NO STORYTIME November 2
2023-11-02 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

T-Rex Tea Party
2023-11-04 10:00 - 11:00
You are invited to an elegant tea party with a T-Rex! Learn tea party etiquette, nibble some dino-riffic snacks, listen to dino-tacular dinosaur stories, make dino-mite crafts and greet a very special guest.
Proper attire is encouraged including your fanciest or dinosauriest.
Please register all kids in attendance.
https://tinyurl.com/54cwpmrv

Sheila Garrett's Rail Pass Adventure at Putney Library
2023-11-07 17:30 - 19:00
Tuesday, November 7th at 6:30pm
Last January, Amtrak advertised a sale on their USA Rail Passes and Sheila Garrett bought one: 10 train trips over 30 days to over 500 potential destinations across the country. Then the adventure began! First it required lots of planning, then acquiring specific tickets.
Sheila left New England on April 26, traveling almost 8,000 miles in one month, for only $300, stopping to visit friends and family, in New Orleans, Albuquerque, LA and coastal CA, then up to Seattle and Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. They returned through the north country watching the smoke-filled mountains and cities around the Great Lakes, home by way of Springfield, MA.
Come hear about Sheila’s travels – “…what I love (and sometimes find annoying) about trains – the vast array of experiences – and the wonders of what Amtrak has to offer, from culturally diverse companions to spectacular scenery, graffiti and urban encampments to encounters with climate change.”
Sheila Garrett is a retired high school teacher, gardener and music lover. They live half the year here in Putney, off-grid and the other half housesitting in Jaffrey, NH. A member of Putney Friends Meeting (Quaker), Sheila is a life -long social and racial justice activist.

Storytime with Susan Hessey
2023-11-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-11-30 10:00 - 11:00
Join Susan Hessey for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend. Thursdays in October at 11 am.

LEGO Club
2023-11-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-01-04 15:00 - 16:00
Build a creation based on a theme or your own imagination!

Closed for Veterans Day (Observed)
2023-11-09 - 2023-11-10

Closed for Veterans Day
2023-11-10 - 2023-11-11

Read With A Dog
2023-11-14 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-12-19 14:30 - 15:30
Practice your reading skills with Virgil, our therapy dog volunteer and his human Abigail. All ages welcome
Virgil loves to listen!

Putney Library History Quest Presentation
2023-11-14 17:30 - 19:00
Presentation by the Quest’s Creators on Tuesday, November 14th at 6:30PM

Craft Night
2023-11-15 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-12-06 17:00 - 19:00
Bring a craft and hang out in the company of others!
Wednesday, Oct 18th 5pm-7pm
Wednesday, Nov 15, 5pm-7pm
Wednesday, Dec 6, 5pm-7pm

Storytime with Susan Hessey
2023-11-16 07:00 - 16:00, 2023-12-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-28 10:00 - 11:00
Join Susan Hessey for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend. Thursdays at 11 am.

Closed for Thanksgiving
2023-11-22 - 2023-11-24

Library Board Meeting
2023-11-28 17:30 - 19:00
On atypical date–TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH AT 6:30 P.M.

Mending Bee
2023-12-10 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 Sunday, December 10th 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.

Library CLOSED at 3pm due to weather conditions
2023-12-18 14:00 - 17:00

Seating Area Celebration
2023-12-21 15:30 - 16:30
Outside in the new seating area–hot cider will be served!

Closed for Christmas Day
2023-12-24 - 2023-12-25

CLOSED For New Year's Day
2023-12-31 - 2024-01-01

Storytime with Susan
2024-01-04 10:00 - 11:00
Join Susan Hessey for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend. Thursdays in January at 11 am.

Storytime With Susan Hessey
2024-01-11 10:00 - 11:00

Toni Ortner and Carolyn North to Read at Putney Library
2024-01-11 17:30 - 19:00
Toni Ortner and Carolyn North to Read at Putney Library
Join us at the Putney Public Library on Thursday, January 11th at 6:30pm to hear the voices of two Putney writers.
Carolyn North had been living in Berkeley, California until a year and a half ago when she returned to Putney, the place she loves the best in the world. She is the author of 18 published books, and has taught improvisational dance as a healing modality in Berkeley for 4 decades. Her focus now is preparing and reassuring people, through her writing, to manage big societal shifts by working together.
She has 3 grown children and 4 grown grandchildren and lives on Old Depot Road in the old Priory.
Carolyn will read from her book titled Freeflow Stories.
Toni Ortner who lives in Putney has had 31 books published by small presses. The most recent is Focused Light from a Distant Star by Kelsay Books. The book honors women’s art of the last few centuries. Her website, toniortner.com, shows a full bibliography of her published books with reviews and directions on where to purchase them. Toni was Vice President of Write Action for 14 years and hosted the Write Action Radio Show where she interviewed writers and they read their work. She hosted the Putney Writers Salon through the Putney Library on Zoom during Covid.
Toni will read from Focused Light from a Distant Star accompanied by a slideshow of art by the women artists who inspired this writing.
Putney Public Library is located at 55 Main St in Putney, VT. This event is free and open to the public.
