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SUMMARY:Library Closed
DESCRIPTION:The library will be closed all day on Monday\, December 26th.
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SUMMARY:Library Closed
DESCRIPTION:The library will be closed all day on Saturday\, December 24th.
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SUMMARY:Engaged Buddhism and American Politics Today
DESCRIPTION:With Rev. Doctor Thomas Redden \nMain Reading Room 7:00 pm \nOptional meditation in Community Meeting Room\, 6:15 – 6:40 \nBeginners welcome at 6:00 for an introduction \nWhat 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?  Explore the Buddha’s world\, his politics\, and what an ‘Engaged Buddhism’ looks like in the US today through a series of three programs with Rev. Dr. Thomas Redden\, PhD\, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and History\, Southern Vermont College & Marlboro College\, and ordained Zen Buddhist priest\, Zen Peacemaker Order. \nThe series: \nThe Buddha’s World: October 19. The historic Buddha lived at a time of dramatic change technologically\, economically\, socially and politically. Dr. Redden will examine those changes and how the Buddha’s teachings challenged the traditional Brahmanism of his day and resonated with his many followers. \nThe Buddha as Political Actor: November 16. As the leader of religious community numbering in the thousands in Eastern India\, the Buddha needed to maintain good relations with the local kings and communities in order to thrive in a very political and often violent environment.  As a result\, he developed distinctive leadership styles toward his followers as well as the local rulers. Above all\, he was pragmatic\, non-dogmatic and flexible. \nEngaged Buddhism and American Politics Today: December 21.  With the global climate crisis and other daunting political issues clearly in their sight\, a variety of leading ‘Engaged Buddhists\,’ such as the Dalai Lama\, argue that our search for happiness through consumerism and naked self-interest is leading us down a path of self-destruction.  Engaged Buddhism works toward personal and social transformation with the aspiration of creating societies based on compassion and justice. \nThe lectures will be held in the Main Reading Room at 7 pm. Each presentation will be preceded by a short period of Zen meditation in the Community Meeting Room from 6:15-6:40 for those interested. Beginners are welcome to arrive at 6 for a brief introduction. \nThe program is free and open to the public. The venue\, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro\, is accessible to people in wheelchairs.  For more information visit www.brookslibraryvt.org or call 802-254-5290 ex 1201.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/engaged-buddhism-and-american-politics-today/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:New Yorker Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION: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 every month for comments and discussion.\nThe program is free\, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. \nCall the Library at 254-5290 for more information.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/new-yorker-discussion-group-3/2022-12-21/
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SUMMARY:Sci-Fi Reading Group December Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \nFrom Goodreads:  “Among the ashes of a dying world\, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now\, what began as a taunt\, a battlefield boast\, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future.” \nThe Sci-Fi Reading Group Meets the third Monday of every month and is open to readers and dreamers of all ages. Even those who haven’t read the book are welcome to join! We are always taking suggestions for books for future discussions.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/sci-fi-reading-group-december-meet-up/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:Community Discussion: Homelessness
DESCRIPTION:Advocation 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. \nOn Wednesday\, December 14th from 6-8pm\,  A4U will be holding a public event at the Brooks Memorial Library to increase public awareness through community education\, connection\, and play. \nThe group has created a life-size Candyland game for everyone to participate and engage in. The intention of this interactive game is to highlight obstacles we face\, and to learn through play and connection. Feel free to join in\, be an active listener\, share input\, enjoy refreshments\, and have a good time! First floor of Brooks Memorial Library.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/community-discussion-homelessness/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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SUMMARY:Parenting 4 Social Justice Reading-Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Join Brattleboro’s Brooks Memorial Library for a monthly book group Reading and Discussing the pivotal book Parenting 4 Social Justice facilitated by Abby Mnookin \nWhat:\nDive 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 for Collective Liberation. \nSnacks will be provided\, and we also hope to offer childcare. \nWhen:\nMonthly on second Wednesdays\, 6-8 pm\, Oct through May \n*It would be great for you to attend all book group sessions (10/12\, 11/9\, 12/14\, 1/11\, 2/8\, 3/8\, 4/12\, 5/10)\, but we also welcome you if you can come to most of them.* \nWhere:\nAt the Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main St\, Brattleboro\, VT \nHow:\nThere is no cost for participation. Some copies of the book are available for loan from the library or they can be purchased at Everyone’s Books or online. To sign up or if you have questions\, email Abby at asmnookin@gmail.com We’re really looking forward to going along this journey with you!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/parenting-4-social-justice-reading-discussion-group-3/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays: Pandemic Architecture
DESCRIPTION:Two Centuries of Disease and Design\nLive Event\n\nDecember 7: 7:00 pm\n\n\n\nPublic 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 beyond. \nAbout David Mills\nDavid Mills is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Dean of the Core Division and International Education at Champlain College in Burlington. His research and teaching explore the intersections of philosophy\, religion\, art\, and architecture. \nPhoto by Mika Baumeister. \n\n\nSponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library \n \nStatewide Underwriters\n \n\n\n\nPlease contact us at info@vermonthumanities.org for information on disability services. To request a specific accommodation\, contact us at least three weeks prior to the event. Vermont Humanities strives to provide accommodations whenever possible. All event locations are ADA accessible.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesdays-pandemic-architecture/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:Sci-Fi Reading Group November Meetup- The Word for World is Forest
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \nFrom Goodreads: \n“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 inhabitants have a culture centered on lucid dreaming. Terran greed spirals around native innocence & wisdom\, overturning the ancient society...Terran colonists take over the planet locals call Athshe\, meaning “forest\,” rather than “dirt\,” like their home planet Terra. They follow the 19th century model of colonization: felling trees\, planting farms\, digging mines & enslaving indigenous peoples. The natives are unequipped to comprehend this. They’re a subsistence race who rely on the forests & have no cultural precedent for tyranny\, slavery or war. The invaders take their land without resistance until one fatal act sets rebellion in motion & changes the people of both worlds forever. ” \nThe Sci-Fi Reading Group Meets the third Monday of every month and is open to readers and dreamers of all ages. Even those who haven’t read the book are welcome to join! We are always taking suggestions for books for future discussions.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/sci-fi-reading-group-november-meetup-the-word-for-world-is-forest/
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SUMMARY:The Buddha as Political Actor
DESCRIPTION:With Rev. Doctor Thomas Redden \nMain Reading Room 7:00 pm \nOptional meditation in Community Meeting Room\, 6:15 – 6:40 \nBeginners welcome at 6:00 for an introduction \nWhat 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?  Explore the Buddha’s world\, his politics\, and what an ‘Engaged Buddhism’ looks like in the US today through a series of three programs with Rev. Dr. Thomas Redden\, PhD\, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and History\, Southern Vermont College & Marlboro College\, and ordained Zen Buddhist priest\, Zen Peacemaker Order. \nThe series: \nThe Buddha’s World: October 19. The historic Buddha lived at a time of dramatic change technologically\, economically\, socially and politically. Dr. Redden will examine those changes and how the Buddha’s teachings challenged the traditional Brahmanism of his day and resonated with his many followers. \nThe Buddha as Political Actor: November 16. As the leader of religious community numbering in the thousands in Eastern India\, the Buddha needed to maintain good relations with the local kings and communities in order to thrive in a very political and often violent environment.  As a result\, he developed distinctive leadership styles toward his followers as well as the local rulers. Above all\, he was pragmatic\, non-dogmatic and flexible. \nEngaged Buddhism and American Politics Today: December 21.  With the global climate crisis and other daunting political issues clearly in their sight\, a variety of leading ‘Engaged Buddhists\,’ such as the Dalai Lama\, argue that our search for happiness through consumerism and naked self-interest is leading us down a path of self-destruction.  Engaged Buddhism works toward personal and social transformation with the aspiration of creating societies based on compassion and justice. \nThe lectures will be held in the Main Reading Room at 7 pm. Each presentation will be preceded by a short period of Zen meditation in the Community Meeting Room from 6:15-6:40 for those interested. Beginners are welcome to arrive at 6 for a brief introduction. \nThe program is free and open to the public. The venue\, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro\, is accessible to people in wheelchairs.  For more information visit www.brookslibraryvt.org or call 802-254-5290 ex 1201.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/engaged-buddhism-the-buddha-as-political-actor/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Yorker Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION: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 every month for comments and discussion.\nThe program is free\, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. \nCall the Library at 254-5290 for more information.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/new-yorker-discussion-group-3/2022-11-16/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T180000
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SUMMARY:Parenting 4 Social Justice Reading-Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Join Brattleboro’s Brooks Memorial Library for a monthly book group Reading and Discussing the pivotal book Parenting 4 Social Justice facilitated by Abby Mnookin \nWhat:\nDive 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 for Collective Liberation. \nSnacks will be provided\, and we also hope to offer childcare. \nWhen:\nMonthly on second Wednesdays\, 6-8 pm\, Oct through May \n*It would be great for you to attend all book group sessions (10/12\, 11/9\, 12/14\, 1/11\, 2/8\, 3/8\, 4/12\, 5/10)\, but we also welcome you if you can come to most of them.* \nWhere:\nAt the Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main St\, Brattleboro\, VT \nHow:\nThere is no cost for participation. Some copies of the book are available for loan from the library or they can be purchased at Everyone’s Books or online. To sign up or if you have questions\, email Abby at asmnookin@gmail.com We’re really looking forward to going along this journey with you!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/parenting-4-social-justice-reading-discussion-group-2/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays: Drawing Community
DESCRIPTION:Creating Comics from Shared Stories\nLive Event\n\nNovember 2: 7:00 pm\n\n\n\nUsing examples from his work with the Vermont Reads 2022 book The Most Costly Journey (El Viaje Más Caro) and his Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby series\, cartoonist Marek Bennett explores how the act of cartooning can help us forge connections\, build empathy\, and challenge set definitions of identity and belonging. \nAbout Marek Bennett\nNew Hampshire-based cartoonist\, musician\, and educator Marek Bennett leads discovery-based Comics Workshops for all ages throughout New England and the world beyond! His comics work includes the graphic novel series\, The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby\, as well as drawing\, translating\, & editing for The Most Costly Journey (2021) with the bilingual El Viaje Project. Marek is the recipient of the 2021 New Hampshire Governor’s Arts Award for Art Education. His website is: www.MarekBennett.com. \n\n\n\n\n  \nSponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library \n \nStatewide Underwriters\n \n\n\n\nPlease contact us at info@vermonthumanities.org for information on disability services. To request a specific accommodation\, contact us at least three weeks prior to the event. Vermont Humanities strives to provide accommodations whenever possible. All event locations are ADA accessible.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/drawing-community-creating-comics-from-shared-stories/
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SUMMARY:T. P. James' Write Like the Dickens Supernatural Flash Fiction Contest
DESCRIPTION:Local author and character T.P. James claimed he channeled the genius of Charles Dickens who wrote through him. Let the creative spirit flow through you and try your hand at writing a story in a single hour.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/t-p-james-write-like-the-dickens-supernatural-flash-fiction-contest/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:Engaged Buddhism: The Buddha's World
DESCRIPTION:With Rev. Doctor Thomas Redden \nMain Reading Room 7:00 pm \nOptional meditation in Community Meeting Room\, 6:15 – 6:40 \nBeginners welcome at 6:00 for an introduction \nWhat 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?  Explore the Buddha’s world\, his politics\, and what an ‘Engaged Buddhism’ looks like in the US today through a series of three programs with Rev. Dr. Thomas Redden\, PhD\, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and History\, Southern Vermont College & Marlboro College\, and ordained Zen Buddhist priest\, Zen Peacemaker Order. \nThe series: \nThe Buddha’s World: October 19. The historic Buddha lived at a time of dramatic change technologically\, economically\, socially and politically. Dr. Redden will examine those changes and how the Buddha’s teachings challenged the traditional Brahmanism of his day and resonated with his many followers. \nThe Buddha as Political Actor: November 16. As the leader of religious community numbering in the thousands in Eastern India\, the Buddha needed to maintain good relations with the local kings and communities in order to thrive in a very political and often violent environment.  As a result\, he developed distinctive leadership styles toward his followers as well as the local rulers. Above all\, he was pragmatic\, non-dogmatic and flexible. \nEngaged Buddhism and American Politics Today: December 21.  With the global climate crisis and other daunting political issues clearly in their sight\, a variety of leading ‘Engaged Buddhists\,’ such as the Dalai Lama\, argue that our search for happiness through consumerism and naked self-interest is leading us down a path of self-destruction.  Engaged Buddhism works toward personal and social transformation with the aspiration of creating societies based on compassion and justice. \nThe lectures will be held in the Main Reading Room at 7 pm. Each presentation will be preceded by a short period of Zen meditation in the Community Meeting Room from 6:15-6:40 for those interested. Beginners are welcome to arrive at 6 for a brief introduction. \nThe program is free and open to the public. The venue\, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro\, is accessible to people in wheelchairs.  For more information visit www.brookslibraryvt.org or call 802-254-5290 ex 1201.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/engaged-buddhism-the-buddhas-world/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:New Yorker Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION: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 every month for comments and discussion.\nThe program is free\, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. \nCall the Library at 254-5290 for more information.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/new-yorker-discussion-group-3/2022-10-19/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T180000
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SUMMARY:Parenting 4 Social Justice Reading-Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Join Brattleboro’s Brooks Memorial Library for a monthly book group Reading and Discussing the pivotal book Parenting 4 Social Justice facilitated by Abby Mnookin \nWhat:\nDive 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 for Collective Liberation. \nSnacks will be provided\, and we also hope to offer childcare. \nWhen:\nMonthly on second Wednesdays\, 6-8 pm\, Oct through May \n*It would be great for you to attend all book group sessions (10/12\, 11/9\, 12/14\, 1/11\, 2/8\, 3/8\, 4/12\, 5/10)\, but we also welcome you if you can come to most of them.* \nWhere:\nAt the Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main St\, Brattleboro\, VT \nHow:\nThere is no cost for participation. Some copies of the book are available for loan from the library or they can be purchased at Everyone’s Books or online. To sign up or if you have questions\, email Abby at asmnookin@gmail.com We’re really looking forward to going along this journey with you!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/parenting-4-social-justice-reading-discussion-group/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays: The Electric Period of Miles Davis
DESCRIPTION:With Reuben Jackson\nThe ever-changing music that Miles Davis recorded from 1969 to 1975 angered and bewildered many critics and fans\, who accused the trumpeter of “selling out.” Jazz archivist and poet Reuben Jackson shares how recordings from Davis’ “Electric Period”—including 1974’s Get Up With It—prove otherwise. \n \nReuben Jackson is the Archivist with the University of The District of Columbia’s Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. For 20 years he was archivist and curator with the Smithsonian Institution’s Duke Ellington Collection. He was also host of Vermont Public Radio’s Friday Night Jazz from 2012 until 2018. His music reviews have appeared in The Washington Post\, Jazziz\, Jazz Times\, and on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He is also the author of two books of poetry- 1990’s fingering the keys (Gut Punch Press)-and 2019’s Scattered Clouds (Alan Squire Publishing). \nThe First Wednesdays series includes in-person events in Fall and Spring with virtual events in the Winter. Director of Programs Ryan Newswanger said of the new format: “Many of our attendees in recent years have told us they value viewing First Wednesdays talks from the comfort of their homes\, especially during the winter months.” Click for the full First Wednesdays schedule for 2022-23 \nThe Brattleboro series is funded by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library. \n \nThe program is free of charge and open to the public. The venue\, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro\, is accessible to people in wheelchairs.  For more information visit www.brookslibraryvt.org or call 802-254-5290 \nUnderwriter: Peter Gilbert Endowment Fund \nMiles Davis Image by r2hox 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesdays-the-electric-period-of-miles-davis/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:Efficiency Vermont: Open Office Hours for your questions
DESCRIPTION:Efficiency Vermont offers the first of three visits to help you increase energy efficiency in your home or business. \nOpen Office hours with Brad Long of Efficiency Vermont\n3:00-5:00 in the Main Reading Room on the library’s first floor\nDrop by for a personal conversation with Brad Long of Efficiency Vermont to discuss your home\, apartment or business energy use and what can be done to reduce it while becoming more comfortable.  Brad will have information available on all topics pertaining to energy efficiency and would love to speak with you about how Efficiency Vermont can help through it’s services\, financial incentives and state wide partners. \nIn the evening\, Brad will offer a Presentation on Weatherizing Your Windows\, 7:00-8:00 in the Community Meeting Room.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/efficiency-vermont-open-office-hours-for-your-questions/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T200000
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SUMMARY:New Yorker Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION: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 every month for comments and discussion.\nThe program is free\, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. \nCall the Library at 254-5290 for more information.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/new-yorker-discussion-group-3/2022-09-21/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:New Yorker Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION: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 every month for comments and discussion.\nThe program is free\, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. \nCall the Library at 254-5290 for more information.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/new-yorker-discussion-group-3/2022-08-17/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:Seize the (rest of the) Summer Bingo: Summer Reading Fun for Grown-ups
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 1st\, adults can join in the summer reading fun by picking up a summer reading bingo card at the downstairs circulation desk. Complete a row vertically\, horizontally\, or diagonally by reading books by Vermont authors and enjoying other home-grown delights. Bring back your card with your completed row(s) to be entered into our prize drawing. Each completed row earns you one entry. Don’t forget to add your name and contact info- we have gift cards from many great local businesses and you won’t want to miss out!\nDrawing to be held Tuesday\, September 6th. \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/seize-the-summer-bingo-summer-reading-fun-for-grown-ups/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:New Yorker Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION: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 every month for comments and discussion.\nThe program is free\, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. \nCall the Library at 254-5290 for more information.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/new-yorker-discussion-group-3/2022-07-20/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T203000
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SUMMARY:Hip-Hop and Islam: Amirah Sackett and Ahmed Zaghbouni
DESCRIPTION:Curious about Hip Hop?\nCurious about the Muslim religion?\nLearn more about both!\nConversation and Q&A with Amirah Sackett & Ahmed Zaghbouni\nBrooks Memorial Library \nin-person and after hours\, 7:00 pm\, Thursday\, June 30th \nAmirah is a hip-hop dancer\, choreographer\, and educator based in Chicago. Her signature style is the funk style dance known as ‘popping’. As a proud Muslim American\, she combines Islamic themes with her dance to share the universal beauty of her faith with audiences of different faith backgrounds to promote unity and understanding. Ahmed is an international beatboxer and filmmaker from Sousse\, Tunisia. He entertains the audience with the sounds he creates only using his mouth and voice as an instrument. He is proud of his Muslim heritage and the Sufi faith traditions native to his home of Tunisia. These two Muslim artists bonded by faith and their love of hip-hop\, offer a counter narrative to the media’s portrayal of Muslims. \nIn-person and after hours. Free to all. Venue is accessible to people in wheelchairs. In partnership with Next Stage Arts\, which will present Amirah and Ahmed in BeatBox MEETS Popping on July 2 at New England School for Circus Arts.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/hip-hop-and-islam-amirah-sackett-and-ahmed-zaghbouni/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:Enjoying James Joyce’s Ulysses\, An After-hours Bloomsday Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Special after-hours event to celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses at Brooks Memorial Library \nOn June 16 people around the world celebrate the day in 1904 when Leopold and Molly Bloom\, Stephen Dedalus and a host of other Dubliners from all walks of life experienced the full range of human events and emotions in James Joyce’s novel Ulysses\, in a single turn around the sun. The public is invited to join in a special Bloomsday celebration after regular library hours:  \nJune 16th at 7 pm  \n\nin the Main Reading Room of Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main St\, in Brattleboro.\nand via Zoom at:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88544347541?pwd=UFBRN0NXOFdobFNOWW1oaklnY3ZmUT09 Meeting ID: 885 4434 7541\nPasscode: BVuL22\n\nJon Mack will celebrate the novel by following the threads of the stories in this groundbreaking work through readings and explorations of excerpts from the extraordinary text. \n“I’ve been fascinated with James Joyce’s Ulysses for many years\, so I’m excited to be hosting a Bloomsday event at the library.  Joyce’s novel is a many splendored jewel that has astonished readers ever since it was first published 100 years ago\, yet many readers find it all but incomprehensible.  The aim of my presentation is to made the work more approachable and understandable by providing some connective tissue with readings of selected excerpts from the novel”\, says Mack.  “Joyce’s work is a celebration of the written word in all its complexity. Ultimately\, it is a human tale\, full of both comedy and drama of life. I’m excited to be giving the presentation in our public library for Bloomsday 2022.  Nowhere could be a more appropriate venue than a public library. James Joyce’s epic work emerged from being banned for being too literal\, too real than the duly appointed censors of the US of that time would allow.” \nAfter the readings\, there will be recommendations on how to find the best resources to make your reading enjoyable and we will open up conversation to those participating in-person or online. \nThe program is free and open to the public. As Joyce writes in Ulysses\, “Every life is in many days\, day after day. We walk through ourselves\, meeting robbers\, ghosts\, giants\, old men\, young men\, wives\, widows\, brothers-in-love\, but always meeting ourselves.” Do drop by\, you never know who might show up. \nFor more information\, call 802.254.5290 ex. 1201 or visit www.brookslibraryvt.org. \nSketch of Leopold Bloom by James Joyce
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/enjoying-james-joyces-ulysses-a-bloomsday-celebration/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:New Yorker Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION: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 every month for comments and discussion.\nThe program is free\, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. \nCall the Library at 254-5290 for more information.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/new-yorker-discussion-group-3/2022-06-15/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220604T120000
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SUMMARY:Tool Cottage Grand Opening Garden Party
DESCRIPTION:Brooks Memorial Library unveils its new collection of gardening and food preparation and preservation tools available for loan to cardholders.\nLocated behind the library in the municipal parking lot.\n\n Opening day events\n· 10 am—Ribbon cutting\n· 10-noon—Tours of the tool inventory and an introduction to the reservation system\, chalk flower garden mural project\, demonstration of papermaking with embedded seeds\, seed bookmark decoration activity (while supplies last).\n· 10-11—Garden songs with Andy Davis on accordion\n· 11-12—Sing and Dance with Robin Morgan\nFamilies can follow a story walk featuring Lola Plants a Garden and Lola Loves Stories\, by Anna McQuinn between Brooks Memorial Library and the Edible Brattleboro plant giveaway event occurring simultaneously at the Retreat Farm.\n\nMade possible by a grant from the Vermont Foodbank
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/tool-cottage-grand-opening-garden-party/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Yorker Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION: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 every month for comments and discussion.\nThe program is free\, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. \nCall the Library at 254-5290 for more information.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/new-yorker-discussion-group-3/2022-05-18/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays: The Force of a Story in Parts: Star Wars\, Fandom\, and Seriality
DESCRIPTION:From Dickens to Game of Thrones\, stories told in piecemeal style have shown their power to command a reader’s attention. In this apt talk for “Star Wars Day\,” author Anne Moore examines how Star Wars’ serialized structure encourages readers to fill the gaps between installments with their own imaginative play. \nAbout Anne Moore\nAnne Moore is the author of After the Break: Serials\, Fandom\, and the Feeling of Reading\, slated for publication by MacFarland Press in 2022. \nUnderwriter: Peter Gilbert Endowment Fund \nSponsored by The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library. \nTo learn more\, please visit: \nThe Force of a Story in Parts: Star Wars\, Fandom\, and Seriality
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesdays-the-force-of-a-story-in-parts-star-wars-fandom-and-seriality/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:Chrysalis: Poetry by Michael Carignan
DESCRIPTION:Join local poet Michael John Carignan for an afternoon program featuring selections from Chrysalis\, his recently-published collection from Austin Macauley Publishers. \n“Immerse yourself in a ride of the authors imagination. Traveling diverse roads from keen observation\, exploring the growth from boyhood to manhood\, from exhilaration to the pinnacles of deep despair. Themes of nature protrude their heads spanning all four seasons. Curl up to browse the pages in a quiet room and let your mind wander the corridors of imagination that come to life in this book a collection gathered by my muse of a flawed utopia\,viewed by many perspectives of a world shining bright. This is the hatching of ideas.” \nMichael Carignan published his first collection\, Quintessence\, in 1992\, and has since published several individual pieces in local magazines\, newspapers and anthologies including Oyez Review at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He has worked in a local school with the fourth grade class\, culminating in a collection of every child’s poem. He has worked with area artists in the impression of his poems through music and visual art. Mike has performed in several coffeehouses in the past both reading his work and doing improv poetry.
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