Brooks Memorial Library

New York Public Library Photo

by Brooks Memorial Library | Books

The historic 1948 New York Times Photo Collection Image of the New York Public Library can be yours for only $1. Only 1 month left to buy tickets! The drawing will be held July 5th at 7pm! 

New Job Hunt Helper for Brooks Memorial Library

by Brooks Memorial Library | Business

Job Hunting? Need help filling out online job applications and other technology tasks? Job Hunt Helper Isabel Renaud has drop-in office hours on Tuesdays, 10 am -1 pm and Thursdays 1 – 4 pm. Isabel’s work is sponsored by Community College of Vermont, in cooperation with the Vermont Department of Libraries. Stop by with your questions! 

Horse Drawn Yogurt: Author Reading by Peter Gould at Brooks Library

by Brooks Memorial Library | Books

We hope you will join us as Peter Gould presents his new book, Horse-Drawn Yogurt: Stories from Total Loss Farm, here at Brooks Memorial Library, on Wednesday, June 14, at 7 pm, downstairs in the Main Reading Room. Horse-Drawn Yogurt, from Green Writers Press, is his first published non-fiction book. It’s a collection of true-life stories of a young man’s life on a Vermont farm commune at the height of the movement. The performance is free, accessible, and open to the public. Gould will read from the book, and will have copies for sale. 

Grant Tips at Brooks Library

by Brooks Memorial Library | Creative

Presentation with Richard Wizansky and Jeanne Walsh at the Brattleboro Area Development Directors meeting. Wednesday, May 10th, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 pm. Library Meeting Room. Brooks Memorial recently joined the Foundation Information Network, a program of the Foundation Center, whose databases provide information about more than 100,000 grant makers. Learn tips and network with other nonprofit leaders, development professionals, and individuals interested in grant funding. Free and open to all.

Secret of the Seasons: A Global Warming Co-Opera

by Brooks Memorial Library | Activism

We hope to see you at this free event, presented by Post Oil Solutions and Green Up SIT! They will be hosting the original global climate change *co-opera,” “SOS: Secret of the Seasons” in the Main Reading Room at Brooks Memorial Library on Sunday, May, 7, at 5:30 p.m.

Raffle Fundraiser: Historic 1948 New York Times Photo Collection Image of the New York Public Library

by Brooks Memorial Library | Arts

The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library are holding a raffle for a 14×17 framed photo print by James Sneddon from the New York Times Photo Collection. Generously donated by Mary Ide, it is valued at $250. Tickets are $1 each, and will be on sale at the circulation desk at Brooks Library, where the print may be also be seen in person. The drawing will be held July 5th at 7pm!

Concert at Brooks Library: Verandah Porche & Patty Carpenter

by Brooks Memorial Library | Music

Keeping Company With Songs and Poems: Verandah Porche and Patty Carpenter Create Special Show to Benefit The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library. Friday, May 5, 2017, 7 pm. Two local artists, the renowned poet Verandah Porche and her close friend, the jazz and rock musician Patty Carpenter, are combining their talents for a special show based on their friendship for the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library. The show will be at Brooks Memorial Library in the newly arranged Main Reading Room. Tickets are available at the library in advance of the show or at the door. To accommodate everyone, ticket prices are on a sliding scale: $12, $15 or $25.

First Wednesdays at Brooks Library: The Indian World of George Washington

by Brooks Memorial Library | History

The upcoming Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesday lecture will discuss how George Washington handled his interactions with Indian peoples. Join us on Wednesday, May 3 at 7 pm at Brooks Memorial Library. Dartmouth College professor Colin Calloway will look at the first president’s relations with Indian peoples and consider how Native American nations and lands shaped the man who shaped the republic. His talk, “The Indian World of George Washington,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public. 

Brooks Memorial Library Open House

by Brooks Memorial Library | Books

Everyone is cordially invited and welcome to attend our Open House in celebration of our recent renovations, April 29th from 2-5 pm! Please come take the tour! Light refresments will be served. There will be an official welcome at 2:30, and a seek-and-find raffle. You can win prizes!

Scrabble! A Fun Evening Out at Brooks Library

by Brooks Memorial Library | Entertainment

Stop by for Drop-in Scrabble, weekly on Wednesdays at 6 pm. No need to bring anything; we’ve got the boards and tiles. Newcomers welcome. See you there. Every Wenesday, except for the first Wednesday of each month, when you might want to drop in for the First Wednesdays lecture series! 

Reinventing the Family Home: First Wednesdays Lecture at Brooks Memorial Library

by Brooks Memorial Library | Books

Join us for a Vermont Humanities Council First Wednesdays lecture at Brooks Memorial Library. On April 5 at 7 pm, Middlebury College professor Erin Sassin examines how American reformers and homeowners have, in pursuit of “the simple life,” attempted to reinvent the form and idea of the single-family home, from farmhouses and communal experiments to the current tiny house phenomenon.