Library Closed
The library will be closed all day on Monday, December 26th.
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Brooks Memorial Library
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Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States
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Library Closed
Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThe library will be closed all day on Saturday, December 24th.
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Engaged Buddhism and American Politics Today
FeaturedBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesWith Rev. Doctor Thomas Redden Main Reading Room 7:00 pm Optional meditation in Community Meeting Room, 6:15 - 6:40 Beginners welcome at 6:00 for an introduction What if the Buddhist values of loving-kindness and compassion were at the heart of a political philosophy, what we might call a ‘Politics of Compassion,’ in 21st century USA? […]
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New Yorker Discussion Group
Featured New Yorker Discussion GroupBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesDo 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 […]
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Sci-Fi Reading Group December Meet Up
Featured SFRGBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThe Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet Monday, December 19th in the Quiet Reading Room from 7-8:30 pm to discuss This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. From Goodreads: "Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. […]
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Community Discussion: Homelessness
Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesAdvocation 4 the Unfortunate, also known as A4U, is a homeless self-advocacy group that has started organizing and advocating within the Brattleboro area. The group has been collecting data, addressing issues directly with local organizations, shedding light on personal experiences, and strategizing ways to change the culture of homelessness in our community. On Wednesday, December […]
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Parenting 4 Social Justice Reading-Discussion Group
FeaturedBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesJoin Brattleboro’s Brooks Memorial Library for a monthly book group Reading and Discussing the pivotal book Parenting 4 Social Justice facilitated by Abby Mnookin What: Dive deep into the topics of Social Justice, Parenting for Social Justice, Parenting for Racial Justice, Parenting for Economic Justice, Parenting for Disability Justice, Parenting for Gender Justice, and Parenting […]
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First Wednesdays: Pandemic Architecture
FeaturedBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesTwo Centuries of Disease and Design Live Event December 7: 7:00 pm Public health crises have prompted many changes to the buildings, skylines, and streetscapes of our cities. Champlain College professor David Mills explores two centuries’ worth of alterations to the built environment made in pursuit of health and well-being, from modern to postmodern and […]
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Sci-Fi Reading Group November Meetup- The Word for World is Forest
Featured SFRGBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThe Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet Monday, November 21st in the Quiet Reading Room from 7-8:30 pm to discuss The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. LeGuin. From Goodreads: "Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named "New Tahiti" on a tree-covered planet whose small, green-furred, big-eyed […]
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The Buddha as Political Actor
FeaturedBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesWith Rev. Doctor Thomas Redden Main Reading Room 7:00 pm Optional meditation in Community Meeting Room, 6:15 - 6:40 Beginners welcome at 6:00 for an introduction What if the Buddhist values of loving-kindness and compassion were at the heart of a political philosophy, what we might call a ‘Politics of Compassion,’ in 21st century USA? […]
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New Yorker Discussion Group
Featured New Yorker Discussion GroupBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesDo 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 […]
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Parenting 4 Social Justice Reading-Discussion Group
FeaturedBrooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesJoin Brattleboro’s Brooks Memorial Library for a monthly book group Reading and Discussing the pivotal book Parenting 4 Social Justice facilitated by Abby Mnookin What: Dive deep into the topics of Social Justice, Parenting for Social Justice, Parenting for Racial Justice, Parenting for Economic Justice, Parenting for Disability Justice, Parenting for Gender Justice, and Parenting […]