Upcoming Events

The Meaning of "Life" and the Meaning of Life
Apr
26

The Meaning of "Life" and the Meaning of Life

Some English words only have a single meaning, while others have many. In its online dictionary, Merriam-Webster records twenty separate senses for the common word “life,” with some of these having as many as four subsenses. What does this mean, and what do they mean? Windsor resident and Merriam-Webster editor Michael Metivier will use the entry for “life” to talk about what dictionaries do (and do not do) and shed some light on lexicography.

Food and drinks will be provided.

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May
7

Composting Workshop

Become a Super Composter!

With Cat Buxton of Grow More, Waste Less and the Upper Valley Super Compost Project.

Build your backyard composting confidence and learn how the kids are doing it! Learn backyard composting basics and address your specific composting questions at the library, then take a short tour of the new Super Compost ‘Palace' at Albert Bridge Elementary School. You will leave inspired to work with the microbe superheroes that are building soil all around us!

*The outdoor portion of the presentation will take us on a short walk to a pavilion across the street. Please dress appropriately for the weather.

Questions can be directed to Liz at marybloodlibrary@gmail.com or 802-484-7205

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Concert – Dave Richardson & Valerie Thompson
Feb
23

Concert – Dave Richardson & Valerie Thompson

Enjoy a cozy evening of live music! Free and open to the public, all ages welcome.

Dave Richardson is a folk singer/songwriter based in Windsor, VT. Dave’s music has taken him all over the country playing for crowds large and small. When he’s not singing and writing, he is sowing seeds and building bouquets as the co-proprietor of Branch & Thorn Flower Farm in Windsor. 

With his warm, expressive voice and his acoustic guitar, he invites listeners to experience snippets of life through his songs: a fragment of overheard conversation, the recollection of a feeling, a snapshot of an event. Dave’s songs reflect a unique point of view steeped in folk traditions and infused with an undeniably modern lyrical and musical sensibility. 

Dave will be accompanied by cellist/singer/songwriter Valerie Thompson. Valerie has toured nationally and internationally with ensembles that range from art-rock to chamber folk such as Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards, Long Time Courting, Fluttr Effect, and Goli.

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Classic Movie Night - Casablanca
Feb
14

Classic Movie Night - Casablanca

Join us for the 1942 American film classic Casablanca at the our meeting space at the West Windsor Town Hall.

This event is FREE. Popcorn and drinks provided. Questions can be directed to Liz at marybloodlibrary@gmail.com

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Author Talk with Amber Roberts and Julia C. Alter
Feb
8

Author Talk with Amber Roberts and Julia C. Alter

Join us for food, drink, good company, and readings by two Vermont authors.

Amber Roberts writes contemporary romance about unabashedly nerdy characters in ridiculous situations. She lives with her husband, two children, and formerly feral cats in the Vermont woods, where eating maple creemees is a year-round activity. She spends her time copywriting, forgetting to water her plants, and awkwardly replying “you too” at inappropriate moments.

About her book: In Haunt Your Heart Out, a dashing ghost hunter and the bookseller who made up the ghosts he’s chasing wind up entangled in more ways than one in this steamy contemporary romance from Amber Roberts, perfect for fans of Ashley Poston and Chloe Liese.

Julia C. Alter is the author of Some Dark Familiar (Green Writers Press, 2024), selected by Matthew Olzmann as the winner of the 2023 Sundog Poetry Book Award. Her poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and appear widely in journals and anthologies. She lives in Vermont with her son.

About her book: Good poetry manages to hold space for our most contradictory selves. And in this, we learn a little how to live. In Julia C. Alter’s vivid and surprising debut collection, Some Dark Familiar, we explore the familiar and unfamiliar in our relationships to those closest to us, and to ourselves.

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