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  • Hieroglyphs: Create a Cartouche! will happen on Tuesday July 21 from 3-4 PM.

    Hieroglyphs: Create a Cartouche!

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

    One of the oldest writing systems in the world, Egyptian hieroglyphics date back over 5,000 years. Using these images, we will be creating cartouches just like the ones the ancient Egyptians used to enclose the names of their pharaohs. There will also be secret messages in hieroglyphics for patrons to 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

  • Outdoor Play Time, every Wednesday in July from 10-10:45am

    Outdoor Play Time

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

    Bring your toddlers and preschoolers to this play time outside near the pavilion. We will read one story and play with giant blocks, hoops, chalk, bubbles and water! Bring a towel or change of clothes. Inclement weather? We'll play inside (minus the water toy). Teen volunteers we need your help. Read more

  • Dino-mite Story Time, Thursdays in June from 10-10:30am

    Dino-Mite Story Time

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

    Unearth stories, rhymes and songs at this dinosaur themed story time series.

  • Our annual Tie Dye Party is July 24, drop in sometime between 3 and 4pm.

    Tie Dye Party

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

    Drop in between 3-4:30pm to twist, bind, and dye your way to unique, wearable works of art during Brownell's annual tie dye party. Bring your own t-shirt if you are able, pre-washed, 100% cotton works best; we will also have some shirts on hand just in case. Participants will learn Read more

  • Breakout Box: The Earth's Breakup is available at the youth desk July 27-August 7

    Breakout Box: The Earth’s Break Up

    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: Congratulations! You have been invited to a FREE movie night to learn about Pangaea and how the Earth’s plates split! But, wait. There’s a catch. When you 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.

  • Make Dino SLime on July 27, 3:30-4:30pm

    Dino Slime

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

    What would you call a cold, glittery, purple slime from the Cretaceous period? Find out at our slime-making program, where kids going into grades 1-5 can customize their own slime and give it an official scientific name.

  • Must Read Mondays. Monday, July 27, 2026 from 6:30-7:30pm.

    Must Read Mondays – Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters

    Kolvoord Community Room
    Adults 19-54

    July 1962. Following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia, a Mi’kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge Read more

  • 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

  • VINS: Birds are Dinosaurs on July 28, from 1-2pm

    VINS! Birds are Dinosaurs!

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

    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 Read more

  • Dinosaur Stomp & Roar Activity Walk July 22 to August 10

    Dino Stomp & Roar Outdoor Activity Walk

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

    Follow the signs around the library building and move like a dinosaur!