English class for Beginners and Intermediate students will be canceled every other week, from June 28th to August 9th.

Classes resume every week on August 16th.

Show off your latest cosplay with our all-ages cosplay contest! This contest will be divided into four categories: youth (0-10), teen (11-18), adult (19+), and family. Cosplays can be from any fandom, but they must be family friendly. The first place winners of each category will receive a prize!

 Registration is required and can be done here. 

Before registering, you must agree to the library's cosplay guidelines: 

Food for Talk is a book club for anyone interested in cooking!

Instructions on how to join this community of home cooks and fellow culinary travelers can be found after the description of this month's cookbook.

Please register with Barbara Shatara at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov 

About this month's cookbook:  Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook  by Illyanna Maisonet 

Food for Talk is a book club for anyone interested in cooking!

Instructions on how to join this community of home cooks and fellow culinary travelers can be found after the description of this month's cookbook.

This is planned as an off-site event.  Please register with Barbara Shatara at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov 

Call and Response: Two Poets Having a Very Black Conversation through Spoken Word

Rajnii Eddins and H. “Herukhuti” Sharif Williams share their work and the experiences that inspired them in the tradition of the griot. Reading interchangeably from their respective work so as to create a call and response dialogue, this performance provides a unique and powerful experience. Q&A and book signing to follow. 

   Herukhuti

Dr. Carolyn Finney, PhD, storyteller, author and cultural geographer will be speaking at the Fletcher Free Library on Sunday, August 20th at 11 a.m. 

Her keynote talk - The Here and Now: Being Black, Dreaming Green & Playing the Long Game - will explore themes from her most recent book Black Faces, White Spaces.

Experiment with watercolors with artist Florence McCloud in this 2 hour class for beginners and those wanting to have some fun with the medium.

All materials needed will be available at the workshop.

Registration required and limited.

Contact Barbara Shatara at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov to register and for more information.

Food for Talk is a book club for anyone interested in cooking!

We are going on a foraging hike this month in Shelburne at 10am and 1pm.  Contact Barbara Shatara for details.

Instructions on how to join this community of home cooks and fellow culinary travelers can be found after the description of this month's cookbook.

Please register with Barbara Shatara at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov