Events
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Thursday Morning Story Time
Experience the magic of music and storytelling at our weekly musical story time! Join us for an adventure where stories come to life with the power of music. Storyteller and musician Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. No advance registration is necessary.
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Spanish Conversation Group
Practice Español most Thursday afternoons beginning August 7 with our wonderful group leader, Martha Stegner. A great place for beginners and seasoned Spanish speakers alike! Snacks will be provided.
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Shelburne Celebrates Rising Kindergartners
Shelburne celebrates our rising kindergartners! Join us as we dedicate a new book in honor of each new student, celebrate with snacks, music, and a special guest author to welcome the next generation of readers in their step up! As an added perk, kids 5 and up are eligible for their first library cards!
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Death Cafe
Death Cafes are opportunities to gather and increase awareness of death so that we might make the most of our finite lives. Shelburne resident and optometrist Nick Marconi has been leading local death cafes for more than 10 years (most recently at Village Wine and Coffee). Now he's here at the Pierson Library in a…
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Fiber Arts Crafting Circle
Have you got a fiber arts project you're working on and would enjoy the company of other crafters? Join this informal group that meets for two hours every Wednesday to knit, crochet, weave, felt, embroider, and socialize! Special guest presenters occasionally attend, but mostly this is an opportunity to share company (and perhaps even pointers!)…
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Musical Storytime with G-Raph!
Musician extraordinaire G-Raph (a.k.a. Raphael Groten) brings weekly kids concerts 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 your crew…
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Exhibitionists Book Club: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
The Exhibitionists are back with another great book club series pairing great books with exhibits currently on display at Shelburne Museum. You might remember Carrie Brownstein as half of the comedy duo that made up the sketch show Portlandia, but punk rockers remember her from the riot grrrl band Sleater-Kinney. We think her memoir pairs…
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Noontime Poetry Reading Society
Get a heaping helping of poetics this poetry month and join the hippest happening in Chittenden County—the Noontime Poetry Reading Society (NPRS)! Yes, every hump day at the lunch hour the hip cats of the NPRS gather to lend their voices to wonderful poetry collections and anthologies, cold reading aloud through whole books for the…
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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 advance registration is necessary.
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Teen Advisory Group
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, create eye-catching displays, and plan events! Snacks provided. Recommended for ages 11-15.