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  • Mountain Offerings Book Launch with Shelburne’s Poet Laureate 

    Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

    Join Shelburne's new Poet Laureate Amy Allen on the publication day of her debut poetry chapbook Mountain Offerings! Hear the town's own poet read from her collection, followed by a Q&A and book signing, with books for sale by Flying Pig Books. Free and open to the public.  

  • Beaverland Book Club 

    Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

    In anticipation of our upcoming author talk, join members of the Vermont Land Trust for a book club discussion of Leila Phillip's Beaverland. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the first-floor circulation desk and The Flying Pig Bookstore is selling the title as well at a 15 % discount with mention of…

  • Leila Philip Author Talk: Beaverland 

    Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

    Join Vermont Land Trust, the Pierson, Jericho, Charlotte, Lawrence Memorial and Carpenter-Carse libraries, and the Flying Pig Bookstore for an unforgettable visit with author Leila Philip. Leila is a true multi-hyphenate artist (poet, lyric-essayist, playwright, documentary filmmaker), her latest book, Beaverland, concerns precolonial times when our forests were still being shaped by the titular rodent…

  • Meet the Authors: Kate Messner and Rajani Larocca

    Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

    The Flying Pig Bookstore brings Middle Grade Authors Kate Messner and Rajani LaRocca to the Pierson Library! Aspiring young writers learn to create a character with two award winning (and best-selling) authors.  

  • Kathleen Rose Morgan Author Talk: The Seller of Secrets

    Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

    Memoirist, Kathleen Rose Morgan is many awesome things: a Shelburne mom, a Staten-Island native, our newest librarian here at the Pierson, a practitioner of energy medicine, a former heavy metal shredder with the prog band Treehouse, and as of today, the proud author of the widely released Seller of Secrets. This memoir is a brave…

  • Jim Koehneke Author Talk: Take Charge of Your Life

    Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

    Author, soul coach, and teacher, Jim Koehneke presents on his inspirational book Take Charge of Your Life. If you've ever wondered, "What is my Life Purpose?" or, "What do I need to be more peaceful?" or, "Why is Happiness elusive?" this presentation and discussion may provide some ideas and inspiration you need to jump back…

  • Lili Fior Author Talk: Lili’s Caregiving Guide

    One of the hardest things ever to do is face a loved one's end of life: mitigating pain, providing care, foreseeing challenges (practical, legal, emotional, and more), leading to and then living with loss. Author, caregiver, and death doula Lili Fior shares lessons learned and wisdom gained from missteps along her journey as a caregiver,…

  • Author Talk with Sarah Stewart Taylor: Agony Hill

    Mystery author Sarah Stewart-Taylor (the genius behind the Sweeney St George series, the Maggie D'arcy series, and more!) is coming to town hall to present on her latest Agony Hill, the first in her new Frank Warren series, set in rural Vermont in the volatile 1960's. Whether you're already a fan of this author or…

  • Author Talk With Ned McMahon: Wisdom and the Baobab Tree

    Shelburne resident and UVM professor Ned McMahon, who is also an international development consultant and former diplomat, is sharing his first work of fiction with us tonight! Wisdom and the Baobab Tree is about the life, love and challenges of a somewhat intelligent, somewhat handsome, and slightly naïve young American who is drawn into the…