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Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity Info Session
Sep
3

Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity Info Session

Join us to learn more about Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity’s upcoming homes in Hinesburg! Learn more about the program and get details of the application process. Volunteers are also needed. Learn about volunteer opportunities and how you can get involved. No registration required but email alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions. More info is available at www.vermonthabitat.org.

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Folk Jam: Live Music With SongFarmers of Hinesburg
Sep
4

Folk Jam: Live Music With SongFarmers of Hinesburg

Do you play an acoustic instrument or just love to sing along to old time, blues, country, and folk music? Come join the SongFarmers during their monthly gathering and participate in this wonderful live music offering. Listeners also welcome. Free and open to the public in the library’s community room, or outdoors as weather allows.

No registration required. Contact alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions.

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Senior Meetup
Sep
8

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Health Literacy Resources for Seniors
Sep
8

Health Literacy Resources for Seniors

Where can you find accurate and reliable health information online? And how can you spot potentially harmful misinformation? It’s becoming increasingly difficult in today’s online world to know which sources of health information to trust. Maria Avery, the Community Outreach Manager for UVM Libraries, is here to help. Maria will show us how to recognize trustworthy sources of information and guide us through some of the valuable online resources that UVM Libraries provide to our community. No registration required, but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions.

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Memorial Children’s Garden Dedication
Sep
13

Memorial Children’s Garden Dedication

The entire community is invited to celebrate our new Children’s Garden on the west side of the library where we will dedicate this space in memory of longtime educator and community member Shelley Henson. Carpenter-Carse Library was awarded a SCHIP grant this year to create an outdoor gathering and play space for families and children. In addition to these grant funds, our library has received generous donations from community members in Shelley’s name, which we have used to further enhance this space and purchase reading materials for the children’s library. On September 13th we will gather outdoors at the library to place a plaque and remember Shelley’s contributions to our early childhood community. Please also join us for refreshments and child friendly activities.

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Senior Meetup
Sep
15

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Craft Evening - Making Outdoor Play Food
Sep
19

Craft Evening - Making Outdoor Play Food

We’re looking for volunteers who like to let their creative juices flow. Our wonderful new children’s garden is in need of some play props that can live outside. Drop in to help us paint rocks and turn them into colorful play food for our play house. We’ll supply the snacks, drinks, and materials, you supply the time and creativity. No artistic expertise or registration required, but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions.


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Senior Meetup
Sep
22

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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College Research Fundamentals for HS Seniors
Sep
24

College Research Fundamentals for HS Seniors

High school seniors - we’re here to help you prepare for the next step of your academic career with this intro to doing academic research in college. Maria Avery, the Community Outreach Manager for UVM Libraries, will guide prospective college students through some essential tips and tricks for doing research in college. She’ll showcase some of the valuable resources that university libraries provide and give advice on how to make the most of your school’s libraries and research tools to help you succeed. No registration required, but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions.


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Senior Meetup
Sep
29

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Author Talk - Henriette Lazaridis
Aug
25

Author Talk - Henriette Lazaridis

Boston based author and Middlebury College graduate, Henriette Lazaridis, will join us to talk about the writing of her second, highly acclaimed novel, TERRA NOVA. 

A lifelong fascination with explorer Robert Falcon Scott led her to write TERRA NOVA about two fictional Antarctic explorers in 1910 and the woman who loves them both. The New York Times called it "ingenious" and "provocative". Her talk will focus on how she came to write TERRA NOVA, starting from her childhood fascination with Scott and ending—after the publication of the novel—with a month-long trip to Antarctica that included a rare opportunity to stand inside Scott’s hut. Henriette will share photos of her adventures and take us inside the craft of writing and the book that came out of the process. We’ll have a few extra copies of TERRA NOVA available at the library during the month of August for patrons to check out. No registration required but email Alex with questions. 

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Senior Meetup
Aug
25

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Senior Meetup
Aug
18

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Meet Elia the Therapy Dog
Aug
16

Meet Elia the Therapy Dog

Elia the trained therapy dog will be joining us once a month to meet with patrons of all ages. Engaging with a therapy dog has been shown to have many physical and emotional benefits. Stop by to visit with Elia and bring some calm and relaxation to your day, she’d love to meet you! No registration required, but email Alex with questions.

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Puzzle Race
Aug
15

Puzzle Race

Do you love puzzles? Then put together a team of up to 6 people and join us for a Puzzle Race. The team that can assemble their 500 piece jigsaw puzzle the fastest will win a prize! Registration is required and spots are limited. Email alex@carpentercarse.org or stop by the library to register.

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Senior Meetup
Aug
11

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Folk Jam: Live Music With SongFarmers of Hinesburg
Aug
7

Folk Jam: Live Music With SongFarmers of Hinesburg

Do you play an acoustic instrument or just love to sing along to old time, blues, country, and folk music? Come join the SongFarmers during their monthly gathering and participate in this wonderful live music offering. Listeners also welcome. Free and open to the public in the library’s community room, or outdoors as weather allows.

No registration required. Contact alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions.

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Hinesburg Record Story Recording Project
Aug
6

Hinesburg Record Story Recording Project

Chelsea Burton and Geoffrey Gevalt of the Hinesburg Record will be on hand to record you telling a story about a memorable photo you have. All ages welcome. Photo can be recent or from long ago or an heirloom picture of a person, place or event. The aim is for you tell a memorable story -- funny or sad or transformational or just plain interesting -- centered on a photo. BRING the photo with you and if it's a printed copy, it will be scanned and returned to you. We will record your telling of the story and, later, edit it, create a transcription and send it back to you for review. Finished stories will be published in The Record (transcript) and on The Record's website, https://hinesburgrecord.org, (audio and transcript).
This is a fun exercise and we hope that as many people can come as possible. Please contact Geoff at ggevalt@gmail.com to let him know you'll attend.

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Senior Meetup
Aug
4

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Color: How it Affects You and Your Home
Jul
30

Color: How it Affects You and Your Home

What is the color of royalty? Why is green associated with poison? How does color affect our emotions? Do we need to think about how we use color in our home? 

Betsey Dempsey, color expert of Color Concepts, will talk a bit about the history of color, how different colors impact us and how to use color to make our homes feel the way we want. Betsey will teach us the most important factors when picking paint colors, and leave us with some great tips and tricks. 



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Senior Meetup
Jul
28

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Senior Meetup
Jul
21

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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You Wrote a Book, Now What? The Secrets to Getting Published
Jul
19

You Wrote a Book, Now What? The Secrets to Getting Published

Calling all aspiring authors. Jan Kardys, President of Black Hawk Literary Agency, is here to help you get published. Her workshop will cover such topics as developing a concept, writing a manuscript, editing, finding a literary agent, query letters, negotiating a publishing agreement, permissions, royalties, special sales, subsidiary rights and marketing.  Space is limited and registration is required. Email alex@carpentercarse.org or stop by the library to register.

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Watercolor Popsicle Postcards for Beginners
Jul
16

Watercolor Popsicle Postcards for Beginners

If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at painting with watercolors, here’s your chance. In this workshop we’ll create popsicle themed postcards that you can send to friends or display at home. This simple but fun and colorful project is a perfect introduction to watercolor techniques for beginners. Space is limited and registration is required. Email alex@carpentercarse.org or stop by the library to register.  

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Senior Meetup
Jul
14

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Meet Elia the Therapy Dog
Jul
12

Meet Elia the Therapy Dog

Elia the trained therapy dog will be joining us once a month to meet with patrons of all ages. Engaging with a therapy dog has been shown to have many physical and emotional benefits. Stop by to visit with Elia and bring some calm and relaxation to your day, she’d love to meet you! No registration required, but email Alex with questions.

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Health Literacy Resources and How to Recognize Misinformation
Jul
8

Health Literacy Resources and How to Recognize Misinformation

Where can you find accurate and reliable health information online? And how can you spot potentially harmful misinformation? It’s becoming increasingly difficult in today’s online world to know which sources of health information to trust. Maria Avery, the Community Outreach Manager for UVM Libraries, is here to help. Maria will show us how to recognize trustworthy sources of information and guide us through some of the valuable online resources that UVM Libraries provide to our community. No registration required, but email alex@carpentercarse.org with questions.

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Senior Meetup
Jul
7

Senior Meetup

Do you remember rotary phones? Cigarette smoke in diners? Bike riding without helmets? The Ed Sullivan Show? 8-Track Tapes? Then this meetup is for you. Come gather and talk, schmooze and kvetch, share and laugh with other seniors. Coffee and tea will be provided. No registration required.

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Folk Jam: Live Music With SongFarmers of Hinesburg
Jul
3

Folk Jam: Live Music With SongFarmers of Hinesburg

Do you play an acoustic instrument or just love to sing along to old time, blues, country, and folk music? Come join the SongFarmers during their monthly gathering and participate in this wonderful live music offering. Listeners also welcome. Free and open to the public in the library’s community room, or outdoors as weather allows.

No registration required. Contact alex@carpentercarse.org with any questions.

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Bike Day at the Library!
Jul
2

Bike Day at the Library!

Get ready for summer bike riding and decorate your bike for the 4th of July at this fun and informative event for all ages! The Carpenter-Carse Library parking lot will be sectioned off for bike riders to drop in and decorate bikes for the 4th, enjoy snacks,  visit with friends, and practice bike riding skills that may have grown rusty. No registration required.

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