The Main Library will be closed from 10:00am-noon on Thursday, May 21 for staff training, and will be closed all day on Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day. 

The Community, Fletcher and Pickering Rooms are available for Public Reservation by request.

Black is Beautiful Film Series: Rustin

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This month's film is Rustin

The powerful true story of Bayard Rustin, the openly gay Black Civil Rights leader who dedicated his life to a quest for racial equality, is finally getting the spotlight. Colman Domingo plays the driving force behind the 1963 March on Washington in a new film from DGA Award and three-time Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom). The performance marks the Emmy winner’s first leading role in a feature film. 

Voices of Ukraine exhibit

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Voices from Ukraine VT (VFU-VT) is a volunteer-led, month-long collaboration among Vermonters and Ukrainians overseas to introduce community members to the art, images, stories, culture and food of Ukraine, a sovereign nation invaded by Russia in February 2022.

Associated events at Fletcher Free Library:

Saturday, February 3: Voices from Ukraine Opening Reception

Disappearing Sun—The National Weather Service Explains the Science Behind the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

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Staff from the Burlington Office of the National Weather Service will give a presentation on the science of eclipses. Bring your eclipse questions!