• STEM Challenge: Cardboard Couture

    STEM Challenge
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Adults 19-54

    Stop by the Winnie Belle Maker Space in Youth Nonfiction to try our March STEM Challenge: Design and build your own wearable cardboard accessory using the library's kid-friendly Chomp Saw while learning to brainstorm, prototype, and refine your ideas. This program is made possible with support from the Winnie Bell Learned Read more

  • Red Clover Award Book Group

    Red Clover Award Book Group
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Children 6-11

    Each month, students in Gr. K-4 will read two titles from this year’s Red Clover book list and complete an activity. Each month we will read two of the nominees. Voting takes place in March. This program is sponsored by the Brownell Library Foundation. Registration is closed.

  • Golden Dome Award Book Group

    Golden Dome Award Book Group
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 6-11

    Each month, registered students in Gr. 4-8 gather in the library to discuss a book from this year’s Vermont Golden Dome Book List. In this session, we will be discussing How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger AND voting on our favorite books from this year's list. Students must read at least five Read more

  • Snap and Code with Lego Robotics

    Snap and Code with Lego Robotics
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 6-11

    Children ages 6-10 code with Legos and Scratch. Along the way they will grow more comfortable with the iterative nature of the design process, which involves experimenting, failing, and trying again. This program could be a good fit if you have a creative kid who loves solving puzzles.  Registration is Read more

  • Crazy 8s Club

    Crazy 8s Club
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 6-11

    Let's make math fun! An 8 week long recreational, fun math club for grades K-2 of all abilities. This program will take place twice per month, from January through April. Materials provided by the Bedtime Math organization. Led by volunteer math coach Nina Donyaee. Registration is closed.

  • Collage with Olivia

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 6-11

    Drop in and experiment with collage materials. This program is led by teen volunteer Olivia. Recommended for youth ages 5-11

  • Snap and Code with Lego Robotics

    Snap and Code with Lego Robotics
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 6-11

    Children ages 6-10 code with Legos and Scratch. Along the way they will grow more comfortable with the iterative nature of the design process, which involves experimenting, failing, and trying again. This program could be a good fit if you have a creative kid who loves solving puzzles.  Registration is Read more

  • ART LAB: Mystery Bag Challenge

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

    Grab a mystery bag from the youth desk and repurpose some of our creative scraps into your own creation! Show us what you come up with and we’ll take a picture to display on the Winnie Belle windows. This program is made possible with support from the Winnie Bell Learned Fund Read more

  • Earth Month Scavenger Hunt

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Children 6-11

    Discover ways to help our planet in this scavenger hunt. Reduce, reuse and recycle!

  • Whimsical Wednesday: Watershed model with Lake Champlain Basin Program

    Whimsical Wednesdays
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 6-11

    Every Wednesday we will do a fun activity, ranging from crafts to engineering and more! This time: Watershed model with Lake Champlain Basin Program.  This hands-on, tabletop model helps students understand how polluted runoff impairs lakes and rivers. Topics covered include point and nonpoint pollution sources (urban, industrial, forested, and agricultural), toxic Read more