Putney Public Library

Storytime
2024-09-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-09-19 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend.

LEGO Club
2024-09-25 14:30 - 15:30
Free style building with friends.

Putney Amblers
2024-09-25 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-18 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-07 14:00 - 15:00 and 1 more date
Would you like to get outside and walk in the company of others? The Putney Amblers is a casual walking group sponsored by Putney Public Library. Moseying with others is a great way to get out and be a part of a community group.
The Putney Amblers meet for walks at 3:00 pm on Wednesdays, changing spots and routes each week. Please feel free to join us on an impromptu basis, or email Susan Heimer to register to get weekly location and weather-related updates: heimer.susan@gmail.com or subscribe to the Putney Public Library weekly events newsletter. Walks will last from 60-90 minutes depending on the will of the group.

Putney Library Writing Group
2024-09-23 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-09-09 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-08-26 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-08-12 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-07-29 17:30 - 19:30
Every Other Monday at 6:30pm, starting July 1st at Putney Public Library.
All those who love to write, no matter what their level, will feel at home in this group. We will be meeting from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on alternating Mondays starting July 1st. Our dream is for people of ALL ages to attend to so the group will be diverse. The structure will be to write for a half an hour and then split up into groups to read to others and ask for as much critiquing as they would like. Then we will continue to write for another half an hour followed by forming small groups again. Finally the groups will come together to reassess how it all is going.
There will be a maximum of 12 people of all writers so you must register using this form: https://forms.gle/yqe1iuUFJrVRPWzFA
Lynn Levine and Cheryl Wilfong will lead the group.
Lynn is a forester and naturalist and has written 6 books with nature in mind. She finds writing an exercise that allows her mind to wander and be creative. More information about her can be found at Heartwoodpress.com .
Cheryl Wilfong is the author of The Meditative Gardener: Cultivating Mindfulness of Body, Feelings, and Mind (www.meditativegardener.com), winner of seven book awards. She is a polymath in accounting, psychotherapy, writing, publishing, and gardening. Her goal is to wake up to the present moment.
The Putney Public Library is located at 55 Main St. in Putney, VT. This program is free and open to the public.

Mending Bee
2024-09-15 12:00 - 15:00
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 Sundays,
Sept 15th
Oct 20th
Nov 17th
Dec 15th
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.

Music & Movement
2024-09-14 08:00 - 09:00
Join Sarah & Stu for a fun, playful, and participatory song circle for children ages 0-5! In this dynamic class, children (and their caregivers) will be invited to sing, play, and move their bodies to the sounds of uplifting American and world folk songs accompanied by guitar, ukulele & mandolin.

What's Going On at PCS?
2024-09-11 17:30 - 19:00
What’s going on at Putney Central School? With Principal Jon Sessions and The PCS Leadership Council
Wednesday, September 11th at 6:30pm at Putney Public Library
Are you curious about what is going on at Putney Central School? For the last two years, Principal Jon Sessions has led initiatives for change and growth at Putney Central School. On Wednesday, September 11th at 6:30pm at Putney Public Library, he will share accomplishments and challenges, discuss future plans, answer questions, and encourage engagement in the continuing development of our community’s school. This event is sponsored by Putney Central School’s Leadership Council with warmest thanks to the Putney Library for its hosting and support. Community members of all ages are invited to attend regardless of whether you have children at the school. Please note that this event will take place at Putney Public Library.
Putney Public Library is located at 55 Main St. in Putney, VT. This program is free and open to the public.

Afternoon Tea & English Muffins for Teens
2024-09-11 14:30 - 15:30
Come after school to make English muffins from scratch, hand whipped cream and top it all off with fresh fruit. Lisa from the Brattleboro Coop will be our culinary guide. This program is for kids ages 10+. Registration required.

CLOSED for Labor Day
2024-09-01 - 2024-09-02

From Weapons to Words: The Illuminated Atramentarium Sympathetic Medicine Show
2024-08-20 17:30 - 19:00
Thomas Little, Proprietor of A Rural Pen Inkworks, requests the honor of your attendance at his presentation on ink, it’s alchemy, it’s application, and it’s metaphysical practice punctuated with vintage parlor tricks and magic.
The Illuminated Atramentarium Sympathetic Medicine Show!
Thomas Little, Proprietor of A Rural Pen Inkworks: Writing Ink Made From Guns

Read With Virgil
2024-08-13 13:00 - 14:00
Practice your reading skills with Virgil, our therapy dog volunteer and his human Abigail. All ages and abilities welcome
Virgil loves to listen!

Walking Each Other Home: Exploring aging and loving, losing and dying our way: a reading and discussion course with Michelle Blake
2024-08-06 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-07-30 17:30 - 19:00
Walking Each Other Home: Exploring aging and loving, losing and dying our way: a reading and discussion course with Michelle Blake
Exploring aging and loving, losing and dying _our_ way: a reading and
discussion course with Michelle Blake
Tuesdays July 16th- August 6th 6:30pm-8pm
When I started looking for books on aging, loss and dying, I kept
finding titles like AGING WITH GRACE. Grace? Ugh. I’m done being told
how to get old, or do anything else, really. Guided by WALKING EACH
OTHER HOME, a collection of conversations between Ram Dass and Mirabai
Bush, let’s gather this summer to discover our own ways to age, to
lose, to learn.
Michelle Blake is an author and educator who lives in Putney.
Tuesdays July 16th- August 6th 6:30pm-8pm

Hair Styles Adventures - Summer Reading Program
2024-07-31 15:00 - 16:00
Hair Style Adventure with Emily Moore. Come on a hair adventure with local stylist Emily Haircut! We will make headbands, hair chalk, and more! All genders welcome.

Storytime in the Dark - Summer Reading Program
2024-07-29 15:00 - 16:00
The lights will be out, but there will be plenty to see in this glow-in-the-dark storytime! Wear white or fluorescent colors to see yourself glow. Make a glow in the dark craft to take home.

Music & Movement With Sarah & Stu
2024-07-27 08:00 - 09:00
Join Sarah & Stu for a fun, playful, and participatory song circle for children ages 0-5! In this dynamic class, children (and their caregivers) will be invited to sing, play, and move their bodies to the sounds of uplifting American and world folk songs accompanied by guitar, ukulele & mandolin.
Saturdays in July at 9 am, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27

Perri Lynch Howard SVALBARD SPEAKS: An Artist's Dialogue with Climate Change
2024-07-25 17:15 - 18:30
Perri Lynch Howard is an artist forging new narratives
from the front lines of climate change. Her recent
artworks investigate the impact of marine noise pollution
on whales and other mammals in the Arctic Circle. She
will share images and sound from her expedition above
the 78th parallel – sailing the coast of Svalbard on a
barquentine tall ship, with an international group of
artists, scientists, and journalists through The Arctic
Circle Residency Program.
Perri will share images and sound works inspired by the
journey, and illustrate how we can harness the power of
art to inspire new narratives in a changing climate.
