Food for Talk is a book club for anyone interested in cooking!  In September, we have a cookbook for all the vegetables that you are harvesting from your garden or picking uo from the CSA.  Please join us for dinner and conversation about Six Seasons: New Ways with Vegetables  To register, contact Programming Librarian, Barbara Shatara, at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov

Join us on the lawn with your favorite Stuffie for animal-themed stories and songs with our youth outreach librarian Becca! Light snack will be served.  

Join the Friends on the library lawn for a booksale! 

UNIFYING BLACK FAMILIES – NEW BOOK RELEASE – BLACK ARTIST SHOWCASE

July 30, 6-8pm  Fletcher Free Library Lawn

Rajnii Eddins reads from his new book and is joined by Black artists and writers, Harmony Edosomwan, Kia’Rae Hanron, Omega Jade, Toussaint St. Negritude, Brother Cole, Ishmael Ahmed, Julio Desmont, Javan Nichols, and Cadoux Fancy.

Take ownership of your library, and get community service credit! The Teen Advisory Board is designed to be a space to give you a voice and provide a platform for ideas and discussion, as well as to give the opportunity to volunteer in more hands-on ways. This summer, help the Teen Librarian with FFL's first ever Teen Literary Journal!

This program will meet in the library lawn by the tables at 2pm. Register before the end of the day on 7/21 if you want a cupcake! 

Join us on the Library Lawn to be captivated by interactive stories performed by a Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF) storyteller, and take home your very own new book. Recommended for ages 3-8, but all are welcome. 

Rain site: Main Reading Room

Camp NaNoWriMo: Write-in

At this write-in, we'll will work on their project in the company of other young writers. You'll also get a hand-decorated journal and a fancy pen! 

Join us on the Library lawn for the official beginning of the 2021 Summer Challenge! Register, pick up t-shirts & more!

3:00 pm VINS - Raptors: Inspiring Conservation - Live Bird Program

4:30 pm Poetry Reading by Angela Patten 

Birds are at home in many different places, including literature.  Poet Angela Patten brings to life the birds of North America and Ireland when she reads from her newest collection, The Oriole & the Ovenbird.  

Join us on the Library lawn for the official beginning of the 2021 Summer Challenge! Register, pick up t-shirts & more!

3:00 pm VINS - Raptors: Inspiring Conservation - Live Bird Program

Rain date for the Friends' booksale!