Events

Calling all epic adventurers! Brave enough for time travel? Climb into the Magic Treehouse and travel back to the Jurassic to spend an afternoon with the dinosaurs! Complete a series of dino challenges, games, and crafts before returning home safe (we hope!) to the Pierson Library.   

Whether you're an old hand or a first timer, the Mahjong Playing Society is for you! Gather with other seasoned players of this classic game or other beginners. We play as well as instruct in both Chinese and American Mahjong. Space is limited, so call ahead to secure the dates you'll be there and which style you hope to play (American Mahjong has a…

Exercise your problem-solving skills with a cunning game of wits! Unearth the clues hidden throughout the youth area to reveal the code to the library safe. Quick thinkers might just puzzle their way to a prize! 

Creative Writing Support Group is a gathering of writers and writers-to-be. Once a month we meet to discuss our process, champion wins, share resources, and encourage and support one another. We write together, sometimes with an outside presenter sharing a prompt. We midwife one another's work. To register, please call the library at (802) 985-5124. 

Julia Davenport is back at the Pierson Library to share the relaxing, forgiving art form that is Zentangle. With few tools and a small scale, she will guide us in a two-hour tangle to find creativity and calm our neural networks! To register, please call the library at (802) 985-5124. 

Join the company of other knitters, crafters, needlepoint workers, and more every Monday at the noontime hour! 

Join us on Tuesdays for music, movement, and fun with Stephen Coronella! 

Join us off-site at the Shelburne Museum for a tour of the Norman Rockwell exhibit, led by Public Programs Educator Kat Redniss. This exhibit, in conjunction with our reading of Howard Frank Mosher's A Stranger in the Kingdom, is up for discussion at the Pierson Library later this month. For this tour, please meet at the entrance to the museum. 

Minecraft players ages 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. 

Leave all responsibilities behind and immerse yourself in a world of song! You'll receive a songwriting prompt at the top of the session to inspire direction and creativity, along with some tips and tricks from your instructor, Connor, and the rest is up to you! You'll leave the workshop with a clear song concept and the beginnings of your next hit.…