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SUMMARY:Hispanic Voices
DESCRIPTION:Come and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Brooks Memorial Library with Hispanic Voices\, a multimedia exhibit featuring 29 portraits and audio interviews with Hispanic Vermonters. They come from a variety of countries and regions\, including Argentina\, Chile\, Colombia\, Costa Rica\, Cuba\, Haiti\, Honduras\, Mexico\, Peru\, Puerto Rico\, Spain\, and Venezuela. Created as a service-learning project at the University of Vermont (UVM) by Adriana Sanchez-Gutierrez\, Ph.D.\, lecturer of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages and Cultures\, Hispanic Voices aims to build awareness of cultural differences in Vermont and celebrate the resilience and contributions of the state’s Hispanic community. \nHispanic Vermonters shared their life stories with UVM students\, who\, through these conversations\, recognized the significance and impact of Vermont’s Hispanic Community. Students then created five-minute interviews that honor and reflect on these life stories\, cultural heritage\, and lived experiences. According to UVM student Olivia Ciocca\, where the interviewee was from influenced the content of the interview: “We made sure to ask questions about what it was like to be a Spanish speaker in Vermont and to learn about how they hold on to their culture.”  \nThe portraits are now on display through October 16th in the Main Reading Room during the library’s open hours.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/hispanic-voices/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T180000
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SUMMARY:Financial Empowerment
DESCRIPTION:After a summer hiatus and interest assessment\, Financial Empowerment with SEVCA & Mascoma Bank is returning to Brooks Memorial.  The September topic is Repairing Credit\, where participants will learn how to: \n  -Understand your credit report\n  -Avoid common mistakes\n  -Dispute errors that hurt your score\n  -Build healthy credit habits \nThese sessions are being held on the 4th Mondays of the month throughout 2025\, with different topics for each session and peer support encouraged throughout. A light meal will be served. \nRegistration is required. To sign-up\, you can call (802-254-5290)\, stop by the circulation desk\, or email us at circ@brookslibraryvt.org
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/financial-empowerment-6-2-2/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T203000
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SUMMARY:Green Carnation Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Discussions of books by and for queer people. For more information\, please visit the Green Carnation Reading Group Facebook page.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/green-carnation-book-group/2025-09-22/
LOCATION:Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T190000
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SUMMARY:Town Arts Committee
DESCRIPTION:The monthly meeting of the Town Arts Committee members invites guests and the public to discuss town arts!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/town-arts-committee/2025-09-23/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T110000
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SUMMARY:Rhyme Time
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday mornings @ 10:30 am for 30 minutes of stories\, songs\, and fun! \nRhyme Time is for kids 5 & under and their caregivers. \nFree and open to the public. \n  \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/rhyme-time-8/2025-09-24/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children & Families
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T180000
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro 250 Planning Sessions
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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 Anniversary Commission’s mission to “…inspire all Vermonters to learn from the history\, legacy\, and context of the past to build strong Vermont communities for the future.” \nThe space is being hosted by Brooks Memorial Library\, Vermont Independent Media (The Commons) and Windham World Affairs Council\, with support from the Vermont Humanities Council. We are already working together on a collaboration entitled\, ‘Examining American Identity and Leadership in a Changing World’ – and have joined America 250\, a national initiative asking communities to plan for how to commemorate the 250th year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Its mission is to provide opportunities for all Americans to pause and reflect on our nation’s past & present\, honor the contributions of all Americans\, and look to the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond. \nNOTE:  For the 09/24 session\, after an hour of meeting and organizing in the upstairs Community Room\, we encourage folks to join a special event in the Main Reading Room from 7 PM. Vermont historian J. Kevin Graffagnino will give a presentation of his NEW BOOK\, “Ira Allen: A Biography”\, as part of our local America 250 events in commemoration of America’s Semiquincentennial next year. All are welcome.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-250-planning-sessions-5/
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brattleboro 250":MAILTO:windhamworldaffairscouncil@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000
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SUMMARY:Ira Allen: A Biography - Conversation with Author\, J. Kevin Graffagnino
DESCRIPTION:Vermont historian J. Kevin Graffagnino will give a special presentation as part of our local America 250 events in commemoration of America’s Semiquincentennial next year.   \nBased on his new book “Ira Allen: A Biography\,” Graffagnino’s lively talk evaluates Allen’s checkered career and makes the case for including him in the picture of Vermont’s formative decades. According to the author’s press release\, “Land speculator\, revolutionary\, pamphleteer\, politician\, and empire-builder\, Ira Allen was a key figure on the late eighteenth-century Green Mountain frontier.”  \nThe author will be bringing signed copies of his book for purchase. \nBased in Essex\, Vermont\, Graffagnino is the author or editor of more than a dozen books on Vermont history. Over the years\, he has served as the executive director of the state historical societies in Vermont and Kentucky\, and as director of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. \nThis talk is brought to our community through a joint effort of the Brattleboro Literary Festival\, Brattleboro Historical Society\, Brooks Memorial Library\, and ‘Examining American Identity and Leadership in a Changing World’\, a collaborative initiative working to support America 250 events in this region. The event is free and open to the public\, with light refreshments to be served.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/ira-allen-a-biography-conversation-with-author-j-kevin-graffagnino/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T103000
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SUMMARY:Sing & Dance With Robin
DESCRIPTION:Designed for ages under 6- all ages welcome! Free and open to the public. \nThis 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. \nSponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/sing-dance-with-robin-9/2025-09-25/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children & Families
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T160000
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation - with Bhante
DESCRIPTION:This offering will be lead 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 Sri Lanka and the United States. \nAt these sessions\, Bhante will be offering practical guidance in breathing meditation (ānāpānasati)\, loving-kindness meditation (mettā bhāvanā)\, and walking meditation\, rooted in the original teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Pāli Canon. His approach draws directly from early Buddhist texts\, focusing on mindfulness\, compassion\, and inner peace. \nWith gentle\, step-by-step instruction\, Bhante aims to help participants develop calm\, clarity\, and deeper awareness—whether you are new to meditation or wish to strengthen your practice.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/buddhist-mindfulness-meditation-with-bhante/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Green Mountain Meditation Center (at Serenity Central)":MAILTO:GreenMountainMonk@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T103000
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SUMMARY:50 Years of Herbal Lessons in 60 Minutes – with Paul Schulick
DESCRIPTION:In an era in our country where millions face increasing stress\, from economic and climactic uncertainty to political divides\, a particularly vulnerable impact could manifest in our personal health. To make matters even more precarious\, it is quite possible that millions of people will also be left uninsured and at the mercy of a widely recognized broken health care system. These vulnerabilities challenge the very fabric not only of our well-being but our country as well. Many scientifically validated alternatives or complementary options to modern pharmaceuticals can buoy an individual’s resilience through these challenging times ahead. \nFrom Paul’s fifty years of serving many thousands of people and professionals in healthcare\, he will propose his favorite simple and common-sense herbal and holistic solutions. \n—————— \nAbout the presenter: Paul Schulick is best known for founding New Chapter\, a leading national nutritional supplement company right here in Brattleboro. Being a student\, formulator\, and professional in the field of natural medicine for more than 50 years\, Paul’s passion brought numerous innovations and influence to the marketplace. \nPaul’s principal innovations were the advancement of whole food and daily herbal supplementation as an alternative to USP purified vitamins and minerals as well as helping to bring the European technology of herbal supercritical extraction to the United States. He also wrote and co-authored several books on natural healing\, helping found and create a biodynamic and organic ginger farm in Costa Rica and developing partnerships with major U.S. universities including MD Anderson Cancer Center\, Cleveland Clinic\, Cornell University\, Columbia University\, and the University of Tennessee to further the acceptance and value of herbal medicine. \nIn 2012\, P&G chose New Chapter to be their standard bearer in the nutritional supplement field. Paul and his co-founder wife Barbi stayed with the company for six more years until 2018 after which they decided to sow new opportunities and Paul continued his formulating\, writing\, and teaching.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/how-herbs-can-help-heal-you-and-our-country-with-paul-schulick/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T130000
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro in Stitches
DESCRIPTION:Bring a work in progress to sew\, knit\, crochet\, embroider\, or mend. Sewing machines\, irons\, and companionship will be provided.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-in-stitches-6/2025-09-27/
LOCATION:Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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