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  • Monthly Poetry Salon

    Writers, readers, and lovers of all things verse, this is the place to be. Each month we welcome two featured poets who are creating powerful, innovative work in the medium.…

  • Lego Club

    Love to build? Unwind from a busy week with a rummage through the library's extensive collection of Legos and build to your heart's content! Display your work in the library…

  • Tom Guiler Author Talk: The Handcrafted Utopia

    Join us for a special author talk with museum director and historian Tom Guiler! Traveling from Oneida, New York with his family, Tom will discuss his new book, The Handcrafted…

  • Read to a Dog

    Celebrate the joy of reading with Taffy, our certified therapy dog! Join our Read to a Dog program to enhance literacy skills in the delightful company of this furry friend.…

  • Death Cafe

    Death Cafes offer a welcoming space to gather and increase awareness of death so we can make the most of our finite lives. Moderated by Shelburne resident Nick Marconi, these…

  • Free Book Day

    The Friends of the Library are clearing out inventory in preparation for the Spring Book Sale, and you’re invited! Stop by the basement of Town Hall throughout the day to browse and take home free books. Bring your own boxes or bags and stock up for your personal collection while supplies last.

  • Fiber Arts Crafting Hour

    Have you got a fiber arts project you're working on and would enjoy the company of other crafters? Join this crafting hour every Monday to knit, crochet, weave, felt, embroider, and socialize. This program runs officially for one hour, but provided the space is available, crafters are welcome to stay and socialize afterwards!

  • Philosophy Book Club: Cyclonopedia

    Philosophy Book Club is back and have we got a doozy for you this month! The seminal text of theory-fiction by Iranian philosopher Reza Negarestani, Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials. Can't say it much better than the book jacket does: “At once a horror fiction, a work of speculative theology, an atlas of demonology, a…

  • 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,…