Senior Meetup
Jun
30

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Weekly Storytime
Jul
1

Weekly Storytime

Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment!  Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.

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Bike Day at the Library!
Jul
2

Bike Day at the Library!

Get ready for summer bike riding and decorate your bike for the 4th of July at this fun and informative event for all ages! The Carpenter-Carse Library parking lot will be sectioned off for bike riders to drop in and decorate bikes for the 4th, enjoy snacks,  visit with friends, and practice bike riding skills that may have grown rusty. No registration required.

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Saturday Family Playtime
Jul
5

Saturday Family Playtime

Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.

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Weekly Storytime
Jul
8

Weekly Storytime

Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment!  Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.

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Mini Golf at the library
Jul
9

Mini Golf at the library

All ages; No registration required. This program is for the entire family, and caregivers are welcome to enjoy a round of mini golf and assist young participants.

Program Description: The Portable Mini Golf Company is back at Carpenter-Carse Library! The entire family is invited to stop in anytime during this two hour period and play a 9 hole round of mini golf. Every participant who completes the course wins a prize!

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Saturday Family Playtime
Jul
12

Saturday Family Playtime

Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.

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Weekly Storytime
Jul
15

Weekly Storytime

Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment!  Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.

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Make Your Own Block Print Tote Bag
Jul
16

Make Your Own Block Print Tote Bag

Ages 5-11; Registration required. This is a drop-off program, and caregivers are invited to stay.

Program Description: Join Sara from Richmond’s Radiate Art Space and come play with colors, patterns, and texture! Young makers and artists will use recycled and repurposed materials to design and decorate their own block print tote bag. Make sure to bring a smock or t-shirt you don’t mind getting messy in!

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Saturday Family Playtime
Jul
19

Saturday Family Playtime

Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.

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Weekly Storytime
Jul
22

Weekly Storytime

Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment!  Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.

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Family Pizza and Trivia Night
Jul
23

Family Pizza and Trivia Night

Registration required. This is a family event and includes kids of all ages.

Program Description:

Let's play some Family Trivia! We will provide the fun and the pizza, all we need you to do is sign up and bring your family and your awesome knowledge of children’s books and movies!

Contact jen@carpentercarse.org to register your family or team!

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Weekly Storytime
Jul
29

Weekly Storytime

Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment!  Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.

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Faux Stained Glass Craft Workshop
Jul
30

Faux Stained Glass Craft Workshop

Open to Ages 5-11. Registration Required. This is a drop-off event, and parents are invited to stay if they would like to help out in the workshop!

Program Description: Let's celebrate the color all around us! Come join Susan Lepple in creating colorful faux stained glass window decorations. Using brightly colored tissue paper, glue, and transparent paper we will be making stained glass-like images that will glow in the summer sunshine beaming in our windows. We will make works of art to brighten the windows of the library and for you to take home.

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Jul
30

Color: How it Affects You and Your Home

What is the color of royalty? Why is green associated with poison? How does color affect our emotions? Do we need to think about how we use color in our home? 

Betsey Dempsey, color expert of Color Concepts, will talk a bit about the history of color, how different colors impact us and how to use color to make our homes feel the way we want. Betsey will teach us the most important factors when picking paint colors, and leave us with some great tips and tricks. 

Betsey Dempsey, owner of Color Concepts is a color consultant who enjoys visiting clients' homes and businesses to help them choose paint colors, tile, flooring, cabinets, countertops, and more. When not immersed in fan decks, Betsey most enjoys spending time traveling, skiing the Green Mountains, or sailing the waters of Lake Champlain. 



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Meet Elia the Therapy Dog
Jun
28

Meet Elia the Therapy Dog

Elia the trained therapy dog will be joining us once a month to meet with patrons of all ages. Engaging with a therapy dog has been shown to have many physical and emotional benefits. Stop by to visit with Elia and bring some calm and relaxation to your day, she’d love to meet you! No registration required, but email Alex with questions.

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Saturday Family Playtime
Jun
28

Saturday Family Playtime

Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.

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Art and Craft Supply Swap
Jun
27

Art and Craft Supply Swap

If you have unwanted art and craft supplies you’d like to pass along or you’re looking to pick up some new supplies at no cost, then come and share with other patrons.

We’ll supply the space to display your donations and anything not swapped must be taken with you at the end. You’re not required to donate anything, you’re welcome to just “shop”.

No registration required, but email Alex with questions.

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Bees, Honey, & Pollination
Jun
25

Bees, Honey, & Pollination

Celebrate National Pollinator Month with local beekeeper Ken Brown of Coyote Ridge Apiary. We’ll learn about the fascinating world of apiculture, why bees are so important, and what you can do to help them. Ken will also be joined by Kathy Deemer, a South Burlington beekeeper and honey producer, and Sydney Miller, Lead Research Technician at the Vermont Bee Lab. No registration required, but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions.

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Summer Reading Program - Week 2
Jun
25

Summer Reading Program - Week 2

Color Your World with VINS

Discover a world where owls turn pink, and tree trunks can blink in “Color Our World!”. In partnership with the Vermont Summer Reading Program, meet three of our animal ambassadors, and learn how nature’s palette can startle, impress, and even fool the eye! Witness the rainbow of techniques our wildlife uses to hunt, hide, and survive in this program geared towards families and children of all ages!

All ages; Registration required. This is a drop-off program, and caregivers are welcome to stay and enjoy the program and assist young partcipants.

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Weekly Storytime
Jun
24

Weekly Storytime

Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment!  Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.

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Senior Meetup
Jun
23

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Make Music Day Concert
Jun
21

Make Music Day Concert

Join the SongFarmers for an acoustic jam to celebrate the Summer Solstice and International Make Music Day. Everyone is invited to come and listen or participate as they wish. This event will be held outside the library weather permitting so please bring a chair. No registration required but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions.

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Saturday Family Playtime
Jun
21

Saturday Family Playtime

Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.

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Summer Reading Program - Week 1
Jun
18

Summer Reading Program - Week 1

Program Description: In one of our favorite programs of the Summer, CCL’s own Judy Curtis will assist participants in making their very own garden cake in a cup! Then kids will join CCL staff in making a mini fairy garden full of detail, color, and magic.

All ages; Registration required. This is a drop-off program, and caregivers are welcome to stay and enjoy the program and assist young partcipants.

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Weekly Storytime
Jun
17

Weekly Storytime

Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment!  Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.

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Senior Meetup
Jun
16

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Drag Story Hour
Jun
14

Drag Story Hour

Emoji Nightmare and Katniss Everqueer, two of Vermont's favorite queer performing artists, will be sure to delight and captivate audience members of all ages as they share stories focused on individuality, activism, gender, creativity, expression, and social responsibility. Stick around for craft time, book browsing, and hanging out with friends.

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Weekly Storytime
Jun
10

Weekly Storytime

Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment!  Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.

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Senior Meetup
Jun
9

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Folk Jam: Live Music With SongFarmers of Hinesburg
Jun
5

Folk Jam: Live Music With SongFarmers of Hinesburg

Do you play an acoustic instrument or just love to sing along to old time, blues, country, and folk music? Come join the SongFarmers during their monthly gathering and participate in this wonderful live music offering. Listeners also welcome. Free and open to the public in the library’s community room, or outdoors as weather allows.

No registration required. Contact alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions.

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Dungeons and Dragons Club
Jun
5

Dungeons and Dragons Club

Each week Devin Morrill works with students in grades 3-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. The program also provides a space for these kids to form their own groups, giving them the tools and confidence to continue playing and developing their own adventures together. Currently this club is full, but beginners and experienced players are welcome to contact Jen with any questions and to join the waitlist.

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Weekly Storytime
Jun
3

Weekly Storytime

Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment!  Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.

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Senior Meetup
Jun
2

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Meet Elia the Therapy Dog
May
31

Meet Elia the Therapy Dog

Elia the trained therapy dog will be joining us once a month to meet with patrons of all ages. Engaging with a therapy dog has been shown to have many physical and emotional benefits. Stop by to visit with Elia and bring some calm and relaxation to your day, she’d love to meet you! No registration required, but email Alex with questions.

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Saturday Family Playtime
May
31

Saturday Family Playtime

Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.

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Dungeons and Dragons Club
May
29

Dungeons and Dragons Club

Each week Devin Morrill works with students in grades 3-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. The program also provides a space for these kids to form their own groups, giving them the tools and confidence to continue playing and developing their own adventures together. Currently this club is full, but beginners and experienced players are welcome to contact Jen with any questions and to join the waitlist.

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Estate Planning Seminar
May
28

Estate Planning Seminar

Associates from Maple Haven Law will be here to provide free information about estate planning and Medicaid planning for anyone who would like more information about this important and oftentimes overwhelming topic. Whether it’s for yourself or on behalf of a loved one, please join us with your questions. No registration required, but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions.

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