Putney Public Library

Library Closed
2022-11-24 19:00 (America/New_York)

Preschool Story Time
2022-11-29 06:00 - 07:00, 2022-12-06 06:00 - 07:00, 2022-12-13 06:00 - 07:00, 2022-12-20 06:00 - 07:00, 2022-12-27 06:00 - 07:00
Join Susan Hessey for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend. Tuesdays at 11 am.

Edward Hitchcock: America’s First Dinosaur Expert
2022-11-29 13:30 - 14:30
The library will present a Zoom event for adults. Join biographer Bob McMaster for a presentation on the fascinating life of Connecticut Valley resident and scientist, Edward Hitchcock: America’s First Dinosaur Expert. McMasters published the first biography of Hitchcock in 2021, All the Light Here Comes from Above: The Life and Legacy of Edward Hitchcock. Hitchcock, an Amherst College professor, was not only one of the 19th century’s most eminent scientists, but also the first scientist to find evidence of dinosaurs in North America. His landmark research on what he called the “fossil footmarks” of the Connecticut Valley led him to theorize that prehistoric ancient birds once roamed the planet. Email for Zoom link: emily@putneylibrary.org
To learn more about Edward Hitchcock and Bob McMaster’s biography please visit: www.EdwardHitchcock.com.

Putney Amblers
2022-12-21 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-12-28 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-01-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-01-11 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-01-18 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-01 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-02-08 09:00 - 10:00
**location changes weekly–please email for details or subscribe to the newsletter: Click here to sign up!
Would you like to get outside this winter? Want to 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 2:00 pm on Wednesdays, changing spots and routes each week. Please email Susan Heimer to register and get location and weather-related updates: heimer.susan@gmail.com

Closed for Christmas
2022-12-25 - 2022-12-26

CANCELED - Author Story Time, Begin One Way
2022-12-29 06:00 - 07:00
Listen to picture book author, Ioana Stoian read her book, Begin One Way. Enjoy a walk through an urban neighborhood guided by a child eager to share their love of road signs. By the end of this journey, children will be familiar with many common road signs and their meanings.
This book encourages children to be curious about the world they inhabit, inspires them to explore their own neighborhoods on foot, and empowers them to participate in daily activities like crossing the road safely. The rhyming text and whimsical hand-drawn illustrations will engage and appeal to children and adults alike.

Closed for New Years
2023-01-02 03:00 - 12:00

FINDING THE GOLDEN FLEECE: Writing Our Archetypal Journeys, an Online Workshop with Elayne Clift presented by Putney Public Library
2023-01-10 14:00 - 15:30
This workshop will be presented online via Zoom Tuesday, January 10th from 7pm-8:30pm. Please register by emailing emily@putneylibrary.org .

Library Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2023-01-15 - 2023-01-16

Mending Bee
2023-01-22 08:00 - 11:00
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 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.

Tiny Art Show Display
2023-01-22 - 2023-02-04
Community members of all ages and abilities have contributed to this amazing art show! Come on by during library hours: Monday-Friday 10:30am-6pm and Saturdays 10am-3pm.

Library Board Meeting on Atypical Day
2023-01-24 13:30 - 15:00

Library Closing at 2pm due to weather
2023-01-25 03:00 - 12:00

Putney Amblers--Canceled today due to weather~
2023-01-25 09:00 - 10:00

RESCHEDULED: Walking the Teacher’s Path With Mindfulness : A Reading and Mindfulness Introduction with Richard Brady
2023-01-25 13:30 - 15:00
NOW ON WEDNESDAY, FEB 1 at 6:30PM.
Join Putney resident and longtime math teacher and mindfulness practitioner, Richard Brady, for a reading and mindfulness introduction on Wednesday, January 25th at 6:30pm at Putney Public Library. Richard’s 2021 book, Walking the Teacher’s Path with Mindfulness: Stories for Reflection and Action, offers compelling anecdotes from his life as a teacher and mindfulness practitioner to help readers encounter life with mindfulness and find new vigor in their work. Richard shares his experience as a student and as a teacher in a variety of areas, including motivation, agency and freedom, creativity, and nurturing presence and community. He follows each story with reflections and contemplations that invite readers to connect with their own experience and ultimately with action. The book is written for educators and anyone else interested in exploring the process of transformation.
This event will include readings and experiential components that focus on mindfulness.
Richard Brady founded the Mindfulness in Education Network, an organization that facilitates connection among educators worldwide. In 2001, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh honored Richard for his work cultivating mindfulness in young people. He retired in 2007 after thirty-seven years teaching high school mathematics in Washington, DC. Since moving to Putney in 2008, Richard engages himself with leading mindfulness retreats for educators, writing, coordinating Thich Nhat Hanh’s education program in the United States, and working with schools through his consulting firm Minding Our Lives.

CANCELED Storytime with Susan Hessey
2023-01-31 06:00 - 07:00
CANCELED on January 31st! See you next week.
Join Susan Hessey for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend. Tuesdays at 11 am.

Walking the Teacher's Path with Mindfulness: A Reading and Introduction to Mindfulness with Richard Brady
2023-02-01 13:30 - 15:00
WEDNESDAY, FEB 1 at 6:30PM.
Join Putney resident and longtime math teacher and mindfulness practitioner, Richard Brady, for a reading and mindfulness introduction on WEDNESDAY, FEB 1 at 6:30PM at Putney Public Library. Richard’s 2021 book, Walking the Teacher’s Path with Mindfulness: Stories for Reflection and Action, offers compelling anecdotes from his life as a teacher and mindfulness practitioner to help readers encounter life with mindfulness and find new vigor in their work. Richard shares his experience as a student and as a teacher in a variety of areas, including motivation, agency and freedom, creativity, and nurturing presence and community. He follows each story with reflections and contemplations that invite readers to connect with their own experience and ultimately with action. The book is written for educators and anyone else interested in exploring the process of transformation.
This event will include readings and experiential components that focus on mindfulness.
Richard Brady founded the Mindfulness in Education Network, an organization that facilitates connection among educators worldwide. In 2001, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh honored Richard for his work cultivating mindfulness in young people. He retired in 2007 after thirty-seven years teaching high school mathematics in Washington, DC. Since moving to Putney in 2008, Richard engages himself with leading mindfulness retreats for educators, writing, coordinating Thich Nhat Hanh’s education program in the United States, and working with schools through his consulting firm Minding Our Lives.

Storytime with Susan Hessey
2023-02-07 06:00 - 07:00

Read To A Dog
2023-02-07 10:30 - 11:30
Keeper is back and ready to listen to a story! Come read to our certified therapy dog volunteer, Keeper and his human Abigail. This is a great way to practice emerging reading skills or to just snuggle up and read to a furry friend. Email julia@putneylibrary.org to sign up for a 15 minute session.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover Party
2023-02-13 - 2023-02-14
Bring your stuffed animal to the library for a bedtime story and sleepover party. What kind of mischief will they get into when the library closes? Animals may be dropped off anytime on Tuesday, February 14th. Animals are also welcome to join Tuesday Storytime with Susan Hessey at 11 am. Animals may be picked up anytime on Wednesday, February 15th. Each animal will go home with a photo booklet or their crazy antics in the library.
*Library staff promise to take very special care of your animals overnight.*
