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SUMMARY:Legislative Forum
DESCRIPTION:State elected officials will be on hand to discuss local\, regional and state issues.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/legislative-forum-2/
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CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Common Place: The Public Library\, Civil Society and American Values
DESCRIPTION:Thomas 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 more information about the book here.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/common-place-the-public-library-civil-society-and-american-values/
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CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Vermont Humanities Snapshot event: Classic Films of the 50's
DESCRIPTION:The 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 timidly\, while the shadow of the Hollywood blacklist loomed. Rick Winston will show clips from several films of various genres from that era and discuss their significance. \nIf you cannot join in person\, be sure to register to receive the livestream link here. \nAbout the Presenter\n  \nFrom 1972 to 1980\, Rick ran the Lightning Ridge Film Society in Montpelier. He owned and managed the Savoy Theater from its founding in 1981 until 2009. From 1999 to 2012\, he was Programming Director of the Green Mountain Film Festival. He has presented programs on film history throughout Vermont\, and is author of Save Me a Seat!: A Life With Movies. \nSponsored by Vermont Humanities and the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/vermont-humanities-snapshot-event-classic-films-of-the-50s/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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SUMMARY:Compassion Fatigue Workshop and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Do 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 Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in private practice in Brattleboro\, Vermont.  Cuerdon specializes in memory reconsolidation therapy for reducing the emotional charge behind the traumatic stress that drives many mental health disorders\, including substance use disorders\, anxiety\, depression and\, of course\, PTSD. \nThis workshop will address ways to set boundaries\, develop coping mechanisms\, and seek support when needed. By working together\, CSUR believes we can reduce compassion fatigue\, addiction\, and stigma and create a more compassionate and supportive society for everyone. \nSnacks will be provided. For more information\, please contact Justin Johnston at 802-257-5600 or jjohnston@turningpointwc.org.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/compassion-fatigue-workshop-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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SUMMARY:North Indian Classical Music
DESCRIPTION:North 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. \nSponsored by Vermont Humanities
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/north-indian-classical-music/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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SUMMARY:Our Cars\, Our Bodies\, Our Earth
DESCRIPTION:Get myself a car\, I feel power as I fly\, Whoa now\, I’m really in control.\nIt all looks fine to the naked eye\, but it don’t really happen that way at all.. ~ The Who \nIn Vermont\, our cars appear to many of us as natural as our mountains\, moose and fall colors. However\, with climate change bearing down on our state\, carbon emissions are now seen by concerned Vermonters as the prime issue with our auto-centric culture. But could we be missing something even bigger? \nThis workshop probes the fascinatingly elusive psychology of the automobile and its pervasive influence on our vision of the world and place in it. We’ll focus on how the collective super-sizing of our bodies in cars (power\, weight\, speed\, size\, noise etc.) has profoundly transformed the integrity of our sacred relations to both the human and more-than-human worlds. Furthermore\, we will explore how this immense power is perhaps undermining our response to the most significant crisis we have ever faced – climate change. \nMost importantly\, we’ll embark on a world tour of remarkable efforts that are challenging automobilism – the unbridled and indiscriminate use of motor vehicles. We will consider how Vermont can greatly benefit from this burst of innovation (planning\, micromobility\, technology\, psychology and more) that is inspiring human-scale living\, a reconsideration of our place in the world and helping us to move beyond a 1950’s model of automobility and transportation consumerism. \nBio\nDave Cohen  is an integrative psychotherapist in Brattleboro specializing in ecopsychology. In 2016\,  Dave founded VBike\, a Vermont advocacy group dedicated to promoting new bike design and technologies for everyday mobility and providing free e-bike and e-cargo bike consultations to all Vermonters. His work is featured on numerous podcasts and highlighted in the internationally-screened cargo bike documentary Motherload. In 1994\, Dave founded Pedal Express in Berkeley\, CA\, a US pioneering bicycle delivery service utilizing a cargo bikes fleet.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/our-cars-our-bodies-our-earth/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Peter Orner & Pam Petro: Brattleboro LitFest
DESCRIPTION:Peter 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 Read and Reading to Live\, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. A three-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize\, Orner’s work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories\, The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, The Paris Review\, Granta\, McSweeney’s\, and has been translated into eight ­languages. He has been awarded the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, a Guggenheim Fellowship\, a two-year Lannan Foundation Literary Fellowship\, the California Book Award for fiction\, the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for Jewish fiction\, as well as a Fulbright in Namibia. He is the director of creative writing at Dartmouth College and lives with his family in Norwich\, Vermont. \nPam Petro is an author\, artist and educator living in Northampton. She has written three place­-based creative nonfiction books as well as articles and essays for many publications\, including The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Granta and The Paris Review. She was made an honorary fellow of the University of Wales and has received both literary and visual arts residencies and fellowships from Grand Canyon National Park\, the MacDowell Colony\, the Spring Creek Project and the Black Rock Arts Foundation. Petro is on the creative nonfiction faculty of the Lesley University master of fine arts program in creative writing. She is also a co­founder of the Dylan Thomas International Summer School at the University of Wales. Her new book is The Long Field\, a memoir of Wales.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/peter-orner-pam-petro-brattleboro-litfest/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Jeff Sharlet: Brattleboro LitFest
DESCRIPTION:Jeff 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 has received the National Magazine Award\, the Molly Ivins Prize\, and Outright International’s Outspoken Award. His writing and photography have appeared in many publications\, including Vanity Fair\, for which he is a contributing editor; the New York Times Magazine; GQ; Esquire; Harper’s; and VQR\, for which he is an editor at large. He is the Frederick Sessions Beebe ’35 Professor in the Art of Writing at Dartmouth College and lives in Vermont in the woods with many animals.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/jeff-sharlet-brattleboro-litfest/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:David Gessner & Bill Roorbach: Brattleboro LitFest
DESCRIPTION:David 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 the World. Gessner is a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington\, where he is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine\, Ecotone. He is married to the novelist Nina de Gramont\, whose latest book is The Christie Affair. \n  \nBill Roorbach is an American novelist\, short story and nature writer\, memoirist\, journalist\, blogger and critic. His fiction includes Lucky Turtle\, The Girl of the Lake\, the Kirkus Prize finalist The Remedy for Love\, the bestselling Life Among Giants\, and the Flannery O’Connor Award–winning collection Big Bend. Roorbach has received fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. His craft book\, Writing Life Stories\, has been in print for twenty-five years. His writing has appeared in Harper’s\, the New York Times Magazine\, the Atlantic\, The New York Times Book Review\, Ploughshares\, Granta\, Ecotone\, New York magazine\, and other publications. He lives in Maine with his family.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/david-gessner-bill-roorbach-brattleboro-litfest/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Martha McPhee & Robin MacArthur: Brattleboro LitFest
DESCRIPTION:Martha 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 National Book Award.  McPhee’s novels have been Best Books of The Year on The New York Times\, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune lists and her essays and reviews have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers including The New York Times\, The Chicago Tribune\, Vogue\, More\, Harper’s Bazaar\, Self\, Traveler\, and Travel & Leisure\, among many others. McPhee is a tenured member of the English Department at Hofstra University\, where she teaches fiction. She lives in New York City with her children and husband\, the poet and writer Mark Svenvold. \n\n\n\n\nRobin Marie MacArthur lives on the hillside farm where she was born in southern Vermont. Her debut collection of short stories\, HALF WILD\, won the 2017 PEN New England award for fiction and was a finalist for both the New England Book Award and the Vermont Book Award. Her novel\, HEART SPRING MOUNTAIN\, was an IndieNext Selection and a finalist for the New England Book Award. Both of her books have been translated into French and published by Albin Michel. Her essays and stories have appeared in Orion Magazine\, LitHub\, Hunger Mountain\, The Washington Post\, Shenandoah\, Alaska Quarterly\, and on NPR. Robin is also the editor of CONTEMPORARY VERMONT FICTION: AN ANTHOLOGY\, and the recipient of two Creation Grants from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. She teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts’ MFA in Writing program and has taught in many non-traditional settings throughout the US including the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference and Orion Magazine. She is also the founder and director of WORD HOUSE\, an emerging writing space in southern Vermont.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/martha-mcphee-robin-macarthur-brattleboro-litfest/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:The Joy of Lex with the Co-Host of “A Way with Words”
DESCRIPTION:Revel 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. \nMartha Barnette is co-host of the public-radio show A Way with Words\, heard each week by listeners on National Public Radio affiliates across North America\, and worldwide by podcast. The show’s about words and how we use them — word and phrase origins\, slang\, regional dialects\, writing well\, books and reading\, and that weird thing Grandma used to say. \nRegister to attend this event \nYou can also watch the live stream here at 7:00 pm on Wednesday\, October 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ou7Xu2drEk.  \nSponsored by Vermont Humanities and the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/the-joy-of-lex-with-the-co-host-of-a-way-with-words/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Budget Engagement Open House
DESCRIPTION:The 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.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/budget-engagement-open-house/
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SUMMARY:Can we protect religious liberties and LGBTQ+ rights?  Discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott will lead a three-part series on the contentious issue of school vouchers. Following a 2021 Supreme Court decision\, Vermont may no longer exclude religious schools from the voucher program. Some argue that this program will legitimize religious beliefs that discriminate against sexual minorities. Others argue that if parents can send their kids to private schools\, why shouldn’t they be able to send their kids to parochial schools? Under the laws of polarization\, those two positions are mutually exclusive. But under the pleasures of complex understanding\, there are myriad arguments to explore. \nSeptember 6: What the Court Said: The Supreme Court case that forced Vermont’s hand is Carson v. Makin. Besides considering the arguments of the Court and the dissent\, we’ll look at the practical implications of this decision and how activists on both sides are using it to increase polarization. \nSeptember 13: What We Could Say: Makin maps out the tension between religious liberties and non-discrimination\, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. We will explore a rhetorical ecosystem using the ideals of progressives\, libertarians\, and conservatives to consider both points of view. What would a conservative argument against the voucher program sound like? What about a progressive argument for the voucher program. \nSeptember 20: What We Need to Say: In this final class\, we’ll consider productive reframes to decrease polarization. What sort of language might convince progressives that school choice is in their best interests? What sort of language might convince conservatives that non-discrimination concerns are important to their cause? If persuasion is more pleasurable than polarization\, maybe we can kick this self-destructive habit!
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/religious-freedom-discussion-with-meg-mott-2/2023-09-20/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
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SUMMARY:Can we protect religious liberties and LGBTQ+ rights?  Discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott will lead a three-part series on the contentious issue of school vouchers. Following a 2021 Supreme Court decision\, Vermont may no longer exclude religious schools from the voucher program. Some argue that this program will legitimize religious beliefs that discriminate against sexual minorities. Others argue that if parents can send their kids to private schools\, why shouldn’t they be able to send their kids to parochial schools? Under the laws of polarization\, those two positions are mutually exclusive. But under the pleasures of complex understanding\, there are myriad arguments to explore. \nSeptember 6: What the Court Said: The Supreme Court case that forced Vermont’s hand is Carson v. Makin. Besides considering the arguments of the Court and the dissent\, we’ll look at the practical implications of this decision and how activists on both sides are using it to increase polarization. \nSeptember 13: What We Could Say: Makin maps out the tension between religious liberties and non-discrimination\, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. We will explore a rhetorical ecosystem using the ideals of progressives\, libertarians\, and conservatives to consider both points of view. What would a conservative argument against the voucher program sound like? What about a progressive argument for the voucher program. \nSeptember 20: What We Need to Say: In this final class\, we’ll consider productive reframes to decrease polarization. What sort of language might convince progressives that school choice is in their best interests? What sort of language might convince conservatives that non-discrimination concerns are important to their cause? If persuasion is more pleasurable than polarization\, maybe we can kick this self-destructive habit!
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/religious-freedom-discussion-with-meg-mott-2/2023-09-13/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T193000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230825T195134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T222440Z
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SUMMARY:Public Forum on Fire-EMS
DESCRIPTION:The Town of Brattleboro is in the process of developing alternatives for how it provides Fire and EMS services. Town staff is gathering information and analyzing costs and risks. Staff will review in detail any viable EMS alternatives\, compare them\, and invite the public to ask clarifying questions and otherwise express their opinion at this public forum.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/public-forum-on-fire-ems-alternatives/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T210000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230821T202421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T172034Z
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SUMMARY:Can we protect religious liberties and LGBTQ+ rights?  Discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott will lead a three-part series on the contentious issue of school vouchers. Following a 2021 Supreme Court decision\, Vermont may no longer exclude religious schools from the voucher program. Some argue that this program will legitimize religious beliefs that discriminate against sexual minorities. Others argue that if parents can send their kids to private schools\, why shouldn’t they be able to send their kids to parochial schools? Under the laws of polarization\, those two positions are mutually exclusive. But under the pleasures of complex understanding\, there are myriad arguments to explore. \nSeptember 6: What the Court Said: The Supreme Court case that forced Vermont’s hand is Carson v. Makin. Besides considering the arguments of the Court and the dissent\, we’ll look at the practical implications of this decision and how activists on both sides are using it to increase polarization. \nSeptember 13: What We Could Say: Makin maps out the tension between religious liberties and non-discrimination\, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. We will explore a rhetorical ecosystem using the ideals of progressives\, libertarians\, and conservatives to consider both points of view. What would a conservative argument against the voucher program sound like? What about a progressive argument for the voucher program. \nSeptember 20: What We Need to Say: In this final class\, we’ll consider productive reframes to decrease polarization. What sort of language might convince progressives that school choice is in their best interests? What sort of language might convince conservatives that non-discrimination concerns are important to their cause? If persuasion is more pleasurable than polarization\, maybe we can kick this self-destructive habit!
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/religious-freedom-discussion-with-meg-mott-2/2023-09-06/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230828T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230828T203000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
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SUMMARY:Commemoration of the March on Washington
DESCRIPTION:Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28\, 1963\, poet and performer David Mills will present an hour-long dramatic presentation\, portraying Dr. King’s transformation from his early uncertainties about Civil Rights into the iconic figure he became.  The show highlights Dr. King’s\, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail\,” “I Have a Dream” “Promised Land” “If I had Sneezed\,” and “Early Days.”  Mr. Mills’ stirring presentation looks at the public figure and the private man. \nCommunity members who were present at the original event sixty years ago are encouraged to share their stories by sending them to starr@brookslibraryvt.org \n 
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/commemoration-of-the-march-on-washington/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230822T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230822T193000
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SUMMARY:Brattleboro Conservation Commission
DESCRIPTION:Meeting and panel discussion\nin the Main Reading Room\n\nThis panel discussion is part of a public engagement process hosted by the Brattleboro Conservation Commission after a recent timber harvest at the Brattleboro’s Watershed Forest: Pleasant Valley Reservoir (PVR). It started with an excellent tour by Dan Healey\, the consulting forester for PVR’s Forest Management Plan\, which went into detail discussing the silvicultural treatments used in the most recent harvest and the goals they were meant to fulfill.\n\nHere\, with a panel consisting of consulting foresters\, Dan Healey and Andrew Morrison\, and consulting ecologist Daniel Dubie\, we zoom out to a broader view of forestry and forest ecology for a discussion of the landscape-scale benefits of – and threats to – our regional forests\, and how forestry can maximize those benefits and address those threats\, and (to a lesser degree) how management of PVR fits into that.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/brattleboro-conservation-commission/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230524T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230524T193000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230515T153505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T153048Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Dignity: A community conversation on substance use
DESCRIPTION:A panel of CSUR (Community Substance Use Response) members will participate in the conversation but their principal interest is to hear the diverse experiences and insights of other community members. CSUR does not have answers to the many problems\, including overdose deaths\, related to substance use\, but we believe that solutions can emerge from community conversations grounded in mutual respect. We encourage everyone who joins us to exercise the “power of dignity” throughout the event. \nTopics to explore together: \n\nSubstance Use\nSubstance Use Disorders\nAddiction\nPrevention\nTreatment\nHarm Reduction\nYouth\, seniors\, & everyone else\nExperiencing crime\nExperiencing homelessness\nAccountability with compassion & non-judgment\n\nSponsored by: Voices of Hope; Turning Point; AIDS project of Southern VT; Building a Positive Community; and Meetinghouse Solutions
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/the-power-of-dignity-a-community-conversation-on-substance-use/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230515T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230504T150938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T150938Z
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SUMMARY:Getting Started with Native Plants
DESCRIPTION:Native plants can bring beauty\, butterflies\, birds\, and bees to your yard. Learn about the benefits and how to avoid some of the pitfalls of planting native perennials and grasses in your garden\, where to start\, and how to build on your success.  Practical suggestions for plants that will thrive in the Vermont climate will be included. It’s both easier and more rewarding than you imagine. No space is too small to make a difference.  Workshop is presented Jocelyn Demuth\, proprietor of the native plant nursery\, Checkerspot Farm in Colrain MA
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/getting-started-with-native-plants/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230428T230401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T163111Z
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SUMMARY:Nethercott Duet
DESCRIPTION:Local writers Michael Nethercott and GennaRose Nethercott will share their views on storytelling\, offer readings\, and engage in lively literary banter. \nGennaRose Nethercott’s recent novel Thistlefoot has received numerous accolades from such sources as NPR\, Wall Street Journal\, and Book of the Month. Her first book\, The Lumberjack’s Dove\, a story in verse\, won the National Poetry Series. Whether authoring novels\, poems\, ballads\, or even fold-up paper cootie catchers\, her projects are all rooted in myth and folklore—and what our stories reveal about who we are. She tours nationally and internationally performing strange tales (sometimes with puppets in tow)\, and writes/researches for the supernatural podcast Lore. \nMichael Nethercott’s new novel The Ballad of Black Powder is his first foray into writing westerns. He’s the author of two mystery novels\, The Séance Society and The Haunting Ballad and has won several literary awards. His short stories have appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies including Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine\, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction\, and Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year.  As a playwright and director he has helmed numerous local productions and was the originator of the Forest of Mystery theatrical tour\, which has become an annual tradition. \nBooks will be available for purchase\, and a signing will follow the event.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/nethercott-duet/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T150000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230413T162512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230413T162512Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch with Ann Braden
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the launch of Ann Braden’s newest middle grade book\, Opinions and Opossums! Ann is also the author of The Benefits of Being an Octopus\, and Flight of the Puffin\, and this new story is her most personal story yet. Opinions and Opossums is about finding a way forward when we’re not sure we believe what those around us believe\, and it’ll resonate with anyone who has ever questioned the status quo — or simply questioned themselves when they couldn’t find a way to fit in. \nAnn will read from the beginning of the book\, and will talk about her inspiration and the writing process.  You can ask her questions and explore the stories hidden within abandoned shopping carts. (Main character Agnes and her best friend Mo have multiple notebooks worth of stories from the perspective of shopping carts\, and it’s amazing what kind of stories emerge when you start asking questions!)
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/book-launch-with-ann-braden/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,General,Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T200000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230327T224050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T224050Z
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SUMMARY:Book launch for Transformative Activism\, by Tim Stevenson
DESCRIPTION:Author\, activist and community organizer for 55 years\, Tim Stevenson invites attendees to discover a practice that revolutionizes oppressive social arrangements into ones that truly sets people free…including one’s inner activist. \nTransformative Activism: A Values Revolution in Everyday Life in a Time of Societal Collapse is an effective guide to growing into the spiritual maturity needed to be effective agents of human liberation and transformative change in a collapsing world. It invites readers into spiritual practices that foster the peace\, freedom\, and social justice they seek as they learn: \n\nhow to realize one’s potential as an activist\nhow to achieve revolutionary change\na way to ground values in everyday practices\nhow to become a living representative of the transformed world\n\nAlong with a concrete analysis of the personal/political barriers that prevent one from achieving this success\, Transformative Activism provides an in-depth\, practical discussion of how to free oneself from these impediments…life-changing wisdom for the revolutionary activist. \nBooks will be available for sale and signing.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/book-launch-for-transformative-activism-by-tim-stevenson/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T203000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230326T225011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230326T225432Z
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SUMMARY:The Czech Republic\, The European Union and the Rise of Populism
DESCRIPTION:The Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) is honored to host\, researcher & author\, Dr. Martin Nekola PhD\, who will address populism through the lens of the Czech Republic and other countries of Central Europe. \nAs we navigate our way through the current iteration of populism in the United States\, Europe provides a cautionary tale. The current political situation in the Czech Republic\, a small country in the very heart of Europe\, historically considered the crossroads between the West and the East\, is the reflection of the latest developments in the entire European Union\, currently facing a serious crisis\, caused by Brexit\, a refugee crisis and the rise of populist tendencies. The lecture will address all these issues\, with the further focus on the Czech Republic and other countries of Central Europe\, as well as the impact on the United States and the global economy.  There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and to consider global implications.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/the-czech-republic-the-european-union-and-the-rise-of-populism/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T200000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230313T180854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T174208Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Meet the Native Bees of New England
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled for now. Stay tuned for a possible reschedule!\n \nWhere do bees go in winter? How do you tell a bee from a wasp? How do you tell a native bee from a honey bee? What native bee species might you see in your yard? In North America there are approximately 4\,000 species of wild bees that are critical for pollinating plants in our forests\, gardens and fields. Learn about the diversity of bee species in New England and how to help them in your yards and gardens. \nSponsored by the Brattleboro Floral Arts and Garden Club
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/postponed-meet-the-native-bees-of-new-england/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230304T204908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T183110Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Meet the Native Bees of New England
DESCRIPTION:Due to stormy weather\, this program that was scheduled for March 13th has been re-scheduled for March 27th: \nRead the full program description on its new calendar date\, March 27th.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/meet-the-native-bees-of-new-england/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230228T185611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T190042Z
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SUMMARY:Bloom: Artists' Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening of \nBLOOM: bright\, bold\, watercolor flowers \nby Art Among Friends \nOpening reception\, Friday\, March 3rd\, 4:00-6:00 pm \nBrooks Memorial Library Main Reading Room \n________________________________________________________________________ \nWe invite you to enjoy the hope and promise we all share with the coming of spring. \nConnie Evans – Alice Freeman – Kathy Greve – Laurie Klenkel – Louise Zak – Lynn Zimmerman \nWe six artists–called Art Among Friends–gathered online during the pandemic to create\, support\, and encourage one another on our artistic journeys. Through regular practice painting together\, we continue to bloom. \nBLOOM will grace the library’s main reading room March 1st – April 27th.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/bloom-artists-reception/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230224T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230224T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230221T200137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T200137Z
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SUMMARY:Seniors Solutions Consultation
DESCRIPTION:Meet With Senior Solutions’ outreach specialist\, Tiffany\, to find out if you are eligible for 3SquaresVT food and fuel assistance.
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/seniors-solutions-consultation/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T110000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203639
CREATED:20230215T000148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T000148Z
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SUMMARY:Drumming About You
DESCRIPTION:The library is going to rock! BOB BLOOM is bringing a colorful cargo of drums for everyone to get their hearts and hands around.  \nTogether with BB\, we’ll sparkle with legendary songs that have high-octane melodies and joyous beats. \nFREE! Fun for all ages!  \n  \nDownstairs at Brooks Memorial Library\n \n  \nPresented by the Brattleboro Winter Carnival\, the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library and Brooks Memorial Library. \nFor more information\, call 802-254-5290 ext. 1210
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/drumming-about-you/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,General,Teens
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SUMMARY:Djeli reads poetry and discusses Black History
DESCRIPTION:Djeli\, formerly William Forchion\, will read from his most recent book of poetry The Day after Juneteenth and will lead a discussion about Black history and where we are today  “Far too often we discuss opposites in order to find commonality\, this presentation is a sharing of new perspectives on recentering community\,” says Djeli\, a thought leader\, life coach\, public speaker\, lifelong storyteller\, and former Cirque du Soleil acrobat who has traveled the world collecting stories. Ki uses oral and written traditions\, including poetry\, to create an atmosphere of curiosity and dialogue\, even around difficult topics and who helps transform overwhelm to overjoy. \nBooks will be available for sale and signing. \n 
URL:https://staging.brookslibraryvt.org/event/djeli-reads-poetry-and-discusses-black-history/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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