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SUMMARY:A Lifeline for Difficult Times:  The Taking Solace Series
DESCRIPTION:Starting last November\, Center for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) & Brooks Memorial Library\nwere inspired to begin an 8-month collaboration on the first Wednesday of each month\, from 6-8 pm. \nCome join us for a wide range of conversations\non tender topics\, from Death Cafes\, to film & discussion nights\,\nspeaker panels\, a climate-grief dialogue\, and more. \nTogether we’ll explore some of the challenges of being alive in our time.\nFor instance\, how might we navigate illness\, caregiving\, or loss?\nOr beyond that\, face a much broader anguish for our fragile planet itself?\nBecause we know that at least one form of solace\nstems from staying connected. \nTo quote poet David Whyte\, “Solace is not meant to be\nan answer\, but an invitation\, through the door of pain and difficulty\,\nto the depth of suffering and simultaneous beauty in the world\nthat the strategic mind by itself cannot grasp or make sense of.”   \nContinuing our monthly Taking Solace series at Brooks Memorial Library\, join us on April 8 from 6-8 pm to watch the award-winning 2022 documentary Living in the Time of Dying: Meeting the Truth of the Climate Crisis\, by Australian filmmaker Michael Shaw. After the film there will be an hour for facilitated discussion on how we are feeling and how we can stay connected\, with Michael Shaw attending remotely. \nAnd to find out about further topics\, please follow\nCenter for Solace or Brooks Memorial Library on Facebook:\ncenterforsolace.org\, or brookslibraryvt.org.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/a-lifeline-for-difficult-times-the-taking-solace-series-4/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T120000
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CREATED:20251212T202121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T202121Z
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SUMMARY:Community Conversations with Brattleboro State Legislators
DESCRIPTION:As the Brattleboro Legislative Delegation gears up for the start of a new legislative session in January\, these monthly sessions are an opportunity to meet the Brattleboro Representatives and discuss issues that matter to you. Topics will include healthcare\, education\, climate change\, and housing. All are welcome to join your Vermont Legislators\, hear from experts\, and share your experiences. \nThese conversations are scheduled monthly on the 1st Saturdays from 10:30 AM – 12 PM. (Scheduled dates: 2/7\, 3/7\, 4/4\, 5/2\, and 6/6.)
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/community-conversations-with-brattleboro-state-legislators-3/2026-04-04/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Representative Ian Goodnow":MAILTO:igoodnow@leg.state.vt.us
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20260312T194532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T200159Z
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SUMMARY:Farewell Party for Brattleboro Police Chief Norma Hardy
DESCRIPTION:Brooks Memorial Library is hosting a farewell party for Brattleboro Police Chief Norma Hardy to celebrate her retirement and express appreciation for her dedicated service. This gathering mirrors the welcome event Brooks held for her when she first arrived in town\, giving the community another opportunity to connect with the Chief and wish her well in her future endeavors! Light refreshments will be served.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/farewell-party-for-brattleboro-police-chief-norma-hardy/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brooks Memorial Library":MAILTO:outreach@brookslibraryvt.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T185220Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join the Brattleboro Town Arts Committee in the Main Reading Room at the Brooks Memorial Library on Wednesday\, March 25 from 5 to 7 PM for a Public Art Open House. Learn about the Town and Cultural Plans\, explore potential sites for public art\, including possible projects for the Library\, and share your ideas for art in Brattleboro. Refreshments provided.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/public-art-open-house/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brattleboro Town Arts Committee":MAILTO:brattleboroartscommittee@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20260305T170320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T170330Z
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SUMMARY:Community Conversation on Restorative Practices:
DESCRIPTION:More people are talking about restorative practices and looking for more accountability after people have been harmed. Interaction provides restorative practices programs\, but how do restorative practices navigate big feelings? \nJoin Community Substance Use Response (CSUR) and Interaction for a community conversation about restorative practices\, with a focus on understanding feelings and needs. Together\, we’ll explore how naming what’s underneath our reactions can build connection\, support healing\, and strengthen our community. All are welcome. \nSnacks provided before the event. Monday\, March 23rd\, 6:00-7:30\, Main floor. For more information contact Robin at (802) 275-7232 or CSUR802VT@gmail.com
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/community-conversation-on-restorative-practices/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Community Substance Use Response (CSUR)":MAILTO: jjohnston@turningpointwc.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T120000
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CREATED:20251212T202121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T202121Z
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SUMMARY:Community Conversations with Brattleboro State Legislators
DESCRIPTION:As the Brattleboro Legislative Delegation gears up for the start of a new legislative session in January\, these monthly sessions are an opportunity to meet the Brattleboro Representatives and discuss issues that matter to you. Topics will include healthcare\, education\, climate change\, and housing. All are welcome to join your Vermont Legislators\, hear from experts\, and share your experiences. \nThese conversations are scheduled monthly on the 1st Saturdays from 10:30 AM – 12 PM. (Scheduled dates: 2/7\, 3/7\, 4/4\, 5/2\, and 6/6.)
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/community-conversations-with-brattleboro-state-legislators-3/2026-03-07/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Representative Ian Goodnow":MAILTO:igoodnow@leg.state.vt.us
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20260220T221221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T221221Z
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SUMMARY:“Come See Me in the Good Light” - The Taking Solace Series\, March Event
DESCRIPTION:A Lifeline for Difficult Times: The Taking Solace Series on Wednesday\, March 4th at 6 pm: “Come See Me in the Good Light”. This is a poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy\, wit and an unshakable partnership. Through laughter and unwavering love\, they transform pain into purpose\, and mortality into a loving celebration of resilience.\n\n\n \n\nThis will be held on the Main Floor of Brooks Memorial Library.\n\n \n\n\nCenter for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) & Brooks Memorial Library began an 8-month collaboration in November 2025 that takes place on the first Wednesday of each month from 6-8 pm.\n\n\n \n\nTo find out about upcoming topics\, please follow Center for Solace or Brooks Memorial Library on Facebook\, or email centerforsolace.org\, or brookslibraryvt.org.\n\n………………………………………………………………………………………………….\nPlease Note: Come See Me in the Good Light is rated TV-MA on Apple TV+ for strong language and mature themes. The rating reflects frequent frank conversation\, adult themes\, and candid moments of intimacy. This designation is meant to warn viewers about emotional and linguistic intensity. Apple’s press materials and major reviews note the mature\, unflinching approach.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-the-taking-solace-series-march-event/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T160000
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CREATED:20260207T195258Z
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SUMMARY:A Legacy of Courage: Poetry and Book Readings
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of African American History month\, Brooks Memorial Library and the Windham Co. NAACP are co-sponsoring A Legacy of Courage – Poetry and Book Readings on Saturday\, Feb. 28\, 2026 at 2pm. Join us for an inspiring and illuminating afternoon as we hear the words of African-American poets and writers over the last two hundred years\, voices of courage and resilience. We will hear the powerful words of Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass\, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, June Jordan\, Howard Thurman\, Nikki Giovanni and many more. \nIn these challenging times\, we look to these activists\, abolitionists\, poets and writers whose words can strengthen our resolve and offer us vision to continue on\, helping to bend the arc of the universe toward justice. There are few things more powerful than the printed word and hearing voices of history come through. We will honor and celebrate this legacy together. \nIf you have a favorite poem or reading\, please bring to share! \nWe hope you can join us at Brooks Memorial Library for this event. \n——- \n“Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing alittle as we fight the good fight of freedom\, it makes it all go easier. I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness around me.” (attributed to Sojourner Truth) \n“Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.” – June Jordan \nThe Windham County Vermont Branch of the NAACP is dedicated to serving the needs and promoting the social\, economic\, political and inter-personal power of people of color and their allies living in our county. \nFor information and details\, visit www.windhamnaacp.org
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/a-legacy-of-courage-poetry-and-book-readings/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T113000
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SUMMARY:TO THE MOON AND BACK!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Winter Carnival at the library with a world class clown show\, To the Moon and Back! \nTo the Moon and Back is a story of two charming individuals out for a day of fishing who find themselves in a peculiar situation… the moon has fallen from the sky and someone must put it back! A beautiful day on the water turns into a creative problem-solving adventure. Our two naive clowns make best use of their circus skills\, their wit\, a dash of salt\, some cheese\, maybe a sock or two and a little help from some friends to put the Moon back where it belongs. \nTo the Moon and Back is a fun show for all-ages\, jam packed with juggling\, acrobatics\, comedy and even a rocket ship! \nCome enjoy this joyful and acrobatic show to the Main Reading Room of the library. Doors open at 10:00 am\, the show begins at 10:30 am. FREE and fun for all ages.  \nTo the Moon and Back is presented by the Children’s Room and Brattleboro Winter Carnival Committee and is sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library. The library is located at 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro. For more information call the Children’s Room at 802-254-5290 ext. 1210.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/to-the-moon-and-back/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="BML Children's Room":MAILTO:cr@brookslibraryvt.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20260122T194436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T230641Z
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SUMMARY:Building the Beloved Community
DESCRIPTION:Building the Beloved Community: Martin Luther King Jr. had a vision of a global society based on justice\, equity\, love\, and peace\, where all individuals are cared for and have a sense of belonging. It is a community free from poverty\, hunger\, and all forms of discrimination and prejudice\, and is achieved through nonviolent social change and a shared commitment to the common good. Join local story weaver\, Djeli\, in breathing new life into the Beloved Community. The presentation will combine storytelling with community discussion to create the building blocks for the Beloved Community.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/building-the-beloved-community/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20260115T173810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T183142Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond I Have A Dream: A Discussion of The Radical Martin King
DESCRIPTION:Event Information Updated (02/11):  \nBrattleboro Common Sense is planning this event to be a public discussion with the descriptive title “Beyond I Have A Dream” and with short presentations by Etan Nasreddin-Longo\, Reverend Arnold Thomas\, Rv. Lise Sparrow\, and Dr. Mary Gannon\, honoring King and Black History Month and featuring Q&A and public discussion more than presentations. The purpose will be to raise awareness of King’s radical evolution and of other militant anti-racist thought. \nA commentary by Rev. Thomas’ published in Jun 1\, 2020\, was the inspiration for this event. He lamented the outcry about the killing of George Floyd: “The increasing numbers of black and brown people across the nation and in Vermont have also increased in their intolerance of noisy-gong-and-clashing-cymbal-like rhetoric of whites who momentarily raise their voices against what they see as a momentary crisis and then resume their lives supporting and sustaining the systems of their own privilege.” \nAbout the Presenters: \nDr. Mary Gannon is a training consultant with the Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity\, a prominent activist around Brattleboro\, and honored for Lifetime Achievement by the Windham County NAACP. \nReverand Dr. Lise Sparrow and Dr. Gannon founded the the Community Equity Foundation. As a leader of Vermont Interfaith Action pastor\, Rev. Dr. Sparrow made the Guilford Church a well known resource for social justice events and organizing. She received special commendation for her work by the Vermont Legislature. \nProfessor Etan Nasreddin-Longo has served as director of the Vermont Legislative Panel on Racial Disparities in Montpelier and as counsel to the Vermont State Police on officer training. Locally\, he has been a visiting professor at Marlboro College. In 2022\, he gave a public introductory lesson on critical race theory for BCS. \nThe Reverend Arnold Thomas: The reverend’s awards in the ministry and civil rights advocacy are far too many to mention. He is: \n• Cofounder\, Vermont Social Equity Caucus of the State House and Senate\n• President & Founder\, Northern Berkshire Human Rights & Relations Task Force\n• Board Member\, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance\n• Board Member\, Vermont ACLU \nThese are only four positions he holds in community leadership in social justice only around Vermont. His scholarship and leadership positions outside Vermont are quite extensive and far-reaching. \nAll are welcome to join in what promises to be a compelling conversation.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/beyond-i-have-a-dream/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brattleboro Common Sense":MAILTO:info@brattleborocommonsense.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20260207T161454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T161454Z
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SUMMARY:Voices Live: Who Governs Brattleboro\, and How?
DESCRIPTION:Brattleboro voters face critical ballot questions on March 3rd regarding our town’s future voting structure.  These questions\, and how the vote outcome will affect Town government\, are more complex than they appear. \nJoin us for an expert panel discussion to demystify these choices before you head to the polls. \nThe Issues at Stake: \nThe upcoming vote will determine: \n\nThe Meeting Format: Should we retain the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) or move to an Open Town Meeting (OTM)?\nThe Voting Method: If RTM is discontinued\, should we use Australian Ballot or Open Voting for all budget articles?\n\nFeatured Panelists: \n\nKate O’Connor: Chair\, Brattleboro Charter Commission\nAndy Davis: RTM Proponent\nDavid Gartenstein: Open Town Meeting Proponent\nTom Franks: Australian Ballot Proponent\n\nLight refreshments will be available at 6 PM; presentation begins at 6:30 PM\, moderated by Randy Holhut (the Commons). \nThis discussion will broadcast on Comcade Channell 1079\, on YouTube (@BrattleboroTV)\, and online at brattleboro.tv \nSponosored by: Vemont Independent Media/The Commons\, Brooks Memorial Library\, and BCTV
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/voices-live-who-governs-brattleboro-and-how/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20251212T202121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T202121Z
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SUMMARY:Community Conversations with Brattleboro State Legislators
DESCRIPTION:As the Brattleboro Legislative Delegation gears up for the start of a new legislative session in January\, these monthly sessions are an opportunity to meet the Brattleboro Representatives and discuss issues that matter to you. Topics will include healthcare\, education\, climate change\, and housing. All are welcome to join your Vermont Legislators\, hear from experts\, and share your experiences. \nThese conversations are scheduled monthly on the 1st Saturdays from 10:30 AM – 12 PM. (Scheduled dates: 2/7\, 3/7\, 4/4\, 5/2\, and 6/6.)
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/community-conversations-with-brattleboro-state-legislators-3/2026-02-07/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eadn-wc04-3360218.nxedge.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/vermont-seal.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Representative Ian Goodnow":MAILTO:igoodnow@leg.state.vt.us
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20251014T222920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T043353Z
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SUMMARY:A Lifeline for Difficult Times:  The Taking Solace Series
DESCRIPTION:Starting last November\, Center for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) & Brooks Memorial Library\nbegan an 8-month collaboration on the first Wednesday of each month\, from 6-8 pm. \nCome join us for a wide range of conversations\non tender topics\, from Death Cafes\, to film & discussion nights\,\nspeaker panels\, a climate-grief dialogue\, and more. \nTogether we’ll explore some of the challenges of being alive in our time.\nFor instance\, how might we navigate illness\, caregiving\, or loss?\nOr beyond that\, face a much broader anguish for our fragile planet itself?\nBecause we know that at least one form of solace\nstems from staying connected. \nTo quote poet David Whyte\, “Solace is not meant to be\nan answer\, but an invitation\, through the door of pain and difficulty\,\nto the depth of suffering and simultaneous beauty in the world\nthat the strategic mind by itself cannot grasp or make sense of.”   \nFebruary’s Topic: Holding Our Own \nCome join us in the Main Reading Room on Wednesday\, February 4th to watch Holding Our Own. This inspiring one-hour film features the work of local artist Deidre Scherer and the music of Center for Solace chorus Hallowell. It will be followed by a community dialogue about the unique power of the arts to help offer solace in difficult times.   \nAnd to find out about further topics\, please follow\nCenter for Solace or Brooks Memorial Library on Facebook:\ncenterforsolace.org\, or brookslibraryvt.org.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/a-lifeline-for-difficult-times-the-taking-solace-series-3/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Solace":MAILTO:info@cfsolace.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20251226T213155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T213155Z
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SUMMARY:Martin Luther King Day Speak Out for Hope and Courage
DESCRIPTION:Join Brattleboro Solidarity for their annual Martin Luther King Day Speak Out for Hope and Courage at Brooks Memorial Library on Saturday\, January 17th\, 2026 from 2pm to 4pm. \n\nBring your poems and short readings to share and speak out for hope and courage. There will be musical performances\, sing alongs\, and poetry and short historical quotes and readings shared; they will have extras if you forget yours! In these dark winter days\, it’s important for us to continue looking forward and come together to create better days for all humans.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/martin-luther-king-day-speak-out-for-hope-and-courage/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Brattleboro Solidarity":MAILTO:brattleborosolidarity@gmail.com
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20251212T182328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T183811Z
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SUMMARY:Community Conversation with State Legislators
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to a Community Conversation with Brattleboro State Legislators at Brooks Memorial Library. Prior to the start of the 2026 Legislative Session\, this is an opportunity to learn about and contribute to our representatives’ priorities for the upcoming year. \nWe hope you join us and bring your questions and concerns regarding state matters to this community forum. All are welcome.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/community-conversations-with-state-legislators-3/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T180000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20251112T210930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T212051Z
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SUMMARY:World AIDS Day and The AIDS Memorial Quilt
DESCRIPTION:The AIDS Project of Southern Vermont is honored to host sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in honor of World AIDS Day.  A 12’ x 12’ section of the iconic Quilt\, including a panel for Ron Squires\, Vermont’s first openly gay legislator\, will be on display in the Main Reading Room at Brooks Memorial Library on Friday\, December 5th\, from 10:00AM–6:00 PM. \nCreated in 1985 and first displayed on the National Mall in 1987\, the AIDS Memorial Quilt has grown to nearly 50\,000 panels honoring more than 110\,000 individuals\, making it the largest community arts project in history. Panel-making continues today\, preserving the stories of those lost and supporting HIV prevention education. \n“We are so excited to bring this piece of history to Southern Vermont\,” says Heather Cutler\, Case Manager at the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont. “It’s important to honor this history and celebrate advances in HIV detection and treatment.” \nPartners in this event include community members impacted by HIV/AIDS; educational resources will be available. All are welcome to come and view the panel\, up close. \n For more information\, contact the AIDS Project at (802) 254-4444.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/world-aids-day-and-the-aids-memorial-quilt/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250904T143116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T201710Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20251029T212306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T220719Z
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SUMMARY:Voices of the People
DESCRIPTION:WSESU and Spark Teacher Education\nPresents Voices of the People\nMaking Connections to Stories of Resistance in The Past and Present\nPerformed readings from Howard Zinn and Beyond\n\n\nReadings by Local Community Members\, WSESU Students and Brattleboro Solidarity\,\nfor more information email: Sparkteacheredvt@gmail.com
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/voices-of-the-people/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250725T183157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250725T183157Z
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SUMMARY:Finding a Place in the Natural World as a Huntress - with Deborah Lee Luskin
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the launch of the new memoir\, Reviving Artemis: The Making of a Huntress\, with local author Deborah Lee Luskin in an inspiring discussion and book signing.  Books will be available for purchase. \nAbout Reviving Artemis: The Making of a Huntress: \nReviving Artemis is the unlikely story of a woman raised in mid-twentieth-century suburbia who lived in New York City as a young adult and moved to Vermont in 1984. For more than thirty years\, she raised domestic livestock\, kept bees\, and cultivated fruits and vegetables while teaching literature and telling stories. But when she turned sixty\, something shifted. Luskin was overtaken by a primal urge to step out of the garden\, off the blazed trails\, and into untracked forest by learning to hunt deer. Deeply personal\, lyrically told\, and funny\, Reviving Artemis reveals Luskin’s ambivalence about guns and her fear of entering the forest alone in the dark. \nShe persisted\, using her literary acumen to read the forest and\, as thoughtfully as she hunts for words\, to hunt for deer. With the stories of Artemis\, goddess of the hunt\, childbirth\, and wild nature to inspire her\, Luskin became a huntress\, determined to age fiercely and compelled to tell this story of finding her place in the natural world. \nAbout Deborah Lee Luskin: \nDeborah Lee Luskin moved from New York City to Vermont in 1984 to write\, keep bees\, and raise daughters. She has been an editorial columnist\, radio commentator\, pen-for-hire\, and blogger. Her first novel\, Into the Wilderness\, won the Independent Publishers Gold Medal for Regional Fiction. Luskin has also enjoyed a long career as an educator\, teaching writing and literature-based humanities classes to gifted elementary writers\, college students\, new adult readers\, life-long learners\, healthcare workers\, and prison inmates. She holds a PhD in English Literature and expected to become an academic\, not a deer hunter. She lives in Vermont with her husband\, their dog\, usually a cat\, and a variable number of chickens.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/finding-a-place-in-the-natural-world-as-a-huntress-with-deborah-lee-luskin/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250925T212443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T214702Z
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SUMMARY:Vermont Circus 2025 Festival - Circles of Sawdust: A Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:With Rob Mermin & Karen E. Gersch \nAll are welcome to this exciting Vermont Circus Festival event. Come and hear Rob Mermin – founder of Vermont’s Circus Smirkus – and illustrator Karen E. Gersch for a discussion of Mermin’s autobiographic book and stories from their long careers in the circus ring.  Prior reading of the book is not necessary – all are welcome!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/vermont-circus-2025-festival-circles-of-sawdust-a-book-discussion/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="NECCA":MAILTO:info@necenterforcircusarts.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20251002T192348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T180405Z
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SUMMARY:POETRY OUT IN THE OPEN 
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to gather to celebrate poems of hope and warmth.  Join James Crews and his husband\, Brad Peacock\, co-editors of Love Is for All of Us: Poems of Tenderness & Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community & Friends\, as they share poems about love of all kinds—romantic love\, self-love\, family & friend love\, as well as reverence for the natural world. \nJames and Brad will talk with local poet (& Out in the Open organizer!) Diana Whitney\, and James will lead participants in a short writing experience based on several of the poems shared. Everyone is welcome– no poetry experience necessary! \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nEdited by James Crews with his husband\, Brad Peacock\, and illustrated by Lisa Congdon\, these compassionate poems of connection and affirmation are a celebration of all kinds of love—romantic\, family\, friendship\, self-love\, and love for nature. The poems are gathered from a diverse group of contemporary writers\, both part of and allied with the LGBTQIA+ community\, with a special focus on queer\, nonbinary\, and transgender poets. \nContributors include Andrea Gibson\, Ellen Bass\, Nikita Gill\, Mark Doty\, Audre Lorde\, Richard Blanco\, Gabrielle Calvocoressi\, Danez Smith\, Joy Ladin\, Carl Phillips\, Li-Young Lee\, and many others. Brief essays called “Stories of Becoming” act as touchstones throughout the book\, telling the inspiring and touching stories of LGBTQIA+ people whose experiences may bring hope to others. \nAbout James & Brad: \nJames is the editor of several bestselling books\, including The Wonder of Small Things\, The Path to Kindness\, and How to Love the World\, which has over 100\,000 copies in print. He is also the author of a collection of essays\, Kindness Will Save the World\, available as a hardcover and audiobook. He has been featured in The Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, The New York Times Magazine\, People Magazine\, The Christian Science Monitor\, and on NPR’s “Morning Edition.” The author of four prize-winning books of poetry\, James also leads an online writing community called The Monthly Pause (themonthlypause.com). For more info\, visit jamescrews.net. Find him on Facebook and on Instagram: @james.crews.poet. \nBrad is a writer\, veteran\, and long-term organic farmer\, whose passion is to bring people closer to one another and the natural world. His poems have been published in several anthologies\, and his op-ed pieces have appeared in newspapers across the United States. Find him on Instagram: @theheartofafarmer. \nJames and Brad live on forty rocky acres in the woods of Southern Vermont.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/poetry-out-in-the-open/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20251025T165553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T200158Z
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SUMMARY:Badji's Tales: Living with Faith in the Invisible.
DESCRIPTION:Peter Westgate Thurrell presents his memoir of 72 short vignettes. \nAll are invited to this author talk with local writer\, Peter Westgate Thurrell. “Badji’s Tales” are enthralling stories of a lifetime of adventure on the journey home to Self. Some books are a great story\, others a profound lesson—and a rare few are both. Badji’s Tales is a masterpiece of modern spiritual memoir\, weaving a tapestry of captivating\, beautifully written\, true-life adventures with a profound and courageous journey of inner healing. You will be utterly enchanted by a series of stories so wild and wonderful and with such profound synchronicities that you will know they’re real – no one could dream this stuff up!  Books will be available for sale and signing. \nAbout the Author\, Peter Westgate Thurrell: \nPeter is a lifelong explorer of the spiritual path. With degrees from Exeter\, Oberlin\, and Antioch\, he has studied with elders from six spiritual traditions and lived among indigenous shamans in five plant medicine lineages. He’s also an environmentalist who built award-winning passive solar homes and developed over 15 Megawatts of solar power in Vermont. Peter now lives and plays music and pickleball beside Canoe Brook in southern Vermont. \nread less \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/badjis-tales-living-with-faith-in-the-invisible-2/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250717T162133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T163619Z
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SUMMARY:World Singing Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:Come together with friends and neighbors to raise your voice and raise your spirit by singing a wide variety of favorite songs.  Lyrics will be projected on a big screen by George Carvill\, so we will all know the words.  Live guitar accompaniment will be provided by Rich Grumbine.  All ages are encouraged to attend–the more\, the merrier!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/world-singing-day-2025/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250919T184608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T185137Z
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Literary Festival - Adam Plunkett
DESCRIPTION:Adam Plunkett is a literary critic\, has received fellowship support from organizations such as the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Leon Levy Center for Biography. His new book is Love and Need: the Life of Robert Frost’s Poetry\, is a demanding and rewarding biography of Frost in which Plunkett threads together Frost’s life with an analysis of his poetry. He lives in New York.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-literary-festival-adam-plunkett/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T134500
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250919T184051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T184120Z
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Literary Festival - Helen Whybrow/Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder
DESCRIPTION:Helen Whybrow is an Editor-at-Large for Milkweed Editions. She was the publisher of an imprint of W. W. Norton for many years before becoming a freelance editor and Editor-at-Large for Orion Magazine. With a focus on creative nonfiction\, Helen has worked with dozens of well-known writers over the years\, including Barry Lopez\, Lauret Savoy\, Robin Kimmerer\, Pico Iyer\, Andrew Lam\, and many others. She has authored two books\, Dead Reckoning and A Man Apart and edited several anthologies\, including Hearth. Her new book is The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life. Helen studied literature at Amherst College and journalism at Harvard. Also an organic farmer and co-founder of a nonprofit that nurtures leaders working for land justice\, she lives with her family in Vermont. \nChelsea Steinauer-Scudder is the author of Mother\, Creature\, Kin. She grew up in the Great Plains of Nebraska and Oklahoma. After receiving her masters of theological studies at Harvard Divinity School\, her writing became focused on the confluence of relationship to place with experiences of the sacred. From 2017-2022\, she worked as a staff writer and editor for Emergence Magazine\, an online and print publication exploring the intersection of culture\, ecology\, and spirituality. Her writing can also be found in The Atlantic\, The Common\, and other publications and in the edited poetry collection Writing the Land\, and in Katie Holten’s The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape. She lives with her family in Rochester\, Vermont.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-literary-festival-helen-whybrow-chelsea-steinauer-scudder/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T121500
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250919T174704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T185459Z
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Literary Festival - Peter Mendelsund/Makenna Goodman
DESCRIPTION:Peter Mendelsund is the author of seven books: including his novel The Delivery; “Gorgeously written; profound.” Michael Cunningham\, author of The Hours)\, the novel Same Same described as: “Breezy and profound in equal measure.” —The New York Times\, the non-fiction works What We See When We Read\, (“Welcome and fascinating” Tim Parks\, The New York Review of Books)\, Cover\, The Look of the Book\, a new novel\, Weepers\, and a new memoir Exhibitionist. Mendelsund has been described by the New York Times as “one of the top designers at work today\,” and his design work has been described by The Wall Street Journal as “the most instantly recognizable and iconic.” He is the Creative Director of The Atlantic. \nMakenna Goodman is the author of two novels\, Helen of Nowhere and The Shame. She has written literary criticism\, essays\, interviews\, and short fiction for international publications including the New York Review of Books\, the Los Angeles Review of Books\, Electric Literature\, Literary Hub\, Catapult\, Harvard Review\, the White Review\, BOMB\, The Common\, ASTRA Magazine\, and MOUSSE. Based in Vermont\, Goodman is also an editor.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-literary-festival-peter-mendelsund-makenna-goodman/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T123000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250918T214210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T173431Z
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Literary Festival - Write Action Spotlight Reading
DESCRIPTION:Write Action writers will present excerpts from their recently published books. Books will be available for purchase at the reading. \nSee the Brattleboro Literary Festival 2025 website for details: https://brattleborolitfest.org/write-action-2023-events/
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-literary-festival-write-action-spotlight-reading/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250919T200155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T210424Z
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Jessie Haas - Dearest Blood: A Romance of the Revolution
DESCRIPTION:The community is invited to this author event with local writer\, Jessie Haas\, for the release of her latest book\, Dearest Blood: A Romance of the Revolution. This novel is inspired by the true story of Fanny Montresor\, a young woman with a secret identity whose love and loyalties crossed both sides of the American Revolution. Set in 1775\, during the turmoil that led to the Westminster Massacre\, and in 1783\, as peace was returning. All are welcome. \nAbout the author:\nJessie Haas grew up in Westminster\, Vt\, on a farm once owned by a Revolutionary War soldier. Her writing career has been dominated by a love of horses and history. She sold her first book\, Keeping Barney\, a month before graduating from Wellesley College. Forty-one books later\, she has award-winning picture books\, poetry\, novels\, and nonfiction to her credit\, including four books about Westminster. She is the president of the Westminster Historical Society\, and an expert on the Westminster Massacre. She owns two Morgan mares\, and continues to farm\, garden\, and ride on the home place.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/author-event-jessie-haas-dearest-blood-a-romance-of-the-revolution/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T133935
CREATED:20250914T051410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250914T051410Z
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="University of Vermont School of World Languages and Cultures":MAILTO:Adriana.Sanchez-Gutierrez@uvm.edu
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