Events
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Exhibitionists Book Club: Poor Things Screening
It's a Spooktacular Film Fest & Exhibitionists Book Club crossover event as we screen last year's Poor Things in anticipation of our discussion of the novel the movie is based on. Directed by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, The Favourite, The Lobster) and featuring an all-in, Oscar-winning performance from Emma Stone, Poor Things is, depending…
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Pierson Fiber Arts Crafting Circle
Have you got a fiber arts project you're working on and would relish the company of other crafters? Join this informal group that meets for two hours every Monday to knit, crochet, weave, felt, embroider, and socialize. On occasion there will be special guest presenters, but mostly this is an opportunity to share company (and…
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Public Update from the Bike and Pedestrian Path Committee
Come learn about Shelburne's walking and biking project priorities with members of the Bike and Pedestrian Path Committee (BPPC). They're one of four groups working to improve walking and biking in Shelburne, the others being the Shelburne Forward Walk/Bike Group, the Village Pedestrian Safety Group, and the Falls Road Working Group. With so much attention…
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Little Artists
Join us for a fun series where toddlers show their creativity with art! For our October session, we'll create a cute fall art project.
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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!
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Autumn Concert: Skylark String Quartet
A beloved musical act at the Pierson Library, the Skylark Quartet returns! This eclectic string ensemble challenges the boundaries between classical and folk traditions with innovative, melody-driven works influenced by the Nordic, Celtic, and American regions. The sound, however, is utterly their own. Come enjoy the unique energy, irresistible flair, and undeniable beauty of Skylark. …
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Noontime Poetry Society
The Poetry Society meets and reads its way systematically through whole books of poetry. Participants take turns at the lectern and read aloud the words of poets dead, distant, and near alike. In this way, the air is filled with visions, the words enlivened to play their magic upon us. The second half hour is…
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Ghostbusters Slime Factory!
Create Ghostbusters themed slimes! Join us for a goopy afternoon concocting icky ectoplasm Slimer slime, and Stay Puffed giant puffy slime. To register please call the library at 802-985-5124.
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After-school Hangout
Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens. No advanced registration is necessary.
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Exhibitionists Book Club: Poor Things
The Exhibitionists are back, and this time they're taking on Alasdair Gray's post-modern pastiche of Victorian literature: Poor Things. Heavily influenced by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (also influencing some artists in the New England Now exhibition), Poor Things is a delightfully playful novel written as a series of letters between the fictional characters. Gray was a…