Books and Reading
Events
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Read & Play
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 moreChildren 0-5Looking for a weekend story time in a relaxed setting? Attend this program where we read picture books, free play with creative materials and end with a musical activity! Best for ages 0-5.
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March Madness, Battle of the Literary Quotes
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesIntergenerationalAll month - March Madness: Battle of the Literary Quotes! - Fill out your bracket before March 6th and drop it in our ballot box or email your youth choices to youth@brownelllibrary.org for a chance to win a prize! Every week in March we will have a new voting ballot Read more
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Read with Sammy
Picture Book Room +1 moreChildren 6-11Sammy loves belly rubs, carrots, and listening to kids read! His owner is Kim Nowlan, an educator at Summit St. School. They are a certified team with Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Repeats every 1st Tuesday of the month. For all ages.
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GMBA Group
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesTeens 12-18Each month, registered students in Gr. 9-12 will gather in the library to discuss a book from this year’s Green Mountain Book Award list. Registration is closed. This program is supported by the Brownell Library Foundation.
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Golden Dome Award Book Group
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 moreChildren 6-11Each 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
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GMBA Group
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 moreTeens 12-18Each month, registered students in Gr. 9-12 will gather in the library to discuss a book from this year’s Green Mountain Book Award list. Registration is closed. This program is supported by the Brownell Library Foundation.
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Librarian’s Choice Book Discussion – “The Spellshop” by Sarah Beth Durst
Main Reading RoomAdults 19-54This month Librarian, Ariana will host the discussion on The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
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Must Read Mondays – “The Weight Of Ink,” by Rachel Kadish
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesAdults 19-54Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, just before the plague hits the city; and Helen Watt, an ailing Read more
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Whimsical Wednesdays: Build a Fort & Read!
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 moreChildren 6-11Build a Fort & Read! - Build a fort with blocks, furniture, mats and tablecloths and read.
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Read & Play
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 moreChildren 0-5Looking for a weekend story time in a relaxed setting? Attend this program where we read picture books, free play with creative materials and end with a musical activity! Best for ages 0-5.
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Book Launch: Beyond the politics of contempt
Kolvoord Community RoomAdults 19-54Join local authors as they share insights from their new book Beyond the Politics of Contempt offering hopeful practical ways to heal divides and strengthen democracy.
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Whimsical Wednesday: Kids Movie
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 moreChildren 6-11Every Wednesday we will do a fun activity, ranging from crafts to engineering and more! This time, join us for a movie and popcorn! A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover Read more