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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Selectboard - FY27 Budget Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:The Brattleboro Selectboard will host a listening session on the FY27 budgeting process  in the Main Reading Room. This is an opportunity for the public to share their ideas directly with the Selectboard outside the typical meeting format. \nThis is an in-person event only; there will not be a Zoom or livestream option for this meeting. The session will be recorded and available to view at a later date on BCTV and BCTV’s YouTube channel. \nBackground for the listening session:\nA proposed FY27 General Fund Budget will be presented to the Selectboard during its regular meeting on Nov. 4. Then\, on Wednesday\, Nov. 12\, the Selectboard will hold its second listening session of the budget season at Brooks Memorial Library at 6:15 p.m. You can view the first listening session here or check the FY27 project page for updates. \nContinuation of the budget process:\nThe conversation will continue during Selectboard meetings throughout the remainder of 2025 and into early 2026. Future updates about the FY27 budget process will be available at Brattleboro.gov/fy27budget.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-selectboard-fy27-budget-listening-session/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission - Public Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this meeting of Brattleboro’s Charter Revision Commission – they want to hear from you!\nThe topic of discussion is the form of Brattleboro’s annual town meeting.\nThis public meeting is happening in the Main Reading Room from 6 – 8 PM. \nThe organizer is Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission\nEmail: charter@brattleboro.gov
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-charter-revision-commission-public-meeting/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T160000
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SUMMARY:Town of Brattleboro Budget Open House
DESCRIPTION:The Town’s Budget Open House will be held in the Main Reading Room on the ground floor. This is an opportunity to discuss the budget directly with Town staff. More information about this year’s budget process can be found at Brattleboro.gov/FY26Budget
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/town-of-brattleboro-budget-open-house/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240529T180000
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SUMMARY:Town Committee Fair
DESCRIPTION:BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY YOU LOVE! \nThe Town of Brattleboro is holding its first-ever Committee Fair on May 29. \nBeginning this summer\, the Selectboard will be appointing new members to the Town’s numerous Boards and Committees. This fair is an opportunity for the public to learn how to get involved in the community. Speak with current members and Town staff to find a group that interests you. \nWhy join?\n\nCommunity building\nHave a say in your local government\nMeet and work with your neighbors\nCivic duty looks amazing on a résumé\nMake new friends!\n\nClick here to learn more about our boards and committees and apply online.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/town-committee-fair/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T153000
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SUMMARY:Budget Engagement Open House
DESCRIPTION:The Town is currently in the early stages of developing its budget\, and we’re eager to hear from YOU! Meet the Town departments that provide your services and share your ideas.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/budget-engagement-open-house/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
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SUMMARY:Can we protect religious liberties and LGBTQ+ rights?  Discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott will lead a three-part series on the contentious issue of school vouchers. Following a 2021 Supreme Court decision\, Vermont may no longer exclude religious schools from the voucher program. Some argue that this program will legitimize religious beliefs that discriminate against sexual minorities. Others argue that if parents can send their kids to private schools\, why shouldn’t they be able to send their kids to parochial schools? Under the laws of polarization\, those two positions are mutually exclusive. But under the pleasures of complex understanding\, there are myriad arguments to explore. \nSeptember 6: What the Court Said: The Supreme Court case that forced Vermont’s hand is Carson v. Makin. Besides considering the arguments of the Court and the dissent\, we’ll look at the practical implications of this decision and how activists on both sides are using it to increase polarization. \nSeptember 13: What We Could Say: Makin maps out the tension between religious liberties and non-discrimination\, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. We will explore a rhetorical ecosystem using the ideals of progressives\, libertarians\, and conservatives to consider both points of view. What would a conservative argument against the voucher program sound like? What about a progressive argument for the voucher program. \nSeptember 20: What We Need to Say: In this final class\, we’ll consider productive reframes to decrease polarization. What sort of language might convince progressives that school choice is in their best interests? What sort of language might convince conservatives that non-discrimination concerns are important to their cause? If persuasion is more pleasurable than polarization\, maybe we can kick this self-destructive habit!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/religious-freedom-discussion-with-meg-mott-2/2023-09-20/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:Can we protect religious liberties and LGBTQ+ rights?  Discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott will lead a three-part series on the contentious issue of school vouchers. Following a 2021 Supreme Court decision\, Vermont may no longer exclude religious schools from the voucher program. Some argue that this program will legitimize religious beliefs that discriminate against sexual minorities. Others argue that if parents can send their kids to private schools\, why shouldn’t they be able to send their kids to parochial schools? Under the laws of polarization\, those two positions are mutually exclusive. But under the pleasures of complex understanding\, there are myriad arguments to explore. \nSeptember 6: What the Court Said: The Supreme Court case that forced Vermont’s hand is Carson v. Makin. Besides considering the arguments of the Court and the dissent\, we’ll look at the practical implications of this decision and how activists on both sides are using it to increase polarization. \nSeptember 13: What We Could Say: Makin maps out the tension between religious liberties and non-discrimination\, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. We will explore a rhetorical ecosystem using the ideals of progressives\, libertarians\, and conservatives to consider both points of view. What would a conservative argument against the voucher program sound like? What about a progressive argument for the voucher program. \nSeptember 20: What We Need to Say: In this final class\, we’ll consider productive reframes to decrease polarization. What sort of language might convince progressives that school choice is in their best interests? What sort of language might convince conservatives that non-discrimination concerns are important to their cause? If persuasion is more pleasurable than polarization\, maybe we can kick this self-destructive habit!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/religious-freedom-discussion-with-meg-mott-2/2023-09-13/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T193000
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SUMMARY:Public Forum on Fire-EMS
DESCRIPTION:The Town of Brattleboro is in the process of developing alternatives for how it provides Fire and EMS services. Town staff is gathering information and analyzing costs and risks. Staff will review in detail any viable EMS alternatives\, compare them\, and invite the public to ask clarifying questions and otherwise express their opinion at this public forum.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/public-forum-on-fire-ems-alternatives/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T190000
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SUMMARY:Can we protect religious liberties and LGBTQ+ rights?  Discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott will lead a three-part series on the contentious issue of school vouchers. Following a 2021 Supreme Court decision\, Vermont may no longer exclude religious schools from the voucher program. Some argue that this program will legitimize religious beliefs that discriminate against sexual minorities. Others argue that if parents can send their kids to private schools\, why shouldn’t they be able to send their kids to parochial schools? Under the laws of polarization\, those two positions are mutually exclusive. But under the pleasures of complex understanding\, there are myriad arguments to explore. \nSeptember 6: What the Court Said: The Supreme Court case that forced Vermont’s hand is Carson v. Makin. Besides considering the arguments of the Court and the dissent\, we’ll look at the practical implications of this decision and how activists on both sides are using it to increase polarization. \nSeptember 13: What We Could Say: Makin maps out the tension between religious liberties and non-discrimination\, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. We will explore a rhetorical ecosystem using the ideals of progressives\, libertarians\, and conservatives to consider both points of view. What would a conservative argument against the voucher program sound like? What about a progressive argument for the voucher program. \nSeptember 20: What We Need to Say: In this final class\, we’ll consider productive reframes to decrease polarization. What sort of language might convince progressives that school choice is in their best interests? What sort of language might convince conservatives that non-discrimination concerns are important to their cause? If persuasion is more pleasurable than polarization\, maybe we can kick this self-destructive habit!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/religious-freedom-discussion-with-meg-mott-2/2023-09-06/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230822T171500
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Conservation Commission
DESCRIPTION:Meeting and panel discussion\nin the Main Reading Room\n\nThis panel discussion is part of a public engagement process hosted by the Brattleboro Conservation Commission after a recent timber harvest at the Brattleboro’s Watershed Forest: Pleasant Valley Reservoir (PVR). It started with an excellent tour by Dan Healey\, the consulting forester for PVR’s Forest Management Plan\, which went into detail discussing the silvicultural treatments used in the most recent harvest and the goals they were meant to fulfill.\n\nHere\, with a panel consisting of consulting foresters\, Dan Healey and Andrew Morrison\, and consulting ecologist Daniel Dubie\, we zoom out to a broader view of forestry and forest ecology for a discussion of the landscape-scale benefits of – and threats to – our regional forests\, and how forestry can maximize those benefits and address those threats\, and (to a lesser degree) how management of PVR fits into that.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-conservation-commission/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T183000
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SUMMARY:Meet Brattleboro's New Town Manager: Early Evening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Come meet Brattleboro’s new Town Manager\, Yoshi Manale! All are welcome to drop by between 5:00-6:30 on Thursday\, Dec. 2nd\, on the first floor of the Library at 224 Main Street in Brattleboro.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/meet-brattleboros-new-town-manager-2/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211129T130000
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SUMMARY:Meet Brattleboro's New Town Manager: Afternoon Reception
DESCRIPTION:Come meet Brattleboro’s new Town Manager\, Yoshi Manale! All are welcome to drop by between 1:00-2:30 on Monday\, Nov. 29th\, on the first floor of the Library at 224 Main Street in Brattleboro. \nYoshi will also visit the Library on Thursday\, Dec. 2nd\, 5:00-6:30.  Please choose the best time for your schedule. See you there!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/meet-brattleboros-new-town-manager/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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