The Mad River Valley Community Calendar is The Valley’s most comprehensive events calendar. All are invited to submit their event here:
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The Warren Public Library’s September cookbook club will feature recipes by Ottolenghi Sign up at the library or online and choose a recipe from any Ottolenghi cookbook to prepare at home. Participants meet to share a potluck dinner and discuss the recipes. Several Ottolenghi cookbooks including Flavor, Simple, and Sweet are available to browse at […]
Bring a team of 1-4 people to see who can be the first to assemble the 750-piece puzzle, “Fancy Cats Library Mischief.” Both adult and mixed-age teams are welcome. Distractions — uh, that is, refreshments — will be served. Please pre-register at warrenlibrary.com
Eclipse-themed experiments and crafts for the whole family. Use eclipse glasses to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse at 1:20. Learn about the total solar eclipse coming in April 2024. Free and open to all.
Book discussion of the psychological thriller The Children on the Hill by Vermont author Jennifer McMahon. Copies of the book are available at the library to check out and read in advance. Light snacks will be provided. Register here: https://forms.gle/sgjohfPY7VWStxu79
Repairs to torn clothes don’t need to be invisible — they can be decorative! Susan Snider will demonstrate techniques for visible mending using patches and embroidery and will assist participants as they mend an item of clothing. Limited to 10 participants; appropriate for teens and adults. Bring a torn item of clothing; you may also […]
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 […]
