Events
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Mahjong Playing Society
Join us for a new way to have fun, make friends, and build community! Mahjong is a tile-based game of skill, luck, and strategy akin to Gin Rummy. Players draw tiles and form melds. We will be joined by Pauline Nolte, who can instruct players in both Chinese and American mahjong (following the hands and…
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AI for Everyone: Understanding the Tools Shaping Our World
Join Brandon Tieso, CFP®, a local educator and speaker, for an accessible look at today’s latest artificial intelligence tools. This program cuts through the hype to show how tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are already shaping daily life and entire professions. Through practical demonstrations, Brandon will highlight AI’s opportunities, limitations, and common concerns. No prior technical knowledge…
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Multicultural Movie Night: Vivo
Join us for our next Multicultural Movie Night with a screening of Vivo! Vivo is a one-of-a-kind kinkajou who spends his days making music with his beloved owner, Andrés, in Havana. When tragedy strikes, Vivo sets out on an unforgettable journey to deliver a song—a love letter that Andrés never had the chance to send…
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Creative Writing Support Group
Find community and encouragement with other writers in our monthly creative writing meet-up! Each session includes a check-in to see where and how everyone’s at with their practice and/or projects, followed by a generative writing exercise (led either by library staff or outside expert), a supportive workshopping of submitted pages (ideally read ahead of session),…
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The Great Puzzle Race!
Love a good jigsaw puzzle? Put your puzzling skills to the test at the great puzzle race! Teams of 2–4 puzzlers compete to complete a 500-piece puzzle in under two hours. Prizes provided for the fastest team! Call to register your team and get a “piece” of the action at 802-985-5124. Recommended for teens and…
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Philosophy Book Club: Plato’s Apology
By popular demand, the next book that our coterie of armchair philosophers is set to read is an oldie and a goodie. It's Plato's Apology! And we may forgive him. Copies are available at the front desk.
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Making a Mystery
Step into the thrilling world of whodunits with Making a Mystery, an interactive library event where you help craft a brand-new mystery story from scratch! Join a panel of authors as they guide you through the creative chaos—drawing character names, professions, motives, weapons, and settings from bags filled with your own ideas. Watch the plot twist and turn as the audience votes on suspects, sleuths, and sinister secrets, all while learning insider…
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Monday Morning Book Club: The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Join us for a discussion of The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Nuri is a beekeeper and his wife, Afra, is an artist. They live a peaceful life in the hills of Aleppo until war tears everything apart. Forced to flee their home, the couple embarks on a harrowing journey through Turkey and Greece…
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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 officially lasts for one hour, but if the space is available afterward, crafters are welcome to stay and socialize!
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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…