Events for September 16, 2025
Library Card Sign-up Month Contest
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, and there’s never been a better time to join the library or encourage a friend to sign up! Any Shelburne resident who registers for…
Music & Movement with G-Raph
Musician extraordinaire G-Raph (a.k.a. Raphael Groten) brings weekly musical fun for little to the Pierson Library! Raphael's exuberant music and radiating kindness bring sunshine to every event, as he plays a variety of original music and familiar classics on a variety of musical instruments. These fun, high energy mornings are sure to get you and…
Postponed Haunted House Planning Committee
Are you a teen or tween that loves getting spooky, planning scares, and creating experiences? Join like-minded peers in the planning and orchestrating of a haunted house, right here in the library! We'll plan and devise how to build it, what we need and where all the monsters will go. Parents are welcome too!
Tuesday Night Book Club: The Demon of Unrest
Join us for a discussion of The Demon of Unrest, by best-selling author Erik Larson. The book explores the tense months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, highlighting the personal struggles and political missteps that brought the U.S. to the brink of civil war. Through diaries and historical records, Larson…
Democracy in Our Time: A Discussion of Democracy Awakening
This month, we’ll discuss Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by acclaimed historian Heather Cox Richardson. A New York Times bestseller and widely praised for its clarity and insight, this work explores the historical roots of America’s current political climate and the growing threats to democratic institutions. Drawing on over 150 years of…