Join us for a screening of the Jordanian film Theeb.
British-Jordanian Director, Naji Abu Nowar’s 2014 film set in the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I.  A young Bedouin boy experiences a hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.

Part of the In Translation series.

Staff setup: see Barbara Shatara.

Despite being the first state to legalize gay marriage & having one of the oldest LGBTQ+ youth advocacy organizations in the country, health disparities between Vermont’s LGBTQ+ youth and their heterosexual/cisgendered peers remain.

Join us for pizza, a presentation from Outright VT and a panel discussion to find out how you can support a more inclusive Burlington.

Childcare available upon request: emily@burlingtonpartnership.org

Staff setup: 40 chairs, 2 tables

Winner of the English PEN Translation Award

In a surreal, but familiar, vision of modern day Egypt, a centralized authority known as ‘the Gate’ has risen to power in the aftermath of the ‘Disgraceful Events,’ a failed popular uprising. Citizens are required to obtain permission from the Gate in order to take care of even the most basic of their daily affairs, yet the Gate never opens, and the queue in front of it grows longer.

Food for Talk is a book club for anyone interested in cooking!  If reading about food, experimenting with new recipes and learning from other cooks sounds fun, then the Food For Talk Cookbook Book Club is for you! Chef Richard Witting has selected some beautifully delectable cookbooks. The first book is The New Kosher by Kim Kushner.  Signing up is as easy as 1.2.3....

1. To register, contact Programming Librarian, Barbara Shatara, at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov

(“Mele” - Hawaiian word for song)

Join other Burlington-area Ukulele lovers in a group to learn and play the Ukulele together.  Starting with 2-3 chord songs, simple visual prompts will assist in learning 1 or 2 songs together each session.  A wide range of styles and genres are encouraged, from folk and rock ukulele to jazz, improv, multi-instrument duets, ukulele accompanied poetry, and other wild and wacky ukulele acts still to be created.

Ages: Adults and kids 10 and up.  Bring your own Uke.

Join us for a discussion of You as of Today: My Homeland Stories of War, Self, and Love by Tayseer al-Sboul; translated by Nesreen Akhtarkhavari.

Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month.

This month we'll be discussing Winter, by Karl Ove Knausgaard.

Limited copies of the book are available for checkout at the Main Desk.

Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month.

This month we'll be discussing Go, Went, Gone, by Jenny Erpenbeck.

Limited copies of the book are available for checkout at the Main Desk.

Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month.

This month we'll be discussing No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America, by Ron Powers

Limited copies of the book are available for checkout at the Main Desk.

Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month.

This month we'll be discussing An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and An Epic, by Daniel Mendelsohn.

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