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  • 100 Things for 100 Years

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

    Bring in your collections of 100 things to celebrate 100 years of Brownell Library! Any collection smaller than a shoebox or a jar will be displayed. If you have a larger, perishable or valuable collection, send a photo to youth@brownelllibrary.org with a description and we will display the photo. Let’s 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.

  • National Frosted Cookie Day is on June 10 from 3-4 PM.

    National Frosted Cookie Day!

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 0-5

    Come celebrate this sweet holiday by frosting and decorating a cookie! Open to youth patrons of all ages.

  • Summer reading registration starts June 15th. Starting June 24th, earn prizes for reading!

    Summer Reading Registration

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Children 0-5

    Register and pick up your reading log this week! Starting June 24th, bring your log to the library or fill out an online form to earn a raffle ticket or small prize from the treasure box. 

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

    ART LAB: Dino Prints

    Art Lab
    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

  • Summer Solstice on Thursday, June 18th from 3-4pm

    Summer Solstice!

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

    Celebrate the longest days of the year, Summer Solstice, by making your own big summer sun collage. We’ll be using paint so don’t wear your best clothes! All ages are welcome and the youngest will need some adult help. 

  • Young writers and artists ages 6-18 can submit a story, drawing, comic or poem for our summer zine and a chance to win a $20 phoenix gift card. New prompts released each Wednesday 6/24 through 7/22.

    First Zine Prompt: Summer Playlist

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

    This summer, Brownell Library invites young writers and artists ages 6–18 to unearth a story, a drawing, a comic, or a poem. New creative prompts will be released on Wednesdays starting 6/24 through 7/22. Each week the youth writer or artist with the most creative entry, which best responds to Read more

  • Adopt a dinosaur will take place from Wednesday, June 24 through Wednesday, July 1.

    Adopt a Dino!

    +1 more
    Intergenerational

    A train full of dinosaurs has escaped into the library, and we need your help to find them! Beginning Wednesday June 24, patrons are invited to search the library for dinosaur figurines to take home. These little dinosaurs will only be available until July 1 - come claim yours today! Read more

  • Bookmark Stitch-In, Wednesday, June 24 from 10am-noon

    Bookmark Stitch-In with the Embroidery Guild

    +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.

  • Unearth a Story kick off party with Dinoman on Wed. June 24 from 6-7pm

    Summer Reading Program Kick Off with Dinoman!

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

    Kick off the Summer Reading Program with Dinoman’s high-energy, prehistoric adventure—packed with science, stories, and dinosaurs! The Summer reading program theme is Unearth a Story and will be filled with dinosaur themed events! In the Main Reading Room.

  • Tackle a Lego building challenge or build creatively at Brick Pit on June 25, 3-6pm.

    Brick Pit: Dinosaur Habitat

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

    Calling all builders! Drop in each month to tackle a special LEGO building challenge, this time: Design a landscape where a dinosaur might have lived. Think about what plants, water, and terrain features it would need OR just build whatever you dream up! Creative constraint cards will be available for anyone […]

  • Join us for snacks and learn about grid mapping at the T-Rex Tea Party on June 26, 3:30-4:30pm.

    T-Rex Tea Party

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

    Even paleontologists deserve tea! Join us for an afternoon of cookie excavation, grid mapping, and dino-themed refreshments as we explore archaeological techniques — and then eat the evidence.