Brick Pit: Dinosaur Habitat
2026-06-25 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, 05450, United States
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 looking to up the challenge and finished creations will be displayed in the library until the next session (one per participant please). Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

T-Rex Tea Party
2026-06-26 15:30 - 16:30
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.

Breakout Box: The Lost Letters of Liberty
2026-06-29 - 2026-07-10
Stop by the youth desk to pick up our newest Breakout Box and unravel the clues by yourself or with friends. This time: We were digging through the Vermont Collection and found a dusty old locked box and a letter written by Abigail Adams, one of the Daughters of Liberty! We are SO curious what’s inside, but we need your help figuring out the combination to the lock on the box…

The Potter's Time Machine
2026-06-30 16:00 - 17:00
A broken pot can tell archaeologists what people ate, believed, and traded thousands of years ago. Explore ancient pottery from around the world, then design your own vessel that tells a story about you. Recommended for children in grades 3 and up, including teens!

VINS! Birds are Dinosaurs!
2026-07-28 13:00 - 14:00
VINS – Vermont Institute of Natural Science presents Birds Are Dinosaurs! Meet live birds of prey up close as VINS shares fascinating facts about wildlife, conservation, and the natural world. Find out what 65 million years of evolution turned the dinosaurs into–birds! Celebrating “Unearth a Story” at your local library, VINS representatives are excited to introduce you to some live birds of prey and learn all about their dinosaur ancestry together. We’ll explore the ways modern birds became masters of the air, and understand the immense timescale over which these dinosaur-descendants adapted!
