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!
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.
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.
Monthly discussion of "Great Books": the reading and discussion for Monday, January 5th will be SONS and LOVERS by D.H. Lawrence. For Monday, February 2nd, the group will be reading and discussing The DAEMONS* by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. (warning: *"The DEVILS" a.k.a. several other names, is 800+ pp. so get an early start). Participants meet from […]
Come start a new year of reading by reading to a dog! Read out loud to two sweet dogs, Kelso and Gussy! Both dogs are specially trained to read with kids and LOVE to be petted and cuddled! Come to the Children's Room to Read to a Dog--available on a first come first serve basis. […]
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.
Starting this past November, Center for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) & Brooks Memorial Library began 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 […]
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!
Strengthen balance and build social connection, all while playing and connecting to your inner child with SilverCircus by the New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA). These circus classes are designed for older adults and are welcome to all mobility and cognitive levels. We will work with each student where they are at, while fostering […]
Come start a new year of reading by reading to a dog! Read out loud to two sweet dogs, Kelso and Gussy! Both dogs are specially trained to read with kids and LOVE to be petted and cuddled! Come to the Children's Room to Read to a Dog--available on a first come first serve basis. […]
Join Edible Brattleboro for a winter workshop series exploring the living systems at the heart of a community food forest. Together, we’ll learn how to create regenerative, resilient landscapes-where soil, plants, and people work together in mutually supportive relationships. The series features nationally recognized speakers Didi Pershouse and Dave Jacke. Didi is an author, educator, […]
Monthly meeting of the Brooks Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Citizen attendance and commentary welcome! https://brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/
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.
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!
DUE TO WEATHER, THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. PLEASE CONTACT THE AGO FOR AN APPOINTMENT. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office will host a free criminal record clearing clinic on Thursday, January 15, 2026, with appointments available from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Attorneys from the Attorney General’s Office will offer free assistance with petitions […]
Join us from 6:30pm-9:30pm to play games with the Teen Advisory Board! We will have a selection of board and card games to play with as well as a Jackbox 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! […]
Join Brattleboro Solidarity for their annual Martin Luther King Day Speak Out for Hope and Courage at Brooks Memorial Library on Saturday, January 17th, 2026 from 2pm to 4pm. Bring your poems and short readings to share and speak out for hope and courage. There will be musical performances, sing alongs, and poetry and short […]
Come start a new year of reading by reading to a dog! Read out loud to two sweet dogs, Kelso and Gussy! Both dogs are specially trained to read with kids and LOVE to be petted and cuddled! Come to the Children's Room to Read to a Dog--available on a first come first serve basis. […]
Join South Eastern Vermont's Audubon Society for a monthly program featuring nature and the environment. January's Talk: Some Early Pioneers of Bird Field Guides - with David Spector Several New England authors contributed to the late 19th and early 20th century development of the bird field guide well before Roger Tory Peterson published his first […]
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.
Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. Community attendance and commentary is welcome! https://brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/friends-of-the-library/
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!
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!
The Workers Center is sponsoring an informational walk-in session for those interested in applying for SNAP (food benefits) and Medicaid enrollment. Assistance will be provided. Volunteers available between 2 - 5 PM on January 23; and, 2 - 4 :30PM on February 6th - both events are happening in the Community Room.
Illustration AI-generated with Google Gemini. Can you spot the signs? Bring your tech questions--and answers!--to the first in a new series for technology help. Our vision is an interactive gathering a bit like a book club crossed with a crafting group, with a touch of a drop-in bike repair clinic. Each session will begin with […]
Strengthen balance and build social connection, all while playing and connecting to your inner child with SilverCircus by the New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA). These circus classes are designed for older adults and are welcome to all mobility and cognitive levels. We will work with each student where they are at, while fostering […]
The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet in the Quiet Reading Room from 7:00pm - 8:30pm to discuss Metallic Realms by Lincoln Michel! Perennially single, socially awkward, and drowning in debt, Michael Lincoln finds his life has turned out nothing like the intergalactic lives of the pulp heroes of his youth. But these are pedestrian concerns—he […]
Volunteers from the Center for Solace will share information about caring for our loved ones after they die, including body care, transportation, permitting, and green burial options.
Come start a new year of reading by reading to a dog! Read out loud to two sweet dogs, Kelso and Gussy! Both dogs are specially trained to read with kids and LOVE to be petted and cuddled! Come to the Children's Room to Read to a Dog--available on a first come first serve basis. […]
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.
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 […]
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!
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!