Books and Reading
Events
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Read & Play
+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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Must Read Mondays The Salt Stones
Kolvoord Community RoomAdults 19-54The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life by Helen Whybrow Set in Vermont's Green Mountains, a profoundly moving meditation on the lessons and wisdom that come from raising a family, tending sheep, and living close to the land. In the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains, Helen Whybrow and her Read more
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Whimsical Wednesdays: Cave Painting
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesChildren 6-11Every Wednesday we will do a fun activity, ranging from crafts to engineering and more! This time: Read a story and then pretend you're a cave person writing on walls. Leave your hand print with us for summer decor.
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Librarian’s Choice Book Discussion
Main Reading RoomAdults 19-54"Alanna the First Adventure" by Tamora Pierce In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom. Disguised as a boy, Read more
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Fairbanks Museum Lecture
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesAdults 19-54Join the Brownell Library for a lecture about Climate Change by a guest speaker from the Fairbanks Museum! This lecture is for adults and is sponsored in part by Vermont Humanities. Attendees will be able to leave with a copy of "The Light Pirate" by Lily Brooks-Dalton, available while supplies Read more
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Spanish Toddler Storytime
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesChildren 0-5Hola amigos! Bring your toddlers to listen to stories and learn some Spanish words.
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Collecting Book & Media Donations
Adults 19-54The Brownell Library Foundation will be accepting books and media for their book sale.
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Must Read Monday – The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesAdults 19-54The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon - In Person and Online - Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes Read more
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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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Spanish Toddler Storytime
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesChildren 0-5Hola amigos! Bring your toddlers to listen to stories and learn some Spanish words.
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Author Talk: “Asa James” by Jodi Lew-Smith
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesAdults 19-54Asa James, Winner of the 2025 prize for Historical Fiction in the American Legacy Book Awards. Jodi Lew-Smith lives on a hill farm in Hardwick with her husband, dog, chickens, and 250 apple trees. She has always been a writer but also enjoys biology, which comes out in her Read more
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Must Read Mondays – Audition by Katie Kitamura
Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United StatesAdults 19-54One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love. Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, Read more