The Estey Organ Museum and Vermont Arts Council will be having a Tin Pan Alley Sing-Along concert at the library on Saturday, June 24th, from 1-2 pm. Come and enjoy the sounds of our hundred + year old organ made right here in Brattleboro by the Estey Organ Company, a chorus of singers, and a […]
The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet Tuesday, June 20th, in the Quiet Reading Room from 7-8:30 pm to discuss In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu. From Goodreads: "The city of Ora uses a complex living network called the Gleaming to surveil its inhabitants and maintain harmony. Anima is one of the cloistered extrasensory […]
The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library invite you to join us for a special after hours fundraiser where guests will enjoy a grand selection of sweet and savory treats and refreshments. Choose from either novel or non-fiction and take home a wrapped surprise book to add to your collection. Tickets are $10 a person and […]
Do you read The New Yorker magazine regularly? Would you like to discuss recent articles with fellow readers? The New Yorker discussion group gathers on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Community Meeting Room on the second floor. Similar to a book group, participants bring their favorite articles in the magazine […]
The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet Tuesday, May 16th, in the Quiet Reading Room from 7-8:30 pm to discuss Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. From Goodreads: “Esther is a stowaway. She’s hidden herself away in the Librarian’s book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her—a marriage to […]
We are sorry, the current session of this monthly book group is filled to capacity. We hope to offer future opportunities to discuss this pivotal work. Please check back in late May.
The final presentations for the CCV's "Effective Speaking" course.
Live Event May 3, 2023: 7:00 pm Labor historian Annelise Orleck provides a close look at globalization and its costs from the perspective of low-wage workers themselves—berry pickers, fast food servers, garment workers, cashiers, hotel housekeepers, home health care aides, and even adjunct professors—who are fighting for respect, safety, and a living wage. About Annelise […]
Do you read The New Yorker magazine regularly? Would you like to discuss recent articles with fellow readers? The New Yorker discussion group gathers on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Community Meeting Room on the second floor. Similar to a book group, participants bring their favorite articles in the magazine […]
The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet Tuesday, April 18th, in the Quiet Reading Room from 7-8:30 pm to discuss Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. From Goodreads: “Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports […]
We are sorry, the current session of this monthly book group is filled to capacity. We hope to offer future opportunities to discuss this pivotal work. Please check back in late May.
Live Event April 5, 2023: 7:00 pm National Book Award finalist Kekla Magoon discusses her award-winning nonfiction book, Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People. The Vermont author also considers the importance of reading as a tool for social change, and our individual and collective power to transform our communities. […]
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