Fun and Entertainment
Events
Calendar of Events
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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 
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 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, […] 
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! […] 
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
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Dinolympics! A fun, dinosaur-themed event with games, activities and crafts inspired by prehistoric eras. For ages 6-11. |
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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 […] |
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Drop off your stuffed animal friend from 9-4 to stay overnight at the library! Pick them up the following morning at Teddy Bear Story Time. This program is open to all ages. |
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Calling all builders! Drop in each month to tackle a special LEGO building challenge, this time: Build an ancient artifact (real or imagined) that might tell us a story about the past OR just build whatever you dream up! Creative constraint cards will be available for anyone looking to up the challenge Read more |
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Experience old library technology like a card catalog, stamps, and vintage handwriting at our retro circulation desk! This is part of the Brownell 100th Anniversary celebrations. |
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Roast marshmallows under the library pavilion and sing campfire songs with Linda Bassick. Then make up a campfire story together. For all ages. |
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Old dinosaur toys get a second life — and a lot more color — at this hands-on painting program for elementary explorers. Choose your dinosaur, pick your palette, and create a one-of-a-kind prehistoric creature inspired by the latest science on what dinosaurs really looked like. 
Read with Sammy! Sammy loves belly rubs, carrots, and listening to kids read! His owner is Kim Nowlan, an educator at Thomas Fleming 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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In this special Outdoor Play Time we meet up with Senior Center friends, draw giant dinosaurs together and share ice cream. We'll still have creative materials out for you to play as well.
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After accepting an invitation from Dr. John Hammond to review his new park, you find yourself trapped there, surrounded by hungry dinosaurs! Work to hunt down clues throughout the island (aka the library) and solve puzzles to make your way to the mainland. Can you escape Isla Nublar before the Read more 
Players embark on imaginary adventures. The current campaign is full, if you are interested in joining, and able to commit to an ongoing collaborative story for at least 4 months, please email youth@brownelllibrary.org to add your name to the wait list. Open to 5th grade and up. |
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What does a Triceratops sound like when it's hungry? No one really knows — and that's what makes Foley art so much fun! Stop by the Winnie Bell Maker Space in Youth Nonfiction to explore the art of movie sound effects and dream up your own prehistoric roar. Open to […]
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World-building in a jar - this terrarium-making program invites older children and teens to design and build a miniature dinosaur landscape using live plants, natural materials, and their own imagination. |
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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 […] |
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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 Pangea and how the Earth’s plates split! But, wait. There’s a catch. When you […]
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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. |
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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 |
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Players embark on imaginary adventures. The current campaign is full, if you are interested in joining, and able to commit to an ongoing collaborative story for at least 4 months, please email youth@brownelllibrary.org to add your name to the wait list. Open to 5th grade and up. |
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Calling all builders! Drop in each month to tackle a special LEGO building challenge, this time: Create two dinosaurs and build a scene showing them interacting — a chase, a battle, or just coexisting OR just build whatever you dream up! Creative constraint cards will be available for anyone looking to Read more |
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"Wii" would like to invite you to our retro game night, when gamers can test their skills against the library's Nintendo Wii and play some classic games. This program is open to youth in grades 6 and up. |
2 events,Book Display: For the month of August, check out books and materials about, Essex Junction history. This display is inspired by the Brownell Library's 100th anniversary! Visit the KCR display! In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Brownell Library, the Essex Community Historical Society will have on display pictures of Read more |