Keeper is a two-year-old Labrador Retriever certified therapy dog. He is an excellent listener and companion for anyone practicing their reading skills or just needing a friend. Email julia@putneylibrary.org to reserve a 15 minute time slot to read with Keeper. All ages and reading abilities welcome!

Zoom Lecture--please email Emily for the link to this event: emily@putneylibrary.org Almost 13,000 years ago, small groups of Paleoindians endured frigid winters on the edge of a river in what would become Keene, New Hampshire. This begins the remarkable story of Native Americans in the Monadnock region of southwestern New Hampshire, part of the traditional […]

Zoom lecture--Please email Emily for the link to this lecture: emily@putneylibrary.org Contrary to the image that most Dutch people resisted the Nazis, only a small percentage actively participated – many of them women delivering messages or smuggling children to safety. What would they say if they could speak to us now? How are their decisions […]

Book Launch of Nellie’s Diary, 1863-1865: Her Life at Sea - The Diary of Ellen M. Starrett associated works compiled by her great granddaughter Elizabeth S. Mills. Wednesday, May 11th at 7pm At Putney Public Library--in person, masks required.

Poetry Reading Curated by Karen Kelsay of Kelsay Books May 12th, 2022, 6:30pm at Putney Public Library In person, masks required.

Film Screening: Dawnland Tuesday, May 24th at 7pm Join us for an in-person screening of this Emmy Award winning documentary at the Putney Public Library. Masks are required for this event. “My foster mother told me … she would save me from being Penobscot.” For most of the 20th century, government agents systematically forced Native […]

You're Invited to a Magical Unicorn & Dragon party! June 4th 11 am (light rain or shine) We will be hosting a party to celebrate all things Unicorns and Dragons. Join us under the big tent, behind the library, to share stories, games, crafts, snacks and a little bit of magic! Come dressed in your […]

The library will be closed for tree removal.

Constitution + Comics Camp The Putney Public Library is offering a free camp open to all area teens. Join us for Constitution + Comics Camp where we will read and debate excerpts from the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, the Vermont Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, as well as graphic novels with historical and constitutional […]