Events
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Exhibitionists Book Club: Varied and Alive Exhibit Tour (Offsite at Shelburne Museum)
Let's all go to the circus with Shelburne Museum and the Pierson Library! This month our art gallery and book club are pairing Erin Morgenstern's debut novel, The Night Circus, with the museum's exhibit of rarely seen gems from the Webb collection. With folk art paintings, textiles, toys, and trade signs, this curatorial tour de…
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Mahjong Playing Society
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.
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Pierson Library Open Mic
The Pierson Library Open Mic is now accepting songwriters, comedians, poets, guitar strummers, saxophone wailers, sleight-of-handers, jugglers, fire breathers (be safe, though!), drag queens, drag kings, afab queens, contortionists, mesmerists, psychics, short-story tellers, theremin wobblers, aerialists, ballerinas (and ballerinos), cowboys, boxers, hula-hoop wigglers, lion tamers, geek acts, burlesque acts, card counters, orators, clowns, mimes, and…
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Creative Writing Support Group
For this support group session we will have a generative writing exercise, check in regarding projects, discuss editing, and end the session writing together in peaceful quiet. To register, please call the library at (802) 985-5124.
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Read to a Dog
Celebrate the joy of reading with Taffy (9/12) and Kieran (9/19, 9/26), our certified therapy dogs! Join our Read to a Dog program to enhance literacy in the delightful company of an attentive pup. Hone those reading skills in a nonjudgmental environment and boost confidence and fluency with a furry friend by your side! Space…
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Fiber Arts Crafting Hour
Join the company of other knitters, crafters, needlepoint workers, and more every Monday at the noontime hour!
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Music & Movement with Stephen
We're thrilled to announce that we've got musician Stephen Coronella on the roster through the month of September! Share a morning of kid-friendly songs and experience the magical sounds of the myriad musical instruments Stephen brings to these lively community mornings.
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Tech Help Tuesday
Have a tech problem you just can't figure out? Have an app that's giving you trouble? Does your smartphone leave you flummoxed? We can help. Book a 30-minute appointment with one of our tech-savvy librarians who can help you tame that tech problem! To register, please call the library at (802) 985-5124.
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Exhibitionists Book Club: The Night Circus
This month we’re pairing the Shelburne Museum’s Varied and Alive exhibit (new and rarely seen gems from their collection) with Erin Morgenstern’s debut novel, The Night Circus, a historical fantasy that Goodreads calls “spellcasting” and “seductive.”
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Noontime Poetry Reading Society
This group is for poetry readers, poetry writers, and the poetically curious alike! For the first half hour we take turns, taking the lectern and reading aloud together from whole…