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.

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.

Chelsea Burton and Geoffrey Gevalt of the Hinesburg Record will be on hand to record you telling a story about a memorable photo you have. All ages welcome. Photo can be recent or from long ago or an heirloom picture of a person, place or event. The aim is for you tell a memorable story -- funny or sad or transformational or just plain interesting -- centered on a photo. BRING the photo with you and if it's a printed copy, it will be scanned and returned to you. We will record your telling of the story and, later, edit it, create a transcription and send it back to you for review. Finished stories will be published in The Record (transcript) and on The Record's website, https://hinesburgrecord.org, (audio and transcript).
This is a fun exercise and we hope that as many people can come as possible. Please contact Geoff at ggevalt@gmail.com to let him know you'll attend.

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.

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.

Gather for a morning of creativity and conversation! Bring whatever project you are working on — quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc.

The program will meet in the library’s community room, though may meet outside if weather allows. No registration required.

Reach out to alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Gather for a morning of creativity and conversation! Bring whatever project you are working on — quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc.

The program will meet in the library’s community room, though may meet outside if weather allows. No registration required.

Reach out to alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions.

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!

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.

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.

Gather for a morning of creativity and conversation! Bring whatever project you are working on — quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc.

The program will meet in the library’s community room, though may meet outside if weather allows. No registration required.

Reach out to alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions.

Calling all aspiring authors. Jan Kardys, President of Black Hawk Literary Agency, is here to help you get published. Her workshop will cover such topics as developing a concept, writing a manuscript, editing, finding a literary agent, query letters, negotiating a publishing agreement, permissions, royalties, special sales, subsidiary rights and marketing.  Space is limited and registration is required. Email alex@carpentercarse.org or stop by the library to register.

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.

If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at painting with watercolors, here’s your chance. In this workshop we’ll create popsicle themed postcards that you can send to friends or display at home. This simple but fun and colorful project is a perfect introduction to watercolor techniques for beginners. Space is limited and registration is required. Email alex@carpentercarse.org or stop by the library to register.  

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!

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.

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.

Gather for a morning of creativity and conversation! Bring whatever project you are working on — quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc.

The program will meet in the library’s community room, though may meet outside if weather allows. No registration required.

Reach out to alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions.

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.

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.

Do you love fairy tales and building challenges? Come to the library to build your version of the Three Little Pigs' House and see if it withstands the Big Bad Wolf. We'll be building houses out of everyday objects such as paper towel rolls, empty tissue boxes, and masking tape. When kids are finished building their wolf-proof constructions, we'll use a hairdryer for the Big Bad Wolf's huffing and puffing to see if he can destroy them or if they hold up! Ages 5-11; Email diane@carpentercarse.org to sign up

This informal group will meet the second Wednesday of each month to chat about a mystery novel—ranging from cozy to gritty.

Contact alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions or to reserve a copy of the book (as available).

Where can you find accurate and reliable health information online? And how can you spot potentially harmful misinformation? It’s becoming increasingly difficult in today’s online world to know which sources of health information to trust. Maria Avery, the Community Outreach Manager for UVM Libraries, is here to help. Maria will show us how to recognize trustworthy sources of information and guide us through some of the valuable online resources that UVM Libraries provide to our community. No registration required, but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions.

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.