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  • 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

  • 100 Things for 100 Years - All month

    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

  • 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

  • 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!

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

  • 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

  • Stop by the youth desk and pick up the latest Breakout Box. Unravel the clues by yourself or with friends, June 29-July10

    Breakout Box: The Lost Letters of Liberty

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

    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 Read more

  • Tech Help Appointments - Mondays. By appointment.

    Tech Help with Clif

    Tech Help with Clif
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Seniors 55+

    Offering one on one technology help. Reservation required. Please call 802-878-6955 at least 48 hours in advance.

  • Dinolympics! Monday, June29, 3-4:30pm

    Dinolympics!

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

    Dinolympics! A fun, dinosaur-themed event with games, activities and crafts inspired by prehistoric eras. For ages 6-11.

  • Current Events Discussion Group - Tuesdays at 10am

    Current Events

    Current Events
    Kolvoord Community Room
    Seniors 55+

    In an age of instant news reporting from every corner of our world, sometimes the sheer volume of information can feel overwhelming. This current events discussion group will attempt to quiet the noise and step back to reflect on what the news means, what is its context, and what the ramifications Read more

  • Explore ancient pottery and design a vessel that shares your own story at The Potter's Time Machine on June 30th, 4-5pm

    The Potter’s Time Machine

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

    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!

  • STEM Challenge: Pasta Paleontology is available July 1-15 in the WInnie Belle Maker Space in Youth Non Fiction

    STEM Challenge: Pasta Paleontology

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

    From rigatoni ribs to spaghetti spines, build your own dinosaur skeleton out of pasta noodles while exploring the real science of dinosaur bones 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 Read more