Main Reading Room

Come hear from community groups and leaders about what's happening locally to address climate and resilience, and learn of actions residents can take to improve our Town's overall sustainability from panelists: Stephen Dotson - Sustainability Coordinator Marilyn Chiarello - Edible Brattleboro Django Grace - Brattleboro Energy Committee Dave Cohen - VBike & Brattleboro Coalition for […]

This panel discussion, sponsored by Vermont Independent Media/The Commons, is part of a series of programs that explore the issues important to Windham County. The panel discussion will feature Michael Pieciak Vermont State Treasurer Anne N. Sosin Lecturer and researcher at Dartmouth College Elizabeth Bridgewater Executive Director, Windham & Windsor Housing Trust Josh Davis Executive […]

State legislators Mollie Burke and Wendy Harrison will discuss environmental legislation that has been passed at the state level in the current session, and legislation that is still pending.  They will be joined by John Woodland of Third Act Vermont, an organization of seniors, started by Bill McKibben, to promote environmental stewardship and address climate […]

In honor of Women's History Month, Dr. Valerie A. Abrahamsen will present recent scholarly research, which clearly shows that women had much larger roles in the early Roman Empire than previously acknowledged. In this slide presentation we will explore women in antiquity using literary and archaeological evidence. Women in Graeco-Roman cults, Judaism, and the early […]