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SUMMARY:TESTED - Book Launch with Author Anna Monders
DESCRIPTION:Brooks Memorial Library will host a book launch party with debut author—and library employee—Anna Monders at 1 p.m. on Sunday\, April 12 in the main reading room of 224 Main St.\, Brattleboro.\n\n \nSet in a world ruthlessly divided by genetic class\, Tested is a high-stakes novel for ages ten and up. Tested follows fourteen-year-old Mikayla\, a genetic Elite\, in the days before the exam that will secure her privileged life. When Mikayla discovers a secret in her DNA\, she starts questioning her rigid society for the first time in her life.\n\n \nMonders will demonstrate a DNA extraction experiment\, engage in dialogue with Max Newirth\, Teen Services Specialist and convener of the monthly Sci-Fi Readers meet-up\, and answer questions about the novel\, the writing life\, and the publishing process.\n \n\n \nThe Friends of the Brooks Memorial Library will provide twenty-five free copies of the book to kids and teens who attend the event. Books will also be available for purchase. All ages are welcome. There will be high-grade chocolate!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/tested-book-launch-with-author-anna-monders/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T140000
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SUMMARY:National Poetry Month Celebration - Poems Around Town (PAT)
DESCRIPTION:Over 90 poems by area poets – as well as from poets throughout Vermont and the tri-state region – will be going up in downtown Brattleboro\, including in some Canal Street locations. The poems will be displayed in shops and other locations throughout April\, to celebrate National Poetry Month\, and be up for the first Gallery Walk of the season on Friday\, May 1st. \nFor this April 18th event\, a self-selected group of about fifteen poets from PAT will give short readings\, that include their posted poems.  All are welcome.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/national-poetry-month-celebration-poems-around-town-pat/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Write Action":MAILTO:arldis22@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T203000
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SUMMARY:"PART FOR THE HOLE" - book launch with author Peter Gould
DESCRIPTION:Postponed – due to a publishing matter.  As soon as we have the rescheduled date\, it will be posted. Stay tuned!  \nAt a time of increasing politicization of the idea of arts support\, this new novel\, PART FOR THE HOLE\, puts the reader into the mind and heart of a mild-mannered High School teacher who decides to rescue the National Endowment for the Arts all by himself—with the help of his sometime-lover and a bunch of his AP English students. They realize it’s time to take a stand\, to not allow every working artist to disappear into a corporate world that could ask for their soul in return for their success. But be advised: no artists\, teachers\, students\, or administrators were harmed in the writing or reading of this story: it’s all theater\, all metaphor! \n“Sentence by nimble sentence\, Gould gallivants through his story\, and I follow \nhis jazzy solo phrases\, hoping that this book never ends.” \nPeter Coyote\, old hipster\, author\, actor\, Zen Buddhist priest. \nPART FOR THE HOLE will be published by Whetstone Books in April\, 2026. Brooks Memorial Library is honored to host this book launch event. All are welcome! \n——— \nPeter Gould founded (in 1998) and still directs the “Get Thee to the Funnery” youth Shakespeare camp in the Northeast Kingdom. For his work with theater and creative writing students around Vermont\, he earned the Arts Council’s 2016 Ellen McCulloch-Lovell Arts Educator of the Year Award.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/part-for-the-hole-book-launch-with-author-peter-gould/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T110000
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SUMMARY:City Nature Challenge Kick-Off Event
DESCRIPTION:There is nature all around us! Knowing what species are in our city/town and where they are helps us study and protect them\, but the ONLY way to do that is by all of us – scientists\, land managers\, and the community – working together to find and document the nature in our area. \nBy participating in the City Nature Challenge\, not only do you learn more about your local nature\, but you can also make your city/town a better place – for you and other species! \n————- \nWe’ll start with a Kick-Off Event in the Community Room on Saturday\, April 25\, at 10am.  It will be followed by a nature walk immediately afterwards so folks can apply their news skills\,  contributing to citizen science.  An ID Session is scheduled for Tuesday\, April 28 at 7pm in the Community Room. \n————- \nAbout the ID Session on April 28: whether you’re a seasoned user of iNaturalist and have made many IDs of other people’s observations to bring them to Research Grade\, or you’re using iNaturalist for the first time during the April 24-27 observation period of the City Nature Challenge\, we’d love to have you join the effort to identify as many of the observations made in Windham County during the Challenge as possible. If you’re new to this\, we’ll help you learn how to use the identification features of iNaturalist. \nThe CNC\, held globally by iNaturalist\, is the largest annual biodiversity census in the world\, and this year\, we’re taking part in Windham County! Our local Windham County Nature Challenge is being organized by the Brattleboro Conservation Commission and cosponsored  by several local Conservation Commissions\, Brooks Memorial Library\, and the Connecticut River Conservancy.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/city-nature-challenge-kick-off-event/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General,Teens
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SUMMARY:City Nature Challenge - Nature ID Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an identification blitz as part of the Windham County City Nature Challenge (CNC)\, on April 28\, between 7 and 8:30 pm in the library’s Community Room. Whether you’re a seasoned user of iNaturalist and have made many IDs of other people’s observations to bring them to Research Grade\, or you’re using iNaturalist for the first time during the April 24-27 observation period of the City Nature Challenge\, we’d love to have you join the effort to identify as many of the observations made in Windham County during the Challenge as possible. If you’re new to this\, we’ll help you learn how to use the identification features of iNaturalist. \nThe CNC\, held globally by iNaturalist\, is the largest annual biodiversity census in the world\, and this year\, we’re taking part in Windham County! Our local Windham County Nature Challenge is being organized by the Brattleboro Conservation Commission and cosponsored  by several local Conservation Commissions\, Brooks Memorial Library\, and the Connecticut River Conservancy.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/city-nature-challenge-kick-off-event-2/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T173000
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SUMMARY:Portable Solar Demonstration & Home Energy Options Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Town of Brattleboro and the Vermont Energy Education Program are teaming up to try to provide Brattleboro relief from high electric and heating costs. Come see and learn about how portable solar systems and other energy savings tools like heat pumps and insulation can help make a difference for your family’s budget and comfort. Experts will be on site to explain how these tools work\, and how they could work for you in your home. Food and childcare will be available to all who attend the event.\n\n \nIf you are interested in learning more about portable solar for your home\, please consider filling out this survey.\n\n \nQuestions? E-mail or call Stephen Dotson – Sdotson@brattleboro.gov\, 703-431-3075
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/portable-solar-demonstration-home-energy-options-workshop/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T103000
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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-3/2026-05-02/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Representative Ian Goodnow":MAILTO:igoodnow@leg.state.vt.us
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T130000
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SUMMARY:Native Plants
DESCRIPTION:Adding native plants to your yard is easier than you think and may be the most important thing you can do for our troubled ecosystem. Learn the basics about why and how to get started.  Black thumb gardeners welcome! This informational talk is served with a side of enthusiasm and encouragement. \n____________ \nPresenter Bio: Jocelyn Demuth is the owner of Checkerspot Farm\, a native plant nursery in Colrain MA (10 minutes from the Vermont Border.)  The nursery grows 160 species of native plants from seed for sale.  She is a speaker for Franklin County Conservation as well as a native plant consultant and landscaper.  She is also the author of the Five Hundred Yard Field Trip\, curriculum about native plants for students in grades k-8. This curriculum is available for free on the website www.fivehundredyardfieldtrip.com and has been funded by a grant from the MA Dept of Agriculture.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/native-plants/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T103000
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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-3/2026-06-06/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Representative Ian Goodnow":MAILTO:igoodnow@leg.state.vt.us
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T193000
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SUMMARY:Birds Are Dinosaurs -- Meet Live Birds of Prey!
DESCRIPTION:What did 65 million years of evolution turn the dinosaurs into? Birds! \nCelebrating “Unearth a Story\,” the Vermont Institute of Natural Science is excited to introduce you to some live birds of prey and learn all about their dinosaur ancestry together. We’ll explore the ways modern birds became masters of the air\, and understand the immense timescale over which these dinosaur-descendants adapted! \nFree and open to all ages. No registration is required. This event is part of the Brooks Memorial Library’s “Unearth A Story” Adult Summer Reading program. \n \n  \nVermont Institute of Natural Science \nFounded in 1972\, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is a nonprofit environmental education organization based in Quechee\, Vermont. VINS’ mission is to motivate individuals and communities to care for the environment through education\, research and avian wildlife rehabilitation. VINS Animal Outreaches deliver place-based education programs\, combining environmental science concepts with hands-on exploration to build empathy and empower individuals to care for local natural ecosystems. \n \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/birds-are-dinosaurs/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children & Families,General
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