GivingTuesdayis a global day of giving celebrated in the U.S. on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. On December 3, Facebook is partnering to support the Norman Williams Public Library and other nonprofits and will match up to $100,000 of funds raised for NWPL on Facebook. Matching funds are exhausted very quickly, usually well before 9 AM.Click here to donate on December 3!
Art & Poetry at Norman Williams Public Library
RAJPUT INDIAN IMAGES
Paintings & Drawings
by Sonja Olson
On exhibit at
the Mezzanine Gallery
through December 31
RECITE!
Tuesday, December 3
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Professional poets, amateurs, and first-timers all join in, as well as those who would like to just come and listen to poetry. Join us in celebrating the spoken word in all its diversity! info@recitewoodstockvt.com
UPCOMING EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS
Saturday, Dec 7
10:30-11:30 am
Classic Book Discussion
The group that gathered on Oct 26 wanted a second crack at this complex, remarkable novel. They will read "Beloved" on December 7.
NWPL will have copies here and through interlibrary loan. Yankee Bookshop will also have copies available at a 15% discount if you mention the Classics Bookgroup.
Monday, Dec. 9
4:30-5:30pm
Meet with
Filmmaker Anne Macksoud
to view and discuss her latest short film, "ROLLBACKS: An Assault Against Life on Earth," a sobering but hopeful wake-up call and a call to action on the subject of climate change.The conversation will include ways that we–individually and collectively–can respond to that call.
From the author of Our Endless Numbered Days and Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange is a seductive psychological portrait, a keyhole into the dangers of longing and how far a woman might go to escape her past.Click for catalog.
The compelling, poignant true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal—some of whom learned the truth from Lisa Wingate’s bestselling novel Before We Were Yours and were reunited with birth family members as a result of its wide reach.
