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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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 the MRV Libraries for a day of free, celebratory Juneteenth events. Each library will host a different event on this day. The Warren Library will host a discussion of the book “On Juneteenth” by Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed. Part history and part memoir, On Juneteenth demonstrates the significance of the holiday to the author and […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Drop in and make paper cranes with origami artist Miya Cline to contribute to a community art display in the library. Instruction provided!
Join the Friends of the Mad River and the Warren Public Library for a climate and ecology-themed book club. Participants will be discussing Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach. Copies of the book are available to check out from the library to read in advance.
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
Join the Friends of the Mad River and the Warren Public Library for a discussion of the book “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Copies of the book are available to check out from the library. Snacks will be provided. Register at warrenlibrary.com.
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 the Warren School PTO and the Warren Public Library for story time, pumpkin carving, and a spooky treat potluck! Storytime starts at 11:30. Bring a pumpkin to carve and a spooky treat to share. Costumes encouraged! Small pumpkins and paints will be provided for little ones to decorate. Carved pumpkins can be left to […]
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
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.
