Main Library open with Limited Services Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25. To-Go Meals will be available. 

Shelter In Poems from Academy of American Poets

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In this unprecedented time, as more and more of us are turning to poetry, the Academy of American Poets launched Shelter in Poems, an initiative that invites poets and poetry lovers to share poems on social media that give them comfort or courage.

Shelter in Poems: A Virtual Reading extends this idea with a special offering of poems read by poets laureate, actors, musicians, artists, and more.

Vermont Humanities Council presents: David Macaulay: “Crossing On Time”

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David Macaulay is the award-winning author and illustrator of Castle, Cathedral, and The Way We Work. In Crossing On Time he illuminates the rich and storied history that culminated in the building of the fastest, most advanced, and last of the great steamships: SS United States. It also tells of a personal journey: the famed vessel was the very one on which the author emigrated to America as a ten-year-old.

Light It Up Story Hour (The Moth: Burlington)

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We are excited to announce that our first Light it Up Vermont show will happen on April 21st @ 7pm.

Our line up for this first show includes:

Dennis Akey, Kerri Macon, Cindy Pierce, Colin Ryan, Sage Tyrtle, and Tammy Lee Wood.

Host: Autumn Engroff Spencer

Space for this FREE show is limited so click the link below, register for a spot and join us to watch some of your favorite stories and participate in a live Q &A with the storytellers!

A New Museum for Princeton: A Visit with Sir David Adjaye

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Friends Annual Mary Pitcairn Keating Lecture: A New Museum for Princeton: A Visit with Sir David Adjaye

In the fall of 2018, Sir David Adjaye and his team at Adjaye Associates, in association with Cooper Robertson, was selected to design a fundamentally new art museum for the Princeton campus. Doing so in the heart of the historic campus provokes exceptionally complex considerations concerning aesthetics, functionality, relationships, and how the design of the new building will express the Art Museum’s purposes and ambitions.  

David Copperfield Book Discussion

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Join us every week for David Copperfield virtual book discussions. 

We will meet virtually using Zoom every Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM for the next 13 weeks to discuss one of Charles Dickens’ most loved novels:  David Copperfield. Join us for as many as you can. 

For meeting info: register here or email rthompson@burlingtonvt.gov

Poetry Experience Online

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Poetry Experience Online

First meeting: April 4, 1pm-3pm

Every Saturday 1-3pm

Poetry Experience is a weekly online writing circle hosted by Poet/Emcee and teaching artist, Rajnii Eddins.  Rajnii Eddins's latest work is Their Names Are Mine.   Join Poetry Experience Online through Zoom each Saturday.  Details are included below and if you have any questions feel free to contact Rajnii at theirnamesaremine@gmail.com 

Suggested Age Group: 14+