Putney Public Library

Closed for Christmas Day
2023-12-24 - 2023-12-25

Seating Area Celebration
2023-12-21 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Halifax)
Outside in the new seating area–hot cider will be served!

Storytime with Susan Hessey
2023-12-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-14 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-11-16 08:00 - 17:00
Join Susan Hessey for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend. Thursdays at 11 am.

Read With A Dog
2023-12-19 15:30 - 16:30, 2023-11-14 11:30 - 12:30
Practice your reading skills with Virgil, our therapy dog volunteer and his human Abigail. All ages welcome
Virgil loves to listen!

Library CLOSED at 3pm due to weather conditions
2023-12-18 15:00 - 18:00

Mending Bee
2023-12-10 13:00 - 16:00
Do you have a pile of nice wool socks with holes, favorite jeans that would be perfect if not for a rip in the knee, or sweaters with moth holes?
Bring your ailing fabric items to the Putney Public Library on Sunday, December 10th from 1-4pm to work on them in the company of others. Advice and support are always available, but you’ll be the mender of your own items.
Sewing machines and darning tools are available to use during the Bee.

LEGO Club
2023-12-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-09 12:00 - 13:00
Build a creation based on a theme or your own imagination!

Craft Night
2023-12-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-11-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-18 17:00 - 19:00
Bring a craft and hang out in the company of others!
Wednesday, Oct 18th 5pm-7pm
Wednesday, Nov 15, 5pm-7pm
Wednesday, Dec 6, 5pm-7pm

Storytime with Susan Hessey
2023-11-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-11-09 11:00 - 12:00
Join Susan Hessey for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend. Thursdays in October at 11 am.

Library Board Meeting
2023-11-28 18:30 - 20:00
On atypical date–TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH AT 6:30 P.M.

Closed for Thanksgiving
2023-11-22 - 2023-11-24

Putney Library History Quest Presentation
2023-11-14 18:30 - 20:00
Presentation by the Quest’s Creators on Tuesday, November 14th at 6:30PM

Closed for Veterans Day
2023-11-10 - 2023-11-11

Closed for Veterans Day (Observed)
2023-11-09 - 2023-11-10

Sheila Garrett's Rail Pass Adventure at Putney Library
2023-11-07 18:30 - 20:00
Tuesday, November 7th at 6:30pm
Last January, Amtrak advertised a sale on their USA Rail Passes and Sheila Garrett bought one: 10 train trips over 30 days to over 500 potential destinations across the country. Then the adventure began! First it required lots of planning, then acquiring specific tickets.
Sheila left New England on April 26, traveling almost 8,000 miles in one month, for only $300, stopping to visit friends and family, in New Orleans, Albuquerque, LA and coastal CA, then up to Seattle and Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. They returned through the north country watching the smoke-filled mountains and cities around the Great Lakes, home by way of Springfield, MA.
Come hear about Sheila’s travels – “…what I love (and sometimes find annoying) about trains – the vast array of experiences – and the wonders of what Amtrak has to offer, from culturally diverse companions to spectacular scenery, graffiti and urban encampments to encounters with climate change.”
Sheila Garrett is a retired high school teacher, gardener and music lover. They live half the year here in Putney, off-grid and the other half housesitting in Jaffrey, NH. A member of Putney Friends Meeting (Quaker), Sheila is a life -long social and racial justice activist.

T-Rex Tea Party
2023-11-04 11:00 - 12:00
You are invited to an elegant tea party with a T-Rex! Learn tea party etiquette, nibble some dino-riffic snacks, listen to dino-tacular dinosaur stories, make dino-mite crafts and greet a very special guest.
Proper attire is encouraged including your fanciest or dinosauriest.
Please register all kids in attendance.
https://tinyurl.com/54cwpmrv

NO STORYTIME November 2
2023-11-02 11:00 - 12:00

NO STORYTIME October 26th
2023-10-26 07:00 - 08:00

Must Free Speech Endure Hate Speech? with Meg Mott
2023-10-25 14:30 - 16:00
The First Amendment prevents Congress from passing any laws that abridge the freedom of speech. But what does that actually mean? In this presentation, professor Meg Mott considers the history of speech laws in the United States, how states and municipalities have tried to curb offensive speech, and how the Supreme Court has ruled on those efforts.
She’ll also discuss how speech fits into the life cycle of our democracy. While some argue that limits on speech are necessary for marginalized persons to feel welcome in the public sphere, others argue that the criminalization of speech serves the needs of the penal state more than the general public.
All arguments are welcome as we make full use of our reasoning powers to bring the First Amendment to life!

Peeps Ghost Houses
2023-10-25 12:00 - 13:00
For ages 10 +, Come build a spooky candy house for the ghost peeps!
Please register at www.putneylibrary.org

**note date change**Tim Stevenson Reading-- Transformative Activism: A Values Revolution in Everyday Life in a Time of Societal Collapse
2023-10-19 14:30 - 16:00

Storytime with Susan Hessey!
2023-10-19 07:00 - 08:00
