Help us celebrate our favorite library robo-cat! Stop by for birthday treats on Tuesday, May 23rd from 3:30-8 p.m., and join us for fun cat-themed crafts and activities all week long!
Opening Reception for Blue Alchemy : An exhibition of cyanotypes made on silk panels with water from the Lake Champlain Basin
Celebrate National Museum Day by playing a month-long BINGO game! Stop by the Main Library, the NNE Branch, or by following this link to get your card, and go to any museum to complete the challenge. Complete your card, and return it to either the Main Library or the NNE Branch by May 31 to enter for a prize. The winner will be drawn and announced in early June.
Celebrate National Museum Day by playing a month-long BINGO game! Stop by the Main Library, the NNE Branch, or by following this link to get your card, and go to any museum to complete the challenge. Complete your card, and return it to either the Main Library or the NNE Branch by May 31 to enter for a prize. The winner will be drawn and announced in early June.
FFL's 150th birthday celebration will take place on Saturday, July 15, from noon-3:30. Join us first for a costume parade (dress as your favorite literary character or author) down Church Street at noon. Then head down to the library lawn for activities and more! Enjoy a community art project with Renee Greenlee, temporary tattoos with Little Artsy Faces, historical timeline display (inside), hybrid tv screen with rotating birthday greetings from local "celebs" (inside), birthday cake, and specific performances such as Marko the Magician at 1:30 pm and A2VT at 2:30 pm!
I Know A Man...Ashley Bryan is said by some to be an antidote to the hatred, racism and division that our country is experiencing. The film is about this 95-year-old poet/artist who skips and jumps in his heart like a child. Born in Harlem and raised in the Bronx, Ashley’s talent was nurtured by artist Romare Bearden.
National Bike To Work Day is a celebration of biking as transportation, as recreation, as essential to our well-being and everyday lives. The event will feature eBike demonstrations by Local Motion and expert bike commuter, Peter Burns, will provide guidance on safe and fun biking in an hour workshop.
This program features three distinguished spoken word artists. This all ages program will combine storytelling and a discussion of how oral histories and storytelling combine with activism.
About the artists:
Djeli Forchion