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  • Read to a Dog

    Celebrate the joy of reading with Kieran (5/16) or Taffy (5/23), our certified therapy dogs! Join our Read to a Dog program to enhance literacy in the delightful company of an attentive pup. Hone those reading skills in a nonjudgmental environment and boost confidence and fluency with a furry friend by your side! Space is…

  • Teddy Bears Picnic

    Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic. Bring your favorite stuffie to the library to enjoy music, teddy bear– themed crafts, bubbles, and sweet treats. It's the perfect cozy and fun spring morning for kids and their cuddly stuffies! To register, please call the library at 802-985-5124.

  • Music & Movement 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 singing,…

  • Tech Help Tuesday

    Have a tech problem you just can't figure out? Have an app that's giving you trouble? Does your smartphone leave you flummoxed? We can help. Book a 30-minute appointment with one of our tech-savvy librarians who can help you tame that tech problem! To register, please call the library at 802-985-5124.

  • Exhibitionists Book Club: St. Lucy’s Home for Girl’s Raised by Wolves

    When Karen Russel's debut short story collection fell onto our collective psyches in 2006, it made some lasting alterations to the landscape of literature. A singularly weird and raucous vision. Come with us as we check in on it on its twentieth anniversary and reflect with it in conjunction with Shelburne Museum's exhibit of On…

  • Noontime Poetry Society

    Everyone is welcome at the Noontime Poetry Society. Each Wednesday we meet to read aloud together, taking turns at the lectern to make our way through entire poetry collections and anthologies, one half hour at a time. We're currently reading Women Poets from Antiquity to Now. The second half of the session is devoted to…

  • 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.

  • After-school Hangout

    Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens.

  • Stephen Kiernan Author Talk: Pollock’s Last Lover

    The Pierson Library and The Flying Pig Bookstore invite you to an author talk with Vermont writer Stephen P. Kiernan, celebrating his new novel, Pollock’s Last Lover: A Novel of Art and Deception. Set in New York City across the 1950s and early 2000s, the novel follows two women whose lives intersect through the legacy…