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SUMMARY:Organizing 101 | Kris Harmelink
DESCRIPTION:Imagine your spaces help make daily life easy and enjoyable. You feel relaxed and inspired to tackle projects and work toward goals. \nKris Harmelink\, a professional home organizer\, believes that home organizing is transformative. She is offering an introductory workshop on how to tackle organizing projects\, as well as organizational methods\, tips\, and tricks. \nWhether you have a specific decluttering project in mind or just want to understand how a pro does it\, come and join us for this free sixty-minute workshop! \n+++ \nKris has been happily working as a professional home organizer for five years now\, though it’s really a lifetime of experience – she’s been helping friends and family organize and downsize since she was a kid! Kris also volunteers as the manager of The MINT Downtown’s secondhand art supply store in Rutland. Rearranging the store\, keeping it orderly\, and sorting through donations all keep her organizing skills sharp.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/organizing8-11-26
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:20260813T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T120000
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SUMMARY:Medicare 101: What You Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:Need help understanding Medicare? Join Blue Cross VT for an educational seminar that will help guide you through the basics of Medicare: what it is\, when you can enroll\, benefits available\, and an overview of your plan options beyond Medicare. \nThis seminar will last approximately 45-60 minutes\, and space may be limited. RSVP today HERE. (For accommodations\, please call (800) 255-4550 (TTY/TDD: 711) or email consumersupport@bcbsvt.com.) \n+++\nBlue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Vermont is not connected with or endorsed by the U.S. government or the federal Medicare program. By attending this free educational seminar\, it does not obligate you to enroll in a plan or affect your current enrollment status\, and automatic enrollment will not occur.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/medicare-101
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:20260820T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T193000
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SUMMARY:Word Games | Library After Hours
DESCRIPTION:Calling all crossword puzzlers\, Wordle fans\, spelling bee champs: time to relax\, mingle\, and play games! \nFor August’s Library After Hours\, we’ll play word games: Bannagrams\, Boggle\, Quiddler\, Upwords\, Scrabble\, or other favorites you may wish to bring. \nBring friends and meet new folks. BYOB; we’ll supply munchies. \n  \n \n  \nOur monthly Library After Hours events are intended as social evenings for adults. NWPL children’s programming is scheduled during daytime hours.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/word-games8-20-26
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library After Hours,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T203000
DTSTAMP:20260805T164125Z
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Wellington Rollins | The Three Graces of Pearl Street
DESCRIPTION:The Yankee Bookshop\, Pentangle Arts\, and Norman Williams Public Library invite you to celebrate the publication of Elizabeth Wellington Rollins‘ debut novel\, The Three Graces of Pearl Street. We’ll gather at Woodstock’s Town Hall Theatre on Thursday\, September 3\, at 7 pm to applaud this local author. \nThe Three Graces of Pearl Street paints a wise and warm portrait of an Italian American grandmother\, daughter\, and granddaughter all named after the Roman myth of the Three Graces. They find their lives – and their secrets – colliding when\, after years apart\, they come to live under the same roof. \nGraziella\, a ninety-six-year-old former nun\, spends her days running the parish’s food kitchen\, convinced it is her responsibility to keep everyone fed in their working-class New York neighborhood. Her daughter\, Grace\, a respected psychology professor\, appears accomplished and composed\, yet finds herself unmoored as her personal life falters. Ella – Graziella’s granddaughter and Grace’s daughter – is weary of defending her vegan diet and anti-capitalistic lifestyle; blind to her own brilliance\, she longs\, above all\, for a place to belong. Living together again\, the three Graces reckon with the distances that have shaped them\, and with what it means\, at last\, to be fully known. \n“A stunning debut. An intergenerational story full of the complexities of family life that will surprise and inspire you at every turn.” – Adriana Trigiani\, New York Times bestselling author \nElizabeth Wellington Rollins is a writer and award-winning copywriter. She grew up outside New York City and graduated from Davidson College. Her work has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler\, The Week\, Travel + Leisure\, and Vogue. Liz lives just a few miles from the Woodstock Green with her family. Her book is\, in part\, a love letter to her Italian maternal lineage\, as well as the place that raised her\, her parents\, and three grandparents. \nPlease visit the Yankee Bookshop (or their website) before September 1 for details about receiving a gift – including a small cookbook with recipes from the novel – when you pre-order The Three Graces of Pearl Street.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/rollins9-3926
LOCATION:Town Hall Theater\, 31 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T210000
DTSTAMP:20260713T174003Z
CREATED:20260713T142501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T174003Z
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SUMMARY:Interplay Jazz Jam Session | Library After Hours
DESCRIPTION:Musicians and listeners alike are invited to attend and enjoy this Interplay Jazz Jam Session on the Mezzanine with its great acoustics and baby grand piano. \nThese jam sessions are a social gathering and a communal practice session. Starting at 6 pm\, instrumentalists participate in free-flow tunes to develop new material and play together. Continuing at 7\, singers may wish to join in. Bring well-known jazz standards\, popular songs or an original tune to play with the instrumentalists along with 6-8 copies of the sheet music of the songs you wish to play. Jam session ends at 9 pm. \nFounded in 1996 by local musicians Fred Haas and Sabrina Brown\, Interplay Jazz & Arts has been inspiring musicians of all ages from around the world. People often ask\, “What is a jam session?” A jam session is a relatively informal musical event at which musicians\, typically instrumentalists\, play improvised solos and vamp on tunes\, songs and chord progressions. To “jam” is to improvise music without extensive preparation or predefined arrangements\, except for when the group is playing well-known jazz standards or covers of existing popular songs. \nYou are invited to bring an offering of food or drink to share if you’d like.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/jazz-9-17-26
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library After Hours,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T140000
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SUMMARY:Woodstock Repair Café
DESCRIPTION:A Repair Café is a free community event where neighbors bring in broken\, worn\, or beloved-but-well-used items and skilled volunteers help repair and restore them\, keeping still-usable items out of landfills. Think small appliances\, clothing repairs\, furniture fixes\, bicycle tune-ups\, sharpening\, soldering\, you name it. If it’s busted\, we’ll try to help you fix it. \nThis first Woodstock Repair Café is being organized by The Bunny Bin\, Sustainable Woodstock\, and Norman Williams Public Library. With your help\, we can empower people to make small fixes themselves\, save items that might otherwise end up in a landfill\, and build connections along the way. Join your friends and neighbors – there will be activities for the whole family! \nTo get involved\, share a skill or sponsor the event\, please email Programs@NormanWilliams.org or fill out this INTEREST FORM\, and we’ll follow up with details. \nVolunteer to fix things:\nWe invite local volunteers to launch Woodstock’s first-ever Repair Café\, and we’re looking for the fixers\, tinkerers\, menders\, and makers in our community to help bring it to life. \nBecause we live in both a trades desert and an aging community\, many of our neighbors have small repairs piling up at home. If you are a professional\, volunteer and bring your business cards\, show off what you know\, and make real connections with people who might need your skills now or down the road. \nWe’re looking for volunteers with skills in: \n\nSewing\, mending & alterations\nStain removal & fabric rescue\nCobbling & leather repair\nElectronics & small appliances\nComputer experts\nWoodworking\, furniture & creative repurposing\nBicycles\, clocks & other mechanical devices\nKnife & tool sharpening\nJewelry\nGeneral “I’ll figure it out” energy\n\nBring things to be fixed:\nOur goal is to help you mend small appliances\, clothing\, furniture\, you name it\, at no charge to you. \nA few guidelines: \n\nBring your own parts – plugs\, wires\, bolts\, buttons\, table legs\, etc.\nOne item per person per station.\nTo keep things manageable: if you can’t carry it\, please don’t bring it!\nOut of respect for our volunteers\, please be sure your item isn’t musty or excessively dirty.\n\nNo appointment is needed; you can sign up for repairs at each station. We ask that you fill out this INTEREST FORM to help us plan. \nNote: By bringing an item\, you agree that Norman Williams Public Library\, The Bunny Bin\, Sustainable Woodstock\, and our volunteers assume no liability for injury\, damage\, loss\, or unsuccessful repair. All repairs are best-effort\, as-is.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/repair-cafe
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:20260922T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T143000
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SUMMARY:Warren Leach | Beyond Blooms: Design with Color\, Structure\, and Seasonal Senescence
DESCRIPTION:Warren Leach\, an award-winning landscape designer\, will present “Beyond Blooms: Design with Color\, Structure\, and Seasonal Senescence” to the Woodstock Garden Club at the Norman Williams Public Library. A social gathering begins at 12:30\, followed by the program at 1:00 pm. This is an open meeting\, and all are welcome. \nLocated in Rehoboth\, MA\, Leach’s Tranquil Lake Nursery specializes in daylilies\, irises\, distinctive perennials\, and woody plants. In this presentation\, he will highlight woody and herbaceous plants with good foliage color\, architectural structure\, multi-seasonal interest\, and stunning shape that can be used in a diversity of ways to complement flowers in a mixed border. \nWarren Leach has taught horticulture and landscape design at numerous horticultural institutions throughout the Northeast and has twice received the National Landscape Association Regional Certificate of Merit for Residential Design. He will have copies of his book\, Plants for the Winter Garden: Perennials\, Grasses\, Shrubs\, and Trees to Add Interest in the Cold and Snow\, available.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/w-leach
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T153000
DTSTAMP:20260805T181307Z
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SUMMARY:Sensoria: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature
DESCRIPTION:Gavin Van Horn\, editor\, and Heather Swan\, poetry editor\, selected essays and poetry for Sensoria: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature that call attention to the wondrous ways in which humans and other-than-human beings experience and perceive the world\, not just through the senses but within them. \nHumans\, along with all other creatures\, are an entanglement of sensual relations\, shaping and shaped by our somatic engagement with the world. From the mating calls of chorus frogs to insect olfaction to elephant funerary rites to the memory-rich tastes of place\, Sensoria offers an immersion in the sensual experiences of seeing\, hearing\, touching\, tasting\, and smelling—and their interactions\, combinations\, and more-than-human manifestations. \nThe contributors to Sensoria—including music composer David Rothenberg\, historian of color Carolyn Purnell\, bio-philosopher Andreas Weber\, filmmaker Kalyanee Mam\, neuroethologist Bill Hansson\, travel writer and novelist Nick Hunt\, and religious scholar Graham Harvey—explore and illuminate the biology and neurology of sensation as well as the imaginative possibilities for understanding the senses. \nCo-hosted by the Yankee Bookshop\, books will be available for purchase and signing. \n+++ \nGavin Van Horn\, PhD\, is the executive editor of Humans & Nature Press Books\, the author of The Way of Coyote\, and the co-editor of City Creatures: Animal Encounters in the Chicago Wilderness\, Wildness: Relations of People and Place\, the award-winning five-volume series Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations\, and the five-volume series Elementals. He currently resides in San Luis Obispo\, California\, where you can find him wandering the nearby hills and shores\, senses awakened by sage\, hummingbirds\, and ocean air. \nHeather Swan\, PhD\, is a poet and nonfiction writer. She is the author of Where the Grass Still Sings: Stories of Insects and Interconnection and Where Honeybees Thrive: Stories from the Field (Penn State Press) winner of the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award. Her poetry collection A Kinship with Ash (Terrapin Books)\, was a finalist for the ASLE Book Award and long-listed for the Julie Suk Award. A second collection\, Dandelion\, was published in 2023. She teaches environmental literature and writing in Madison\, Wisconsin.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/sensoria10-3-26
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T210000
DTSTAMP:20260804T143217Z
CREATED:20260804T143217Z
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SUMMARY:Trivia! | Library After Hours
DESCRIPTION:Test your knowledge! NWPL’s own Adrian Tans will challenge us with trivia questions that run the gamut from pop culture\, sports\, history\, and – of course – books. The winning team gets bragging rights and their picture on the coveted digital display board! \nThis Library After Hours event is a “fun-raiser” and mini-fundraiser: there is a $5 suggested donation per player.  Gather friends for a team – or come on your own and join forces with others here. Fun fact: more often than not\, members of the winning teams had just met that night! \nThis event is BYOB\, so feel free to bring your own drinks (including beer and wine); the library will supply snacks. Doors open at 6:30; the game will start promptly at 7:00. \nOur monthly Library After Hours events are intended as social evenings for adults. NWPL children’s programming is scheduled during daytime hours.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/trivia10-8-26
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library After Hours,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T170000
DTSTAMP:20260804T144646Z
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SUMMARY:SBOOKY Library | Not-Too-Scary Halloween Fun!
DESCRIPTION:Surrounded by cobwebs and creepy noises coming out of the dark corners\, you might encounter a lonely witch or hairy goblin waiting for you on Sunday afternoon at the library. Enter the old\, haunted great hall\, and find your way through the spooky stacks. Be careful\, there may be a ghost or two! Then it’s down\, down to the dungeon… \n…where you will discover the Halloween Party in the Children’s Room! \nPlease join us for not-too-scary tricks and lots of treats – fun for the younger set and the less intrepid among us. \nCostumes are encouraged. Children under 11 must be accompanied by a caregiver 14 or older for everyone’s peace of mind. \nAdrian Tans & skeleton at a SBOOKY Library party \nThe SBOOKY LIBRARY event is free and open to all; donations to support this event are appreciated.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/sbooky10-25-26
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:20261110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195031Z
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SUMMARY:Emily Franklin | Love & Other Monsters.
DESCRIPTION:The NWPL and Yankee Bookshop welcome Emily Franklin to talk about her newest novel\, Love & Other Monsters. \nIn the stormy\, scandalous summer of 1816\, daring eighteen-year-old Claire Clairmont changed the course of literature forever. But then — unlike her stepsister Mary Shelley — she was forgotten\, until now. With searing relevance to our here and now — of celebrity worship\, climate disaster\, of complicated femininity\, Love & Other Monsters is the untold origin story of Frankenstein\, a feminist reckoning of sisters\, survival\, and the creation of monsters — both those on the page and those who walk among us. \nEmily Franklin is the bestselling author of more than twenty books\, including a poetry collection\, Tell Me How You Got Here. Her work has been published in The New York Times\, The Boston Globe\, The Kenyon Review\, and The Journal of the American Medical Association\, read aloud on National Public Radio\, named notable by the Association of Jewish Libraries\, and longlisted for the London Sunday Times Short Story Award. Her novel The Lioness of Boston\, based on the life of trailblazer Isabella Stewart Gardner\, is in its tenth printing. \nYankee Bookshop will be on hand with copies of Love & Other Monsters.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/e-franklin-11-10-26
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T193000
DTSTAMP:20260804T145315Z
CREATED:20260804T145315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T145315Z
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SUMMARY:Word Games | Library After Hours
DESCRIPTION:Calling all crossword puzzlers\, Wordle fans\, spelling bee champs: time to relax\, mingle\, and play games! \nGet ready for the upcoming holiday’s round of family competitions at the November Library After Hours. Brush up on your word games: Bannagrams\, Boggle\, Quiddler\, Upwords\, Scrabble\, or other favorites you wish to share. \nBring friends and meet new folks. BYOB; we’ll supply munchies. \n  \n \n  \nOur monthly Library After Hours events are intended as social evenings for adults. NWPL children’s programming is scheduled during daytime hours.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/word-games11-16-26
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library After Hours,Special Program
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