BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Norman Williams Public Library - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://normanwilliams.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Norman Williams Public Library
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T153000
DTSTAMP:20260617T083621
CREATED:20260427T201121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T185437Z
UID:10001033-1781964000-1781969400@normanwilliams.org
SUMMARY:Ben Mezrich | Checkmate: Genius\, Lies\, Ambition\, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess
DESCRIPTION:NWPL and Yankee Bookshop welcome Ben Mezrich back with another investigation—this time into the high-stakes world of chess. Josh Mezrich\, Ben’s brother\, will talk with him about his new book\, Checkmate: Genius\, Lies\, Ambition\, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess. \nIn September 2022\, the unthinkable happened: nineteen-year-old American chess prodigy Hans Niemann defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in a stunning face-to-face match. Within days\, Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating—a bombshell allegation that rocked the chess world. As the scandal spiraled\, Chess.com—the dominant force in online chess—launched a high-stakes investigation\, igniting a global media firestorm. \nBut Checkmate is about more than a cheating scandal. It’s the story of a teenager willing to risk everything to rise to the top; a reclusive genius suddenly fighting to protect his legacy; and a centuries-old game transforming into a billion-dollar industry fueled by streaming\, sponsorships\, and Silicon Valley power players. \nWith exclusive access to the central figures\, Ben Mezrich takes readers deep inside the weird\, wild\, and cutthroat world of competitive chess—where genius meets ambition\, and every move could be your last. \nFree and open to all! Seating is limited; first-come\, first seated. \nBen Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires (adapted by Aaron Sorkin into the David Fincher film The Social Network)\, Bringing Down the House (adapted into the #1 box office hit film 21)\, The Antisocial Network (adapted into the 2023 film Dumb Money)\, and many other bestselling books. \nJoshua D. Mezrich is an award-winning surgeon and Professor of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of Every Living Creature: How Xenotransplantation Will Change Our Lives\, the history and promise of inter-species organ transplantation\, published by MIT Press this spring.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/b-mezrich-6-26
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Special Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T200000
DTSTAMP:20260617T083621
CREATED:20260428T163714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T163714Z
UID:10001034-1782412200-1782417600@normanwilliams.org
SUMMARY:Bingo Night! | Library After Hours
DESCRIPTION:Bingo Night returns for the June “Library After Hours!” Shouting “bingo” when you get the right combination of numbers to win is encouraged – even in the library – at this “fun-raiser” that is also a mini-fundraiser. \nAdrian Tans will be the evening’s emcee. We’ll play a variety of traditional games: straight line\, picture frame\, blackout\, and more. \nWe request a $5 donation for each slide-shutter bingo card\, You can play as many as you wish – whatever you think you can keep track of! You reset your cards to play the next round\, so one card lasts the entire evening. Small cash prizes will be awarded for each game. \nThis event is BYOB\, so feel free to bring your own drinks (including beer and wine); the library will supply snacks. \nDoors open at 6:00\, and the first round will start promptly at 6:30.
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/bingo-6-26
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fund-raiser,Library After Hours,Special Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T153000
DTSTAMP:20260617T083621
CREATED:20260603T210903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T171735Z
UID:10001042-1784383200-1784388600@normanwilliams.org
SUMMARY:Peter Lindenfeld & A Century in the Making | Tom Lindenfeld
DESCRIPTION:Peter Lindenfeld lived a remarkable life and died in November 2025\, but not before finishing and publishing his memoir\, A Century in the Making: A Hundred-Year Journey from Refugee to American. \nBorn in Vienna on March 10\, 1925\, and shaped by the upheaval of the 1938 annexation of Austria\, Peter Lindenfeld’s life carried him from refugee to professor emeritus of physics at Rutgers University. \nPeter’s son\, Tom\, will present stories about his father and how his experience as a refugee affected his life. He will include brief readings from his memoir and a slideshow of images. \nMary Clurman & Peter Lindenfeld hiking in Barnard\, VT \nRooted in Jewish tradition yet open to a wide philosophical world\, Peter built a life woven from family\, teaching\, social justice\, and community — from Princeton\, NJ civic life and environmental causes to summers in Barnard\, Vermont\, and a deep engagement with global art\, music\, and culture. \nCo-hosted by Artistree (Pomfret\, VT) and the Yankee Bookshop (Woodstock\, VT)\, copies of A Century in the Making will be available for sale at the event. For more information about the book see PeterLindenfeld.com. \n 
URL:https://normanwilliams.org/event/p-lindenfeld6-26
LOCATION:Norman Williams Public Library\, 10 The Green\, Woodstock\, VT\, 05091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Special Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T193000
DTSTAMP:20260617T083621
CREATED:20260404T195031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T195031Z
UID:10001029-1794333600-1794339000@normanwilliams.org
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
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR