Putney Public Library

Stitch Together
2026-06-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
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.

Putney Amblers Walking Group
2026-06-03 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-27 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-20 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-13 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-29 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-22 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-15 15:00 - 16:00
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.

Music & Movement
2026-05-30 09:30 - 22:30, 2026-05-09 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.

Read with a Dog - It's Virgil's Birthday!!
2026-05-26 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!
Bonus: May 26th is Virgil’s birthday come celebrate by reading him a story and bring a treat if you wish.

Library Closed for Memorial Day
2026-05-25

Pigments Picnic at Putney Public Library
2026-05-21 18:30 - 20:00
Pigments Picnic at Putney Public Library
Thursday, May 21st, 2-4pm
Folks of all ages are invited to stop by Putney Public Library on Thursday, May 21st to enjoy a pop-up Pigments Picnic. Demonstrations, conversations and investigations of local colour through earths, mushrooms, plants and more will be on offer, along with light snacks.
Join special guest color & pigment enthusiasts; Carrie La Chance, Nicole Dupree, Rosi Olivan, Caroline Ross, & Carolyn Sweeney to muse about ink, dye, tannin, pigments, watercolor, tempera and more.
Bring your own local color or pigments material to share and show, or ask questions of the pigments picnickers. Co-sponsored by In Situ Polyculture Commons.
You can learn more about the special guests’ own colors and pigments practices here:
https://www.carolynsweeney.com
https://foundandground.com
https://www.instagram.com/itequiya.lab
https://ampersandtextile.com
https://www.instagram.com/mmmordere/

Book Sale--half price day!
2026-05-17 11:00 - 13:00

Book Sale
2026-05-16 09:00 - 13:00

Library Closing at 1pm for Book Sale Setup
2026-05-15 13:00 - 18:00

Extreme Survival with NY Times Bestselling Author Michael Tougias
2026-05-13 18:30 - 20:00
Extreme Survival with NY Times Bestselling Author Michael Tougias
Wednesday, May 13th at 6:30pm at Putney Library
Author Michael Tougias will be giving a slide presentation on his book Extreme Survival: Lessons From Those Who Have Triumphed Against All Odds at Putney Public Library on Wednesday, May 13th at 6:30pm. Tougias uses slides from some of the survival events to give the audience an edge-of-your-seat experience that also provides useful techniques that we can all use when faced with adversity or aspire to achieve a difficult goal.
The author has interviewed over 100 people who survived against all odds, and researched many historical figures who have achieved the near-impossible. He supplements their stories with a handful of first person accounts from some of the toughest survivors in history.
In this book, Extreme Survival, Tougias shares what he has learned about decision making under pressure and the mindsets and techniques survivors used to channel their energy into proactive decisions that saved their lives. He demonstrates that the same techniques can help anyone be more resilient when feeling overwhelmed or facing a seemingly insurmountable challenge in their personal or professional life. The methods shared can also be used by anyone who has an important goal – they provide inspiration and step by step practices to overcome obstacles and achieve a person’s full potential.
Tougias has written seven survival and rescue books and Extreme Survival is the culmination of his life’s work of interviewing and researching the toughest survivors over the past three decades.
Some of the survivors from history include John McCain, Mary Rowlandson (captive during King Philip’s Indian War), Howard Blackburn, Captain Bligh, Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, mountainman Hugh Glass, Admiral Byrd, Shackleton, WWII pilot James Whittaker, Teddy Roosevelt, JFK (PT109), USS Indianapolis survivors, and many more from mountain climbers to early explorers of the new world.
Michael Tougias has earned critical acclaim and literary awards for his 30 bestselling non-fiction narratives, and his latest is In Deep Water: A True Story of Sharks, Survival and Courage. www.michaeltougias.com
Putney Public Library is located at 55 Main St. Putney, VT. This event is free and open to the public.

Extreme Survival with Michael Tougias
2026-05-13 18:30 - 19:30
We have all heard amazing stories of survival that rendered us awestruck. But too often, we don’t realize the wealth of information we can learn from people who make it to the other side of life’s most daunting challenges. In this talk, New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias chronicles harrowing survival stories and then discusses lessons to learn from these experience.
For his book Extreme Survival Tougias interviewed over 100 people who survived against all odds, and researched many historical figures who have achieved the near-impossible. In this talk, Tougias uses slides from several survival events to give the audience an edge-of-your-seat experience that also provides useful techniques that we can all use when faced with adversity or aspire to achieve a difficult goal.

Omnivore Ethics: A Forum & Community Conversation
2026-05-12 18:30 - 20:00
Omnivore Ethics
A Forum & Community Conversation
Tuesday, May 12th, 6:30pm
Both in person and online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83493268395?pwd=[REDACTED]
Three organizations, the Putney Public Library, In Situ Polyculture Commons & Marble House Project, are thrilled to invite the public to a very omnivorous forum including guest speakers with decades of experience in outdoor education, hunting, environmental art, foraging and ancestral skills. Through this conversation, the organizers invite the public to contribute to a discussion that will touch on numerous aspects of omnivorous life in the anthropocene, including; understanding pre-modern human diets, ethics of foraging & hunting (why kill an animal?), effects of industrial agriculture & meat consumption globally, importance of local foodsheds, concerns of animal welfare, environmental effects of deer overpopulation, and (perhaps) even more!
Bring your passion, bring your questions, and bring your curiosity as we all seek to gain depth and knowledge about the many considerations one takes, knowingly or not, as an omnivore.
Featuring contributions and moderation by:
Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper, visiting educator & ancestral skills expert
Bob Etzweiler, Hunter Education Instructor for Vermont and Director of the Hunter’s
Heart Hunting Apprenticeship, the Vermont Wilderness School Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship
Ed Morris, environmental artist, Co-founder of Tool Shed & Interim Executive Director of Marble House Project (Dorset, VT)
Brian Cheverie, Putney-area resident, community-member and hunter
Candace Jensen, Creative Director and Co-founder of In Situ Polyculture Commons, frequent forager & locavore in SE Vermont

TUBER TUESDAY: Spring Tuber and Bulb Swap
2026-05-05 18:00 - 19:00
Spring Tuber and Bulb Swap
Tuesday, May 5th 6pm-7pm at Putney Library
Bring your excess spring bulbs, corms, perennial starts, and tubers to swap with your neighbors on Tuesday, May 5th! Please bring you swapable items!
Please brush off as much dirt as possible and label your contributions as best you can, even if only with the plant name and color (pink dahlia.) We’ll also have a section for “mystery” colors for the adventurous gardeners. We acknowledge that jumping worms or other dirt-borne pests are a risk when introducing new plants to our gardens.

Bringing Up Beaver with John Aberth
2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:30
John Aberth, a licensed volunteer wildlife rehabilitator, will present on his book, Bringing Up Beaver, about his raising and release of an orphaned beaver kit. On May 10, 2020, a beaver kit—BK—was found in St. Albans, Vermont and handed over to John Aberth, a rehabilitator who specializes in beaver. Over the next two years, John raised BK and prepared him for release back into the wild. During that time, John and BK developed a special and unique bond, which John documented in a daily diary. That diary became the basis for Bringing Up Beaver, a lively and engaging account of one human’s relationship with a wild animal. This presentation will use both video and photos to augment and flesh out BK’s story as told in Bringing Up Beaver.

Earth Day Beaver Believer Day!
2026-04-22 16:00 - 17:00
Join beaver expert, Patti Smith from Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center, for a fun exploration of beaver ecology and river science focusing on the relationship between beavers, watershed health, and flood resilience.
Learn about the benefits of beavers and how we can live with them harmoniously. Elsa, a giant Ice Age beaver will be on hand as will some other hands-on activities.
This program is open to all ages, but will be geared towards 5-10 year olds and their caregivers.
All youth attendees will receive a copy of What Goes On Inside a Beaver Pond by Becky Cushing Gop.

Once Upon a Page Fantasy Fiction Book Group
2026-04-20 18:30 - 20:00
Discusses How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann
Copies available at the library desk.

Mending Bee
2026-04-19 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.

Puzzle Race and Swap
2026-04-18
Race at 1pm! Register your team here: https://forms.gle/9aR2LwdJyYem2xEX8
Puzzle swap from 10am-end of race–bring a puzzle, take a puzzle (or three!)

The Basics of Estate Planning with Edward A. Dimayuga
2026-04-14 18:30 - 20:00
What happens to your property when you die — and who decides? In this presentation, Vermont estate planning attorney Edward A. Dimayuga walks through the basics of wills, trusts, and estate planning in plain English. Topics include how a will works and what happens if you die without one, the difference between a will and a trust and when a trust makes sense, how to make sure your assets actually reach the people you intend, and common mistakes that can derail even a well-intentioned plan. Whether you are just starting to think about estate planning or have documents you haven’t looked at in years, this presentation will give you a practical framework for the decisions ahead.
Ed has centered his practice around helping people plan for themselves and their loved ones. In times of need, he assists families in carrying out these plans with care and compassion. His practice is exclusively in the preparation of Wills and trusts, powers of attorney and Advance Directives, and assisting clients with probate and trust administration, guardianships, and long-term care Medicaid planning.
Ed previously focused his practice in the areas of estate planning and elder law in Florida and brings extensive experience. Before establishing his private practice he worked for the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association in Orlando, Florida, where he assisted the indigent and disabled, children in foster care, and military veterans in need.
He is an active member of the Vermont and Florida bars and has also practiced in Kansas and Missouri. He completed his undergraduate studies at Boston College and earned his law degree from Tulane Law School in 2003.
Ed and his wife, Jennifer, recently relocated to southern Vermont to raise their four children. They are looking forward to enjoying all of Vermont’s seasons and can’t wait to learn to ski and snowboard!
