Events
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Cozy News Live
These days, following the news can feel overwhelming, like it’s less about informing and more about stirring up stress and outrage. So how can we stay informed without getting burned out? Community member Greg Garius has a refreshingly different approach. Join us for a unique, relaxing, and slightly offbeat experience as Greg reads the news…
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Poe: An Adaptation
Celebrated author Edgar Allan Poe delivers a public lecture to a darkened theater and at last faces the question, “What has been the inspiration for your life’s work?” In response, the master of terror will guide his audience on a dreamlike and ghastly journey of love and obsession, vengeance and horror. Written by and starring…
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Monday Morning Book Club: A Woman of No Importance
Join us for a discussion of A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell, a true story of heroism, espionage, and resistance. In 1942, the Gestapo called her “the most dangerous of all Allied spies.” They were referring to Virginia Hall, a determined American woman with a prosthetic leg, who defied expectations and transformed the…
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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! On occasion special guest presenters attend, but mostly this is an opportunity to share company (and perhaps even…
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Music and 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…
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Minecraft Meet-up
Minecraft players aged 7-12 and their adults meet up to share their Minecraft knowledge and play together! Attendees should bring their laptop or tablet with Minecraft installed and account created. Each week we'll try something new, from building contests in a creative world to surviving a night full of zombies. There will be something fun…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: Orbital
Join us for a discussion of Orbital by Booker Prize-winner Samantha Harvey. This novel follows six astronauts and cosmonauts from different countries as they orbit Earth for 24 hours. Through their experiences: floating in space, communicating with loved ones, and witnessing awe-inspiring sunrises. Harvey creates a powerful and intimate portrait of isolation, human connection, and…
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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! Every Wednesday during 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 half…
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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.
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Teen Advisory Group: Haunted House Planning
This month, the library’s Teen Advisory Group is hard at work planning our annual haunted house and everyone’s invited to join the fun! Are you a teen or tween who loves scary vibes, scare tactics, and bringing creepy ideas to life? Team up with like-minded peers to help design, build, and orchestrate a haunted house…