Closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day
2023-10-08 - 2023-10-09

The Putney Mountain Hawkwatch: 50 Years Counting Hawks
2023-10-11 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
The Putney Mountain Hawkwatch: 50 Years Counting Hawks
Wednesday, October 11th at 7pm at Putney Public Library
Each Fall, an intrepid bunch of people heads up Putney Mountain with one goal in mind – count as many hawks and vultures as they can, regardless of the weather. For 50 years, volunteers have made this trek, enjoying the view, the company, but most importantly, the drama of the hawk migration. Join members of the group on Wednesday, October 11th at 7pm at Putney Public Library to hear about the Hawkwatch’s history, the data it gathers, and how you can get more involved!
In 1974, volunteers counted 519 birds on just four days. But this count represented 21% of all birds seen at the 10 statewide lookout sites in Vermont that year. Fifty years later someone is counting birds on Putney Mountain every day from late August to November 10th , rivaling the coverage in nearby sites with paid watchers. And the birds keep coming, thrilling the watchers with their sheer numbers, ambition, and aerial antics. It has to be experienced.
The data collected on Putney Mountain is added to that from approximately 200 affiliated raptor monitoring sites and organized by the Hawk Migration Association of North America, providing a near-real-time international database of hawk counts across the continent. The year-to-year data can be accessed by anyone on hawkcount.org .
Putney Public Library is located at 55 Main St. in Putney, VT. This program is free and open to the public.

Storytime with Susan Hessey!
2023-10-12 07:00 - 08:00, 2023-10-19 07:00 - 08:00
Join Susan Hessey for stories, songs and crafts. Preschoolers and their siblings and caretakers are welcome to attend. Thursdays in October at 11 am.

Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing
2023-10-14 08:00 - 10:00
View outdoors at the Putney Library. The eclipse will also be live streamed indoors.

Craft Night
2023-10-18 16:00 - 18:00, 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

**note date change**Tim Stevenson Reading-- Transformative Activism: A Values Revolution in Everyday Life in a Time of Societal Collapse
2023-10-19 14:30 - 16:00

Peeps Ghost Houses
2023-10-25 12:00 - 13:00
For ages 10 +, Come build a spooky candy house for the ghost peeps!
Please register at www.putneylibrary.org

Must Free Speech Endure Hate Speech? with Meg Mott
2023-10-25 14:30 - 16:00
The First Amendment prevents Congress from passing any laws that abridge the freedom of speech. But what does that actually mean? In this presentation, professor Meg Mott considers the history of speech laws in the United States, how states and municipalities have tried to curb offensive speech, and how the Supreme Court has ruled on those efforts.
She’ll also discuss how speech fits into the life cycle of our democracy. While some argue that limits on speech are necessary for marginalized persons to feel welcome in the public sphere, others argue that the criminalization of speech serves the needs of the penal state more than the general public.
All arguments are welcome as we make full use of our reasoning powers to bring the First Amendment to life!

NO STORYTIME October 26th
2023-10-26 07:00 - 08:00

NO STORYTIME November 2
2023-11-02 10:00 - 11:00

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

LEGO Club
2023-11-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-07 11:00 - 12:00
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
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

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
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
