If you would like to add something to this calendar, something open to the public, please email Barbara Ball at barbara@windsorlibrary.org
NNLM Book Discussion: “How to Eat”
Join us for a discussion of this new book from cookbook guru, Mark Bittman, facilitated by a Registered Dietitian. What is the “best” diet? Do calories matter? And when it comes to protein, fat, and carbs, which ones are good and which are bad? Mark Bittman and health expert David Katz answer all these questions […]
Sustainable Landscape Design and Maintenance
A Springfield Town Library event (Windsor County.)
Emily Bernard, author of “Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine”
Part of the VLA Conference. Register here! Emily will read passages from her work, followed by a discussion centered around her writing. VLA President Kevin Unrath will moderate. Questions can be submitted in advance to kunrath@shelburnevt.org “Black is the Body” was named one of the best books of 2019 by Kirkus Reviews and National Public […]
VLA Section Meetings
Part of the VLA Conference. More information here! College and Special Libraries, led by chair Chenfang Yang, Electronic Resources and Technology Librarian, Vermont Law School Julien and Virginia Cornell Library Green Mountain Library Consortium (GMLC), led by GMLC Board President Wendy Hysko, director, Brownell Library Public Libraries, led by Barbara Ball, director, Windsor Public Library Friends […]
VLA General Meeting and Voting
Hosted by VLA President Kevin Unrath and VLA Vice President/President Elect Michael Roy. Current slate of candidates is: VP/President-Elect: Kelly McCagg, director, Burnham Memorial Library Secretary: Barbara Ball, director, Windsor Public Library Treasurer: Lisa Milchman, assistant director, Norwich Public Library Jessamyn West, VLA’s American Library Association Councilor, will present a technology overview of Slack, VLA […]
Vermont Public Library Certification Ceremony and VLA Awards
A celebration of newly-minted recipients of the Vermont Department of Libraries Certificate of Public Librarianship, recently and soon-to-retire librarians, and library award winners chosen by YOU. Bring your favorite sparkling beverage and join us for a virtual toast, as we acknowledge the remarkable accomplishments of our colleagues and peers, over the course of this challenging […]
Rectified by Pollyanna Porter
A Springfield Town Library event (Windsor County.)
Expanding Our Approach to EDISJ (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Social Justice)
Learn how to use Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) combined with a justice, equity and inclusion lens to help libraries reflect and embrace diversity. The panel will discuss the difference between cultural competence and cultural humility; who libraries are missing with their services, outreach, and management structure; and what pragmatic tools might be used to fill […]
You Don’t Simply Walk Away from a Website Redesign
Middlebury Library User Experience and Digital Scholarship Librarian Leanne Galletly will discuss the library’s six-month collaboration between library staff, college communications staff, and information technology services staff to completely redesign the library’s website. Although the new site launched in summer 2019, it will, by design, never be finished. Galletly will describe the phased approach to […]
SimplyE and the Open Ebook Ecosystem
Libraries are part of a unique moment in history, working to unite broad technology adoption, readily-available technical training, and widespread use of the internet, while supporting open and equitable access. Robert Cartolano and James English believe open standards and open source initiatives, like SimplyE, New York Public Library’s free, open-source e-reader app, allow all involved […]
An Evening with Angie Thomas, author of “The Hate U Give”
Sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council in partnership with the Vermont Department of Libraries, with funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, Partnerships for Literacy and Learning, the Vermont Library Association, and the Vermont School Library Association. Register for this free event at An Evening with Angie Thomas Registration. You do not need […]
“Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You” Community Read Project
As members of the Racial Equity Alliance of Lamoille (REAL) schools committee, Emily Nielsen and Amy Olsen will share the format created for using the book “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds as a community read. Project details will include touchstones for respectful listening, themes for a close-read format, […]