Events
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Musical Storytime with Liz
Experience the magic of music and storytelling at our weekly musical storytime! 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.
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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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DIY: Chia Friends
Paint faces on a collection of small terra cotta planters, fill them with soil and wheatgrass seeds, and set your new friends on a windowsill to grow a majestic mane of wild green hair! To register, call the library at 802-985-5124.
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Pierson Library Open Mic Night
Join us for a night of creativity, community, and connection at the Pierson Library Open Mic Night, hosted by local singer-songwriter and resident Franc Gambatese. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or stepping up for the first time, this welcoming space is open to artists of all ages and experience levels. Come share your voice through…
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Community Puzzle Fridays
Drop in and unwind with our Community Puzzle Corner! Each Friday, a puzzle will be set up on the second floor for anyone to stop by and work on at their own pace. Whether you have five minutes or an hour, you’re welcome to add a few pieces and help bring the puzzle to life.…
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Multicultural Movie Night: Elio
Please join us for the final Multicultural Movie Night of the school year! This month we’re showing Elio (2025), a wild animated sci-fi adventure about an orphan who’s mistaken for an intergalactic ambassador. With his best friend Glordon, an outer-space tardigrade with fangs, Elio must navigate a crisis involving intergalactic warlord, and Glordon-daddy, Gringon. Elio…
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Joan White Book Launch
Poet Joan M. White will celebrate the release of her debut collection of poetry, a commoner’s prayer, now out from Rootstock Publishing. With vivid storytelling and an intuitive connection to nature, this volume captures the beauty, loss, and resilience that define our shared experience. Poet Alison Prine will introduce White at the event, which features…
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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. Taffy provides a supportive and nonjudgmental environment, making reading a rewarding experience for emerging readers. Boost confidence and fluency with Taffy by your side! Space…
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DIY: Welcome Home, Birds!
Use basic tools to assemble a wooden birdhouse and paint it to suit the winged residents of your yard! Space is limited; to register, call the library at 802-985-5124.
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Social Band: Spring Concert
It’s the time of year when things are on the move and Social Band, that Burlington-based chorus of a cappella choral performers, will honor the springtime by featuring newly commissioned works by Vermont composers, with interweaving of song and poetry and premier compositions by in-house artists. This season’s offerings dwell on themes of birdsong, gardening,…