Brooks Memorial Library - Brattleboro VT

Teen Writing Games
2024-12-20 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Spicy Lime Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Attention aspiring teen authors of Brattleboro!
The Teen Advisory Board invites you to a free writing event at the Brooks Memorial Library. Join us for an afternoon of creating black-out poetry, exquisite corpse stories, and other fun writing games!
This event is located in the Teen Room, on the 2nd Floor and runs from 4pm to 5:30pm. Snacks provided.
Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board. “Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

LATE OPENING
2024-12-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The library will open at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 19th to allow for a staff meeting. The library will be closed in the morning and will open at 12:00 p.m. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Game Cafe!
2024-12-18 18:00 - 20:45, 2024-12-11 18:00 - 20:45, 2024-12-04 18:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come join game enthusiasts in playing Magic the Gathering in various formats (including Commander/EDH) as well as other fun and creative board & card games.
Bring your favorite games- All Ages Welcome!

Community Conversations: How Do State Policies Work for Brattleboro?
2024-12-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
As the Brattleboro Legislative Delegation gears up for the start of a new biennium in January, we want to talk to folks in Brattleboro about the issues that matter to you and we expect to be diving deep into this winter. Topics will include healthcare, education, climate change, and housing. Please join your Vermont Legislators, hear from experts, and share your experiences.
These conversations are happening on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in November and December. (11/6, 11/20, 12/4 and 12/18)

Friends of the Library
2024-12-18 16:30 - 18:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. Community attendance and commentary is welcome!
https://bml2.brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/friends-of-the-library/

Rhyme Time
2024-12-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-12-11 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-12-04 10:30 - 11:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us on Wednesday mornings @ 10:30 am for 30 minutes of stories, songs, and fun!
Rhyme Time is for kids 5 & under and their caregivers.

Brattleboro Stamp Club
2024-12-16 19:00 - 20:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join the Brattleboro Stamp Club for all sorts of philatelic curios, conversation, and comradery!

December Sci-Fi Reading Group Meetup
2024-12-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet Monday, December 16th, in the Quiet Reading Room from 7-8:30 pm to discuss Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany.
Humanity, which has spread throughout the universe, is involved in a war with the Invaders, who have been covertly assassinating officials and sabotaging spaceships. The only clues humanity has to go on are strange alien messages that have been intercepted in space. Poet and linguist Rydra Wong is determined to understand the language and stop the alien threat.
The Sci-Fi Reading Group meets the third Monday of every month and is open to curious minds of all ages, whether or not they’ve read this month’s selection.

Brattleboro in Stitches
2024-12-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided.

Change Our Documents Together
2024-12-14 10:30 - 12:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
For LGBTQ+ community members needing to change/update identity documents. Join us in Brattleboro the morning of Saturday December 14th from 10:30AM-12:30PM at the Brooks Memorial Library to work on updating/changing your identity documents in community with others (driver’s privilege card, driver’s license, social security card, birth certificate, passport, non-driver ID, name change paperwork, gender marker paperwork, etc.).
We’ll have a supportive notary on-site for any documents that need to be notarized as well as a printer, our shared knowledge & experience, and some snacks. Please wear a mask. Parents/caregivers with kids are welcome if you’re working on document updates for people under 18.
We are also putting together a document change info session (similar to the legal parentage one we held in November) for later in December. More details on the info session coming soon.
We hate that we have to keep doing this. And if we’re going to have to keep doing this, let’s at least do it together. 💜
QUESTIONS: email us at Info@WeAreOutintheopen.org

Sing & Dance with Robin
2024-12-12 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-12-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
For Ages 0-5 and their caregivers, held in the BML Community Meeting Room.
This lovely class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and play along with the curriculum of traditional and modern folk songs. Parents will be encouraged to fully sing and participate with their child in the class.

Vermont Progressive Party - Public Gathering
2024-12-11 18:45 - 20:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Brattleboro Progressive Party Committee invites you to learn about the Vermont Progressive Party

Library Board of Trustees
2024-12-10 16:30 - 18:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly meeting of the Brooks Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Citizen attendance and commentary welcome!
https://bml2.brookslibraryvt.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/

Brattleboro in Stitches
2024-12-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

350Vermont - Don't Burn Our Future: Clean Power Now!
2024-12-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
“Don’t Burn Our Future: Clean Power Now!”
In these moments of great political uncertainty, getting organized is more important than ever. Learn about the opportunities we have to take action over the next year toward clean and just energy and creating the future we want to see. Folks will come away with clear next steps for action and further ways to get involved.
Pizza will be provided. Childcare available (please let us know on the RSVP form by 11/30). All are welcome to come! Please RSVP here.

The Board Gaming Guild
2024-12-06 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-11-29 15:30 - 16:30 | Children’s Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come join in on the fun with the Brooks Memorial Library’s Board Gaming Guild!
Now every Friday at 3:30pm. Stop by to have a great time playing board games in the Children’s Room!
Ages 8 and up. No sign up required!

LEGO-Palooza
2024-12-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us on Thursdays after school from 3-5pm to play with LEGOs!
We provide the LEGOs. You build. Do not bring your own LEGOs.
Children cannot keep LEGOs, but if there is enough room, we will display them in the window.
Free and open to the public!

CANCELED - Community Conversations: How Do State Policies Work for Brattleboro?
2024-12-04 17:30 - 19:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Brattleboro Great Books Group
2024-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly discussion of “Great Books”

Saving Money and Surviving the Holidays Financially
2024-12-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
In this class, you’ll learn practical strategies to manage your finances and avoid holiday debt while enjoying the season. From budgeting tips to smart shopping hacks, we’ll help you navigate the holiday frenzy with confidence and financial peace of mind. Presented by Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) and Mascoma Bank.
This class is FREE. Dinner is provided from 6 PM. Registration is required.

Friends of the Library Book Sale Kick Off
2024-11-30 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-29 10:00 - 18:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The Friends of the Library’s Annual Book Sale will begin on Friday, November 29th and Saturday, November 30th. Remainders will be available through the end of the year during regular library hours.
Most items will be $2 or less and you will have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for some fabulous literary-themed gift baskets.
Proceeds from the sale support the patrons of the Brooks Memorial Library by funding programming, museum, passes, and much more!

LIBRARY CLOSED
2024-11-28 10:00 - 18:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
The library will be closed on November 28th in observation of Thanksgiving Day.
