Copies of this book available at the library's desk. Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart--he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season's first […]

The Putney Public Library is delighted to host Brattleboro poet Daniel A. Heller for a reading from his recently published book, Between the Shadows, on Thursday, January 12th at 7pm. In Heller’s words, “many of the poems in this book come from the dark corners of my heart. By giving verbal form to these ideas […]

Join board certified (BCC) Health/Wellness and Life Coach and Psychosynthesis Counselor Robin White for a communication workshop based on Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication, at the Putney Public Library on Wednesday, January 18th at 6:30pm. Robin says of this workshop, “Communication of the Heart is a forum that is both educational and experiential, in a context […]

Vermont folklorist Jane Beck shares the story of the Turner family, a multi-generational saga spanning two centuries, played out across three continents. The saga was related to Jane Beck by Daisy Turner, a Grafton, VT resident born to freed slaves, who had listened to her father, Alec Turner, recount stories of the family past. Her […]

Copies of this book will be available at the library's desk. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official […]

Come and knit, crochet, and craft the winter blues away! Beginners welcome! Bring your own project. 7pm.

Thursday, February 16th at 7pm—Write Action ReadOUT! Write Action’s writers will read the work of African American poets including Langston Huhges, Alice Walker, Audre Lorde, and more. Open discussion and reading after the presentation. Bring a favorite poem to share.

Thursday, February 23rd at 6:30 pm—Screening of the Documentary Film 13th: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans. Snacks will be served.