
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Anxious Nation explores and captures the many faces and facets of anxiety. This feature length documentary takes a deep look into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially it's impact on youth and their families. Presented by the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont. This event is open to the […] |
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The 42nd Annual (Take Home) Design-a-Plate Workshop is happening NOW! You can pick up your packet any time between Monday, October 2nd and Tuesday October 17th. You can return your packet and payment to the library at any point up to 8pm on Tuesday, October 17th. Design-A-Plate is a Pay-What-You-Can event; Suggested cost is $6 […] 
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Hello teens of Brattleboro! Are you someone who is interested in writing and/or games? The Teen Library Board hosts a free writing based event at the Brooks Memorial Library. This event is located in the Teen Room of the library, on the 2nd Floor. It runs from 7 to 9pm. We'll be making black-out poetry, […] |
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Charlene Allen (author of "Play the Game") and Dayna Lorentz (author of "Wayward Creatures") will talk about taking real world concepts of and turning them into fiction. Both "Play the Game" and "Wayward Creatures" introduce audiences to Restorative Justice Circles and how they work in two different contexts - while also telling the riveting stories […] 
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Kyle Lukoff is the author of many books for young readers. His debut middle-grade novel, Too Bright To See, received a Newbery honor, the Stonewall award, and was a National Book Award finalist. His picture book When Aidan Became A Brother also won the Stonewall. He has forthcoming books about mermaids, babies, apologies, and lots of other topics. Before […]
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! |
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Martha McPhee is the author of the forthcoming memoir, Omega Farm. Her novels include An Elegant Woman, Dear Money, L’America, Gorgeous Lies, and Bright Angel Time. Her work has been honored with fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and in 2002, she was nominated for a […]
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David Gessner is the author of thirteen books that blend a love of nature, humor, memoir, and environmentalism, including the New York Times bestselling All the Wild That Remains, Return of the Osprey, Sick of Nature and Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt’s American Wilderness. His new book is A Traveler’s Guide to the End of […]
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Jeff Sharlet is the New York Times best-selling author or editor of nine books, including his new instant bestseller The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, and The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, which was adapted into a Netflix documentary series. His reporting on LGBTIQ+ rights around the world […] |
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The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet Monday, October 16th, in the Quiet Reading Room from 7-8:30 pm to discuss Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson. "In 2267, Earth has just begun to recover from worldwide ecological disasters. Minh is part of the generation that first moved back up to the surface of […]
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Facilitated by Emma Bliss and Carissa Brewton, this focus group will be an open discussion of the eater/consumer experience living and eating within the Brattleboro Food System. Open to all who have an interest and openness to share. Snacks provided |
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You can return your packet and payment to the library at any time up to 8pm on Tuesday, October 17th. Design-A-Plate is a Pay-What-You-Can event; Suggested cost is $6 per item. See our FAQ for more information
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Facilitated by Emma Bliss and Carissa Brewton, this focus group is an open discussion for eaters/consumers to share their experience living and eating in the Brattleboro Food System. All are welcome– bring an openness and willingness to share your experience. Snacks provided. 
Join South Eastern Vermont's Audubon Society on for a monthly program featuring nature and the environment. |
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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! 
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The first portion of this lengthy documentary will be watched, with discussion to follow 
Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. Citizen attendance and commentary is welcome! https://brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/friends-of-the-library/ |
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Come together with friends and neighbors to raise your voice and raise your spirit by singing a wide variety of favorite songs. Lyrics will be projected on a big screen, so we will all know the words. Live guitar accompaniment will be provided by Rich Grumbine. All ages are encouraged to attend--the more, the merrier! |
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Join us for a special bilingual storytime to celebrate Filipino American Heritage Month! Anna Gail Caunca will regale us with a Tagalog/English reading of "Who Turned on the Sky?" Celebrate the magic and beauty of pre-colonial Filipino stories, practice a bit of Tagalog language, and end with a craft activity. This is a free event. […]
Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided.
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! |
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Join us for a community discussion of Tracy Kidder's recent book Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people. Sponsored by Downtown Brattleboro Alliance, Groundworks, Brattleboro Literary Festival and Friends of Brooks Memorial Library. Reserve your copy here. |
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Get myself a car, I feel power as I fly, Whoa now, I'm really in control. It all looks fine to the naked eye, but it don't really happen that way at all.. ~ The Who In Vermont, our cars appear to many of us as natural as our mountains, moose and fall colors. However, […] 
A free, monthly workshop presented by Youth Services' Circle Up Program introduces ideas and tools for fostering skillful communication. Each month's workshop will cover the same material, so please, attend the date that works best for you! September 26th 3-4:30pm October 24th 3-4:30pm November 28th 3-4:30pm December 19th 3-4:30pm Pre-registration is not required, but […] 
The monthly meeting of the Town Arts Committee members invites guests and the public to discuss town arts! |
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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!
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The second portion of this lengthy documentary will be watched, with discussion to follow |
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Join us in the Community Meeting Room for a Teens Only movie night. We will watch "Edward Scissorhands". A modern day fairy tale which tells the story of Edward, the man created by an inventor, who died before finishing him and left Edward with scissors where he should have hands. One day when the local […] |
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Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided. 
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North Indian classical music has been handed down from guru to disciple for hundreds of years through the guru-disciple relationship. Musicians Pat Lambdin and Amit Kavthekar embark on a journey into this living tradition that shifts perspectives with a fresh attitude and a willingness to place one’s own cultural understandings in the back seat. Sponsored […]
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! |
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This is the 150th Anniversary of The Publication of “Edwin Drood, Complete” T.P. James, Brattleboro’s own spiritualist rogue who claimed he was channeling Dickens’ ghost to finish the novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which the famous English author had left uncompleted. James handwrote the novel and sold thousands of copies of his version. We […] |
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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!
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The final portion of this lengthy and inspiring documentary will be watched, followed by discussion with the filmmaker and content contributors |
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Join us on Thursdays after school from 3-5pm to play with LEGOs! We provide the LEGOs. You build. Do not bring your own LEGOs. Children cannot keep LEGOs, but if there is enough room, we will display them in the window. Free and open to the public! |
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Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided. 
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In These Dreams of You, Ann McCloskey tells her story of lovingly raising a remarkable daughter who developed mental illness and died young. McCloskey’s memoir follows her pivot from years of striving to save her anorectic daughter to ultimately supporting her as she lived out her life in the manner she chose as an adult. […]
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! |
224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-5290
Mon-Weds: 10am – 9pm
Thurs-Fri: 10am – 6pm
Sat: 10am – 5pm
