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Main Reading Room
224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States
State elected officials will be on hand to discuss local, regional and state issues.
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Common Place: The Public Library, Civil Society and American Values
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThomas E. Johnson, Jr. presents his exploration of New England libraries, Common Place: The Public Library, Civil Society and Early America Values. He will discuss his four years of research and writing, the case studies he chose for the book and his reflections on the roles of public libraries in the past and present. Find […]
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Vermont Humanities Snapshot event: Classic Films of the 50’s
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThe 1950s were a fascinating time for Hollywood films. Silent era film directors were in their prime, and independent films were gaining a foothold. Exciting new stars such as Marlon Brando and Audrey Hepburn were making their mark while vital issues of the time such as juvenile delinquency, conformity, and racial attitudes were addressed, however […]
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Compassion Fatigue Workshop and Discussion
Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesDo you ever experience frustration and feel you are losing your compassion for those struggling with addiction? You are not alone. As part of their continued work to respond to the ongoing crisis of substance use disorder, the Community Substance Use Response (CSUR) is hosting a free conversation on Compassion Fatigue with Don Cuerdon, a […]
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North Indian Classical Music
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesNorth Indian classical music has been handed down from guru to disciple for hundreds of years through the guru-disciple relationship. Musicians Pat Lambdin and Amit Kavthekar embark on a journey into this living tradition that shifts perspectives with a fresh attitude and a willingness to place one’s own cultural understandings in the back seat. Sponsored […]
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Our Cars, Our Bodies, Our Earth
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesGet myself a car, I feel power as I fly, Whoa now, I'm really in control. It all looks fine to the naked eye, but it don't really happen that way at all.. ~ The Who In Vermont, our cars appear to many of us as natural as our mountains, moose and fall colors. However, […]
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Peter Orner & Pam Petro: Brattleboro LitFest
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesPeter Orner is the author of the novels The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo and Love and Shame and Love and the story collections Esther Stories, Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge, and Maggie Brown & Others, two collections of essays, Still No Word From You and Am I Alone Here?: Notes on Living to […]
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Jeff Sharlet: Brattleboro LitFest
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesJeff Sharlet is the New York Times best-selling author or editor of nine books, including his new instant bestseller The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, and The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, which was adapted into a Netflix documentary series. His reporting on LGBTIQ+ rights around the world […]
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David Gessner & Bill Roorbach: Brattleboro LitFest
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesDavid Gessner is the author of thirteen books that blend a love of nature, humor, memoir, and environmentalism, including the New York Times bestselling All the Wild That Remains, Return of the Osprey, Sick of Nature and Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt’s American Wilderness. His new book is A Traveler’s Guide to the End of […]
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Martha McPhee & Robin MacArthur: Brattleboro LitFest
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesMartha McPhee is the author of the forthcoming memoir, Omega Farm. Her novels include An Elegant Woman, Dear Money, L’America, Gorgeous Lies, and Bright Angel Time. Her work has been honored with fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and in 2002, she was nominated for a […]
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The Joy of Lex with the Co-Host of “A Way with Words”
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesRevel in surprising word histories, regional dialects, ancient linguistic roots, and modern slang with Martha Barnette, co-host of public radio’s popular “A Way with Words.” Barnette, a writer in love with so-called dead languages, co-hosts the radio show which The New Yorker called “Car Talk for Lexiphiles” with Grant Barrett, a linguist and lexicographer. Martha […]
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Budget Engagement Open House
FeaturedMain Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThe Town is currently in the early stages of developing its budget, and we’re eager to hear from YOU! Meet the Town departments that provide your services and share your ideas.