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2 events,
Autumn Poetry Project
As the beautiful colors of autumn begin to surround us, we invite you to share your poetic reflections on the season. Weekly writing prompts will be posted every Monday morning, and selected submissions will be posted the following week. You can find the display on the northwestern wall of the kids' section. This program is…
Fiber Arts Crafting Circle
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…
4 events,
Music and Movement with G-Raph
Music and Movement with G-Raph
Musician extraordinaire G-Raph (a.k.a. Raphael Groten) brings weekly kids concerts 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 your crew…
Tech Help Tuesday
Tech Help Tuesday
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. Book 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.
Democracy in Our Time: A Discussion of Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
Democracy in Our Time: A Discussion of Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
Join us for a community discussion of Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Anne Applebaum. A national bestseller praised for its sharp insight, this timely work explores why democracies around the world are faltering and why many political elites are embracing authoritarianism. Drawing from her experience as a journalist…
5 events,
Noontime Poetry Reading Society
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! Every Wednesday during 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 half…
After School Hangout
After School Hangout
Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens.
Teen Advisory Group: Haunted House Planning
Teen Advisory Group: Haunted House Planning
This month, the library’s Teen Advisory Group is hard at work planning our annual haunted house and everyone’s invited to join the fun! Are you a teen or tween who loves scary vibes, scare tactics, and bringing creepy ideas to life? Team up with like-minded peers to help design, build, and orchestrate a haunted house…
Haunted Town Hall
Haunted Town Hall
Brave kids (ages 8+), teens, and adults—kick off your Halloween early with a spine-chilling haunted house experience! Designed, built, and brought to life entirely by our talented teen and tween patrons, this eerie adventure is sure to thrill and delight. Do you have what it takes to make it through?
5 events,
Thursday Morning Story Time
Thursday Morning Story Time
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.
The Mahjong Playing Society
The 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…
Spanish Language Conversation Group
Spanish Language Conversation Group
Welcome to the Pierson Library's weekly Spanish Conversation Group! Whether you're a native Spanish speaker, an expert talker, or a beginning speaker, find community and conversation with group leader Martha Stegner of Colombia. ¡Bienvenido al grupo semanal de conversación en español de la Biblioteca Pierson! Ya seas hablante nativo de español, un experto en la…
Exhibitionist’s Book Club: A Council of Dolls
Exhibitionist’s Book Club: A Council of Dolls
The Exhibitionists are excited to pair the museum’s interactive Indigenous textile art exhibit, Make a Noise, with a powerful historical and magical-realist family saga. The Council of Dolls explores the devastating effects of settler colonialism through multiple perspectives, including the voices of dolls passed down through generations of Yanktonai Dakota women. Written by Standing Rock…
1 event,
Zentangle Workshop
Zentangle Workshop
Julia Davenport is back at the Pierson Library to share the relaxing, forgiving art form that is Zentangle. With few tools and a small scale, she will guide us in a 90-minute tangle to find creativity and calm our neural networks! Call to register at 802-985-5124.
1 event,
Fiber Arts Crafting Hour
Fiber Arts Crafting Hour
Have you got a fiber arts project you're working on and would enjoy the company of other crafters? Join this crafting hour every Monday to knit, crochet, weave, felt, embroider, and socialize! This program officially lasts for one hour, but if the space is available afterward, crafters are welcome to stay and socialize!
4 events,
Picture This! Work with author/illustrator Greg Garious to create a one-of-a-kind picture book!
Shelburne folks collaborate with author/illustrator Greg Garious to hive-mind a one-of-a-kind picture book! Stop in during the month of November and meet Peepers & Salamander, the terrifically illustrated dynamic duo setting out on an adventure of our choosing! Pitch your ideas each week for which direction the story should take and see the book come…
Music & Movement with G-Raph
Music & Movement with G-Raph
Musician extraordinaire G-Raph (a.k.a. Raphael Groten) brings weekly kids concerts 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 your crew…
Coffee and Conversation: The Supernatural
Coffee and Conversation: The Supernatural
Grab a cup of coffee and join your neighbors for an open, thought-provoking conversation. This month, we’re diving into the mysteries that blur the line between the natural and the supernatural. Are ghosts, spirits, and other strange phenomena just stories we tell—or could there be something more to them? We’ll talk about how belief, skepticism,…
Minecraft Meet-up
Minecraft Meet-up
Minecraft players aged 7–12 and their adults meet up to share their Minecraft knowledge and play together! Attendees should bring their laptop or tablet with Minecraft installed and account created. Each week we'll try something new, from building contests in a creative world to surviving a night full of zombies. There will be something fun…
6 events,
Pierson Playdate
Pierson Playdate
Looking for a place for your little one to play on chilly autumn days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 4.
Noontime Poetry Reading Society
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! Every Wednesday during 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 half hour,…
After School Hangout
After School Hangout
Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens.
Teen Advisory Group
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.
Peaceful Parenting with Natalie Raby
Peaceful Parenting with Natalie Raby
Discover powerful shifts to transform frustration into peace and connection with your kids. When we parent without working through our own history, we are destined to repeat painful patterns we ourselves experienced as children, no matter how much we want things to be different. Natalie Raby is a certified parent coach who brings to this…
5 events,
Thursday Musical Story Time
Thursday Musical Story Time
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.
Mahjong Playing Society
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…
Writing Workshop with author Lindsey Stoddard
Writing Workshop with author Lindsey Stoddard
Writers and aspiring authors grades 4 and up take note! Join us for pizza and an evening writing workshop with Shelburne's own Lindsey Stoddard! Ask your questions, get your creativity flowing, and hone your art through fun writing prompt and exercises. Call to register at 802-985-5124.
Peaceful Parenting with Natalie Raby
Peaceful Parenting with Natalie Raby
Discover powerful shifts to transform frustration into peace and connection with your kids. When we parent without working through our own history, we are destined to repeat painful patterns we ourselves experienced as children, no matter how much we want things to be different. Natalie Raby is a certified parent coach who brings to this…
3 events,
Sew your own stuffie with designer Caitlin Betsy Bell
Sew your own stuffie with designer Caitlin Betsy Bell
Learn the basics of sewing and create your very own stuffie to bring home! Ages 8 and up, no sewing experience required. Call to register at 802-985-5124.
Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale (Friends Preview Sale for Friends members and their guests)
Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale (Friends Preview Sale for Friends members and their guests)
Join us for the ultimate book lover's paradise at our Friends of the Pierson 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…
4 events,
Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale
Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale
Join us for the ultimate book lover's paradise at our Friends of the Pierson 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…
Take It Apart with Deb Sigel
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. Some things you might…
Board Game Afternoon
Board Game Afternoon
Spend an afternoon with family, friends, and neighbors trying out a variety of board games from around the world. From simple games of luck and chance to strategic games that exercise your wits, stop in to share a favorite game or try something entirely new! All ages are welcome at this fun, free event.
2 events,
Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale
Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale
Join us for the ultimate book lover's paradise at our Friends of the Pierson 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…
3 events,
Veterans’ Coffee Social and Vietnam 50th Commemoration Pinning Ceremony
Veterans’ Coffee Social and Vietnam 50th Commemoration Pinning Ceremony
Join us in commemoration this Monday, before the library opens, for a gathering of local veterans and other neighbors. Pay respects, give thanks, and meet community members who have served. Additionally, we're honored to be joined by Bob Stock, Veterans Outreach Specialist with South Burlington Vet Center, who will ceremoniously pin all veterans and/or their…
Fiber Arts Crafting Hour
Fiber Arts Crafting Hour
Have you got a fiber arts project you're working on and would enjoy the company of other crafters? Join this crafting hour every Monday to knit, crochet, weave, felt, embroider, and socialize! This program officially lasts for one hour, but if the space is available afterward, crafters are welcome to stay and socialize!
2 events,
Closed in Observance of Veterans Day
The library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day.
5 events,
Pierson Playdate
Pierson Playdate
Looking for a place for your little one to play on chilly autumn days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 4.
Noontime Poetry Reading Society
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! Every Wednesday during 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 half hour,…
After School Hangout
After School Hangout
Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens.
Teen Advisory Group
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.
4 events,
Thursday Musical Story Time
Thursday Musical Story Time
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.
Mahjong Playing Society
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…
AI for Everyone: Understanding the Tools Shaping Our World
AI for Everyone: Understanding the Tools Shaping Our World
Join Brandon Tieso, CFP®, a local educator and speaker, for an accessible look at today’s latest artificial intelligence tools. This program cuts through the hype to show how tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are already shaping daily life and entire professions. Through practical demonstrations, Brandon will highlight AI’s opportunities, limitations, and common concerns. No prior technical knowledge…
2 events,
Multicultural Movie Night: Vivo
Multicultural Movie Night: Vivo
Join us for our next Multicultural Movie Night with a screening of Vivo! Vivo is a one-of-a-kind kinkajou who spends his days making music with his beloved owner, Andrés, in Havana. When tragedy strikes, Vivo sets out on an unforgettable journey to deliver a song—a love letter that Andrés never had the chance to send…
5 events,
Creative Writing Support Group
Creative Writing Support Group
Find community and encouragement with other writers in our monthly creative writing meet-up! Each session includes a check-in to see where and how everyone’s at with their practice and/or projects, followed by a generative writing exercise (led either by library staff or outside expert), a supportive workshopping of submitted pages (ideally read ahead of session),…
The Great Puzzle Race!
The Great Puzzle Race!
Love a good jigsaw puzzle? Put your puzzling skills to the test at the great puzzle race! Teams of 2–4 puzzlers compete to complete a 500-piece puzzle in under two hours. Prizes provided for the fastest team! Call to register your team and get a “piece” of the action at 802-985-5124. Recommended for teens and…
Philosophy Book Club: Plato’s Apology
Philosophy Book Club: Plato’s Apology
By popular demand, the next book that our coterie of armchair philosophers is set to read is an oldie and a goodie. It's Plato's Apology! And we may forgive him. Copies are available at the front desk.
Making a Mystery
Making a Mystery
Step into the thrilling world of whodunits with Making a Mystery, an interactive library event where you help craft a brand-new mystery story from scratch! Join a panel of authors as they guide you through the creative chaos—drawing character names, professions, motives, weapons, and settings from bags filled with your own ideas. Watch the plot twist and turn as the audience votes on suspects, sleuths, and sinister secrets, all while learning insider…
3 events,
Monday Morning Book Club: The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Monday Morning Book Club: The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Join us for a discussion of The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Nuri is a beekeeper and his wife, Afra, is an artist. They live a peaceful life in the hills of Aleppo until war tears everything apart. Forced to flee their home, the couple embarks on a harrowing journey through Turkey and Greece…
Fiber Arts Crafting Hour
Fiber Arts Crafting Hour
Have you got a fiber arts project you're working on and would enjoy the company of other crafters? Join this crafting hour every Monday to knit, crochet, weave, felt, embroider, and socialize! This program officially lasts for one hour, but if the space is available afterward, crafters are welcome to stay and socialize!
5 events,
Music & Movement with G-Raph
Music & Movement with G-Raph
Musician extraordinaire G-Raph (a.k.a. Raphael Groten) brings weekly kids concerts 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 your crew…
Tech Help Tuesday
Tech Help Tuesday
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. Book a 30-minute appointment with one of our tech-savvy librarians who can help you tame that tech problem! Call to register at 802-985-5124.
Minecraft Meet-up
Minecraft Meet-up
Minecraft players aged 7–12 and their adults meet up to share their Minecraft knowledge and play together! Attendees should bring their laptop or tablet with Minecraft installed and account created. Each week we'll try something new, from building contests in a creative world to surviving a night full of zombies. There will be something fun…
Tuesday Night Book Club: God of the Woods
Tuesday Night Book Club: God of the Woods
Join us for a discussion of God of the Woods, the latest novel by Liz Moore. Set in the Adirondacks in 1975, the story begins when 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar disappears from summer camp. As the daughter of the family who owns the camp—and with a brother who vanished years earlier—her disappearance sets off a…
5 events,
Pierson Playdate
Pierson Playdate
Looking for a place for your little one to play on chilly autumn days? Join us in Town Hall for fun, frolic, and friendship for both littles and their parents/caretakers. Appropriate for ages 2 to 4.
Noontime Poetry Reading Society
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! Every Wednesday during 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 half hour,…
After School Hangout
After School Hangout
Join us on early release day to game, snack, and chill with friends! Appropriate for tweens and teens.
Teen Advisory
Teen Advisory
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,
Thursday Musical Story Time
Thursday Musical Story Time
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.
Mahjong Playing Society
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…
After School Movie: Wicked Part 1
After School Movie: Wicked Part 1
Something Wicked this way comes! Celebrate the release of Wicked Part 2 with a quick refresh back where it all began. See Wicked Part 1 on the big screen with popcorn, candy, and a photo booth.
2 events,
K-Pop Demon Hunter Party
K-Pop Demon Hunter Party
Learn a dance, sing along to your favorite songs, win prizes, and celebrate good music and great times together with fellow K-Pop Demon Hunter fans!
4 events,
Crack the Code: Break Your Way into the Library Safe Puzzle Challenge
Good at riddles, cyphers, and codes? Stop in over school break and decipher the clues to unlock the library safe for a sweet reward.
Read to a Dog
Read to a Dog
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…
Death Cafe
Death Cafe
Death Cafes are opportunities to gather and increase awareness of death so that we might make the most of our finite lives. Moderated by Shelburne resident Nick Marconi, these intimate, monthly discussions are a place to voice concerns, share stories, ask questions, and think together about this fact of life. The conversations will inevitably vary…
4 events,
Little Artists
Little Artists
Join us for a fun series where toddlers show their creativity with art! At this month's session, we'll create a special Thanksgiving craft.
Democracy in Our Time: A Community Discussion of How to Stand Up to a Dictator
Democracy in Our Time: A Community Discussion of How to Stand Up to a Dictator
Join us for a community discussion of How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Nobel Peace Prize–winning journalist Maria Ressa. A fearless defender of press freedom and democracy, Ressa chronicles her decades-long fight against corruption, disinformation, and authoritarian power in the Philippines and the growing global threat these forces pose to democratic societies everywhere.…
3 events,
Music & Movement with G-Raph
Music & Movement with G-Raph
Musician extraordinaire G-Raph (a.k.a. Raphael Groten) brings weekly kids concerts 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 your crew…
1 event,
Closed for Thanksgiving
The library will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for Thanksgiving.
4 events,
Picture This! Work with author/illustrator Greg Garious to create a one-of-a-kind picture book!
Shelburne folks collaborate with author/illustrator Greg Garious to hive-mind a one-of-a-kind picture book! Stop in during the month of November and meet Peepers & Salamander, the terrifically illustrated dynamic duo setting out on an adventure of our choosing! Pitch your ideas each week for which direction the story should take and see the book come…
Crack the Code: Break Your Way into the Library Safe Puzzle Challenge
Good at riddles, cyphers, and codes? Stop in over school break and decipher the clues to unlock the library safe for a sweet reward.
Read to a Dog
Read to a Dog
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…
Board Game Afternoon
Board Game Afternoon
Spend an afternoon with family, friends, and neighbors trying out a variety of board games from around the world. From simple games of luck and chance to strategic games that exercise your wits, stop in to share a favorite game or try something entirely new! All ages are welcome at this fun, free event.