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  • Noontime Poetry Society

    Everyone is welcome at the Noontime Poetry Society. Each Wednesday we meet to read aloud together, taking turns at the lectern to make our way through entire poetry collections and anthologies, one half hour at a time. The second half is devoted to the sharing of original work, other favorite verse pieces, and poetic reflections.…

  • After-school Hangout

    Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens. 

  • Teen Advisory Group

    Love to read? Help us build a library collection that truly reflects the interests and ambitions of our community! Assist Katie in finding exciting new publications and recent releases, identify gaps in our collection, create eye-catching displays, and plan events! Snacks provided. Recommended ages 11-15.

  • Sustainable Salting Practices and Local Water Quality

    While road salting keeps us safe on roads, sidewalks, and parking lots during winter, it also contaminates waterways and groundwater, kills roadside vegetation, compacts soils, and allows heavy metals to move through the soil, potentially affecting drinking water wells. The good news is that municipal crews, private contractors, and individuals can all use sustainable practices that reduce the use…

  • Thursday Storytime

    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. 

  • 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…

  • Weed Your Attic

    Join us for a presentation that's equal parts informative and charming! David Boucher, vice president of the Shelburne Historical Society and former manager of Gardener's Supply, comes to us with a conversation about a different type of weeding: your stuff! Ah, the attic, ever the repository of forgotten relics and whatsits. As we, in our…

  • Lego Club

    Love to build? Unwind from a busy week with a rummage through the library's extensive collection of Legos and build to your heart's content! Display your work in the library for friends to enjoy and enter our weekly drawing for a chance to win a Lego set!

  • Take It Apart with Deb Sigel

    Your favorite Taking Things Apart family class is returning to the Pierson Library! Come join in the fun as kids take apart old, unloved appliances and toys to learn how they work. You bring the kids, a responsible adult to stay, and broken stuff to take apart. We provide everything else! Check out the Pierson…

  • Little Artists: Glitter Shamrocks

    Join us for a fun series where toddlers show their creativity with art! At this session, we'll create sparkly glitter shamrocks.