The Main Library will be closing early at 6:00pm on Tuesday, December 24

The Main Library will be open with limited services from 12:00-4:00pm on Wednesday, December 25

The NNE Branch will be closed on Wednesday, December 25. 

   

Green Record Project: Place-based Audio workshop

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Join Vermont Folklife Center to learn how to create an audio time capsule in the spirit of Carl Sagan's Voyager Golden Records. All ages.

 

An Audio Time Capsule of Vermont

What does Vermont sound like to you? Grab your phone or audio recorder! Become a Community Audio Explorer! 

 

Summer Film Series: Gravity

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Receiving seven Oscar® wins, Gravity stars Academy Award® winners Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) and George Clooney (Up in the Air, Syriana) in a heart-pounding thriller written, directed and produced by Oscar® winner Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men) set in the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space.

Bullock plays a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with Clooney as a veteran astronaut in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes.

Stargazing Party

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Join us for an evening of star gazing with Dave Tabor of Stellafane. Learn about the night sky and try out a telescope as you snack on moon pies and sip hot apple cider!

This event is at Lakeview Cemetery (455 North Avenue, Burlington)  Parking onsite and at Burlington High School - look for signs.

Register and check for weather updates* for this event at fletcherfree.org/starparty

*In the event of rain or overcast skies, this event will be canceled.

Summer Film Series: Apollo 13

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The story of the 1970 lunar mission, which suffered an explosion in space that disabled the ship, leaving the astronauts and Mission Control to work frenetically on devising a plan to get the men home safely. Based on actual events.

See the full list of summer movies here.