• Daily and ongoing programs for adults:

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Adults 19-54

    Book Display: This month we are celebrating the country's 250th birthday! Stop by the library and check out a book, documentary, film, or magazine about the United States! Visit the KCR display! This month our display features art by the Essex Art League! Magazine Swap: Need some new reading material? Check Read more

  • Must Read Mondays – Audition by Katie Kitamura

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Adults 19-54

    One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love. Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, Read more

  • Librarian’s Choice Book Discussion

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Adults 19-54

    Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. He Read more

  • Daily and ongoing programs for adults:

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Adults 19-54

    Book display: For the month of July, check out books and movies about, inspired by, or related to Dinosaurs and/or Paleontology! Visit the KCR display! In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Brownell Library, the Essex Community Historical Society will have on display pictures of what Essex Junction looked Read more

  • Grief Group

    Grief Group
    Kolvoord Community Room
    Adults 19-54

    Join a compassionate community of others who are grieving. In this safe and supportive space, we come together to share, validate, and navigate the complexities of grief. Guided by certified death doula Karen Hergesheimer, our conversations offer understanding, education, and valuable resources to help you through this journey. Hot tea Read more

  • Vermont Astronomical Society Meeting

    Kolvoord Community Room
    Adults 19-54

    Free and Open to the Public In-person and via Zoom Ask for the Zoom link from paulwaav@together.net or theresamarie11@GMAIL.COM The in-person will be at the Brownell Library on 2A near 5-Corners in Essex Junction.If you attend via Zoom please get on-line before 7:30. If you don't have Zoom installed, the application will automatically download and install Read more

  • Brownell Library Trustees Meeting

    Brownell Library Trustees Meeting
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Adults 19-54

    Brownell Library is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Brownell Library Trustees Meeting Time: Dec 16, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every month on the Third Tue, 44 occurrence(s) Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Monthly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYscO6rpzwuHdaTWylSm6cQwO7kVKXNjQCc/ics?icsToken=DJC_hnql0O-dICWSmwAALAAAALkY_tpkviZ_Ak1zKrOq15hp2YuUN8rhVMKk6HomHdeY45-f9NUjdXpctrUDCNkOQEDBmd9ZToyPbINfzjAwMDAwMQ Join Read more

  • Must Read Mondays – Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters

    Kolvoord Community Room
    Adults 19-54

    July 1962. Following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia, a Mi’kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge Read more

  • Daily and ongoing programs for adults:

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Adults 19-54

    Book Display: For the month of August, check out books and materials about Essex Junction history. This display is inspired by the Brownell Library's 100th anniversary! Visit the KCR display! In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Brownell Library, the Essex Community Historical Society will have on display pictures Read more

  • STEM Challenge: Chomp Saw Dinos

    STEM Challenge
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Intergenerational

    Build your own cardboard dinosaur using the library’s chomp saw, a template will be provided, or you can design your own at the Winnie Bell Maker Space in Youth Non Fiction. This program is made possible with support from the Winnie Bell Learned Fund, and it is open to all Read more

  • VT Astronomical Society

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Adults 19-54

    Free and Open to the Public In-person and via Zoom Ask for the Zoom link from paulwaav@together.net or theresamarie11@GMAIL.COM VAS Members will be emailed the Zoom link The in-person will be at the Brownell Library on 2A near 5-Corners in Essex Junction. If you attend via Zoom please get on-line before 7:30.  If you don't have Zoom Read more

  • Celebrate Erna’s 20 year career!

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Intergenerational

    Celebrate Erna's 20 year career as an assistant youth librarian and her upcoming retirement. Light refreshments snacks and refreshments available.