Color Our World
Color Our World: Spin Art
Get ready to make art that spins with color and creativity! In this hands-on program, young artists will explore the magic of symmetry through the fun and vibrant process of spin art. Using spinning tools and colorful paints, kids will create their own symmetrical masterpieces while learning about balance, and pattern. Dress for a mess…
Paint & Sip Party
Unwind and get creative at the library’s Paint & Sip night, an evening just for adults to relax, socialize, and enjoy some artistic fun. Choose from a selection of paint-by-number canvases and bring your artwork to life. Sip on refreshing mocktails while you paint, listen to music, and take a break from the everyday. All…
Thinking Outside the Box: Cardboard Creations with Pete Boardman
Join SCS art teacher Peter Board and explore the endless possibilities of cardboard as an artistic medium. From sculptural forms and architectural models to wearable creations, kids will learn how to transform everyday cardboard into striking works of art. Perfect for those who love to create with their hands and think outside the box (literally)!…
Color Your World with VINS: Nature’s Colorful Secrets
Step into a world where owls can turn pink and tree trunks seem to blink! Presented in partnership with the Vermont Institute of Natural Science, this 45-minute event invites children and families to meet three incredible animal ambassadors. Discover how wildlife use color to hunt, hide, and survive, using nature’s palette in ways that surprise,…
Color Your World: Tissue Paper Paintings
Join us for a colorful, hands-on art experience where kids will create beautiful works of art using bleeding craft tissue paper! Young artists will place pieces of this special tissue paper onto a canvas, spray them with water, and watch the magic happen as the colors blend and bleed to form beautiful patterns. Once the…
Life Drawing Practice
Come practice life drawing skills with live models. Please bring your own easels and drawing materials.
Collage Party
Join us for a relaxed and inspiring afternoon of community artmaking at our collage party, part of this year’s Summer Reading Program. Bring your own collage materials or use the supplies we provide as we create together in a peaceful, music-filled setting. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just curious to try something new, this…
Fold, Flip, Fun! Intro to Origami
Ready to turn paper into amazing creations? Join us for a hands-on origami adventure where we’ll start with a few fun and easy models (think animals, cool shapes, and more!). Perfect for kids ages 6 and up who love to craft and create. Space is limited. Please call 802-985-5124 to register.
String Pull Paintings: Oddly Satisfying Art
Ready to make something weirdly satisfying and seriously cool? Come try your hand at string pull painting, an artsy mix of paint, string, and a little chaos. Create bold, colorful designs with mesmerizing results (and zero pressure to be “good” at art). It’s fun, it’s messy in the best way, and your final piece will…
The Big Orange Splot—Create the (Play) House of Your Dreams!
Come on down to read Daniel Pinkwater's classic picture book, The Big Orange Splot, in which Mr. Plumbean paints his ordinary house on his ordinary street to "look like all his dreams!" Kids indulge their imagination to create fantastical (and big!) cardboard playhouses using paint, glitter, and the occasional twinkle light to build a cozy magical space that…