Putney Amblers Walking Group
2026-02-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-18 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-25 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-04 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
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 Walks will last from 60-90 minutes depending on the will of the group.

Stitch Together
2026-02-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-20 18:00 - 20:00 and 2 more dates
Stitch Together at Putney Library
Come knit, crochet, embroider, mend or work on any handwork craft in the company of others. The library is cozy and the lighting is perfect for needlework of all kinds! Beginners are welcome!
The group will meet twice monthly on Wednesday evenings from 6pm-8pm. The next meetings are:
Putney Library is located at 55 Main Street in Putney, VT. This program is free and open to the public.

Writers Salon-- Elizabeth Drake and Roberta Harold
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:00
Putney Public Library Writers Salon
Elizabeth Drake and Roberta Harold
Thursday Feb. 12, 7pm-8pm
via Zoom: LINK HERE
Putney Public Library Writers Salon is a winter Zoom series hosted by Putney Public Library and Toni Ortner.
Toni Ortner lives in Putney, Vermont. She has had 34 books published by small presses. Most recent are The Van Gogh Notebook by Dancing Girl Press and Prayers are the Kites We Fly by Rockwood Press of Portland, OR. Her forthcoming books are Passing Through by Deerbrook Editions then Monarch in the Desert and the Door That Opens Into Light both of which honor the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. Toni was Vice President of Write Action which is a nonprofit group that supports writers in southern VT. She taught English at the University of Connecticut and is now retired.
Elizabeth Drake and Roberta Harold will be reading on Thursday Feb. 12
Elizabeth Drake is the author of sci-fi novels, set in the future in which computers govern society. Elizabeth published several young adult dystopian novels and six computer textbooks while working as a computer programming professor at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. She moved to Vermont at the age of 72 where the woods are her backyard and her dog takes her on hikes. She is a silent partner to her daughter Severia in the By Ways Bookstore in Brattleboro. She still writes and edits for large publishers.
Roberta Harold is the author of Portrait of an Unseen Woman and two historical mysteries Heron Island and Murdered Sleep as well as many articles, reviews, short stories and poems. A native of Scotland and 2001 graduate of the Bread Loaf School of English, she won the 1999 poetry prize and lives with her husband and cats in Montpelier, Vermont.

Music & Movement
2026-02-14 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-02-28 09:30 - 22:30, 2026-03-14 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-03-28 09:30 - 10:30
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.

Mending Bee
2026-02-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-17 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-14 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 once a month on Sundays 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.

Library Closed for Presidents Day
2026-02-16

Stickerpalooza!
2026-02-24
Bring stickers, take stickers, make cool sticker books. All ages are invited to drop in and sift through our collection of stickers and to create your own sticker book.

Read With A Dog
2026-02-24 15:30 - 16:30
Practice your reading skills with Virgil, our therapy dog volunteer and his human Abigail. All ages and abilities welcome
Virgil loves to listen!

Library Closed for Town Meeting Day
2026-03-03

Library Closed for Memorial Day
2026-05-25

Library Closed for Juneteenth
2026-06-19
