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TONIGHT
Friday, Apr 21, 6:30 - 8:00
Mark Greenberg:
Kitchen Tunks and Parlor Songs
In the 1980s, Mark Greenberg interviewed and recorded old-time, grassroots Vermont musicians and produced both a video documentary, The Unbroken Circle (1985), and a CD anthology, Kitchen Tunks and Parlor Songs (2003).
In this Vermont Humanities Council presentation, he discusses collecting oral histories in Vermont and examines how earlier music survived in the twentieth century and how it was affected by social and technological developments.
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The Mezzanine Gallery at the Norman Williams Public Library invites local artists to include their work in our upcoming exhibit: 'Fertile Ground - a Spring Group Art Exhibit' which will run May 18 through June 30th.
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Tuesday, Apr 25, 4:00-5:00
Environmental Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Dr. Elijah Stommel is currently professor of Neurology in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and director of the ALS Clinical Research Center at DHMC. Dr. Stommel will discuss his research on environmental risk factors for the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He has studied the relationship between the waterborne cyanobacteria and ALS extensively.
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Saturday, Apr 29, 10:00-11:00
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
Each year, around the globe, people gather to celebrate tai chi & qigong on the last Saturday of April. It doesn't matter what level of experience you have-just come and play! Our motto is "One World, One Breath." Come learn, teach, share the energy, enjoy these old, healthy movements of various forms together. Since April 29 is also a day of Climate Change Action marches, and since we all share "One Climate," after tai chi & qigong fun, some of us will carpool to Montpelier for that activity from 1-4 p.m.
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Wednesday, May 3, 4:30-6:00
The Ecology of Care:
Medicine, Agriculture, Money, and the Quiet Power of Human and Microbial Communities
Author and soil-health activist Didi Pershouse will read excerpts from her book and facilitate our discussion about the "commons of care." She will show how restoring the microbiome of our inner and outer landscapes can lead to greater social health and climate resilience.
Didi Pershouse is the author of
The Ecology of Care: Medicine, Agriculture, Money, and the Quiet Power of Human and Microbial Communities, and the founder of the Center for Sustainable Medicine. After 22 years of clinical work with patients, she now travels and teaches with the Soil Carbon Coalition, helping to connect the dots between soil health and human health.
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Wednesday, May 10, 4:30 - 6:00
Improved Medicare For All - An Educational Event
The Healthcare Movie will begin at 4:30, followed by a presentation/Q&A session with Dr. Marvin Malek, MD.
The Healthcare Movie is a documentary which provides the story of how the health care systems in Canada and the United States evolved to be so different, when at one point the systems were essentially the same.
Dr. Malek has spent most of his career in community medicine, providing care to underserved populations. He is the recipient of a Kellogg Foundation grant which he used to pursue advanced training in the field of health policy at Harvard School of Public Health. He currently practices internal medicine at Central Vermont Hospital, where he provides medical consultation and intensive care to hospitalized patients.
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Monday, May 15, 5:30 - 7:00
What You Need to Know to Start Saving Seeds and Why It's Important
This workshop, given by Sylvia Davatz and co-sponsored by Sustainable Woodstock, will cover all the basic considerations in saving your own vegetable seeds. Sylvia will explain terms like open-pollinated and hybrid, as well as discuss isolation methods, spacing, plant populations, harvesting, cleaning and storing seeds. She'll also talk about the importance of preserving the irreplaceable heritage of biodiversity contained in our seeds.
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Wednesday,
M
ay 17, 4:00 - 5:00
Melanie Finn Talks About Her Life and Reads from
The Gloaming
Melanie Finn is the author of
Away From You and
The Gloaming. Both are set in East Africa, where she was raised and has lived and worked as a writer, journalist and filmmaker. Now, living on a mountain in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom with her husband, a wildlife filmmaker, and their two children, she continues to run a small healthcare project in northern Tanzania. She founded the Natron Healthcare Project to meet the needs of desperate women and children in two remote Masai villages. The stories she heard from these women and her struggles to bring them meaningful access to healthcare echo through
The Gloaming.
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Tuesday, May 23, 12:00 - 1:00
BBB101: Better Business Bureau Basics
Better Business Bureau is a nonprofit public service organization with a mission to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. BBB encourages and supports best practices by engaging with, and educating, consumers and businesses. The BBB101 program will be a discussion on Better Business Bureau's mission and how consumers can best utilize all of BBB's free services to help make educated and informed consumer decisions. Presenter Amy Schram has been with Better Business Bureau since 2011 and is responsible for educating the public at large and fostering the business to consumer relationship. (more...)
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If you wish to see one of our events after the fact, you might be able to find it online. Macy Lawrence films many of our events for WCTV8, uploads them, and adds them into the television schedule. Thank You, Macy!!! (more...)
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New i
n Fiction
The Stars are Fire
By: Anita Shreve
A young woman tested by a catastrophic event and its devastating aftermath--based on the true story of the largest fire in Maine's history
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New i
n Non-Fiction
American Originality: Essays on Poetry
By: Louise Gluck
The poet's insights and observations of the craft and soul of classic American poetry
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Saturday, Apr. 29, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Classics Book Discussion Group:
Edith Wharton:
Summer
Edith Wharton's Summer
created a sensation when first published in 1917, as it was one of the first novels to deal honestly with a young woman's sexual awakening.
Not as well-known as The Age of Innocence
, or The House of Mirth
, some critics have called Summer
Wharton's best and her most modern novel. The story is one of only two novels to be set in New England by Wharton, who was best known for her portrayals of upper-class New York society. Discussion facilitated by John Matthews.
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Tuesday, May 9, 10:15 - 11:30 a.m.
What's On Your Nightstand?
Every 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Vermont History Room
Come chat about the books you are reading now, the books you've loved forever and discover the favorites of others. You'll never have to wonder what to read next again. We promise.
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Friday, May 12, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Second Friday Book Group:
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
It all starts on the one-hundredth birthday of Allan Karlsson. Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, he is waiting for the party he-never-wanted-anyway to begin. The Mayor is going to be there. The press is going to be there. But, as it turns out, Allan is not... Slowly but surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window, into the flowerbed (in his slippers) and makes his getaway. And so begins his picaresque and unlikely journey involving criminals, several murders, a suitcase full of cash, and incompetent police.
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Need a book? Need to thin out your shelves?
The front foyer of the library has a wide variety of books - all for quite reasonable prices! Because
Norman Williams Library welcomes contributions of used books from our community members, and because our local folks are voracious readers, we have quite a selection of books for sale! All proceeds from book sales go toward the library's operating budget. Stop by and browse our current selection. Or drop off books you don't need anymore, so you can make room for new ones.
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April 1 - May 14
Spring At Last
The "Spring at Last" group exhibit will run from April 1 thru May 14. The artists of STUDIO 33 present their colorful impressions of spring in a variety of media, from paintings to photographs.
The artists are Deborah Rice, Jennifer Dembinski, Kate Reeves, Helen Curtis and Margaret Dwyer.
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Saturdays, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Qigong with
Gerry Sandweiss
In Qigong, your awareness is awakened in the first lesson and benefits accrue immediately. When practiced, Qigong helps to reawaken our sense of joy. No equipment needed except one's body.
Gerry Sandweiss has been a student and practitioner Qigong for fifteen years. Classes will be held Saturday mornings at 8:30. Classes held on the NWPL mezzanine - enter through back door of library. Please wear loose clothing and bring a mat and notebook. These classes are suitable for everyone, regardless of age or ability.
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Thursdays, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday Afternoon Knitting Group
Knitters are invited to meet on the Mezzanine of NWPL every Thursday afternoon. All knitters are welcome - from beginners to experts. We will knit together, learn together and provide each other assistance when needed. Plan to bring your current project, knitting questions or problems, or a pattern to share.
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Thursdays, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Play Bridge at NWPL
The Friends of the NWPL invites bridge players to join us on Thursdays at 4:00 PM at the library. Please contact Peggy Fraser at fraserusa@gmail.com if you are interested!
Thursdays - ongoing
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Mondays 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Baby & Toddler Story Time
This session features short stories, interspersed with songs and finger plays and runs for about 20 minutes. It is geared for children ages birth to three years.
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Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Pre-school Story Time -
No Story Time 4/25
This session features three thematically-related stories and a tie-in craft or activity. This session runs for about 45 minutes. Geared for children ages 3-5 years.
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Sunday, April 30, 5:30 p.m.
NWPL Ex Libris Gala -
Mimi Baird, speaker
There are no more seats available for this year's Ex Libris Gala with speaker Mimi Baird.
The response from our community for this event has been outstanding. At this time we have no more seating available. For more information please contact Michael Ricci at:
michael@normanwilliams.org or (802) 457-2295 ext 126.
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Glad Rags Spring Sale - Now Accepting Donations
Glad Rags Spring Sale will be held Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23.
Please bring your clean clothing (men's, women's, children's, and vintage), accessories, NEW shoes & toys, linens, household items, including working lamps. For more information about what donations are accepted visit
www.gladrags.org. This is a wonderful sale and proceeds benefit many area nonprofits including Norman Williams Public Library and the food shelf.
Glad Rags collection - Simmons House
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PIN now needed for Listen Up! Vermont
One update with our new system is that Listen Up! Vermont is now asking us for our pin number.
You will just be required to enter both their barcode and 4-digit PIN when using Overdrive now.
And the account must be kept current. If your fines are too high, or if your account has expired, you will need to clear that up before borrowing.
Please feel free to contact us or stop by for more information or assistance.
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The Norman Williams Public Library makes space available to a variety of organizations regardless of political or philosophical beliefs. Use of library space for these events does not imply endorsement or sponsorship by Norman Williams Public Library.
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