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SUMMARY:Enchanted Wassail Evening
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to embrace the holiday spirit and support the Norman Williams Public Library by joining us for an Enchanted Wassail Evening\, a fundraising and fun-raising event. \nLights twinkle\, greenery scents the air\, and piano music fills the historic\, elegant building. \nFollowing centuries-old Wassail traditions\, we enjoy delicious food and delightful drink with neighbors and friends. \nLaughter rings around the library as everyone gathers to celebrate the season with good cheer. \nThe Library is a vital part of the vibrant Woodstock community and relies on your support to offer an array of programs and services free of charge to all. Sponsorship opportunities are available for this special holiday fundraising event. Please be sure to mention “Wassail” with your donation. \nPlease email Programs@NormanWilliams.org with any questions. Hope to see you here! \nYou have several options to purchase tickets:\n\nStop by the library to pay with cash\, check\, credit card\, or Venmo.\nMail a check to NWPL Wassail\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT 05091.\nSend payment via Venmo: nwpl-library; be sure to note that it is for tickets!\nFill out the form below to pay online with Paypal or a credit card.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/enchanted-wassail-evening
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fund-raiser,Library After Hours,Special Program
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SUMMARY:Rare & Vintage Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:Just in time for the holidays\, Norman Williams Public Library is offering an intriguing collection of rare and vintage books — in addition to the ongoing book sale in the foyer. \nFrom signed\, century-old gems to rare classics; illustrated children’s books to ornate\, pocket-sized collections of poetry\, we invite you to stop by and discover a special book to treasure. \nCome Friday for the best selection (and easiest parking) or stop by on Saturday in between the myriad of other activities in the library and around town. \n \nProceeds from the book sales are used to support programs and events\, add new books to the collections for children and adults\, and fund the overall upkeep of the historic library building.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/rare-vintage-book-sale/2025-12-12
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fund-raiser,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T051155
CREATED:20250915T162526Z
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SUMMARY:Children’s Stories for December Holidays
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively reading of storybooks celebrating the season. We’ll gather right after school at 3 pm and begin the stories when everyone has had a little snack and settled. \nDecember brings the Winter Solstice\, Hanukkah\, Christmas\, and more! These short\, dark days are marked with a variety of different traditions. We gather with family and friends\, light candles\, and often share a meal or a song. Animals also have ways of adapting to the cold and snow. \nWe invite you to bring a friend and enjoy an hour of fun and festive tales. \nFree and open to the public. \nPlease note: Children 10 and younger must be accompanied at all times by a caregiver 14 or older.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/childrens-stories-for-december-holidays
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children & Family Programs,Special Program,Youth Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T051155
CREATED:20250915T160247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T154932Z
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SUMMARY:Rare & Vintage Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:Just in time for the holidays\, Norman Williams Public Library is offering an intriguing collection of rare and vintage books — in addition to the ongoing book sale in the foyer. \nFrom signed\, century-old gems to rare classics; illustrated children’s books to ornate\, pocket-sized collections of poetry\, we invite you to stop by and discover a special book to treasure. \nCome Friday for the best selection (and easiest parking) or stop by on Saturday in between the myriad of other activities in the library and around town. \n \nProceeds from the book sales are used to support programs and events\, add new books to the collections for children and adults\, and fund the overall upkeep of the historic library building.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/rare-vintage-book-sale/2025-12-13
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fund-raiser,Special Program
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T123000
DTSTAMP:20260505T051155
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SUMMARY:Ham Gillett presents Dylan Thomas’s Lyrical Portrait of Holidays Past
DESCRIPTION:Send the kids to romp outside\, take off your apron\, stash the light-hanging ladder\, and join us on Saturday\, December 13\, from 12:00-12:30 OR 1:00-1:30 for Ham Gillett’s traditional Wassail reading. \nThe Welsh poet\, Dylan Thomas looks back with a child’s-eye view of a magical time of presents\, family\, and newly fallen snow in the seasonal classic A Child’s Christmas in Wales\, written in the early 1950s. \nHam Gillett has shared this story during Wassail Weekend for more years than he can remember. He offers us a time to be still\, to close our eyes\, and be transported by Thomas’s matchless weaving of lyrical words and evocative images. \nThe Uncles (from A Child’s Christmas in Wales) Illustration by Fritz Eichenberg \n“Our snow … came shawling out of the ground and swam and drifted out of the arms and hands and bodies of the trees; snow grew overnight on the roofs of the houses like a pure and grandfather moss\, minutely-ivied the walls and settled on the postman\, opening the gate\, like a dumb\, numb thunder-storm of white\, torn Christmas cards.” – Dylan Thomas \n+++ \nThis reading is free and open to the public and – despite the essay’s title – is geared toward listeners 10 and older. First-come\, first-seated\, space is limited.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/ham-gillett-presents-dylan-thomass-lyrical-portrait-of-holidays-past/2025-12-13/1
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T130000
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SUMMARY:Ham Gillett presents Dylan Thomas’s Lyrical Portrait of Holidays Past
DESCRIPTION:Send the kids to romp outside\, take off your apron\, stash the light-hanging ladder\, and join us on Saturday\, December 13\, from 12:00-12:30 OR 1:00-1:30 for Ham Gillett’s traditional Wassail reading. \nThe Welsh poet\, Dylan Thomas looks back with a child’s-eye view of a magical time of presents\, family\, and newly fallen snow in the seasonal classic A Child’s Christmas in Wales\, written in the early 1950s. \nHam Gillett has shared this story during Wassail Weekend for more years than he can remember. He offers us a time to be still\, to close our eyes\, and be transported by Thomas’s matchless weaving of lyrical words and evocative images. \nThe Uncles (from A Child’s Christmas in Wales) Illustration by Fritz Eichenberg \n“Our snow … came shawling out of the ground and swam and drifted out of the arms and hands and bodies of the trees; snow grew overnight on the roofs of the houses like a pure and grandfather moss\, minutely-ivied the walls and settled on the postman\, opening the gate\, like a dumb\, numb thunder-storm of white\, torn Christmas cards.” – Dylan Thomas \n+++ \nThis reading is free and open to the public and – despite the essay’s title – is geared toward listeners 10 and older. First-come\, first-seated\, space is limited.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/ham-gillett-presents-dylan-thomass-lyrical-portrait-of-holidays-past/2025-12-13/2
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Program
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SUMMARY:Wrensong Presents “Songs of Celebration Through the Centuries”
DESCRIPTION:A Wassail tradition returns with a sampler of holiday songs performed by Wrensong on the Mezzanine following the Horse & Carriage Parade around the Green. \nWrensong is an a cappella choral group from Vermont’s Upper Valley that focuses on the vocal treasures of the Renaissance. Their repertoire ranges from the secular to the religious\, and concerts often include narration aimed at giving audiences a context for listening with understanding. For the holiday program\, singers present a mix of songs – some simple\, some familiar\, some more complex\, and some sing-along. \nWrensong’s 2025 holiday program traces the enduring human impulse to celebrate light\, hope\, and renewal through song. \nBeginning with the rousing 13th-century processional chant Alle Psallite\, they explore the rich tapestry of sacred and seasonal music across the ages. They include the exquisite 15th-century carol There Is No Rose of Swych Vertu and the luminous O Magnum Mysterium by Jacobus Clemens non Papa\, as well as hymns honoring the Virgin Mary by William Byrd and Tomás Luis de Victoria\, reflecting the deep reverence of the Renaissance. \nThe lively traditional spiritual Rise Up\, Shepherd\, and Follow\, the beautiful shape-note style carol Bethlehem by 18th century American composer William Billings\, and beloved Christmas carols express the warmth and vitality of community celebration. Music honoring Hanukkah and the winter solstice broadens the lens of festivity and reflection. \nThe program concludes with timeless popular favorites — Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire and Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! — reminding us that\, across centuries and traditions\, music continues to bring joy\, comfort\, and shared meaning to the season. \n*** \nFree and open to the public. Seating is limited; first-come\, first-seated.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/wrensong-presents-songs-of-the-season
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T123000
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Michael Caduto | Enchanted Night Before Christmas.
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author\, storyteller\, and educator\, Michael Caduto\, has a brand new storybook to share: Enchanted Night Before Christmas. \nThis timeless fantasy tells the story of a Vermont family that doesn’t have much\, but takes good care of one another and is generous to others. Each year\, they make gingerbread cookies decorated like friends and neighbors as holiday gifts. Then\, one Christmas Eve\, after everyone falls fast asleep\, something magical stirs\, born in a star of snow\, that will change their holiday – and their lives – forever. It is a reminder that the most powerful gifts are the ones we give away. \nJoin us at 11 for a reading of the book\, followed by a gingerbread decorating activity with cookies supplied by the Pastry Team at the Woodstock Inn. This program has limited capacity\, so entry will be on a first-come\, first-served basis\, while supplies last. \nCo-sponsored by the Yankee Bookshop; copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/author-event-michael-caduto-enchanted-night-before-christmas
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Children & Family Programs,Special Program,Youth Programs
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