If you would like to add something to this calendar, something open to the public, please email Barbara Ball at barbara@windsorlibrary.org

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 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, […]

Where are all the GREAT WOMEN ARTISTS?

Special Program Friends Lanpher Memorial Library, Hyde Park, Lamoille County, VT Speaker August Burns August Burns will give a surprising and thought-provoking take on Art History. Inspired by the #metoo movement, it’s time to challenge our assumptions and reclaim women’s place in the tradition of great Western art. August Burns is an award-winning portrait and […]

Wetlands are Wonderful with Zapata

A Springfield Town Library Event (Windsor County.) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wetlands-are-wonderfulwith-zapata-tickets-140135193135