Events

Poet, writer and teacher Michelle Blake will offer a two-session class on the brilliance and challenges of the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Feel free to come to either session or both.   Thursday, June 1 7 PM The first session will be an informal lecture and discussion, exploring the poet’s life and work, though the […]

Poet, writer and teacher Michelle Blake will offer a two-session class on the brilliance and challenges of the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Feel free to come to either session or both.   Thursday, June 8 7 PM  In the second class, all are invited to bring a favorite Dickinson poem, and we’ll read and discuss […]

Wednesday, June 28th at 11am! Join Shoshana Bass of Sandglass Theater for an incredible presentation of Fritzi’s Flea Circus !! Sign up for the Summer Reading  Program and enjoy snacks afterwards on the Library’s back patio.  

Debating Our Rights: The Pressures on Citizenship in a Constitutional Democracy with Meg Mott at Putney Library Democracies thrive on disagreement. By weighing and considering a variety of possibilities, the people will make better informed decisions. In the United States, most of our political debates invoke constitutional language, with each side claiming to represent the […]

Wed, July 5 2pm—Gnome Homes and Fairy Houses If you put a birdhouse in your yard, birds will move in. What will happen if you build fairy house or gnome home?? Tiny boxes, moss, and bark will be our construction materials for this fabulous building activity!  

Fri, July 7 2pm—One of Putney’s very own ROAD CREW will visit with a HUGE TRUCK  and tell us all about building the roads we use every day! Story time will follow!  

Wed, July 12th 2pm—Build a Better Bridge Can you build a bridge that is the longest, holds the most weight, or is the most beautiful? Come and find out!  

PETER GOULD TO READ FROM HORSE-DRAWN YOGURT at Putney Public Library Peter Gould will read from his new non-fiction book about the Vermont back-to-the-land movement, _Horse-Drawn Yogurt: Stories from Total Loss Farm, _at Putney Public Library on Thursday, July 13th at 7pm. Marlboro musician Dan MacArthur will also be present at this very special event […]

Fri, July 14—Comic book artist Marek Bennett will run a workshop on BUILDING A WORLD with drawings and writing. This special workshop will be sign-up only and is for children ages 7-12. Please contact Emily to sign up: emily@putneylibrary.org or call 387-4407.  

Wed, July 19th 2pm—Build a Reading Fort Get ready to build an amazing fort out of huge boxes to sit in for story time!