Events
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Have a beloved stuffie in need of repair? The Velveteen Rabbit (an anonymous community helper with skills in toy repair) is in residence at the library! Bring your damaged stuffed animal into the library, and the Velveteen Rabbit will stop in to pick it up, mend it, and return it here to the library to… 
Stay connected this winter with an out-of-state pen pal! The Pierson Library is partnering with the Bexley Public Library in Bexley, Ohio for this exciting pen pal program. Registration is open, but space is limited! Pen pals are paired by library staff in like age brackets and registrants will receive a packet about their pal…
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Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for an adventure where stories come to life with the power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. No advance registration is necessary. |
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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… |
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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 Wednesday 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… |
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Join us after school for a showing of Despicable Me 4. Gru, Lucy, their three girls, and the Minions return with new baby Gru Jr. in this comedy blockbuster that finds the family on the run and adopting new secret identities. (Rated PG/103 minutes) |
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Looking for a place for your little one to play on chilly winter days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 4. No advanced registration necessary.
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Happy New Year from your poetry-ravenous friends at the Noontime Society and sincere invitations to join us for the reading aloud of hot verse and wild enjambment. In addition to sounding out whole collections, the Noontime Poetry Reading Society shares poems in progress, discusses the art and craft of poem-making and collects weekly writing challenges.…
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Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens. No advanced registration is necessary.
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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. |
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Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for an adventure where stories come to life with the power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. No advance registration is necessary.
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Writers ages 11-16 gather to hone your writing skills! writers are welcome (but never obligated) to share their work and enjoy an inspiring afternoon with fellow creators. Snacks provided.
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As part of our ongoing series unpacking the manifold effects and angles of climate chaos, we're joined this month by the Vermont Department of Health's Commissioner, Dr. Mark Levine. Dr. Levine will explore the health risks, precautions, and realities of our warming, rapidly-weather-oscillating earth. What are best new health and safety practices? How does climate change directly affect our… |
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Love to build? Stop in on Friday afternoons to rummage through our terrific collection of Legos and build with friends! We'll display all creations in the library for visitors to see and enter each creation in a weekly prize drawing for a Lego set.
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An interstellar family adventure starring Rihanna and Steve Martin! (Rated PG, 94 minutes) |
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Find support to bolster your resolutions this month at the Pierson Library! Creative writers, beginning and accomplished alike, come for encouragement and reception at this new writing group. In this first session we will write together, discuss our work and craft, and each share something small. The purpose of this group is not to critique,…
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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…
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Literary fabulist, Haruki Murakami turns a respectable 76 tomorrow and we're celebrating a day early with gluten-free cake, reflections on his work, a display of his partial bibliography, and a staged reading by local thespians of his short story Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey. Fans rejoice. It's a Murakami lovefest. Happy B-day, HM! |
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Bring the whole family to the Pierson Library on Sunday, January 12th from 2-4 p.m. to celebrate the launch of the library’s new Art Exchange Program, which brings creative works from outside Shelburne to our community. This first exhibition, in collaboration with Keen Arts from New York, features painter Mike Kaz and sculptor Matt Horner… |
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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 Wednesday 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… |
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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. Make an appointment for 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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Hey Swifties! Feeling Taylor Swift withdrawal now that the Eras Tour is over? Join us as we jam out to our fave Taylor Swift tracks and make friendship bracelets for all your besties.
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"Heyy youuu guyyyyyysss!" This month we're partnering with the Shelburne Forward Together Bike & Pedestrian Task Force on a "Bike-in" movie screening of the oh-so-80's, pirate-treasure and spelunking adventure, The Goonies directed by Richard Donner. Expect movie magic with fresh-popped popcorn in Shelburne's historic Town Hall. Patrons arriving by bike, board, unicycle, tricycle scooter or… |
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Looking for a place for your little one to play on chilly winter days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 4. No advanced registration necessary.
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Happy New Year from your poetry-ravenous friends at the Noontime Society and sincere invitations to join us for the reading aloud of hot verse and wild enjambment. In addition to sounding out whole collections, the Noontime Poetry Reading Society shares poems in progress, discusses the art and craft of poem-making and collects weekly writing challenges.…
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Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens. No advanced registration is necessary.
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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. |
4 events,
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Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for an adventure where stories come to life with the power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. No advance registration is necessary.
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Writers ages 11-16 gather to hone your writing skills! writers are welcome (but never obligated) to share their work and enjoy an inspiring afternoon with fellow creators. Snacks provided.
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Gillian Franks, a guild certified Feldenkrais practitioner, leads a journey inward, through verbal queuing, to connect you with your skeleton. The result is an intrigued nervous system and a very relaxed body. Just the thing for anyone resolved to a deeper bodily connection and greater comfort in their skin. Please bring a yoga mat and… |
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Love to build? Stop in on Friday afternoons to rummage through our terrific collection of Legos and build with friends! We'll display all creations in the library for visitors to see and enter each creation in a weekly prize drawing for a Lego set. |
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The library is closed in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. |
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Join us for a discussion of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Set in Elizabethan England, this novel explores love, loss, and the power of grief through the lens of Agnes, Shakespeare's wife, and their son Hamnet, whose death leaves a lasting impact on the family. A moving portrait of a family navigating tragedy, Hamnet examines the… |
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Winter Pen Pal registrants can now pick up their Pen Pal Packets at the library! Each packet includes pen pal information, paper, envelopes, and suggested writing topics. The library will be mailing letters to Bexley every two weeks, so once you've written your letter, bring it in and we'll send it off for you. We…
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Looking for a place for your little one to play on chilly winter days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 4. No advanced registration necessary.
-
Happy New Year from your poetry-ravenous friends at the Noontime Society and sincere invitations to join us for the reading aloud of hot verse and wild enjambment. In addition to sounding out whole collections, the Noontime Poetry Reading Society shares poems in progress, discusses the art and craft of poem-making and collects weekly writing challenges.…
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Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens. No advanced registration is necessary.
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Compete in a series of mildly ridiculous winter games and challenges to win gift cards (and prestige)! No athletic prowess or skills required! |
5 events,
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Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for an adventure where stories come to life with the power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. No advance registration is necessary.
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Writers ages 11-16 gather to hone your writing skills! writers are welcome (but never obligated) to share their work and enjoy an inspiring afternoon with fellow creators. Snacks provided.
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We're reprising a dance party through time in honor of the New Year (for devotees of the Gregorian calendar). DJ Diplodocus is back and since we last laid eyes on that scamp, he's gotten a doctoral degree in groovin'! The first songs will be from the 1940's, followed by the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's etc.… |
3 events,
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Love to build? Stop in on Friday afternoons to rummage through our terrific collection of Legos and build with friends! We'll display all creations in the library for visitors to see and enter each creation in a weekly prize drawing for a Lego set. |
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Meditation is much more than simply finding "a quiet mind"—it can transform your relationships, enhance your success in work and hobbies, and bring genuine happiness to your daily life. Join us for a two-hour practice where you'll learn a foundational form of Vipassana Meditation - a practice rooted in mindfulness and insight. Whether you're just…
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There's a new book club in town. In Philosophy Book Club, our aim is to examine the nature of thought itself. We'll investigate both classic and contemporary philosophical and essayistic works flitting into and out of the established western canon at whim to cultivate a myriad of perspectives. And what better place to start than…
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Join us at Shelburne's Annual Winter Carnival, hosted by the Shelburne Recreation Department and local community sponsors! This fun-filled event at the Shelburne Community School features exciting performances, games, and winter-themed activities, all created by the Shelburne community.
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Death Cafes are opportunities to gather and increase awareness of death so that we might make the most of our finite loves. Shelburne resident and Optometrist, Nick Marconi has been leading local death cafes for over 10 years (most recently at Village Wine and Coffee). Now he's here with us at the Pierson Library in… |
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Join us for a discussion of Lilith: A Novel by Eric Rickstad. After her son is injured in a school shooting, Elisabeth Ross takes drastic action, committing a shocking act of violence under the name "Lilith." Hunted by the FBI, she must protect her son while questioning the morality of her actions. This gripping thriller…
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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 Wednesday 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… |
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Mystery author Sarah Stewart-Taylor (the genius behind the Sweeney St George series, the Maggie D'arcy series, and more!) is coming to town hall to present on her latest Agony Hill, the first in her new Frank Warren series, set in rural Vermont in the volatile 1960's. Whether you're already a fan of this author or… |
6 events,
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Looking for a place for your little one to play on chilly winter days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 4. No advanced registration necessary.
-
Happy New Year from your poetry-ravenous friends at the Noontime Society and sincere invitations to join us for the reading aloud of hot verse and wild enjambment. In addition to sounding out whole collections, the Noontime Poetry Reading Society shares poems in progress, discusses the art and craft of poem-making and collects weekly writing challenges.…
-
Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens. No advanced registration is necessary.
-
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. |
5 events,
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Experience the magic of music and storytelling with Liz at our weekly Musical Storytime! Join us for an adventure where stories come to life with the power of music. Liz will transport young minds into the world of rhythm, melody, and imagination. No advance registration is necessary.
-
Writers ages 11-16 gather to hone your writing skills! writers are welcome (but never obligated) to share their work and enjoy an inspiring afternoon with fellow creators. Snacks provided.
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Our featured poets this month are David Cavanagh (author of five collections and the sixth coming soon!) and Sharon Webster (multimedia artist and poet extraordinaire). Afterwards there will be an open mic and an opportunity to share your own work! |
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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… |
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