Death Cafe

Death Cafes are opportunities to gather and increase awareness of death so that we might make the most of our finite lives. Shelburne resident and optometrist Nick Marconi has been leading local death cafes for more than 10 years (most recently at Village Wine and Coffee). Now he's here with us at the Pierson Library…

Fall Book Sale

Join us for the ultimate book lover's paradise at our Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale! With thousands of titles to choose from, you're sure to find your next favorite read. Plus, indulge your sweet tooth with delicious homemade pies available for purchase. Don't miss this opportunity to stock up on books and treats…

Halloween Parade Crafts & Festivities

Attending the annual town Halloween parade? Join the festivites aftwerwards, and stop by the Pierson pumpkin patch, where we'll create light up paper pumpkin lanterns to bring home!

Pierson Fiber Arts Crafting Circle

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

Haunted House Planning Committee

Are you a teen or tween that loves getting spooky, planning scares, and creating experiences? Join like-minded peers in the planning and orchestrating of a haunted house, right here in the library! We'll plan and devise how to build it, what we need and where all the monsters will go. Parents are welcome too!

Noontime Poetry Society

The Poetry Society meets and reads its way systematically through whole books of poetry. Participants take turns at the lectern and read aloud the words of poets dead, distant, and near alike. In this way, the air is filled with visions, the words enlivened to play their magic upon us. The second half hour is…

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. 

Haunted Town Hall

Brave kiddos (8+), teens, and adults! Come get a head start on trick-or-treating with this scary haunted house completely planned, devised, and orchestrated by our teen and tween patrons. Will you survive? 

Musical Storytime with Liz

Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for a unique adventure where captivating stories come to life with the enchanting power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. No advance registration is necessary.

Samhain Oracle Drawing and Ancestor Luncheon

Before the Catholics and the candy companies made it the Halloween we know today, Oct. 31st was Samhain (pronounced SAH-win), a Gaelic festival marking the end of harvest time and the midpoint between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. This was a time when the doorways to other worlds were said to open, allowing…