Each week library volunteers work with students in grades 4-8 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. If you would like to join our D&D Winter session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.

We invite middle school students who are interested in reading and discussing all kinds of books (chapter books, memoirs, graphic novels) that are generally geared toward students in grades 6-8. Students will receive each month’s  book from the library then meet on the third Thursday of the month to engage in a fun discussion, eat snacks, hang out with friends, and decide what to read next! Email jen@carpentercarse.org to reserve your spot and receive all the necessary info to get started in this monthly club!

Carpenter-Carse is offering a new interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, fingerplays, dance and movement, and stories!  Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required.

This months theme is Light and Sound! In this fun and interactive program, we will use STEM-themed picture books to engage and inspire participants in grades 2-5 on a STEM topic, then lead the group in hands-on craft activities to explore a STEM challenge. Students will be asked to work together in pairs or small groups and then share their observations. To reserve a spot for your child in this program, email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A meditative exploration of time and mortality, POV documentary Chasing Time by Jeff Orlowski-Yang and Sarah Keo follows photographer James Balog as he brings the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project to a close. Accompanied by the Emmy-winning team behind Chasing Ice, the film unveils astounding visual evidence of climate change and spotlights the power of inter-generational collaboration in inspiring hope and action toward a sustainable future. Join us to watch and discuss this documentary as part of our Vermont Reads The Light Pirate programming. This event is a collaboration with POV, PBS' award-winning nonfiction film series www.pbs.org/pov. No registration required but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions. 

On Wednesdays, January 14th through February 18th at 2:00-3:15 students in grades K-4 can join us for this after school club where they will participate in hands-on activities like Pokemon arts and craft challenges, group guessing and memory games, making Pokemon themed crafts, and trading cards. Students do not have to own Pokemon cards to participate in this club. Registration is required, so contact jen@carpentercarse.org and join us for Pokemon fun and friends this Spring!

Join Professor Juan David Coronado of Central Connecticut State University as he explores the oral histories of Mexican American POWs from the Vietnam War from his titular book. During the Vietnam War era, Mexican Americans had become more a part of the culture of the USA. However, many Mexican American prisoners of war (POWs) faced discrimination and inequality both in the military and back in the states. Presented by Vermont Humanities. Gather to watch with us at the library or email alex@carpentercarse.org to receive the Zoom link so you can watch at home. 

Each week library volunteers work with students in grades 4-8 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. If you would like to join our D&D Winter session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.

Carpenter-Carse is offering a new interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, fingerplays, dance and movement, and stories!  Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On Wednesdays, January 14th through February 18th at 2:00-3:15 students in grades K-4 can join us for this after school club where they will participate in hands-on activities like Pokemon arts and craft challenges, group guessing and memory games, making Pokemon themed crafts, and trading cards. Students do not have to own Pokemon cards to participate in this club. Registration is required, so contact jen@carpentercarse.org and join us for Pokemon fun and friends this Spring!

Professor Masur’s talk will focus on the Reconstruction Era, when Americans for the first time tried to create a nation that lived up to the July 4, 1776, declaration that “all men are created equal.”  The constitutional changes of the Reconstruction era shape many aspects of our lives today. Yet the period is often ignored or misrepresented. Masur will discuss how and why historians’ perspectives on the period have changed over time and why this process of “revisionism” is essential to historians’ work. Presented by Vermont Humanities. Gather to watch with us at the library or email alex@carpentercarse.org to receive the Zoom link so you can watch at home. 

Each week library volunteers work with students in grades 4-8 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. If you would like to join our D&D Winter session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.

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.

Carpenter-Carse is offering a new interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, fingerplays, dance and movement, and stories!  Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required.

Febuary’s theme is Gorillas! In this fun and interactive program, we will use STEM-themed picture books to engage and inspire participants in grades 2-5 on a STEM topic, then lead the group in hands-on craft activities to explore a STEM challenge. Students will be asked to work together in pairs or small groups and then share their observations. To reserve a spot for your child in this program, email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk.

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.

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.

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).

On Wednesdays, January 14th through February 18th at 2:00-3:15 students in grades K-4 can join us for this after school club where they will participate in hands-on activities like Pokemon arts and craft challenges, group guessing and memory games, making Pokemon themed crafts, and trading cards. Students do not have to own Pokemon cards to participate in this club. Registration is required, so contact jen@carpentercarse.org and join us for Pokemon fun and friends this Spring!

Despite Fanny Trollope's dismissal of Americans as tobacco chewing, patriotic boors, travelers have a long history of commenting on American friendliness. Alexis De Tocqueville observed that their sociability made Americans more akin to the French than the "unfriendly disposition of the English." And Rudyard Kipling remarked, "it is perfectly impossible to go to war with these people, whatever they may do. They are much too nice." Although it often goes unnamed as a pattern of behavior, niceness pervades the assumptions, discourses, and the everyday conduct of and about Americans. But how and when did Americans become associated with being nice? Carrie Tirado Bramen explores how niceness became an indispensable part of a democratic personality that was friendly and accessible, free from the Old World snobbery. Beginning with Samoset greeting the Pilgrims in 1621 by saying “Welcome, Englishman” and concluding with the Forgiveness Ceremony at Standing Rock in 2016, this talk will explore the many roles niceness has played in the social and political landscape of the United States. Presented by Vermont Humanities. Gather to watch with us at the library or email alex@carpentercarse.org to receive the Zoom link so you can watch at home. 

Each week library volunteers work with students in grades 4-8 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. If you would like to join our D&D Winter session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.

Carpenter-Carse is offering a new interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, fingerplays, dance and movement, and stories!  Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required.

Don your best party-wear, bring your favorite stuffy, and join us for a tea party filled with themed treats, stories, and crafts! Our tea parties are designed for kids ages 2-6 and their caregivers. Since this event will be held inside, space is limited and registration is required. Please email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk to reserve a spot.

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.

Join us for snacks and a facilitated discussion of the 2025 Vermont Reads selection, The Light Pirate by Vermont author Lily Brooks-Dalton. The Light Pirate is a climate fiction novel set in a near-future Florida, following a girl named Wanda who is born during a catastrophic hurricane, and named after the storm. The book, divided into four parts (Power, Water, Light, Time), explores themes of climate change, resilience, and human connection as society adapts to a world where extreme weather events are the norm, and nature reclaims the land.

Free copies of the book are available at the library. No registration required but email alex@carpentercarse.org for more information. Presented by Vermont Humanities.

On Wednesdays, January 14th through February 18th at 2:00-3:15 students in grades K-4 can join us for this after school club where they will participate in hands-on activities like Pokemon arts and craft challenges, group guessing and memory games, making Pokemon themed crafts, and trading cards. Students do not have to own Pokemon cards to participate in this club. Registration is required, so contact jen@carpentercarse.org and join us for Pokemon fun and friends this Spring!

Each week library volunteers work with students in grades 4-8 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. If you would like to join our D&D Winter session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.

Carpenter-Carse is offering a new interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, fingerplays, dance and movement, and stories!  Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required.

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.

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.

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.

Our Vermont Reads The Light Pirate programming continues with UVM professor Amy Seidl, a Senior Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. Amy is the author of Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World, and Finding Higher Ground: Adaptation in the Age of Warming. She will discuss how themes in The Light Pirate, of disaster and resilience, are ones we can explore in the Vermont landscape. In particular, Amy will ask: what opportunities for transition – cultural and ecological – exist after extreme events? No registration required but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions. 

Carpenter-Carse is offering a new interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, fingerplays, dance and movement, and stories!  Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required.

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.