The Zone: A place for students aged 10 and up to come work on homework, socialize with their friends, and participate in special programming after school. Special Programs will run from 3:30-4:30 pm under the following schedule: Movie Mondays: Come view short films, featuring the best youth-oriented videos for Vimeo, Youtube, festivals, dvd's and more…
Experience a classic Russian novel! Join Middlebury College Emeritus Professor Michael Katz in reading and discussing Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Children (aka Fathers and Sons), first published in 1862. Unlike most Russian novels of the period, this one is short (only 160 pages) and easy to read. It is a very enjoyable introduction to the…
Wednesday, September 10 10:30 a.m. Journalists are sometimes obligated by their role in a democratic society to cause harm to others in order to provide important news. Mark Timney, professor at Keene State College, will deliver a lecture that draws on his teaching interests, as well as his background in television news. He will consider how a journalistic professional morality sometimes supersedes a standard public morality and how these two standards of morality affect the public's view of journalists. This presentation is sponsored by the Addison County Retired Teachers Association.
Drop by the Library meeting room to play tabletop board games like Settlers of Catan, 7 Wonders, or Ticket to Ride. Anyone under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Sponsored by the Addison County Gamers. The Library also owns games you can check out, including Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders, Pandemic, and Apples to…
Martial artists and friends gather to watch this classic film. Come and learn about martial arts practices in Addison County and enjoy an entertaining film. This is an adult program.
Join us to say farewell to Summer. We'll read some stories, then use our bubbles and chalk, and slurp down some popsicles before Fall officially begins! This program is for all ages.
This group is open to anyone interested in paper crafts, including scrapbooking and cardmaking. We meet one Sunday each month to share ideas and techniques and to work on projects.
Called the "Lotus Temple" because of its distinctive architecture, the Baha'i House of Worship in New Delhi, India, has received numerous awards for its beauty and its embodiment of the oneness of religion. Maddie Li, a senior at Middlebury College, visited the temple last year. She will give an illustrated talk on its architecture and its spiritual significance.
Arduino--Computer Programming. Attend this workshop and learn about microcontrollers, sensors, and circuits as we experiment with the Library's Sparkfun Inventors Kit. Open to teens (age 10 and up) and younger children with a accompanying adult. This program runs from 3:30--5:30 pm.
Attend this workshop and learn about microcontrollers, sensors, and circuits as we experiment with the Library’s Sparkfun Inventors Kit. Open to teens (age 10 and up) and younger with an accompanying adult.
The Real Robert Frost Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 7 p.m.
Alternatively described as a "monster of egotism" or the folksy, avuncular bard of popular legend, the real Robert Frost remains elusive. Edinboro College professor Donald Sheehy, co-editor of Frost's recently published "Complete Letters", explains why.
Feed your competitive streak with card games, board games, building challenges, wii gaming and more! Today: Card Games (SPIT, Egyptian Rats, Magic: the Gathering)