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Conversational Spanish
Conversational Spanish
This group is open to all people interested in practicing their Spanish. Participants should have a comfortable level of speaking, as all conversation will be in Spanish. For more information, ask at the adult circulation desk.
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First Wednesdays Talk:
First Wednesdays Talk:
The Invention of History
Wednesday, February 1, 7 p.m.
We take history for granted, but it owes its inception and survival to two extraordinary individuals. Middlebury College professor Jane Chaplin looks at the contributions of Herodotus (ca. 484-424 bce) and Thucydides (ca. 455-400 bce) to the development of historiography.
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Saturday Storytime
Saturday Storytime
Join Ilsley Youth Services staff for stories, rhymes and songs targeted for PreK-2nd grade, but open to all!
2 events,
Technology Help
Technology Help
Do you have a smartphone you need help with? Would you like to learn how to use our downloadable ebooks? Come by the library and get some help.
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1 event,
Cabin Fever Lecture
Cabin Fever Lecture
The Birds of Taiwan
Thursday, February 9 at 7 p.m.
World-traveling birder Hank Kaestner, who has over 7,000 birds on his life list, returns to our Cabin Fever Lecture series to tell us about bird life in Taiwan. Sponsored by the Otter Creek Audubon Society.
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Peace and Love Storytime
Peace and Love Storytime
Celebrate kindness and friendship with Kathryn! Stories, songs, and crafts! Drop in. All ages.
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4 events,
Youth Media Lab
Youth Media Lab
This is a drop-in program that teaches participants how to film, edit, and produce videos as well as how to explore other areas of digital media. For grades 4-6.
Baby/Toddler Storytime
Baby/Toddler Storytime
Join us for a Mother Goose-based storytime full of rhymes, songs and stories perfect for active babies and toddlers. Drop in.
2 events,
Library Explorers
Library Explorers
Do your elementary school-age children miss storytime? Send them to Library Explorers. We'll read books, sing some songs and create together. Grades K-2. No Library Explorers on Early Release days.
Screening of the Film “Selma”
Screening of the Film “Selma”
Bring your lunch to the Library and watch a free screening of Ava DuVarnay's historical drama about the Civil Rights movement. Film duration: 127 minutes.
2 events,
Quiet Crafternoons
Quiet Crafternoons
Come make projects that are a bit more involved and may take more than one week to complete. This month: Beading. For children in Grades 3 and up.
2 events,
Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Join Kathryn for stories, rhymes, songs and crafts designed for the Preschool crowd. Drop in.
1 event,
Meet Your Representatives
Meet Your Representatives
Middlebury Representatives Robin Scheu and Amy Sheldon will be in the Vermont room to answer questions from and hear concerns of Middlebury residents.
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3 events,
Technology Help
Technology Help
Do you have a smartphone you need help with? Would you like to learn how to use our downloadable ebooks? Come by the Library and get some help.
3 events,
Open Bridge Game
Open Bridge Game
Come join our open bridge game. The atmosphere is relaxed; we talk about our hands; and usually there is someone there to turn to if advice is wanted.
Author Talk
Author Talk
Middlebury College Spanish professor Gloria Estela Gonzalez Zenteno will read some of her short stories (in English).
3 events,
Youth Media Lab: Stop Motion Animation
Youth Media Lab: Stop Motion Animation
Prerequisite: Previous participation in Youth Media Lab or Camp Learn how to transform series of still images into animated scenes with the help of Ilsley Public Library and MCTV'S Technology Coordinator Kurt Broderson. This class is intended for children in Grades Four and above. Registration is required; see our website for more information.
Young Writers’ Group
Young Writers’ Group
Does your child like to tell stories? Join other young authors and illustrators as they write and illustrate original stories for submission to the PBS Kids Writers Contest: http://pbskids.org/writerscontest/. Please register in advance at 388-4097 or on the Ilsley Library's website. This program in for children in K-5th Grade.
1 event,
1 event,
Technology Help
Technology Help
Do you have a smartphone you need help with? Would you like to learn how to use our downloadable ebooks? come by the Library and get some help.
2 events,
1 event,
First Wednesdays Talk
First Wednesdays Talk
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and the Music of 1911
Wednesday, March 1, 7 p.m.
Location: Town Hall Theater
Igor Stravinsky's the Rite of Spring is widely considered the most influential composition of the twentieth century. Pianist Michael Arnowitt examines this landmark work, as well as other pieces written in 1911 by Ravel, Schoenberg, Bartok, and Rachmaninov. NOTE: this program will be held at the Town Hall Theater.
2 events,
Quiet Crafternoons
Quiet Crafternoons
Come to make projects that are a bit more involved and may take more than one week to complete. This week" Origami!
2 events,
Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime
Join Kathryn for stories, rhymes, songs, and crafts designed for the preschool crowd. Drop in.