Putney Public Library

Library Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2017-01-15 - 2017-01-16

Poet Daniel A. Heller Reads from Between the Shadows
2017-01-12 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Halifax)
The Putney Public Library is delighted to host Brattleboro poet Daniel A. Heller for a reading from his recently published book, Between the Shadows, on Thursday, January 12th at 7pm.
In Heller’s words, “many of the poems in this book come from the dark corners of my heart. By giving verbal form to these ideas I hope to be able to at least look at them if not actually confront and diminish them. They reflect many of my regrets, sadness, disappointments (often in myself), and perceptions of the world in which I live. If any reader can identify with some of these ideas, then he or she will know that he or she is not alone. That in itself would make the poems purposeful. In my efforts to become a better human being, I have come across Buddhism. The Buddhist core values of compassion, equanimity, and kindness are exactly what I have needed. Readers will find reflections of my religious beliefs in a number of these works. Poems rattle around in my mind, sometimes for weeks, until I have no choice but to let them out. Many of these poems are organic. I am not clear on the form they will take until I actually sit down to write. Others are attempts to use form, meter, and rhyme, whatever feels right. These lyrics give voice to my inner demons, and allow me to share them with the world. So I send them out, hoping that they may bring someone insight or relief.”
Daniel A. Heller was a secondary educator for over thirty years. He holds a BA and an MA in English from Middlebury College, an MEd from Keene State College (NH), a CAGS in educational administration and planning from UVM, and an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from The College of St. Joseph (Rutland, VT). He has published six books on education. This is his first book of poetry, although he has written poetry since he was in his teens. He lives in Brattleboro, Vermont, and West Hartford, Connecticut, with his wife of over forty years, Nina.
Putney Library is located at 55 Main Street in Putney, VT. This program is free and open to the public.

Book group: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
2017-01-08 15:00 - 16:30
Copies of this book available at the library’s desk.
Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart–he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season’s first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone–but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees.
This little girl, who calls herself Faina, seems to be a child of the woods. She hunts with a red fox at her side, skims lightly across the snow, and somehow survives alone in the Alaskan wilderness. As Jack and Mabel struggle to understand this child who could have stepped from the pages of a fairy tale, they come to love her as their own daughter. But in this beautiful, violent place things are rarely as they appear, and what they eventually learn about Faina will transform all of them.

Library Closed for New Years Holiday
2016-12-30 - 2017-01-02

Library Closed for Christmas Holiday
2016-12-23 - 2016-12-26

Book Club--The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
2016-12-04 15:00 - 16:30

Social Justice Parenting Chats
2016-12-04 06:30 - 08:00, 2016-10-30 06:30 - 08:00, 2016-09-25 06:30 - 08:00
Do you need ideas for how to talk with your kids about social justice issues like racism, economic inequality, incarceration, homelessness, and gender?
Join Act For Social Justice founder Angela Berkfield for a useful series of discussions about bringing social justice issues into conversations with your children. These interactive chats will highlight books at the Putney Public Library and other helpful resources. Light refreshments and childcare provided. This series is made possible through a Small and Inspiring Grant from the Vermont Community Foundation. Please call or email Angela to RSVP for childcare: 802-254-3400 or angela@act4socialjustice.com

Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
2016-11-24 - 2016-11-25, 2016-11-23 - 2016-11-24

Lego Club
2016-11-17 07:00 - 08:00, 2016-10-17 07:00 - 08:00, 2016-09-17 07:00 - 08:00
All-ages Lego Club is starting at the Putney Library on Saturdays this Fall! Join us for building themes and challenges, either alone or in groups. Children 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult for this program. All Lego provided! Please keep your own Lego at home to avoid losing your personal stash.
Saturday, September 17th, 11 to Noon
Saturday October 15th, 11-Noon
Saturday November 19th, 11-Noon

Gordon Hayward presents “Greek Epic” at Putney Library
2016-11-16 15:00 - 17:00
On Wednesday November 16th at 7pm, join Gordon Hayward at Putney Library for a presentation and reading of “Greek Epic: The Latchis Family and the New England Theater Empire They Built,” a fascinating and lively book that combines local history and personal stories with sweeping themes in the news today – immigration, the American Dream, and the importance of family, community and culture.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR VETERANS DAY
2016-11-10 - 2016-11-11

The Letter--Movie Screening and Discussion
2016-10-27 14:30 - 16:30
A partnership with Lost River Social Justice. Snacks will be served!

Rescheduled--Library Board Meeting
2016-10-26 14:30 - 16:00

Putney Library Book Group--Little Paris Bookshop
2016-10-16 15:00 - 16:30

Talking With Your Kids About Healthy Relationships and Dating
2016-10-12 15:00 - 16:30
A partnership between the Women’s Freedom Center and Putney Library.

Talking with your kids about Consent and Healthy Boundaries
2016-09-28 15:00 - 16:30
The Women’s Freedom Center’s Youth Advocates go into local schools to work with kids on issues around gender, relationship violence, sexual harassment, social media, and consent. Students often share stories about their lives with the Advocates that they say they’ve never told an adult. The Women’s Freedom Center, in partnership with Putney Library, has designed a discussion series to help support parents around the most pressing issues that have come out of their many student workshops. Come connect with other parents and develop some tools for helping your kid navigate these difficult issues. Parents, caregivers, educators, and anyone else who have youth in their lives are welcome. These presentations will be relevant to all youth in the elementary and high school age ranges.
Wednesday, Sept 28th 7pm

Hunger Awareness Month Event
2016-09-27 14:30 - 16:30

Robin MacArthur Reads from Half Wild at Putney Library
2016-09-15 15:00 - 16:30
Join author Robin MacArthur at the Putney Library on Thursday, September 15th at 7pm for readings from her new collection of short stories, Half Wild.
Straddling the border between civilization and the wild, the stories in Robin MacArthur’s formidable debut give voice to the hopes, dreams, hungers, and fears of the people of Vermont. Adolescent girls, farmers, aging hippies, disconnected women, and solitary men all struggle to make sense of their loneliness and desires in the stark and often isolating spaces they call home—golden fields and white-veiled woods, dilapidated farmhouses and makeshift trailers, icy rivers and still lakes.
In striking prose, powerful in its clarity and purity, MacArthur effortlessly renders characters who are wedded to the only land they know, people whose lives are inextricably intertwined—both with one another and with the natural world that surrounds them. MacArthur’s compelling and authentic voice carves out a distinctive vision of the wildness and beauty of rural Vermont.
Putney Library is located at 55 Main Street in Putney, VT. This program is free and open to the public.

Sandglass Theater Visits Putney Library for a Special Story Time
2016-09-08 07:00 - 08:00 | Putney Public Library, 55 Main St, Putney, VT, 05346, United States
As part of Sandglass Theater’s beloved Puppets In Paradise festival, the Putney Library is delighted to welcome Jana Zeller for a VERY special Preschool Story time on Thursday, September 8th at 11am. Jana will perform her hand puppet show “The Surprise”, featuring the stocking-capped Kasper and Augustin, a gentle giant.
The Puppets in Paradise festival continues for two days of puppetry, food and performance in the enchanted garden of landscape architects Gordon and Mary Hayward on September 10th and &11th from 10am to 4pm. See http://sandglasstheater.org/ for more information.
Preschool story time at the Putney Library continues on Thursdays this fall with story teller, Susan Hessey, at 11am in the library’s children’s room.
The Putney Library is located at 55 Main St. in Putney, VT. These programs are free and open to the public.

Summer Reading Wrap Up Party
2016-08-03 10:00 - 11:00
Come wrap up the Summer Reading Program with a fun ice cream social. Pick up your summer reading certificate, claim the last raffle prizes, and enjoy a make-your-own sundae party!
This even is co sponsored by the Putney Food Co-op with ice cream from Stratford Organic Creamery. Rain location is under the tent across from the co-op.

Summer Reading Program--Yoga
2016-07-29 10:00 - 11:00
Veronica Sampson from Putney Moves will visit and teach a kids yoga workshop.

Summer Reading Program--Games Gala
2016-07-27 10:00 - 11:00
Games Gala Table-top games, brain teasers, group poem writing, and charades!

Book Group-- Euphoria by Lily King
2016-07-24 15:00 - 16:30
Pick up your copy of this book after June 20th at the library’s front desk!

Summer Reading Program--Martial Arts Demo!
2016-07-22 10:00 - 11:00
Join Daniel Kornguth for an exciting martial arts demo!

Summer Reading Program-- Field Day Games
2016-07-20 10:00 - 11:00
Field Day Games Sack race, three legged race, and giant chutes and ladders! (might be swapped with Games Gala if the weather is bad.)
