Monday Movie Matinee - Dog Man

Join us at a NEW TIME, 4:00 pm , for an encore Monday Movie Matinee: Dog Man – rated PG Bring a snack and enjoy the show! In the Community Meeting Room.

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Interaction's Prison Quilt Project

Fractured, Not Broken, is a collaborative quilt project connecting people inside and outside prison walls. We invite you to join in the hand-stitching of Interaction’s Prison Quilt in the Main Reading Room from 5-7 PM on Monday, August 10th — poignantly on International......More

Fractured, Not Broken, is a collaborative quilt project connecting people inside and outside prison walls. We invite you to join in the hand-stitching of Interaction’s Prison Quilt in the Main Reading Room from 5-7 PM on Monday, August 10th — poignantly on International Prisoners’ Justice Day. This project had an initial goal to provide a space for incarcerated Vermonters to reflect on and share their experience of incarceration, while also tapping into the healing and transformational power of telling their stories through art. As the project developed, it became important to expand the project to include the hands of the community that will welcome home these incarcerated individuals. The incarcerated quilters are JA, DC, DF, QG, FN, JO, and TR. The completed quilt will hang in the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center in September – October 2026.  All are welcome to visit the library to add your own stitch before it is celebrated at the museum. For more information, visit interactionvt.org/quilt/. The quilt is presented by Interaction with funding from the Vermont Prison Research Innovation Network (PRIN) and the Vermont Arts Council.

Main Reading Room

Library Board of Trustees

Monthly meeting of the Brooks Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Citizen attendance and commentary welcome! Board of Trustees

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Game Cafe!

Come join game enthusiasts in playing Magic the Gathering in various formats (including Commander/EDH) as well as other fun and creative board & card games. Bring your favorite games- All Ages Welcome!

Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Unearth Your Creativity! Workshop III: Walnut Ink Still Life with Vermont Stones

Workshop III: Walnut Ink Still Life with Vermont Stones — Saturday, August 15 – REGISTER ONLINE In this meditative workshop, create your own cairn, or stone stack temporary sculpture, with local Vermont stones. River Gallery School Teaching Artist, Kate Milliken, will g......More

Workshop III: Walnut Ink Still Life with Vermont Stones — Saturday, August 15 – REGISTER ONLINE In this meditative workshop, create your own cairn, or stone stack temporary sculpture, with local Vermont stones. River Gallery School Teaching Artist, Kate Milliken, will guide participants in creating still life paintings of their individual stone stacks with natural walnut ink. Walnut Ink is made from walnut husks and dries in a rich, brown sepia tone and is great for experimenting with layering.    Unearth Your Creativity! Art Workshop SeriesAdult Summer Reading Program Workshop I: Observational Drawing: Bones & Feathers — Saturday, July 11 Workshop II: Make Your Own Natural Paintbox — Saturday, July 18 Workshop III: Walnut Ink Still Life with Vermont Stones — Saturday, August 15 Join us for a series of three nature-inspired classes designed for adults and youth ages 12 and up. These hour-and-a-half workshops will focus on the use of natural materials and the skill of close observation, a vital gift of drawing from life, which connects the visual arts with the sciences. Throughout these workshops, the emphasis is on learning how to see the natural world through a new lens. Drawing from observation and using local materials will foster a deeper connection between art and science while contributing to the understanding of our local environment. Participants are welcome to attend one or all workshops, and all sessions are free. Registration is required. Please register online or contact the Circulation Desk (in person, 802-254-5290, [email protected]). Sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Brattleboro in Stitches

Bring a work in progress to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, or mend. Sewing machines, irons, and companionship will be provided.

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Safe and Science-Backed Approach to Screen-Use in Schools

Meeting for parents and community members concerned about the use of screens and digital products in classrooms.

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

-CANCELLED- Monday Movie Matinee

The Monday movie matinee on August 17th is CANCELLED.

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Sci-Fi Reading Group

The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet in the Quiet Reading Room from 7:00pm – 8:30pm to discuss Super Extra Grande by Yoss! In a distant future in which Latin Americans have pioneered faster-than-light space travel, Dr. Jan Amos Sangan Dongo has a job with large and unusua......More

The Sci-Fi Reading Group will meet in the Quiet Reading Room from 7:00pm – 8:30pm to discuss Super Extra Grande by Yoss! In a distant future in which Latin Americans have pioneered faster-than-light space travel, Dr. Jan Amos Sangan Dongo has a job with large and unusual responsibilities: he’s a veterinarian who specializes in treating enormous alien animals. Mountain-sized amoebas, multisex species with bizarre reproductive processes, razor-nailed, carnivorous humanoid hunters: Dr. Sangan has seen it all. When a colonial conflict threatens the fragile peace between the galaxy’s seven intelligent species, he must embark on a daring mission through the insides of a gigantic creature and find two swallowed ambassadors—who also happen to be his competing love interests. The Sci-Fi Reading Group meets the third Monday of every month and is open to curious minds, whether or not they’ve read this month’s selection.

Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Brattleboro Stamp Club

Join the Brattleboro Stamp Club for all sorts of philatelic curios, conversation, and comradery!

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

SEVT Audubon Society

Join South Eastern Vermont’s Audubon Society for a monthly program featuring nature and the environment.

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Friends of the Library

Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. Community attendance and commentary is welcome! Friends of the Library

Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Game Cafe!

Come join game enthusiasts in playing Magic the Gathering in various formats (including Commander/EDH) as well as other fun and creative board & card games. Bring your favorite games- All Ages Welcome!

Meeting Room D – Quiet Reading Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States