Putney Public Library

Mending Bee
2023-06-25 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
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.

Sing & Dance with Robin
2023-07-01 05:00 - 06:00, 2023-07-08 04:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-15 04:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-19 04:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-26 04:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-02 04:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-16 04:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-23 04:00 - 13:00
Saturdays: July 1st, July 8th, July 15th
Wednesdays: July 19th, July 26th, Aug. 2nd, Aug. 16th, Aug. 23rd
9 am outside behind the library under the big tent
This class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and play. Parents are encouraged to participate with their child. Created and taught by Robin Morgan.

Closed for Independence Day
2023-07-03 - 2023-07-04

Summer Reading Program - Wonderful World of Bats
2023-07-05 12:00 - 13:00
Kickoff Party with Wonderful World of Bats
We will enter the exotic world of bats, and be introduced to echolocation. What is it? Why do bats echolocate? Why can’t we hear them? Participants will create bat tee shirts using a combination of fabric dye sprays and cut outs. Participants may purchase tee shirts for $5 or bring their own.

Fly Fishing Hangout
2023-07-08 06:00 - 07:00
Fly Fishing Hangout
Saturday, July 8th 10am-11am
Are you interested in fly fishing? Do you want to share good spots, talk about local hatches or meet others to go fishing with? How about passing on our passion and skills to a new generation of fly fishers? Come to Putney Library on Saturday, July 8th 10am-11am to hang out with other fly fishing enthusiasts, including Laird Cummings, Putney resident for two years and fly fisherman for fifty years.

Summer Reading Program - Ants & Cooperative Games
2023-07-10 12:00 - 13:00
What animal has six legs, doesn’t have ears and can lift 50 times its body weight? The amazing ant! We will explore the lives of these small, fascinating and sometimes surprising animals.

Summer Reading Program - Magic Show with Tom Joyce
2023-07-12 12:00 - 13:00
Amazingly humorous entertainment for children and adults! Tom is the former resident magician at the world famous FAO Schwarz toy store.

Summer Reading Program - Magnets!
2023-07-17 12:00 - 13:00
Have you ever wondered how magnets work? Join us for fun experiments and see how and why magnets push, pull and pick things up!

Summer Reading Program - Circus Minimus
2023-07-19 12:00 - 13:00
The One-Man Circus-in-a-Suitcase gives everyone an opportunity to participate in an enthralling, whimsical celebration of the imagination. From Kevin O’Keefe’s suitcase an entire circus emerges; tent, band, lights, the boisterous ringmaster…

Putney Community Sing Along
2023-07-20 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-08-17 15:00 - 16:00
Outdoors behind the library!
These community sing-alongs will feature a printed songbook of well-known songs from many traditions: folk, golden oldies, gospel, Beatles, old pop and rock and show tunes. Participants will take turns choosing what to sing; binders with lyrics will be provided. Putney resident Rich Grumbine will lead the singing and provide guitar accompaniment.
For more information, please contact Rich Grumbine at richgrumbine1@gmail.com

Summer Reading Program - Friendship Bracelets
2023-07-24 12:00 - 13:00
Friends are special; they are with us in good times and in hard times. Come to summer reading to make a beautiful bracelet by hand as a gift for a special friend.

Summer Reading Program - Community Games & Potluck
2023-07-26 13:30 - 14:30
Come together as a community to play your favorite board games and share a meal together. All ages welcome. Please bring a dish and game to share.

Summer Reading Program - Rube Goldberg Day
2023-07-31 12:00 - 13:00
Rube Goldberg was well known for making up and illustrating complicated machines made of unusual materials to do simple jobs. We will have fun as we work together to invent, build and operate our own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Summer Reading Program - CLiF Storytelling, Book Give Away & Ice Cream Party
2023-08-02 12:00 - 13:00
Finish our Summer Reading program with a book giveaway, storytelling and ice cream party!

Poetry Reading: Nichael Cramer and Rolf Parker-Houghton
2023-08-02 14:30 - 16:00
After having met at open readings sponsored by Write Action in Brattleboro, Vermont, Nichael Cramer and Rolf Parker-Houghton quickly became mutual admirers of each other’s poetry. They will present a joint reading at the Putney Public Library at 6:30 on the evening of Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
After work and study in Physics, Computer Science, and Music, Nichael Cramer now lives, writes, woodworks, and reads, in Guilford, Vermont (with his wife Crystal Washburn). His poems have appeared in the journals “Frogpond”, “bottlerockets”, “Modern Haiku”, “tinywords”. “New England Letters”, “Seven Days”, and elsewhere; as well as the anthologies “string theory, The Red Moon Anthology of English Language Haiku”, “Window Seats”, “Bird Whistle”. “Birchsong”; and others.
Rolf Parker-Houghton is a freelance writer of history, whose articles have been published in The Commons, The Brattleboro Reformer and The Deerfield Valley News. He also writes a column on math and science education for Parents Express. His poems have been published in The Road Not Taken: The Journal of Formal Poetry, and Vita Poetica. In 2023 he was shortlisted for the O’ Bheal Five Words International Poetry Contest. He and his wife, the artist Cynthia Parker-Houghton, live in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, with their son, Morgen. They also create fake archeological digs and other free events which they create under the name of “The University of Brattleboro”. The motto of the university is, “Desperationem pugnamus cum humore et in communi cum aliis.”, which translates to “We fight despair with humor and in community with others”.
Putney Public Library is located at 55 Main St in Putney, VT. This event is free and open to the public.

Keeper's Retirement Party
2023-08-17 12:00 - 12:30
There will be a party for Keeper at the library at 4:00 pm on Thursday, August 17 if you want to stop by to wish him well.
Unfortunately, he will need to take a break from his listening duties due to a health issue. He has been diagnosed with a seizure condition and is in the process of figuring out how best to manage it. He is doing very well and feels great, but his doctor recommends that he stop his therapy dog activities and enjoy an early retirement.
For the past couple of years Keeper has immensely enjoyed listening to the readers at the Putney Library. He particularly enjoyed all the cuddles and hugs he got!

**at Next Stage** We Should Get Together with Kat Vellos
2023-08-29 15:00 - 16:30
***PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS FREE EVENT: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTg2NjI5
Join us for an interactive fireside with Kat Vellos all about friendship in adulthood. What are the biggest challenges of adult friendship and how can we overcome them? How do we “make new friends and keep the old”? What is social wellness and how does it factor into our overall health and wellbeing? And how can we create more meaningful connections with coworkers, who are often the primary source of new friends in adulthood? We’ll dig into all this and more. The fireside chat will be followed by a Q&A so come with your questions too.
Kat’s bio:
Kat Vellos is a trusted expert on the power of cultivating meaningful friendships. She’s a speaker and author of the book, We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships. She’s also the creator of the Better than Small Talk conversation cards and the Better Conversations Calendar. In her former career as a UX designer and researcher, she made software more user-friendly at large companies you’ve heard of, but she’s a lot happier now making life more friendly for the thousands of people and work teams who use her guidance to cultivate fulfilling friendships and colleagueships. Kat’s writing is read in over 100 countries and she’s been interviewed by The New York Times, NPR, Communication Arts, The Good Life Project, and many more.
Connect with Kat online:
Kat’s books, newsletter, shop, and events: weshouldgettogether.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katvellos_author
This discussion is co-presented with Putney Community Cares, Putney Community Center, Putney Foodshelf, Putney Public Library, and Senior Solutions.

Closed for Labor Day
2023-09-03 - 2023-09-04

Storytime with Susan Hessey!
2023-09-07 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-09-14 07:00 - 08:00
Join Susan Hessey for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend. Thursdays in September at 11 am.

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

Autumn Mending Bee
2023-09-10 09:00 - 12:00
