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  • Adult Movie Night with special guests from the Howard Center Wednesday, May 20⋅5:30 – 8:00pm

    Adult Movie Night with special guests from the Howard Center

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

    Join us for a movie night! The movie is an award winning film that brings alive the struggles of unhoused visitors at a public library on a frigid night. After the film, there will be a panel discussion with guests from the Howard Center as well as library staff.

  • 100th Anniversary 1920's Style party! Saturday, May 30⋅12:00 – 2:00pm

    100th Anniversary 1920’s Style party!

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

    1920's inspired party! Games, music, and crafts inspired by the 1920's when the library was founded. This is a Brownell libraray 100th anniversary celebration!

  • Take and Make craft kits are available while supplies lasts.

    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

  • STEM CHALLENGE: Robo-cubes is available in youth nonfiction June 2nd to 15th. Explore robotics with cubelets!

    STEM Challenge: Robo-Cubes

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

    Stop by the Winnie Bell Maker Space in Youth Nonfiction to explore robotics with cubelets. We will offer challenges with a range of difficulties, from novice to master. This program is made possible with support from the Winnie Bell Learned Fund, and it is open to all ages.

  • Grief Group - First Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30pm

    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

  • Author Talk: photo of the book.

    Author Talk: “Asa James” by Jodi Lew-Smith

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

    Asa James, Winner of the 2025 prize for Historical Fiction in the American Legacy Book Awards.   Jodi Lew-Smith lives on a hill farm in Hardwick with her husband, dog, chickens, and 250 apple trees. She has always been a writer but also enjoys biology, which comes out in her Read more

  • Dungeons and Dragons is full, email us at youth@brownelllibrary.org to add your name to the waitlist.

    Dungeons & Dragons (FULL)

    Dungeons & Dragons
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +2 more
    Intergenerational

    Players embark on imaginary adventures. The current campaign is full, if you are interested in joining, and able to commit to an ongoing collaborative story for at least 4 months, please email youth@brownelllibrary.org to add your name to the wait list. Open to 5th grade and up.

  • Turn your fingerprints into Dinosaurs at Art Lab: Dino Prints. Available June 16-30 in youth non-fiction.

    ART LAB: Dino Prints

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

    Turn your fingerprint into a dinosaur and your dinosaur into a story at the Winnie Bell Maker Space. Show us your creation and we will make a copy to display on the Winnie Belle Windows, and it may be included in our Summer Zine! This program is for all ages, 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 - Audition by Katie Kitamura Monday, June 22⋅6:30 – 7:30pm Monthly on the fourth Monday

    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

  • Bookmark Stitch-In with the Embroidery Guild

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Intergenerational

    Local members of the Embroiderers' Guild of America celebrate our summer theme with a Stitch-In. Watch them create embroidery using a variety of needlework techniques. Choose a beautifully stitched bookmark to take home. For all ages.

  • Librarian's Choice Book Discussion - Piranesi Saturday, June 27⋅2:00 – 3:00pm

    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