Queer Excellence in Cinema: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

Three drag queens journey across the outback in this comedy road adventure from director, Stephen Elliot. An early pop hit of queer world cinema, Priscilla is also an exemplar of Australian new wave cinema. Starring Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Terence Stamp.

Read to a Dog

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

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 non-judgmental environment, making reading a rewarding experience for emerging readers. Boost confidence and fluency with Taffy by your side! Space…

World Doll Day

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

The Green Mountain Doll Club and the Pierson Library celebrate World Doll Day! Littles may bring a favorite doll, teddy bear, or action figure along, and join us for crafts and stories, while doll admirers of all ages can explore an impressive exhibit of dolls from around the world! Drop in anytime between 10:30am to 2:00pm.

Franco-American and Québécois Song Workshop

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

You're invited to learn and sing traditional Franco-American and Québécois folk songs in French as well as enjoy traditional fiddle tunes in this workshop series from mother-daughter duo Michèle Choinière and Isabella Rottler. In addition to singing in French, beginning and intermediate fiddle players are invited to learn and play traditional fiddle tunes. Michèle is…

Pierson Library Knitting Group

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

Monday is knitting day here at the Pierson! Join other crafters as they sit around the fireplace to knit and socialize.

Jack Mayer Author Talk: How Did Germany’s Weimar Republic Become the Third Reich?

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

Defeated, humiliated, and in chaos, Germany after World War I was imperiled by leftist revolution and right-wing violence. Jack Mayer recounts the origins of the Third Reich through the story of Ernst Werner Techow, a member of the para-military Free Corps and the murderous Organization C, who was recruited into a clandestine assassination network trying…

Noontime Poetry Reading Society

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

Hey poetry lovers! Join us for group that cold reads whole poetry collections aloud half an hour at a time, getting their mouths a-moving, and affecting the air with the rhythms of poets across time. For the first half hour we will do that and only that, in the second half hour members may bring…

Kathleen Rose Morgan Author Talk: The Seller of Secrets

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

Memoirist, Kathleen Rose Morgan is many awesome things: a Shelburne mom, a Staten-Island native, our newest librarian here at the Pierson, a practitioner of energy medicine, a former heavy metal shredder with the prog band Treehouse, and as of today, the proud author of the widely released Seller of Secrets. This memoir is a brave…

Summer Playdate

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

Looking for a place for where your little one can play and you can find community with other parents and caretakers? Join us each Wednesday for fun, frolic, friendship, and play! Appropriate for ages 2 to 5. No advanced registration is necessary.

After School Hangout

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT, United States

Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends!