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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays: Boneyarn: New York Slavery Poems (Online)
DESCRIPTION:The oldest and largest slave cemetery in the United States is located in the shadow of Wall Street. Actor and poet David Mills reads from and discusses his award-winning poetry collection\, Boneyarn\, featuring groundbreaking poems about slavery in New York City\, a topic rarely addressed. \nAbout David Mills\nDavid Mills holds MFAs from both New York University and Warren Wilson College and is a cum laude graduate of Yale University. He’s published two full-length poetry collections in addition to Boneyarn: The Dream Detective and The Sudden Country\, a book prize finalist. \n  \nSponsored by The Friends of the Brooks Memorial Library. \n  \nRegistration Required. \n  \nTo Learn More and to Register\, please visit: \nBoneyarn: New York Slavery Poems \n \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesdays-boneyarn-new-york-slavery-poems-online/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays: *DIGITAL* Atlantic is a Sea of Bones
DESCRIPTION:Jarvis Green\, founder of the Black theatre company JAG Productions\, invites us to reflect individually and collectively on the afterlives and the legacies of the transatlantic slave trade. Green will explore how Black queer and feminist artists have created ways to honor this history and heal ancestral trauma. \nAbout JAG Productions\nJAG Productions creates spaces of engagement and of creation that allow us to honor the history of the transatlantic slave trade\, heal ancestral trauma\, and open new visions and possibilities for Black life and the Black Atlantic. \nNote: due to the Covid-19 pandemic\, this talk will only be offered online\, via Zoom. Advance registration is required for this event. \nRegister for this free talk. \n  \nUnderwriter: The Samara Fund for LGBTQ Issues \nStatewide Underwriters: Vermont Department of Libraries; Institute for Museum and Library Services \nSponsored in our community by Friends of Brooks Memorial Library \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesdays-digital-atlantic-is-a-sea-of-bones/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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SUMMARY:Literary Cocktail Hour: Ruth Ozeki
DESCRIPTION:The Literary Cocktail Hour is an fun\, informal monthly event featuring a pair (or more) of speakers in an entertaining\, illuminating virtual event that opens with cocktails! \nLiterary Cocktail Hour—The Book of Form And Emptiness \nOn Friday\, December 10\, The Brattleboro Literary Festival concludes its 20th anniversary year with a very special Literary Cocktail Hour at 5:00 pm featuring Ruth Ozeki. Her new book\, The Book of Form and Emptiness\, tells the story of thirteen-year-old Benny Oh who\, one year after the death of his beloved musician father\, begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house—a sneaker\, a broken Christmas ornament\, a piece of wilted lettuce. Although Benny doesn’t understand what these things are saying\, he can sense their emotional tone; some are pleasant\, a gentle hum or coo\, but others are snide\, angry and full of pain. When his mother\, Annabelle\, develops a hoarding problem\, the voices grow more clamorous. \nhttp://bit.ly/LitCocktail14 \nRuth Ozeki is a novelist\, filmmaker\, and Zen Buddhist priest\, whose books have garnered international acclaim for their ability to integrate issues of science\, technology\, religion\, environmental politics\, and global pop culture into unique\, hybrid\, narrative forms. Her new novel\, The Book of Form and Emptiness\, published by Viking in September 2021\, tells the story of a young boy who\, after the death of his father\, starts to hear voices and finds solace in the companionship of his very own book.Her first two novels\, My Year of Meats (1998) and All Over Creation (2003)\, have been translated into 11 languages and published in 14 countries. Her third novel\, A Tale for the Time Being (2013)\, won the LA Times Book Prize\, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award\, and has been published in over thirty countries. She splits her time between Western Massachusetts\, New York City\, and British Columbia\, Canada. She currently teaches creative writing at Smith College\, where she is the Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor of Humanities in the Department of English Language and Literature
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/literary-cocktail-hour-ruth-ozeki/
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Nowell Sing We Clear
DESCRIPTION:Online event sponsored by the Brooks Memorial Library\, Brattleboro\, VT \nTuesday\, December 7th\, 7:00 pm\nYouTube Live: https://youtu.be/ADYTSopNouI \nTony Barrand\, Fred Breunig\, Andy Davis and John Roberts sing and tell stories drawn from their repertoire and adventures over decades of performing their Pageant of Mid-Winter Carols. \nVisit nowellsingweclear.com for information on our book\, Nowell Sing We Clear: Songs & Carols of Midwinter and Christmastide\, access to our six CDs – and free content\, as well. \nFor forty years\, Nowell Sing We Clear presented its seasonal concert in Brattleboro\, across New England and beyond. Based on traditional Anglo-American songs and carols\, the show always featured two aspects of the season: the familiar Christmas story as recounted in the New Testament\, and the visiting customs involving gift-giving\, performing dances and plays\, and sharing food and drink with neighbors and family. \nJoin us for this free online event with songs\, stories and recollections of our touring days!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/an-evening-with-nowell-sing-we-clear/
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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays: *DIGITAL* Learning Hidden History with Picture books and Graphic Novels (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:The current renaissance of picture books and graphic novels written by and about marginalized communities provides new ways to engage with history. Latinx scholar Laura Jiménez describes how contemporary authors and illustrators use visual literature to center narratives previously unseen in mainstream publishing. \nAbout Dr. Laura Jiménez\nDr. Laura Jiménez is Department Chair for Language and Literacy Education at Boston University. She studies literature and literacy through a social justice lens. Her book reviews and calls for social justice in children’s literature can be found on her blog\, booktoss.org\, and on Twitter @booktoss. \nRegistration is required for this free event. To find out more and to register visit: \nhttps://www.vermonthumanities.org/event/digital-learning-hidden-history-with-picture-books-and-graphic-novels/ \nSponsored by Friends of Brooks Memorial Library
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesdays-digital-learning-hidden-history-with-picture-books-and-graphic-novels-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
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SUMMARY:Know the Signs: Grooming Tactics of Sexual Offenders
DESCRIPTION:The Women’s Freedom Center will be facilitating a program on recognizing the signs of predatory grooming on Thursday November 18th from 6-7:30 pm via Zoom. \nThis free community forum is open to parents and all adults and will focus on spotting red flags in schools\, at work\, and beyond. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84159760861?pwd=clIxdHgyUkNHZzJ0Q0tKQTc3SHQ0UT09 \nMeeting ID: 841 5976 0861\nPasscode: 352861 \n  \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/know-the-signs-grooming-tactics-of-sexual-offenders/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T190000
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SUMMARY:1st Wednesdays- Philanthropy and Civil Society in Challenging Times
DESCRIPTION:The pandemic year of 2020 challenged every aspect of modern community\, including our visions of equality\, civility\, health\, and democracy. Stuart Comstock-Gay\, former president of the Vermont Community Foundation\, discusses how civic engagement can help us rebuild our communities and reclaim our dreams. \nAbout Stuart Comstock-Gay\nStuart Comstock-Gay is president of the Delaware Community Foundation\, and former president of the Vermont Community Foundation (2009 to 2016). He has spent his career addressing issues of community\, democracy and civil rights\, in philanthropy and civil rights organizations – at national and statewide organizations in Maryland\, Boston\, New York and New Hampshire. While in Vermont\, he was adjunct faculty in nonprofit leadership at Marlboro College. He serves on numerous boards addressing philanthropic issues. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Bucknell University. \n  \n*DIGITAL* Philanthropy and Civil Society in Challenging Times
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/1st-wednesdays-philanthropy-and-civil-society-in-challenging-times/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211019T110000
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Literary Festival Special Event
DESCRIPTION:The Brattleboro Words Trail is collaborating with community partners to host an official unveiling of a state historic marker recognizing the achievements of Lucy Terry Prince\, considered the nation’s first African American poet\, and her husband Abijah Prince\, early Black Vermont landowners in Guilford and Sunderland and advocates for civil rights. \nA drummer and special speakers will commemorate the placement of the sign in the parking lot of the Guilford Welcome Center (Interstate 91 near Exit 1) Tuesday\, October 19\, 2021 at 11:00 am.\n \nThe event\, hosted by the Brattleboro Words Trail and the Town of Guilford\, will feature reflections from author Gretchen Gerzina\, poet and artist Shanta Lee Gander\, and executive director of Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity Curtiss Reed\, Jr.  The event will be called with traditional African drumming by Sayan Camara. \nBrattleboro Words Trail (http://brattleborowords.org/) \nContact: brattleborowords@gmail.com \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrattleboroWords \nEvent Link: https://fb.me/e/2Dgoiolp7 \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-literary-festival-special-event/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211018
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 4
DESCRIPTION:Day four: Poetry Fiction\, Non-fiction\, Print Town\, Why Black Books Matter\, Are we Having a Moment? \nFor details and a full schedule of free online events\, visit the site: \n20th Anniversary Festival
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-literary-festival-day-4/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211017
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 3
DESCRIPTION:Day three: Poetry Fiction\, Non-fiction\, and special panels. For details and a full schedule of free online events\, visit the site: \n20th Anniversary Festival
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-literary-festival-day-3/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211016
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Day two: Poetry Fiction\, Non-fiction\, and special panels. For details and a full schedule of free online events\, visit the site: \n20th Anniversary Festival
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-literary-festival-day-2/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211015
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Literary Festival Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Day one: plan your online itinerary for the \n20th Anniversary Festival\nOctober 14-17\, 2021
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-literary-festival-2021-online/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T190000
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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays: Daisy Turner's Kin -via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Folklorist Jane Beck shares the story of the Turner family\, a saga that spans four generations and two centuries. This rare account of the Black experience in New England covers capture in Africa\, the middle passage\, two generations of enslavement\, escape from bondage\, and eventually a family farm on a Vermont hilltop. \nAbout Jane Beck\nJane Beck is the founder of the Vermont Folklife Center and is the author of Daisy Turner’s Kin\, an African American Family Saga\, which is based on sixty interviews with Turner\, the daughter of enslaved people. \nRegistration is required for this free event. To find out more and to register visit: \n*DIGITAL* Daisy Turner’s Kin
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesdays-daisy-turners-kin-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T120000
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SUMMARY:Windham County Genealogy Interest Group presents the Bureau of Refugees\, Freedmen\, and Abandoned Lands
DESCRIPTION:What recently released FREE collection on Ancestry.com is bigger than the 1880 United States Census? \nIt’s the  Bureau of Refugees\, Freedmen\, and Abandoned Lands\, commonly known as the Freedman’s Bureau\, which “was established in 1865 as a means to provide aid to newly emancipated people transitioning from slavery to freedom. It supported more than 4 million people\, which included some impoverished white people and veterans of the U.S. Colored Troops.” \nThe Bureau was the earliest expression of the Federal government taking responsibility  for  assisting indigent citizens\, over 60 years before FDR’s New Deal.  The Bureau used the full weight and resources of the Federal government to help its citizens. \nAfter the four year struggle of the Civil War much of the economy was in shambles. The Freedman’s Bureau was a huge effort\, especially directed to the former slave states\, to construct a new economy.  The most lasting legacy of the Freedman’s Bureau were the schools established to educate the children of former enslaved people. It also offered hospitals\, employment\, work transportation\, and food\, to those in need. \nJerry and Wayne will give an introduction to this incredible resource\, which is free to all even if you do not have a  Ancestry.com subscription. Whether or not you have  enslaved people as ancestors or family who were touched by the assistance of the Freedman’s Bureau\, you will get an insight to what these records can provide. \nWe will explore pensions\, letters\, labor contracts\, marriages\, and other record sets.  Part of the session will be devoted to sharing our  genealogical research questions and planning topics for the next meeting. \nRegister for the meeting (https://bit.ly/WindhamGen6) \nThe Brooks Memorial Library\, our partner (along with the Rockingham Public Library)\,  has graciously “loaned” us their Zoom account to offer this meeting. Please do not sign-in until a few minutes before 10 AM. \nIf you have not yet done so\, please complete the survey about possible topics to cover in future meetings. \nFor more information please contact windhamcountygig@gmail.com. \nHope to see you there. \n  \nWayne Blanchard & Jerry Carbone \nWindham County Genealogy Interest Group \nwindhamcountygig@gmail.com
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/windham-county-genealogy-interest-group-bureau-of-refugees-freedmen-and-abandoned-lands/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T190000
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SUMMARY:A 21st Century Plague: Virtual Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Pour a cup of tea\, or a glass of wine\, or just sit back and reflect on experiences from the last two years as local contributors to this rich anthology read from their work at an online event sponsored by Brooks Memorial Library at 7 pm on Wednesday\, September 8. \nThroughout history and across all cultures\, stories have helped people cope during challenging times. “A 21st Century Plague: Poetry from a Pandemic\,” just published by University Professors Press\, is a collection of 70 poems by 52 diverse poets who capture the global experience of the pandemic as well as the individual emotions and struggles that are unique and at the same time universal. \n“Editor Elayne Clift has gathered a community of poets whose words are haunting\, moving\, charming\, surprising and\, finally\, comforting. Reading this anthology\, you might find yourself saying\, ‘Yes\, yes\, I understand – I’ve felt that way too. I am not alone’\,” says nurse-poet Cortney Davis.  “Open this anthology and browse these poems. There is balm here.” \n“The Covid-19 pandemic will be dissected by epidemiologists\, sociologists\, politicians\, and historians. Now it is time for the poets. The pandemic struck every sliver of society\, so it’s only fitting that Elayne Clift has gathered poems from all walks of life. These writings will make you stop and think\, which is perhaps the very prescription we need to help move us forward\,” adds physician writer Danielle Ofri \nContributors to the anthology\, many of whom are award-winning writers\, are wide-ranging. From well-known writer Marge Piercy to Brother Richard Hendricks\, an Irish Franciscan brother\, to a prison inmate\, a nurse\, artists and educators\, the poetry in this anthology speaks to a time in which people have had to find their strengths and forgive their foibles. \n“It falls to poets and writers to capture the life\, and death\, experiences of a wide range of humanity\, reflecting in words well-chosen\, what others feel but cannot express\,” says Editor Elayne Clift. “This anthology offers a sanctuary of carefully crafted language that provides comfort and solidarity with others. The works bear witness and give universal meaning to shared experience. In that way these stories in verse create word monuments that quiet and comfort us. They become quietly healing while recording for future generations what it was like during the 21st century pandemic.” \nJoin the event via Zoom at \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86797355964?pwd=a1ZZVm1LQ2lyOVMzanlhK1ZKN0tXZz09 \nMeeting ID: 867 9735 5964.  Passcode: 780605 \nFor more information\, contact Brooks Memorial Library at 802.254.5290
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/a-21st-century-plague-virtual-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210715T210000
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SUMMARY:Teen Virtual Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us on Third Thursdays from 7-9pm for a (virtual) writing workshop. We’ll conduct a rotating selection of writing games and exercises (both collaborative and solo). Sharing is encouraged but not mandatory. Beginners welcome! \nEmail Teens@brookslibraryvt.org for the Zoom link. \nHosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/teen-virtual-writing-workshop/2021-07-15/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:Teens
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ORGANIZER;CN="Teen Advisory Board":MAILTO:teens@brookslibraryvt.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210202T145806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T204706Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Virtual Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us on Third Thursdays from 7-9pm for a (virtual) writing workshop. We’ll conduct a rotating selection of writing games and exercises (both collaborative and solo). Sharing is encouraged but not mandatory. Beginners welcome! \nEmail Teens@brookslibraryvt.org for the Zoom link. \nHosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/teen-virtual-writing-workshop/2021-06-17/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:Teens
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ORGANIZER;CN="Teen Advisory Board":MAILTO:teens@brookslibraryvt.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210507T001102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210507T001102Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us on First Thursdays from 7pm-8pm to discuss a YA book with the Teen Advisory Board! \nThe book we’ll be discussing this month is “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo. Grab yourself a copy\, read it\, and come discuss it with us over Zoom. Email Teens@brookslibraryvt.org for the Zoom link. \nHosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/teen-book-club-4/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:Teens
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ORGANIZER;CN="Teen Advisory Board":MAILTO:teens@brookslibraryvt.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210430T221201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T221202Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Reading with Jeff Friedman and Tim Mayo
DESCRIPTION:Pour a cup of tea\, or a glass of wine\, or just sit back and relax to revel in the words of Tim Mayo and Jeff Friedman.  The poets will read from their work at an online event sponsored by Brooks Memorial Library at 7 pm on Wednesday\, May 12. \nTim Mayo’s poems and reviews have appeared in The American Journal of Poetry\, Poet Lore\, Valparaiso Poetry Review\, Verse Daily\, Verse-Virtual and The Writer’s Almanac among other places. His poems have received seven Pushcart Prize nominations. His first full length collection\, The Kingdom of Possibilities\, was a finalist for the 2009 May Swenson Award. His second volume of poems\, Thesaurus of Separation was a finalist for the 2017 Montaigne Medal and a finalist for the 2017 Eric Hoffer Book Award\, and his chapbook\, Notes to the Mental Hospital Timekeeper\, was published by Kelsay Books in late 2019 and won an Honorable Mention in the chapbook category for the Eric Hoffer Book Awards. \nJeff Friedman’s newest book\, The Marksman\, was published in 2020 by Carnegie Mellon University Press. He is the author of seven previous poetry collections\, including Floating Tales and Pretenders. Friedman’s poems\, mini stories and translations have appeared in American Poetry Review\, Poetry\, New England Review\, Poetry International\, Hotel Amerika\, Cast-Iron Aeroplanes That Can Actually Fly: Commentaries from 80 American Poets on their Prose Poetry\, Flash Fiction Funny\, The New Republic and numerous other literary magazines and anthologies. He has received numerous awards and prizes for his poetry\, mini tales\, and translations\, including a National Endowment Literature Translation Fellowship and two individual Artist Grants from New Hampshire Arts Council. Two of his micro stories were recently selected for the The Best Microfiction 2021.  \nJoin the event via ZOOM at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81174859914?pwd=Z0Nkcy9pQ2hzUWJhUzg5cGk4MlMrZz09  Meeting ID: 811 7485 991. Passcode: 229740
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/virtual-poetry-reading-with-jeff-friedman-and-tim-mayo/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210408T203402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210408T212008Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us on First Thursdays from 7pm-8pm to discuss a YA book with the Teen Advisory Board! \nThe book we’ll be discussing this month is “In Other Lands” by Sarah Rees Brennan. Grab yourself a copy\, read it\, and come discuss it with us over Zoom. Email Teens@brookslibraryvt.org for the Zoom link. \nHosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/teen-book-club-3/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:Teens
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ORGANIZER;CN="Teen Advisory Board":MAILTO:teens@brookslibraryvt.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210421T192254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T193602Z
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SUMMARY:First Wednesday Lecture Series: A Brief Introduction to the Black Death
DESCRIPTION:This is Not That: A Brief Introduction to the Black Death\nThe Black Death hit the Eurasian world in the fourteenth century and left long-term consequences. Dartmouth history professor Celia Gaposchkin presents an overview of the outbreak of the bubonic plague\, and briefly compares it to the current Covid-19 pandemic. \nRegister here for this free talk. \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesday-lecture-series-this-is-not-that-a-brief-introduction-to-the-black-death/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brooks Memorial Library":MAILTO:outreach@brookslibraryvt.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210202T145806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T204706Z
UID:10000081-1618513200-1618520400@brookslibraryvt.org
SUMMARY:Teen Virtual Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us on Third Thursdays from 7-9pm for a (virtual) writing workshop. We’ll conduct a rotating selection of writing games and exercises (both collaborative and solo). Sharing is encouraged but not mandatory. Beginners welcome! \nEmail Teens@brookslibraryvt.org for the Zoom link. \nHosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/teen-virtual-writing-workshop/2021-04-15/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:Teens
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ORGANIZER;CN="Teen Advisory Board":MAILTO:teens@brookslibraryvt.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210322T221849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T184029Z
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SUMMARY:First Wednesday Lecture Series: Eating While Fat
DESCRIPTION:Comic Josie Leavitt shares her hilarious attempts at exercising and dieting\, addresses fat shaming\, and describes her struggle for body acceptance in a society that could do more to welcome different bodies. \nJosie Leavitt is a stand-up comic\, educator\, and founder of the Vermont Comedy Divas. \nRegister here for this free talk. \n 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/vermont-humanities-first-wednesday-talk-eating-while-fat/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brooks Memorial Library":MAILTO:outreach@brookslibraryvt.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210304T225522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210408T215911Z
UID:10000089-1617303600-1617307200@brookslibraryvt.org
SUMMARY:Teen Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us on First Thursdays from 7pm-8pm to discuss a YA book with the Teen Advisory Board! \nThe book we’ll be discussing this month is “A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue” by Mackenzi Lee. Grab yourself a copy\, read it\, and come discuss it with us over Zoom. Email Teens@brookslibraryvt.org for the Zoom link. \nHosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/teen-book-club-2/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:Teens
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ORGANIZER;CN="Teen Advisory Board":MAILTO:teens@brookslibraryvt.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T203000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210322T222640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T222640Z
UID:10000096-1616698800-1616704200@brookslibraryvt.org
SUMMARY:Women's Freedom Center Presents Healthy Relationship Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join the Women’s Freedom Center for lively conversation on intimate partnerships & build skills for positive connections. This event is open to any relationship status and all genders are welcome.\n\nSpace is limited so call the Women’s Freedom Center at 802.257.7364 to reserve your spot today!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/womens-freedom-center-presents-healthy-relationship-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Womens Freedom Center":MAILTO:advocates@womensfreedomcenter.net
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T203000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210322T222532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T222533Z
UID:10000094-1616526000-1616531400@brookslibraryvt.org
SUMMARY:Women's Freedom Center Presents Healthy Relationship Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join the Women’s Freedom Center for lively conversation on intimate partnerships & build skills for positive connections. This event is open to any relationship status and all genders are welcome.\n\nSpace is limited so call the Women’s Freedom Center at 802.257.7364 to reserve your spot today!
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/womens-freedom-center-presents-healthy-relationship-workshop/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Womens Freedom Center":MAILTO:advocates@womensfreedomcenter.net
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210202T145806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T204706Z
UID:10000080-1616094000-1616101200@brookslibraryvt.org
SUMMARY:Teen Virtual Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Teen Advisory Board invites you to join us on Third Thursdays from 7-9pm for a (virtual) writing workshop. We’ll conduct a rotating selection of writing games and exercises (both collaborative and solo). Sharing is encouraged but not mandatory. Beginners welcome! \nEmail Teens@brookslibraryvt.org for the Zoom link. \nHosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/teen-virtual-writing-workshop/2021-03-18/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:Teens
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ORGANIZER;CN="Teen Advisory Board":MAILTO:teens@brookslibraryvt.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T183000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210306T190354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210306T202620Z
UID:10000090-1615568400-1615573800@brookslibraryvt.org
SUMMARY:Owls of the Eastern Ice- A Literary Cocktail Hour
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, March 12\, at 5:00 pm\, American researcher and conservationist Jonathan Slaght will join the Brattleboro Literary Festival to talk about his book ‘Owls of the Eastern Ice\, a Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl’- the Blakiston’s fish owl\, which is almost 2 feet tall and has a wingspan of 6’.  Long-listed for the National Book award\, Slaght takes us to Eastern Russia\, where we join his small team for late-night monitoring missions\, mad dashes across thawing rivers\, drink vodka with mystics\, hermits\, and scientists\, and listen to fireside tales of Amur tigers. Jonathan will be in conversation with Charlie Rattigan\, an award-winning documentary producer and the executive director of the Vermont Institute of Natural Science\, known for their birds of prey rehabilitation.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/owls-of-the-eastern-ice-a-literary-cocktail-hour/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210224T172058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T173606Z
UID:10000088-1614884400-1614888000@brookslibraryvt.org
SUMMARY:Inspiring Change
DESCRIPTION:Free Virtual Event hosted by the Women’s Freedom Center Thursday\, March 4th\, 7PM – 8PM\nWomen’s Freedom Center is hosting their final discussion in a month long dialogue with the community. Together\, let’s re-imagine & help shape what’s possible in a new era. \nALL ARE WELCOME! Questions? Call the Women’s Freedom Center office at (802) 257-7364. \nTo get the link\, email the Women’s Freedom Center at advocates@womensfreedomcenter.net\, or email Brooks Memorial Library at info@brookslibraryvt.org.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/inspiring-change/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brooks Memorial Library":MAILTO:outreach@brookslibraryvt.org
GEO:42.8553213;-72.5599024
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T001800
CREATED:20210222T223913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T224354Z
UID:10000086-1614798000-1614805200@brookslibraryvt.org
SUMMARY:First Wednesday Lecture Series: Yiddish in America
DESCRIPTION:*DIGITAL* How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish\nYiddish is imprinted in American English in terms like chutzpah\, kosher\, bagel\, and schmooze. And the work of Sholem Aleichem\, Anzia Yezierska\, Isaac Bashevis Singer\, Grace Paley\, and Irving Howe shows the deep impact of Jewish immigration on the United States. Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans surveys the journey. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIlan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities\, Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. \nRegister for this Event.
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesday-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Online\, VT
CATEGORIES:General
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