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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. 

  • Democracy in Our Time: A Discussion of It Can’t Happen Here

    As part of our Democracy in Our Time series, we invite you to join us for a discussion of Sinclair Lewis’s novel It Can’t Happen Here. Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism abroad and economic despair at home, Lewis's work remains relevant today. Blending sharp political satire with a chillingly realistic scenario, the…

  • Labor Day Closure

    The library with be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.

  • Music & Movement with G-Raph

    Musician extraordinaire G-Raph (a.k.a. Raphael Groten) brings weekly musical fun for littles 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…

  • 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! 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 first…

  • 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.

  • 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 ages 11-15.

  • Nancy Levine & Rachel Spates Author Talk: Light: A Mother and Daughter Memoir of Anorexia

    Join the Pierson Library and the Flying Pig Bookstore for a compelling author talk featuring mother-daughter duo Nancy Levine and Rachel Spates as they present Light: A Mother and Daughter Memoir of Anorexia. Told from both of their perspectives, Light shares the harrowing and ultimately hopeful journey of Rachel’s struggle with and recovery from anorexia.…

  • Thursday Musical Storytime

    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. Musician and storyteller Liz Buchanan transports young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. No advance registration is necessary.

  • Spanish Conversation Group

    Join us for the Pierson Library's weekly Spanish Conversation Group! Whether you're a native Spanish speaker, an expert talker, or a beginner, find community and conversation with group leader Martha Stegner of Colombia.