Whimsical Wednesday: Tinker Time
Every Wednesday we will do a fun activity, ranging from crafts to engineering and more! This time: take apart small appliances to see what’s inside. Bring a small broken appliance or use one of ours.
Whimsical Wednesday: Watershed model with Lake Champlain Basin Program
Every Wednesday we will do a fun activity, ranging from crafts to engineering and more! This time: Watershed model with Lake Champlain Basin Program. This hands-on, tabletop model helps students understand how polluted runoff impairs lakes and rivers. Topics covered include point and nonpoint pollution sources (urban, industrial, forested, and agricultural), toxic Read more
Guardian ad Litem Information Session
GUARDIAN AD LITEM LIBRARY SESSIONS Spring 2026 C H I T T E N D E N C O U N T Y P U B L I C L I B R A R I E S Come to your local library and discover how someone like you can Read more
TAG
Teens and tweens in grades 6-12 can join our Teen Advisory Group! We’ll be creating a new TAG poster to hang up in the YA room. Snacks will be provided!
Repair Cafe
What do you do with a broken toaster, a rusted bike chain or a sweater that’s wearing thin? Toss it? No way! Help reduce waste and save money by bringing it to Brownell Library’s Repair Café where volunteer repair experts will be available to help guide you in making repairs for Read more
Book Launch: Beyond the politics of contempt
Join 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.
Whimsical Wednesday: Tinker Time
Every Wednesday we will do a fun activity, ranging from crafts to engineering and more! This time: take apart small appliances to see what’s inside.
Sustainable Libraries Initiative Celebration
Brownell Library is working towards Sustainable Library Initiative certification. Assistant Youth Librarian, Erna, will give an overview of how far we have come and we will celebrate with a treat. Participants will receive a free copy of The Light Pirate, available while supplies last.
100 Things for 100 Years
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
Bookmark Stitch-In with the Embroidery Guild
Local members of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America celebrate our summer theme with a Stitch-In. Watch them create embroidery using a variety of needlework techniques. Choose a beautifully stitched bookmark to take home. For all ages.