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  • Labor Day Closure

    The library with be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.

  • Music & Movement with G-Raph

    Musician extraordinaire G-Raph (a.k.a. Raphael Groten) brings weekly musical fun for littles to the Pierson Library! Raphael's exuberant music and radiating kindness bring sunshine to every event, as he plays a variety of original music and familiar classics on a variety of musical instruments. These fun, high energy mornings are sure to get you and…

  • Noontime Poetry Reading Society

     Get a heaping helping of poetics this poetry month and join the hippest happening in Chittenden County--the Noontime Poetry Reading Society! Yes, every hump day at the lunch hour, the hip cats of the NPRS gather to lend their voices to wonderful poetry collections and anthologies, cold reading aloud through whole books for the first…

  • After School Hangout

    Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens. No advanced registration is necessary.

  • 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.

  • Nancy Levine & Rachel Spates Author Talk: Light: A Mother and Daughter Memoir of Anorexia

    Join the Pierson Library and the Flying Pig Bookstore for a compelling author talk featuring mother-daughter duo Nancy Levine and Rachel Spates as they present Light: A Mother and Daughter Memoir of Anorexia. Told from both of their perspectives, Light shares the harrowing and ultimately hopeful journey of Rachel’s struggle with and recovery from anorexia.…

  • Thursday Musical Storytime

    Experience the magic of music and storytelling at our weekly musical story time! 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. No advance registration is necessary.

  • Spanish Conversation Group

    Join us for the Pierson Library's weekly Spanish Conversation Group! Whether you're a native Spanish speaker, an expert talker, or a beginner, find community and conversation with group leader Martha Stegner of Colombia.

  • Creative Writing Support Group

    Find community and encouragement with other writers in our monthly creative writing meet-up! Each session will include a check-in to see where and how everyone’s at with their practice and/or projects, followed by an in-session generative writing exercise (lead either by library staff or outside expert), a supportive workshopping of submitted pages (ideally read ahead…

  • Fiber Arts Crafting Circle

     Have you got a fiber arts project you're working on and would enjoy the company of other crafters? Join this informal group that meets for two hours every Wednesday to knit, crochet, weave, felt, embroider, and socialize! On occasion special guest presenters attend, but mostly this is an opportunity to share company (and perhaps even…