Rhyme Time
2024-04-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-01 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!

The Board Gaming Guild
2024-04-17 15:15 - 16:30, 2024-04-24 15:15 - 16:30, 2024-05-01 15:15 - 16:30 | Children’s Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come join in on the fun with the Brooks Memorial Library’s Board Gaming Guild!
Every Wednesday at 3:15pm. Stop by to have a great time playing board games in the Children’s Room!
Ages 8 and up. No sign up required!

Friends of the Library
2024-04-17 16:30 - 18:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. Citizen attendance and commentary is welcome!
Friends of the Library

Game Cafe!
2024-04-17 18:00 - 20:45, 2024-04-24 18:00 - 20:45, 2024-05-01 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!

Sing & Dance with Robin
2024-04-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-04-25 10:30 - 11:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
For Ages 0-5 and their caregivers, held in the BML Community Meeting Room.
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.

Brattleboro Area Hospice - Video Presentation
2024-04-18 16:00 - 17:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
BAH will provide refreshments, screen a Youtube video of a presentation on Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking, and offer additional resources.

Brattleboro in Stitches
2024-04-20 11:00 - 14:00, 2024-04-27 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.

Everywhere Philosophy Presents: The Twilight Zone Examined
2024-04-20 15:30 - 16:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join Everywhere Philosophy for their The Twilight Zone Examined series featuring facilitated, interactive explorations of philosophical themes that appear in episodes of the original Twilight Zone series.
Artificial Intelligence has become a ubiquitous feature of daily life, leaving our intelligent machines and their algorithms to rust in the places we inhabit…and in the Twilight Zone. Join Everywhere Philosophy’s Dr. Mike & Bethany for an interactive viewing and exploration of The Lonely – Rod Serling’s brilliant dramatic study at the intersection of AI and Personhood.

What Vermonters Are Doing for Climate Action, Adaptation and Resilience
2024-04-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Main Reading Room
State legislators Mollie Burke and Wendy Harrison will discuss environmental legislation that has been passed at the state level in the current session, and legislation that is still pending. They will be joined by John Woodland of Third Act Vermont, an organization of seniors, started by Bill McKibben, to promote environmental stewardship and address climate change.

Vermont River Conservancy Poetry Workshop
2024-04-23 12:00 - 14:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join Vermont River Conservancy for a free river-themed poetry workshop. Participants will read and discuss river-poems by regional poets and from a range of cultures, time periods, and styles. As we reflect on the ideas and emotions that the poems provoke, we will also discuss how the poet builds or unlocks those ideas and emotions through poetic craft. Developing into a community of writers as well as readers, we will write our own river poetry and share in a supportive space.
The first hour is a workshop and discussion, BYO lunch. The optional second hour is an opportunity to write, revise, and check in with the instructor about your work.
Walk-ins Welcome! But if you register, you will receive the poetry in advance: vermontriverconservancy.org/south

Town Arts Committee
2024-04-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The monthly meeting of the Town Arts Committee members invites guests and the public to discuss town arts!

Pajama Storytime
2024-04-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Children’s Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Wear your pajamas and join us for a craft and snack, followed by our favorite bedtime stories and a lullaby or two!
In the Children’s Room. For all ages! FREE

Food System Assessment Public Presentation - Brattleboro Planning Department
2024-04-23 19:30 - 20:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Emma and Carissa will share with the public about the food system assessment they have conducted in Brattleboro. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the project as well as network with other attendees.

My 1st Job Workshop for Teens
2024-04-24 13:30 - 15:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Vermont Dept of Labor in Partnership with Brooks Memorial Library proudly presents a Teen focused My 1st Job Workshop.
Join us to learn about:

job opportunities for teens
how to write a resume
acing the interview
completing tedious onboarding paperwork
what to do with your 1st paycheck
and other topics related to obtaining your 1st job and setting the stage for future success.

Resume and job search assistance after the workshop. Please bring your Chromebook or a laptop if you have one!

Voices Live: A Conversation on Homelessness
2024-04-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Main Reading Room
This panel discussion, sponsored by Vermont Independent Media/The Commons, is part of a series of programs that explore the issues important to Windham County.
The panel discussion will feature
Michael Pieciak Vermont State Treasurer
Anne N. Sosin Lecturer and researcher at Dartmouth College
Elizabeth Bridgewater Executive Director, Windham & Windsor Housing Trust
Josh Davis Executive Director, SEVCA
Libby Bennett Executive Director, Groundworks Collaborative
Chloe Leary Executive Director, Winston Prouty Center

ECDC & World Learning - Conversation Partner Program
2024-04-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
This workshop is an opportunity to learn more about Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the Eritrean refugee community in Brattleboro.

LEGO-Palooza Special Session
2024-04-25 12:00 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us for a SPECIAL SPRING BREAK SESSION on Thursday, April 25th from Noon to 5:00 pm.
Come build something fun with the library’s LEGOs. 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

Zombie Tag
2024-04-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come play Zombie Tag at the library!

Teens will run around in the dark library, finding clues, opening locks, and spreading the zombie virus. Unlock the antidote before it is too late….

(Caution: there are scary noises, darkness, and zombies)

Pizza provided.
LIMIT OF 15 PEOPLE, Sign Up Here Please

Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board

Poets Around Town Poetry Reading
2024-04-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Main Reading Room
Local and regional poets whose work is posted in windows around Brattleboro for the project Poems Around Town will read the poem that they contributed. If time allows, they may read a second work within a three-minute time-limit for each poet. Learn a little about the person who wrote your favorite poem and share in the creative and poetic gifts of our community, with the delightful Andy Burrows leading the event. The Poems Around Town exhibit and public reading are in celebration of National Poetry Month and sponsored by Write Action, Brooks Memorial Library, and the Brattleboro Literary Festival. Books will be available for sale and signing.

Book Launch--Shades of Mortality, by Jamal Barbari
2024-04-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join three time traveling, universe hopping, inter-dimensional storytellers as they share stories of life, death, love, and despair in Jamal Barbari’s debut short story collection. Each story features a unique illustration by one of 9 different artists and draws the reader into a mixture of profound, touching, and comic tales unlike any you’ve ever read. The dreamlike quality of the collection brings to mind fairy tales with a darkness and capriciousness to the characters reminiscent of Greek mythology. Together, the collection is a delightful blend of wonder, tragedy, and tenderness
Born in Bronx, NY but raised in the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area, Jamal has been traveling and teaching abroad for most of his adult life. His interactions and experiences with different cultures, people and religions sprouted ideas for his short stories and his love for art prompted him to combine his various literature with unique illustrations from talented artists. When Jamal is not writing, he’s gaming with friends, trying new recipes, listening to a plethora of music, and slowly becoming a digital nomad.

Brattleboro's Sustainability in Action
2024-04-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Main Reading Room
Come hear from community groups and leaders about what’s happening locally to address climate and resilience, and learn of actions residents can take to improve our Town’s overall sustainability from panelists:

Stephen Dotson – Sustainability Coordinator

Marilyn Chiarello – Edible Brattleboro

Django Grace – Brattleboro Energy Committee

Dave Cohen – VBike & Brattleboro Coalition for Active Transport

Alex Wilson – Building Green Inc. & the Resilient Design Institute

Jamina Shupack – Rich Earth Institute

Blue Zones: Could Brattleboro Become One?
2024-05-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Communities have been identified around the world where individuals not only live longer, but appear to have an enhanced sense of purpose and connection. Several other communities have sought to emulate the example. Could Brattleboro? Join the conversation with panelists: Kate Anderson and Mary Lindquist with moderator: Jim Levinson
