Moments in Time - Art Exhibit

June is recognized by the Alzheimer’s Association as “Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month” (ABAM) and the Brooks Memorial Library and the VT Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association are collaborating to raise awareness in Brattleboro. From June 4-24, Moments in T......More

June is recognized by the Alzheimer’s Association as “Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month” (ABAM) and the Brooks Memorial Library and the VT Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association are collaborating to raise awareness in Brattleboro. From June 4-24, Moments in Time, a collection of works by Vermonters with Dementia, will be on display in the library. The exhibit displays (23) pieces from (13) individual artists and two collages created from art submissions from Residences and Adult Day centers in Vermont. The collection includes a variety of visual art, a wood carving, quilts and a mobile, highlighting the diversity and creativity of Vermonters with dementia. “Close to 13,000 Vermonters over the age of 65 are living with dementia,” said Meg Polyte, Policy Director at the Vermont Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and Co-curator of the exhibit. “This show seeks to foster understanding, spark conversation, and bring attention to the far-reaching effects of dementia on patients and their loved ones.”

Main Reading Room

Brattleboro in Stitches

Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided.

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Monday Movie Matinees- Sonic The Hedgehog 3

Join us at a NEW TIME, 3PM, for our Monday Movie Matinee: Sonic The Hedgehog 3!

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Green Carnation Reading Group

Discussions of books by and for queer people. For more information, please visit the Green Carnation Reading Group Facebook page.

Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

ON THE COMMONS-Sing & Dance with Robin

For Ages 0-5 and their caregivers, held on the Brattleboro Commons. This lovely class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and p......More

For Ages 0-5 and their caregivers, held on the Brattleboro Commons. This lovely class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and play along with the curriculum of traditional and modern folk songs. Parents will be encouraged to fully sing and participate with their child in the class. On rainy days, Sing & Dance will be held in the BML Community Meeting Room.

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Town Arts Committee

The monthly meeting of the Town Arts Committee members invites guests and the public to discuss town arts!

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Exploring the Afterlife: Learning from Experts and Personal Experiences

Have you had a near-death experience or communicated with a deceased loved one through a medium? Have you contemplated the possibility of reincarnation or had an experience about a past life? Do you wonder what awaits us in the afterlife? Western culture tends to dismis......More

Have you had a near-death experience or communicated with a deceased loved one through a medium? Have you contemplated the possibility of reincarnation or had an experience about a past life? Do you wonder what awaits us in the afterlife? Western culture tends to dismiss or even disparage paranormal phenomena. But evidence is available to answer many questions about the afterlife. In this five-part evening series on Tuesdays from June 17th to July 15th, we will do three things: 1) read books by experts on near-death experiences, scientific instruments and experiments in paranormal research, out-of-body experiences, and the work of reputable mediums 2) raise questions and concerns about the evening’s topic and 3) share personal experiences of paranormal phenomena in a safe environment. Each participant will choose a book from a provided list to report on. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend all sessions. The group will be led by hospice chaplain and former social worker Diane Southard and Valerie Abrahamsen, author of Paranormal: A New Testament Scholar Looks at the Afterlife (2015). Participants are encouraged to contact Valerie at www.wisdomwordsppf.org/contact/ as soon as possible to obtain the book list and additional information. Adults over 18 are invited!

Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

 Traces of the Trade Documentary Film - by Katrina Browne

TRACE IT! FACE IT! LET’S HEAL OUR COMMUNITY! First time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery – her New England ancestors were the largest enslavement trading family in U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendants set off to retrace the Triangle Trade fr......More

TRACE IT! FACE IT! LET’S HEAL OUR COMMUNITY! First time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery – her New England ancestors were the largest enslavement trading family in U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendants set off to retrace the Triangle Trade from the family’s historic hometown in Rhode Island to enslavement forts in Ghana to sugar plantation ruins in Cuba. Step-by-step, they answer the vast extent of northern complicity in slavery while also stumbling and stretching their way through the minefield of contemporary race relations. The film aired nationally in 2008 on PBS’ acclaimed non-fiction series, POV, and is now serving as a catalyst for education, dialogue, and action throughout the U.S. and overseas. Beacon Press has published Tom De Wolfe’s memoir of the journey, Inheriting the Trade. Visit: www.tracesofthetrade.org and www.tracingcenter.org In addition, all are welcome for an heart-to-heart dialogue on film and a community healing art activity on the following day, Wednesday June 25, from 12:30 – 3:30 PM in Brooks Memorial Library’s Community Room. Facilitated by: Naima K Wade, Project Director, Teaching Artist ofLegacies: Reckoning+ Resilience Project ( LRRP) For more event information, please contact:  [email protected]

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Rhyme Time

Join us on Wednesday mornings @ 10:30 am for 30 minutes of stories, songs, and fun! Rhyme Time is for kids 5 & under and their caregivers. Free and open to the public.    

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Community Healing Arts Event

“Powerful is an inadequate word to describe the impact of the Traces of the Trade…{This} clear- headed film represents an intense and searing call for a nationaldialogue.” – Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter As part of the Legacies Project, this is the follow-up ev......More

“Powerful is an inadequate word to describe the impact of the Traces of the Trade…{This} clear- headed film represents an intense and searing call for a nationaldialogue.” – Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter As part of the Legacies Project, this is the follow-up event to the viewing of the documentary, Traces of the Trade, in an effort to create a healing dialogue in our communities. Facilitated by: Naima K. Wade, Project Director, Local Poet, Teaching Artist, Humanities Educator, Creator of Legacies: Reckoning+ Resilience Project (LRRP) For more event information, please contact:  [email protected]

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Brattleboro 250 Planning Sessions

Come and connect with others who are interested in working on plans to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States in 2026. This monthly meeting space on the 4th Wednesdays is dedicated for those who would like the opportunity to connect, coll......More

Come and connect with others who are interested in working on plans to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States in 2026. This monthly meeting space on the 4th Wednesdays is dedicated for those who would like the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and work on projects that align with Vermont’s 250th Anniversary Commission’s mission to “…inspire all Vermonters to learn from the history, legacy, and context of the past to build strong Vermont communities for the future.” For the June gathering, special guest Breanna Sheehan, Administrative Director, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs will be joining the discussion.  Breanna is a 2016 graduate of Brattleboro Union High School.  She will share her experience growing up as a Native person in/around Brattleboro. The space is being hosted by Brooks Memorial Library, Vermont Independent Media (The Commons) and Windham World Affairs Council, with support from the Vermont Humanities Council. We are already working together on a collaboration entitled, ‘Examining American Identity and Leadership in a Changing World – and have have joined America 250, a national initiative asking communities to plan for how to commemorate the 250th year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Its mission is to provide opportunities for all Americans to pause and reflect on our nation’s past & present, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look to the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond.

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RETREAT FARM- Storytime in the Sun

Join Brooks Memorial Library at Retreat Farm for storytime as part of our Summer Reading Program! Thursdays at 10:30am, come for the stories, stay for the goats! Free and open to all ages. Bring your own blanket or chair.

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LEGO-Palooza Summer Session

Join us for these SPECIAL SUMMER SESSIONS of LEGO-Palooza every Thursday this summer from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Come build something fun with the library’s LEGOs and get a chance to see them on display. FREE!   LEGO-palooza happens from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on the first Thursd......More

Join us for these SPECIAL SUMMER SESSIONS of LEGO-Palooza every Thursday this summer from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Come build something fun with the library’s LEGOs and get a chance to see them on display. FREE!   LEGO-palooza happens from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on the first Thursday of the month with occasional special sessions during school breaks and the summer. For more information, call 802-254-5290 ext. 1210

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Teen Game Night!

Join us on Friday, June 27th, from 7pm-10pm for the first Teen Game Night of the summer! We will have a selection of board and card games to play with as well as a Jack Box Party Pack set up. Feel free to bring your own games as well. We’ll be spread out across the whol......More

Join us on Friday, June 27th, from 7pm-10pm for the first Teen Game Night of the summer! We will have a selection of board and card games to play with as well as a Jack Box Party Pack set up. Feel free to bring your own games as well. We’ll be spread out across the whole 2nd floor. Pizza and snacks provided! Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

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Vermont Butterfly Atlas Workshop & Butterfly Bioblitz

The Brattleboro and Guilford Conservation Commissions, Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), and Brooks Memorial Library are presenting an exciting opportunity to participate in community science! Join Dana Williams from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies for ......More

The Brattleboro and Guilford Conservation Commissions, Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), and Brooks Memorial Library are presenting an exciting opportunity to participate in community science! Join Dana Williams from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies for a fun-filled day of learning about the butterflies of Windham County and how you can contribute to the Vermont Butterfly Atlas. Volunteers are needed to help search fields and fens, mountains and meadows, and even their own backyards to document the status of Vermont’s butterflies. Your efforts will help scientists detect changes in butterfly populations and provide essential information to protect butterflies and preserve their habitat. Vermont Butterfly Atlas Workshop11am at Brooks Memorial Library This indoor workshop will introduce the Vermont Butterfly Atlas and teach us how to observe and identify butterflies in the wild and report our sightings using eButterfly and iNaturalist. The Vermont Butterfly Atlas has already documented four species new or rediscovered in the state! Learn about community science field work and conservation efforts, and ask questions about the finer points of butterfly identification and natural history. Butterfly Bioblitz12:30pm at Hogle Wildlife Sanctuary (entrance at Eaton Avenue, Brattleboro) Discover the fascinating world of butterflying by joining an expedition at our local wildlife sanctuary. This hands-on exploration will help us survey the butterfly and insect populations and identify host plants and anything interesting we encounter. We will investigate the trail and meadows for butterflies nectaring or using a host plant (egg-laying or caterpillars feeding). Searching for butterflies in the field is a great way to spend time with other nature lovers and get motivated to document the butterflies in the field. For the bioblitz, please bring: water and sun protectiona smartphone/camera or binoculars if you have themyour questions and curiosity!These events are part of the Brooks Memorial Library’s “Summer of Community Science” Adult Summer Reading program. No registration is required and you may attend one or both events. Free and open to all ages. Butterflies prefer warm and sunny weather. There will be a rain date of Saturday, July 12th. Updates will be posted on the Brooks Memorial Library website and Facebook page.   Dana Williams is the Community Science Coordinator at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, where she helps community members contribute to conservation efforts across the state of Vermont. Previously, she worked in nature education for all ages as the programs director at Williamstown Rural Lands, a small land trust in Massachusetts. She holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she researched the social relationships of animals.              

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Brattleboro in Stitches

Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided.

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Monday Movie Matinees- The Super Mario Bros Movie

Join us at a NEW TIME, 10:30am, for our Monday Movie Matinee: The Super Mario Bros Movie!

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ON THE COMMONS-Sing & Dance with Robin

For Ages 0-5 and their caregivers, held on the Brattleboro Commons. This lovely class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and p......More

For Ages 0-5 and their caregivers, held on the Brattleboro Commons. This lovely class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and play along with the curriculum of traditional and modern folk songs. Parents will be encouraged to fully sing and participate with their child in the class. On rainy days, Sing & Dance will be held in the BML Community Meeting Room.

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Exploring the Afterlife: Learning from Experts and Personal Experiences

Have you had a near-death experience or communicated with a deceased loved one through a medium? Have you contemplated the possibility of reincarnation or had an experience about a past life? Do you wonder what awaits us in the afterlife? Western culture tends to dismis......More

Have you had a near-death experience or communicated with a deceased loved one through a medium? Have you contemplated the possibility of reincarnation or had an experience about a past life? Do you wonder what awaits us in the afterlife? Western culture tends to dismiss or even disparage paranormal phenomena. But evidence is available to answer many questions about the afterlife. In this five-part evening series on Tuesdays from June 17th to July 15th, we will do three things: 1) read books by experts on near-death experiences, scientific instruments and experiments in paranormal research, out-of-body experiences, and the work of reputable mediums 2) raise questions and concerns about the evening’s topic and 3) share personal experiences of paranormal phenomena in a safe environment. Each participant will choose a book from a provided list to report on. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend all sessions. The group will be led by hospice chaplain and former social worker Diane Southard and Valerie Abrahamsen, author of Paranormal: A New Testament Scholar Looks at the Afterlife (2015). Participants are encouraged to contact Valerie at www.wisdomwordsppf.org/contact/ as soon as possible to obtain the book list and additional information. Adults over 18 are invited!

Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Mineralogical Society

Join the Brattleboro Mineralogical Society to discuss Minerals and other Geological topics!

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States