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SUMMARY:Putney Amblers Walking Group
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe 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.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/putney-amblers-walking-group-3/2026-10-07/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-10-08/
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SUMMARY:Library Closed for Indigenous Peoples Day
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SUMMARY:Putney Amblers Walking Group
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe 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.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/putney-amblers-walking-group-3/2026-10-14/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-10-15/
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SUMMARY:Once Upon a Page Fantasy Fiction Book Group
DESCRIPTION:Take a look at the latest newsletter for this month’s book choice!
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/once-upon-a-page-fantasy-fiction-book-group-3/2026-10-19/
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SUMMARY:Putney Amblers Walking Group
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe 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.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/putney-amblers-walking-group-3/2026-10-21/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-10-22/
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SUMMARY:Putney Amblers Walking Group
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe 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.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/putney-amblers-walking-group-3/2026-10-28/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-10-29/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-11-05/
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SUMMARY:Library Closed for Veterans Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/library-closed-for-veterans-day-5/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-11-12/
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SUMMARY:Once Upon a Page Fantasy Fiction Book Group
DESCRIPTION:Take a look at the latest newsletter for this month’s book choice!
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/once-upon-a-page-fantasy-fiction-book-group-3/2026-11-16/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-11-19/
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SUMMARY:Library Closed for Thanksgiving
DESCRIPTION:
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/library-closed-for-thanksgiving-2/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-11-26/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-12-03/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-12-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T183000
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-12-17/
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SUMMARY:Once Upon a Page Fantasy Fiction Book Group
DESCRIPTION:Take a look at the latest newsletter for this month’s book choice!
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/once-upon-a-page-fantasy-fiction-book-group-3/2026-12-21/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261224T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261224T180000
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SUMMARY:Library Closes at 3pm for Christmas Eve
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URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/library-closes-at-3pm-for-christmas-eve-2/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-12-24/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2026-12-31/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2027-01-07/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2027-01-14/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2027-01-21/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2027-01-28/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2027-02-04/
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\,  discussion series with Meg Mott
DESCRIPTION:The Pursuit of Happiness: A revolution in self-renewal\nA discussion series with Meg Mott\nThursdays in July at Putney Public Library\n“Don’t you know that you are free?\nWell\, at least in your mind if you want to be” Sylvester Stone \nJoin Meg Mott\, Putney resident and Constitution Wrangler\, for a series of evening discussions on the virtues outlined in Vermont’s Constitution. This series is supported in part by a grant from Vermont Humanities\, in partnership with the Vermont 250th Commission. Discussions will take place Thursdays in July: July 2nd\, 9th\, 16th and 23rd at 6:30pm.\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. In the past\, she has facilitated the Debating Our Rights series on the first ten amendments to the Constitution at Putney Public Library. \nMeg says:\nThe Declaration of Independence lists three unalienable rights: Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The third unalienable right was understood as the effort to improve one’s character through life-long learning and fearless self-examination. There was no reason to elucidate the meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness in the federal Constitution because the states were already on it.\nVermont’s Constitution focuses on five civic virtues: Justice\, Moderation\, Temperance\, Industry\, and Frugality. Each of the virtues provides a path to a strong inner life\, less reactive to events we can’t control. Each of the discussions in this series will focus on a path to inner strength. Don’t worry if you miss a session. All paths eventually meet at the summit. \nJuly 2: How Suffering Can Lead to Happiness\nThe first session focuses on some of the moral philosophers who extolled the pursuit of happiness\, such as Cicero and Epictetus\, John Adams and Frederick Douglass. How did they travel the path from despair to hope\, from enslavement to freedom?  \nJuly 9: Take it Light\nModeration and Temperance are two virtues that focus on self-restraint. With moderation\, we practice reducing our annoyance at annoying people. With temperance\, we practice reducing consumption in order to move more lightly upon the earth.  We’ll consider who benefits from our current excesses and what other responses might be available in the moment. \nJuly 16: Laboring for the Common Good\nIndustry and Frugality are two virtues that focus on how we use our labor. Do we work to excess\, frantically trying to complete an immoderate list? Are we spending money we don’t have in an effort to feel more in control? We’ll spend some time imagining a new way to understand our work in this world. How might we liberate ourselves from the anxieties of this anxious age? \nJuly 23: A Moral and Just Imagination\nBeloved by protest movements\, but sometimes lacking in the protesters themselves\, justice means approaching your political enemies as if they could be future friends. We’ll consider a current hot topic in Vermont politics\, exploring more just ways to resolve our differences.
URL:http://putneylibrary.org/event/the-pursuit-of-happiness-a-revolution-in-self-renewal-discussion-series-with-meg-mott/2027-02-11/
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