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Join local food professionals Jordan Schaefer and Marci Lutsky for a demonstration and tasting of holiday mocktails and appetizers plus tips and tricks for easy holiday entertaining. The event is free, but spaces are limited. Register at warrenlibrary.com.
Read the book in advance and come to the library for a discussion and light refreshments. The January selection is Octavia E. Butler’s “The Parable of the Sower.” This speculative novel, first published in 1993, envisions a dystopian United States between the years 2024-2027. Copies of the book are available to check out from the […]
January’s cookbook club highlights recipes from Milk Street Simple by Christopher Kimball. Prepare a recipe from the book and bring it to the library for a potluck dinner. The book will be available at the library to browse and photocopy your chosen recipe. Register at the library or at warrenlibrary.com.
Register for this free DIY candle-making workshop for beginners. We will make a poured ice candle and hand-dipped candles as well as creating patterned tin can tea light holders. Suitable for ages 12-adult; we will be melting and working with hot wax. Limited to 8 participants; register at warrenlibrary.com.
Beginners and experienced dancers ages 6 – adult are invited to join musicians Fiona and Emmett Stowell and caller Adina Gordon for a free community contradance. To preserve the historic dance floor, please wear clean, soft-soled shoes. Funding for this FREE event is generously provided by the Warren Arts Committee.
Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day with Melany Kahn, author of “Mason Goes Mushrooming.” The program features an animated read-aloud of the foraging adventure picture book, an interactive mushroom ID session, and a cooking demonstration and tasting. Suitable for all ages. Inklings Children’s Books will be on hand with copies of “Mason Goes […]
Drop in and make paper cranes with origami artist Miya Cline to contribute to a community art display in the library. Instruction provided!
Meet the Warren Public Library’s Lulzbot Mini printer (always free to use by the public) and to learn how to design your own printable 3D objects using the free online Tinkercad program. This workshop is designed for absolute beginners ages 12-adult. Children ages 8-11 may attend with an adult partner. Bring a laptop or visit […]
The Warren Public Library’s March cookbook club highlights recipes from My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons by Gesine Bullock-Prado. Prepare a recipe from the book and bring it to the library for a potluck dinner. The book is available at the library to browse and photocopy recipes. Register in person or on the […]
Drag Story Hour (DSH) is just what it sounds like… …drag performers reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. DSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. In spaces like this, kids are able to see people who defy […]
This month’s club features Mollie Katzen and The Moosewood Restaurant. Sign up to prepare a recipe from any Moosewood cookbook and bring it to the library for a potluck dinner. Two cookbooks are currently on display at the library to browse and photocopy recipes. Sign up at the library or online.
In June the Warren Public Library cookbook club will feature recipes from “Half-Baked Harvest: Every Day” by Tieghan Gerard. Sign up online or at the library to prepare a recipe from the book and bring it to the library for a potluck dinner. The cookbook will be on display at the library to browse and […]
Join Miss Andrea of Musical Munchkins for a Fall Jamboree music program geared for babies, toddlers and preschoolers with singing, movement, props, puppets, drums and shakers. Miss Andrea was a preschool music teacher for 25 years in New York and 5 years in Vermont and now lives in the Mad River Valley where she offers […]
The Warren Public Library’s September book discussion will center on the book The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts. The true story of a woman who rode her horse across the U.S. in the 1950s, this story touches on themes […]
The Warren Library’s September featured cookbook is Amrikan: 125 Recipes from the Indian American Diaspora by Khushbu Shah. Amrikan has been praised by Epicurious as one of the best new cookbooks this summer and Amazon has named it one of the best food/cooking books of 2024 so far! Choose any recipe from the cookbook to […]
Join the Warren Public Library to make decorative dahlia-shaped wreaths using discarded book pages. All materials will be provided. This workshop is most suitable for ages 13-adult. The workshop is free, but please register in advance at warrenlibrary.com.
The Warren Public Library September book discussion features the 1938 book “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier. This classic work of Gothic fiction centers on the experiences of the unnamed narrator, a young woman who has recently married a wealthy widower only to find their marriage overshadowed by the memories of his late wife, Rebecca. Copies […]
In honor of the release of Ina Garten’s new memoir, this month’s Warren Public Library cookbook club will highlight recipes from Ina’s books. Choose any Ina Garten recipe to prepare and bring to the library for a potluck dinner. Several of her cookbooks are on display at the library to browse. Register online at warrenlibrary.com […]
