If you would like to add something to this calendar, something open to the public, please email Barbara Ball at barbara@windsorlibrary.org
The Black Presence at the Battle of Bennington
A Springfield Town Library event. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-presence-at-the-battle-of-bennington-tickets-135733862637
Zoom Anti-Racism Book Club Author Discussion with Cynthia Bittinger
Vermont Author Cynthia Bittinger will discuss her important book, “Vermont Women, Native Americans & African Americans: Out of the Shadows of History.” Originally published in 2012, a Vermont Digger article at the time by Greg Guma stated, “Given Vermont’s contemporary image as a refuge for independent and progressive thinkers it can be jarring to look […]
Vermont Humanities Council presents: Daisy Turner’s Kin
Vermont folklorist Jane Beck shares the story of the Turner family, a multigenerational saga spanning two centuries, played out across three continents. The saga was related to Jane Beck by Daisy Turner, who had listened to her father, Alec Turner, recount stories of the family past. Her captivating narrative covers the early 19th century British-African […]
1st Thursday — Using critical whiteness to study the experience of race in libraries
Emily Crist, Champlain College. Despite an increasing awareness of the structural racial oppression and inequities within our society and institutions, little research has worked to unpack how library practitioners understand the way race shows up in our spaces, policies, procedures, behaviors, and habits. This session will discuss a qualitative study that used a critical whiteness […]
Discussion of the film, Coded Bias
“Modern society sits at the intersection of two crucial questions: What does it mean when artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly governs our liberties? And what are the consequences for the people AI is biased against? ‘Coded Bias’ follows MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that many facial recognition technologies fail more often on darker-skinned […]
Zoom Storytelling, Poetry, Music Open Mic
Come and beat the winter blues with us! Tell a story, read a poem, play some music or just come and listen/watch. Make it Irish-themed if you'd like, in honor of St Patrick's Day. It’s a nice (and safe) way to socialize during COVID-19! Go to http://www.windsorlibrary.org/programs_for_adults.aspx#openmic for more information. A Windsor Public Library event. […]
Healthy Forest=Healthy Rivers
A Springfield Town Library event. (Windsor County.) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healthy-forest-healthy-rivers-tickets-140128511149
The Ultimate Presentation for Red Sox Nation
A Springfield Town Library event. (Windsor County.) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ultimate-presentation-for-red-sox-nation-tickets-128012981273
The Black Presence at the Battle of Bennington
Teacher and author Phil Holland explores military records and early town histories to present a more diverse picture of Vermont’s iconic battle. Vermont Humanities program, sponsored by the Hartland Public Library. Zoom program; register by emailing director@hartlandlibraryvt.org.
Informal After-VTLib-Meet-Up Discussion for Librarians
The Vermont Library Association Invites you to join us for An Informal After-Meet-Up Discussion for Librarians The Vermont Department of Libraries is hosting a "Library Meet Up: Next Steps" on Thursday, March 25th from 2:00-3:00 p.m. If you would like to continue the conversation with librarians in an informal zoom setting after the VTLIB Meet-Up, […]