T-Rex Tea Party @ Next Stage
2025-11-15 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
You are invited to an elegant tea party with a T-Rex! Learn tea party etiquette, nibble some dino-riffic snacks, listen to dinosaur stories and greet a very special guest. Your best tea party finery or dinosaur outfits are encouraged.
**Event will be held at NEXT STAGE ARTS located at 15 Kimball Hill, Putney, VT**
Please register all kids in attendance.
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Mending Bee
2025-11-16 12:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-14 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 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.

Once Upon a Page: a Fantasy Fiction Book Club
2025-11-17 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-12-15 17:30 - 19:00
Once Upon a Page: a Fantasy Fiction Book Club invites you to join us at the Putney Library as we explore other worlds. Meet new people and read cozy fantasy novels with fellow book addicts.

Read With A Dog!
2025-11-18 14:30 - 15:30, 2025-12-16 14:30 - 15:30
Practice your reading skills with Virgil, our therapy dog volunteer and his human Abigail. All ages and abilities welcome
Virgil loves to listen!

Putney Amblers Walking Group
2025-11-19 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-26 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-31 14:00 - 15:00
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.

Stitch Together
2025-11-19 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-17 17:00 - 19:00
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.

Music & Movement
2025-11-22 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-12-13 08:30 - 09:30
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.

Dinosaur Footprint Fossil Show & Tell with Willis McCumber
2025-11-25 17:30 - 19:00
Dinosaur Footprint Fossil Show & Tell with Willis McCumber
Tuesday, November 25th at 6:30pm
Join geology enthusiast Willis McCumber for a show and tell of some dinosaur tracks and other trace fossils he’s collected in VT/MA over the last few years. He will show slides and actual specimens and do a Q&A for this all-ages program.
Willis McCumber is a slate roofer who explores fossils, rocks, and dinosaur tracks in his spare time. He lives in Turners Falls, MA, on sediments and lavas that flowed into a rift valley when the Appalachian Mountain Belt was breaking up 250-190 million years ago. He can be found on YouTube talking about rocks and plants: @WillisMcCumber.

Library Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
2025-11-27 07:00 - 2025-11-28 16:00

Cancelled--Putney Amblers Walking Group
2025-12-03 13:00 - 14:00

Apple Hand Pies
2025-12-03 14:30 - 15:30
Make delicious hand pies with Lisa from the Brattleboro Food Coop. Drop in to this after school program (no registration necessary), ages 8+.

Author Talk: Katie Fricas
2025-12-04 17:30 - 19:00
In this illustrated book talk, Katie Fricas will share images from her five-year process of hand-drawing and writing this graphic novel.
Katie Fricas is a cartoonist and editor in New York City. Her comics have been in The New Yorker, The Guardian, the LA Review of Books, and lots of other shiny places. Her first book, Checked Out, was published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2025.

Shortest Days Celebration
2025-12-19 15:00 - 17:00
Join us for treats, singing and a fire in our stone seating area to bring light to the shortest days of the year.

Library Closes at 3pm for Christmas Eve
2025-12-24 09:30 - 14:00

Cancelled for Christmas Eve--Putney Amblers Walking Group
2025-12-24 13:00 - 14:00

Library Closed For Christmas
2025-12-24 - 2025-12-25

Game Night
2025-12-29 17:00 - 18:30
Play a variety of board games with friends, neighbors and family during one of the darkest nights of the year.

Library Closes at 3pm for New Years Eve
2025-12-31 09:30 - 14:00

Library Closes Early for New Years Eve
2025-12-31 14:00 - 17:00

Library Closed for New Years Day
2025-12-31 - 2026-01-01
