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After School Hangout
After School Hangout
Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens.
Youth Book Advisory
Youth Book Advisory
Love to read? Help us build a library collection that truly reflects the interests and ambitions of our community! Assist Katie in finding exciting new publications and recent releases, identify gaps in our collection, and create eye-catching displays of recommended reads. Snacks provided. Recommended for ages 11-15. Interested? Email Kate Bosley @ kbosley@shelburnevt.org. **Please ask…
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Thursday Morning Musical Storytime with Liz
Thursday Morning Musical Storytime with Liz
Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for a unique adventure where captivating stories come to life with the enchanting power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. Don't miss this harmonious journey! No advanced registration necessary.
LEGO Afternoon
LEGO Afternoon
Lego of your stress and stop into the library on Thursday afternoons to enjoy our large collection of Legos. We'll have a new building challenge each week. Display your work at the library, build with friends, and enter to win a different Lego-themed prize each Thursday through January. No advanced registration is necessary.
Second Thursday Lecture Series – The Wyeths: First Family of American Art (with Thomas Denenberg )
Second Thursday Lecture Series – The Wyeths: First Family of American Art (with Thomas Denenberg )
Join Shelburne Museum director Thomas Denenberg for a lecture that places the Wyeths at the center of twentieth-century visual culture and offers new perspectives on three painters who have shaped the way Americans view their world.
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Multicultural Movie Night: Inside Out
Multicultural Movie Night: Inside Out
Join us for a heartwarming movie night featuring 'Inside Out.' Follow the emotional journey of young Riley as her personified emotions navigate growing up. Perfect for all ages, this animated adventure is filled with laughter, tears, and valuable life lessons. Rated PG/95 minutes
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Read to a Dog
Read to a Dog
Celebrate the joy of reading with Taffy, our certified therapy dog! Join our 'Read to a Dog' program to enhance literacy skills in the delightful company of this furry friend. Taffy provides a supportive and non-judgmental environment, making reading a rewarding experience for emerging readers. Boost confidence and fluency with Taffy by your side! Space…
Pokemon Club
Pokemon Club
Pokémon fans gather to play Pokémon Battle Academy. Meet fellow enthusiasts and spend a few hours sharing your knowledge of all things Pokémon. Space is limited. To register, please call us at 802-985-5124.
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Magic the Gathering
Magic the Gathering
Kids in grades 4-8 gather at the library for an afternoon of Magic the Gathering! Stretch your imagination in this quest-based game and spend a cozy afternoon in the library while adventuring with friends. Call to register at 802-985-5124
2 events,
Tuesday Morning Storytime with Suzi
Tuesday Morning Storytime with Suzi
Join us for a delightful storytime experience with Suzi! Our program is filled with enchanting stories, engaging songs, and plenty of smiles. It's the perfect opportunity for young minds to explore the magic of books and foster a lifelong love for reading. Don't miss out on the fun! No advanced registration is necessary.
Sweetheart Cupcake & Pheromone Party with Moonstruck
Sweetheart Cupcake & Pheromone Party with Moonstruck
Calling all singles! Find love via science and gather for cupcakes and romantic comedy! Based on 2010’s match-making events of artist Judith Prays, we ask that those seeking arrive with a t-shirt that they’ve slept in for three nights Ziploc-bagged. Upon sniffing, participants can take their photo with any olfactory pleasing garment bags. Next, the…
3 events,
Pierson Playdate
Pierson Playdate
Looking for a place for your little one to play on these cold winter days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 5. No advanced registration is necessary.
Informal Valentine’s Day Chocolate Tasting
Informal Valentine’s Day Chocolate Tasting
A quirky adventure in taste for the lay connoisseur! We will sample an inclusive variety of local, corporate, specialty, and homespun chocolates; discerning what tastes earthy, fruity, milk weedy, vegetal; sharing our experiences with chocolate, our Proustian sense memories; ranking and deciding, once and for all, what chocolate reigns supreme.
4 events,
Thursday Morning Musical Storytime with Liz
Thursday Morning Musical Storytime with Liz
Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for a unique adventure where captivating stories come to life with the enchanting power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. Don't miss this harmonious journey! No advanced registration necessary.
LEGO Afternoon
LEGO Afternoon
Lego of your stress and stop into the library on Thursday afternoons to enjoy our large collection of Legos. We'll have a new building challenge each week. Display your work at the library, build with friends, and enter to win a different Lego-themed prize each Thursday through January. No advanced registration is necessary.
Shelburne Acoustic Jam
Shelburne Acoustic Jam
What could be better than a free evening of singing and music? Please come join like-minded music makers and listeners for an evening of bluegrass, country, and folk played by local musicians. Appropriate for all ages.
Is Shelburne’s Wildlife Habitat at a Tipping Point? Exploring Challenges and Solutions (Part 1)
Is Shelburne’s Wildlife Habitat at a Tipping Point? Exploring Challenges and Solutions (Part 1)
Join us for the first part of our series on Shelburne's wildlife habitat, featuring Jeff Parsons from Arrowwood Environmental and Sean MacFaden, a member of Shelburne's Natural Resources & Conservation Commission. In August 2022, Arrowwood Environmental was commissioned by the Town of Shelburne to conduct a comprehensive inventory and analysis of forested wildlife habitat. In…
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Pokemon Club
Pokemon Club
Pokémon fans gather to play Pokémon Battle Academy. Meet fellow enthusiasts and spend a few hours sharing your knowledge of all things Pokémon. Space is limited. To register, please call us at 802-985-5124.
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Writers Studio: A Partnership with the Charlotte, Pierson, & Carpenter-Carse Libraries (offsite)
Writers Studio: A Partnership with the Charlotte, Pierson, & Carpenter-Carse Libraries (offsite)
Exercise your writing skills in a supportive writing session with award-winning writer and editor Geoffrey Gevalt of Hinesburg. The second session of the series will take place at the Carpenter Carse Library, located at 69 Ballards Corner Road Hinesburg, VT 05461.
Tuesday Morning Storytime with Suzi
Tuesday Morning Storytime with Suzi
Join us for a delightful storytime experience with Suzi! Our program is filled with enchanting stories, engaging songs, and plenty of smiles. It's the perfect opportunity for young minds to explore the magic of books and foster a lifelong love for reading. Don't miss out on the fun! No advanced registration is necessary.
Essentials of Black Cinema Screening: The Learning Tree
Essentials of Black Cinema Screening: The Learning Tree
Next in our series of Black-directed film is the 1969 bildungsroman The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. Parks was an artistic polyglot - poet, composer, director, photographer; he based this film of Black youth in 1920’s Kansas off his own semi-autobiographical novel. Run time: 107 minutes.
3 events,
Pierson Playdate
Pierson Playdate
Looking for a place for your little one to play on these cold winter days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 5. No advanced registration is necessary.
After School Hangout
After School Hangout
Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens.
Youth Book Advisory
Youth Book Advisory
Love to read? Help us build a library collection that truly reflects the interests and ambitions of our community! Assist Katie in finding exciting new publications and recent releases, identify gaps in our collection, and create eye-catching displays of recommended reads. Snacks provided. Recommended for ages 11-15. Interested? Email Kate Bosley @ kbosley@shelburnevt.org. **Please ask…
3 events,
Thursday Morning Musical Storytime with Liz
Thursday Morning Musical Storytime with Liz
Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for a unique adventure where captivating stories come to life with the enchanting power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. Don't miss this harmonious journey! No advanced registration necessary.
Lego Afternoon
Lego Afternoon
Lego of your stress and stop into the library on Thursday afternoons to enjoy our large collection of Legos. We'll have a new building challenge each week. Display your work at the library, build with friends, and enter to win a different Lego-themed prize each Thursday through January. No advanced registration is necessary.
Is Shelburne’s Wildlife Habitat at a Tipping Point? Exploring Challenges and Solutions (Part 2)
Is Shelburne’s Wildlife Habitat at a Tipping Point? Exploring Challenges and Solutions (Part 2)
In the second installment of our series on Shelburne's wildlife habitat, join Chittenden County Forrester Ethan Tapper and Charlotte Land Trust Director Kate Lampton. Ethan will delve into wildlife and forest ecology, with a special focus on Shelburne's remaining wildlife corridors and habitats. Kate will then discuss the role of land trusts and their significance…
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Who Moves Under the Moon?
Who Moves Under the Moon?
Join us to learn about the animals that make their homes in and around Shelburne. In this program for children, Vermont Master Naturalists, Nicole Hernandez and Debbie Van Buren, will share wildlife camera photos and talk about the scat and animal tracks that provide clues about who is wandering in our nearby woods and neighborhoods.
Read to a Dog
Read to a Dog
Celebrate the joy of reading with Taffy, our certified therapy dog! Join our 'Read to a Dog' program to enhance literacy skills in the delightful company of this furry friend. Taffy provides a supportive and non-judgmental environment, making reading a rewarding experience for emerging readers. Boost confidence and fluency with Taffy by your side! Space…
Pokemon Club
Pokemon Club
Pokémon fans gather to play Pokémon Battle Academy. Meet fellow enthusiasts and spend a few hours sharing your knowledge of all things Pokémon. Space is limited. To register, please call us at 802-985-5124.
0 events,
0 events,
3 events,
Tuesday Morning Storytime with Suzi
Tuesday Morning Storytime with Suzi
Join us for a delightful storytime experience with Suzi! Our program is filled with enchanting stories, engaging songs, and plenty of smiles. It's the perfect opportunity for young minds to explore the magic of books and foster a lifelong love for reading. Don't miss out on the fun! No advanced registration is necessary.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (Part 1)
Race: The Power of an Illusion (Part 1)
The division of the world's peoples into distinct racial groups has become so deeply embedded in our psyches, many would promptly dismiss any suggestion of its falsity. Yet, that's exactly what this provocative, three-part series by California Newsreel claims. Race: The Power of an Illusion questions the very idea of race as innate biology, suggesting…
Essentials of Black Cinema Screening: Daughters of the Dust
Essentials of Black Cinema Screening: Daughters of the Dust
The third film in our series is the poetic Daughters of the Dust about generational change within the Gulla culture (an ethnic group off the coast of South Carolina). From 1991 and directed by Julie Dash it was the first theatrically released film directed by a Black woman and remains a distinctive work of art…
2 events,
Pierson Playdate
Pierson Playdate
Looking for a place for your little one to play on these cold winter days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 5. No advanced registration is necessary.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (Part 2)
Race: The Power of an Illusion (Part 2)
The division of the world's peoples into distinct racial groups has become so deeply embedded in our psyches, many would promptly dismiss any suggestion of its falsity. Yet, that's exactly what this provocative, three-part series by California Newsreel claims. Race: The Power of an Illusion questions the very idea of race as innate biology, suggesting…
4 events,
Thursday Morning Musical Storytime with Liz
Thursday Morning Musical Storytime with Liz
Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for a unique adventure where captivating stories come to life with the enchanting power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. Don't miss this harmonious journey! No advanced registration necessary.
LEGO Afternoon
LEGO Afternoon
Lego of your stress and stop into the library on Thursday afternoons to enjoy our large collection of Legos. We'll have a new building challenge each week. Display your work at the library, build with friends, and enter to win a different Lego-themed prize each Thursday through January. No advanced registration is necessary.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (Part 3)
Race: The Power of an Illusion (Part 3)
The division of the world's peoples into distinct racial groups has become so deeply embedded in our psyches, many would promptly dismiss any suggestion of its falsity. Yet, that's exactly what this provocative, three-part series by California Newsreel claims. Race: The Power of an Illusion questions the very idea of race as innate biology, suggesting…
Essentials of Black Cinema Screening: Get Out
Essentials of Black Cinema Screening: Get Out
Last, but certainly not least, is Jordan Peele’s masterful creepfest Get Out from 2017. Super genre literate, smart and conscious, darn-near formally perfect, and a true roller coaster ride; this film will make you laugh, shriek, squirm, and think! Not all is as it seems when Chris visits his white girlfriend’s family in Upstate New…
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Eclipse Glasses Giveaway
Get ready to witness a celestial spectacle! The library is thrilled to distribute eclipse glasses for the upcoming total solar eclipse taking place on Monday, April 8. Anyone who needs glasses can pick up complimentary sets at the Pierson Library to prepare for this once in a lifetime astronomical event. It's a rare opportunity to…
Daniel Mason Author Talk
Daniel Mason Author Talk
Join us as we welcome Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times best-selling author, Daniel Mason, to discuss his award-winning novel, North Country.
2 events,
Celtic Cats Irish Dance Performance
Celtic Cats Irish Dance Performance
Éire go Brách to ye Pierson patrons! In anticipation of St. Patty's Day, we're welcoming back the Celtic Cats, UVM's group of Irish/Scottish dancers for a tap and soft shoe céilí. Witness incredible dancing and learn about this folk tradition! Suitable for all ages.