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Rescheduled from Tuesday, 12/02 to Friday, 12/05: Join River Gallery School teaching artist, Kate Milliken, for this free 5-week book exploration and art-making course for learners ages 65+. Participants will have the opportunity to explore books on a variety of themes including history, food, nature, music, film, and classic novels, and create art in response […] 
Join the Brattleboro Mineralogical Society to discuss Minerals and other Geological topics! |
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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. Free and open to the public. 
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Create a habitat for your favorite miniatures in a flower pot saucer. Open to all ages. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own additions. Participants will take their creations home. 
Starting this November, Center for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) & Brooks Memorial Library have begun an 8-month collaboration on the first Wednesday of each month, from 6-8 pm. Come join us for a wide range of conversations on tender topics, from Death Cafes, to film & discussion nights, speaker panels, a climate-grief dialogue, and more. Together we'll […] |
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Designed for ages under 6- all ages welcome! Free and open to the public. 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 […] 
Join us on the first Thursday of every month 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 AIDS Project of Southern Vermont is honored to host sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in honor of World AIDS Day. A 12’ x 12’ section of the iconic Quilt, including a panel for Ron Squires, Vermont’s first openly gay legislator, will be on display in the Main Reading Room at Brooks Memorial Library […]
Rescheduled from Tuesday, 12/02 to Friday, 12/05: Join River Gallery School teaching artist, Kate Milliken, for this free 5-week book exploration and art-making course for learners ages 65+. Participants will have the opportunity to explore books on a variety of themes including history, food, nature, music, film, and classic novels, and create art in response […] 
This offering will be led by Bhante Rathana, a Buddhist monk originally from Sri Lanka and currently residing at Serenity Central of New England in Jacksonville, Vermont. He has been dedicated to the path of Dhamma since the age of 13, and his journey includes over two decades of monastic training, study, and teaching in […] |
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What's A Crankie? Picture a hand-painted scroll that moves through a wooden box while a performer sings, plays music, or tells a story. It's part folk art, part theater, part magic. Workshop attendees will build a miniature Crankie out of a matchbox and matchsticks with a turning mechanism for the scroll. Each participant will design […] 
Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided. |
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A community discussion with Representative Emilie Kornheiser |
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Join River Gallery School teaching artist, Kate Milliken, for this free 5-week book exploration and art-making course for learners ages 65+. Participants will have the opportunity to explore books on a variety of themes including history, food, nature, music, film, and classic novels, and create art in response to those themes through mixed media techniques. […] 
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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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.
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John Van Der Does - an author living in Chester, Vermont - will share readings from his autobiographical accounts of his experiences in Vietnam. During the war, John wrote an extensive interview with the author Anton Wilson, an article in a French newspaper chronicling the struggles of people living on the barges on the banks […] |
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Designed for ages under 6- all ages welcome! Free and open to the public. 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 […]
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The public is invited to this informational session provided by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and the Vermont Department of Labor for farmers to attend who may be interested in learning more about the H-2A application/certification process. Note: this December 11 meeting is the rescheduled date, from a postponed session originally scheduled for November 14. |
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This offering will be led by Bhante Rathana, a Buddhist monk originally from Sri Lanka and currently residing at Serenity Central of New England in Jacksonville, Vermont. He has been dedicated to the path of Dhamma since the age of 13, and his journey includes over two decades of monastic training, study, and teaching in […] |
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What We Do: The Windham County (Vt.) Genealogy Interest Group is an informal organization whose members are dedicated to genealogy education, research, and best practices. Meetings are held quarterly on Zoom and in-person at Brooks Memorial Library. New topics are selected before each meeting. To receive information on topics please send email to windhamcountygig@gmail.com or […]
Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided. |
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The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet in the Quiet Reading Room from 7:00pm - 8:30pm to discuss The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown! As acting captain of the starship Calypso, Jacklyn Albright is responsible for keeping the last of humanity alive as they limp back to Earth from their forebears’ failed colony on a distant […] 
Join the Brattleboro Stamp Club for all sorts of philatelic curios, conversation, and comradery! |
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Join River Gallery School teaching artist, Kate Milliken, for this free 5-week book exploration and art-making course for learners ages 65+. Participants will have the opportunity to explore books on a variety of themes including history, food, nature, music, film, and classic novels, and create art in response to those themes through mixed media techniques. […] 
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. Free and open to the public.
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Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. Community attendance and commentary is welcome! https://brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/friends-of-the-library/ 
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All are invited to a Community Conversation with Brattleboro State Legislators at Brooks Memorial Library. Prior to the start of the 2026 Legislative Session, this is an opportunity to learn about and contribute to our representatives' priorities for the upcoming year. We hope you join us and bring your questions and concerns regarding state matters […] |
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Designed for ages under 6- all ages welcome! Free and open to the public. 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 […] |
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The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us for a Teens Only Winter movie night showing of Home Alone! The movie will start at 6:30pm. Snacks and comfy chairs provided! Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.
This offering will be led by Bhante Rathana, a Buddhist monk originally from Sri Lanka and currently residing at Serenity Central of New England in Jacksonville, Vermont. He has been dedicated to the path of Dhamma since the age of 13, and his journey includes over two decades of monastic training, study, and teaching in […] |
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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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This is the second meeting of the Kids Fishing Club, bringing together Brattleboro area kids who love or are interested in fishing. We will do several things: -LEARN about fish and techniques -SHARE fish stories -PLAN for the club's future Feel free to bring objects or pictures to share (no sharp hooks, please!) |
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Discussions of books by and for queer people. For more information, please visit the Green Carnation Reading Group Facebook page. |
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The monthly meeting of the Town Arts Committee members invites guests and the public to discuss town arts! |
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The library will close at 1:00 p.m. on December 24th in observance of Christmas Eve. |
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The library will be closed on December 25th in observation of Christmas Day. |
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This offering will be led by Bhante Rathana, a Buddhist monk originally from Sri Lanka and currently residing at Serenity Central of New England in Jacksonville, Vermont. He has been dedicated to the path of Dhamma since the age of 13, and his journey includes over two decades of monastic training, study, and teaching in […] |
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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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Join us on Tuesday, December 30th from 10-5pm for an extra-long session of LEGO-Palooza! 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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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.
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The library will close at 6:00 p.m. on December 31st in observance of New Year's Eve. |
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Motivated by all the miniatures in town? Create a habitat for your favorite minis in a flowerpot saucer. Open to all ages. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own additions. Participants will take their creations home. |
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Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided. |
LEGO-Palooza Winter Session!