The history of what and how we eat encompasses everything from the prehistoric mammoth luau to the medieval banquet to the modern three squares a day. Find out about the rocky evolution of table manners, the not-so-welcome invention of the fork, the awful advent of portable soup, and the surprising benefits of family dinners –...
The Whiting Library Book Club will meet on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 3 p.m. to discuss Foster by Claire Keegan. It's a quick read but even if you don't get the book finished, please still join us for our talk. A small girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm in...
Enjoy various teas and cookies while you make a simple winter craft. You can meet our new librarian, get a library card, visit our used bookstore, and sign up for our Winter Reading Program.
You're never too young or too old to have someone read to you! So, we invite you to forget your troubles for an hour and join us for storytime, celebrating the shortest day of the year. There will be poetry, short readings, and booktalks. You'll have the opportunity to read aloud yourself if you would...
Unleash the artist within! Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials for a simple featured craft, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. If you want, bring a craft you are working on or try something new!
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. If you want, bring a craft you are working on or try something new!
Saxtons River Art Guild members will exhibit their work at Whiting Library from Friday, January 12, to Friday, February 1, 2024. In case of snowy weather, this exhibit opening will take place on Saturday, January 20. Here are a few highlights about some of the presenting artists: John Dimick paints landscapes from various trails in...
Watch and chat about a movie in a friendly environment. Reading the book is not a requirement. Free popcorn will be served. In this tense thriller, a woman with a secret past returns to the wilds of her youth to face the most dangerous man she's ever met: her father. Helena’s (Daisy Ridley) seemingly ordinary...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. If you want, bring a craft you are working on or try something new!
Enjoy an afternoon of poetry at our open mic and pie-tasting event.
The total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, is significant because it will be within a day's drive of one of the most populous regions of our planet. Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (SoVerA) member Claudio Véliz will discuss why we have a moon in the first place and why we are so fortunate as to...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. If you want, bring a craft you are working on or try something new!
Bring your unwanted or unused craft supplies and trade them for something you will use!
Bring in your favorite soup to share. We'll vote on our favorite soup and play some trivia. Please join us, even if you don't bring soup. Everyone is welcome!
Even if you don't finish the book, please join us for our talk. Everyone is welcome! If you would like to participate in the book club, please contact the library...
Stop by the Whiting Library to warm up during the Winter Carnival in Chester. Enjoy hot chocolate and tea while you make simple crafts. Plus, sign up for a library...
Join us to watch and chat about a feature movie based on a book. This month's film, "Rebecca," is based on the book written by Daphne du Maurier. Reading the book...
If you like to cook (or eat!), join your neighbors for food and conversation each month at our cookbook club! Each month, we'll take home copies of the same cookbook...
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at [email protected] or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy of the monthly selection. Happy reading!
Join us to watch and chat about a feature movie based on a book. This month's film, "The Color Purple," is based on a book by Alice Walker. Reading the book is not a requirement. Free popcorn will be served. This is a musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman...
What happened in Vermont when the anti-Communist fear known as the “Red Scare” swept the country? Quite a bit, as it turns out. Rick Winston, author of the recently published “Red Scare in the Green Mountains: Vermont in the McCarty Era,” explores some forgotten history as we see how a small, rural “rock-ribbed Republican” state...
The term “Middle East” is a changing geopolitical concept. Throughout recent history, this term referred to a political, cultural, and geographical region with no clear boundaries. Moreover, this concept serves to generate stereotypes and misunderstandings. This multimedia presentation by Mohamed Defaa provides an analytical framework to understand the histories, social identities, and cultures behind this...
Join us to watch and chat about a feature movie based on a book. This month's film, "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris," is based on a 1958 book by Paul Gallico. Reading the book is not a requirement. Free popcorn will be served. Mrs. Harris, an English domestic servant who falls in love with a couture Dior dress,...
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at [email protected] or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy. Happy reading!
Join us to watch and chat about a feature movie based on a book. This month's film, "Mrs. Miniver," is based on the book by Jan Struther; reading the book is not a requirement. Free popcorn will be served. Best Picture Winner is a portrait of how an upper-class British family (headed by Best Actress Greer Garson) living...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored...
All are welcome at this cookbook gathering for people who love books, cooking, planning meals, and sharing good food with friends. Participants cook a recipe using our current cookbook (see...
Have you ever considered what you and your family would do in a natural disaster or public health emergency? Join the Upper Valley Medical Reserve Corps and the Whiting Library to learn how to prepare yourself and your loved ones in an evacuation, shelter-in-place order, or public health emergency.
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. Our current co-learning project is quilling. We have a variety of tools and papers for practice. If you want, bring...
Cindy Heath of the UVM Extension Service Master Gardener Program will present an informative talk on gardening with native plants and more. In the workshop, participants will explore various topics, including cultivating habitats for wildlife and pollinators using native plants, garden design principles, and sustainable maintenance strategies. Gardeners interested in sustainable landscaping will learn the...
If you want to love the taste of a good fall apple, you'll want to come to this three-hour workshop presented by Celest Longacre and learn how to preserve some delicious abundance by making and canning homemade applesauce. In this workshop, we will go over preparing and cooking apples into applesauce. We will also demonstrate...
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at [email protected] or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy.
Landscape designer and educator Michele Chalice presents this workshop on "Putting Your Garden To Sleep for a Fabulous Next Season" and presents simple steps this fall to create an easier, more productive next year's garden and landscape. We'll learn about winter mulching for healthier soil and fewer weeds, providing winter pollinator habitat, what to leave...
Join us to watch and chat about a feature movie based on a book. Reading the book is not a requirement. Free popcorn will be served. A married couple moves to Venice after the death of their young daughter, hoping to forget the tragic event. However, they instead find themselves surrounded by reminders of...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. Our current co-learning project is quilling. We have a variety of tools and papers for practice. If you want, bring...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. Our current co-learning project is quilling. We have a variety of tools and papers for practice. If you want, bring...
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at [email protected] or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy.
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. Our current co-learning project is quilling. We have a variety of tools and papers for practice. If you want, bring...
Join us to watch and chat about a feature movie based on a book. Reading the book is not a requirement. Free popcorn will be served. A rakish bachelor learns to grow up after befriending an awkward lad. The chemistry between the actors drives this emotionally rich comedy-drama. The film was adapted from a...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. Our current co-learning project is quilling. We have a variety of tools and papers for practice. If you want, bring...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. Our current co-learning project is quilling. We have a variety of tools and papers for practice. If you want, bring...
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at [email protected] or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy.
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. Our current co-learning project is quilling. We have a variety of tools and papers for practice. If you want, bring...
Enjoy various teas and cookies while you make a simple winter craft. You can meet our new librarian, get a library card, visit our used bookstore, and sign up for our Winter Reading Program.
Join us to watch and chat about a feature movie based on a book. Reading the book is not a requirement. Free popcorn will be served. Christmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes. For James (Luke Treadaway), a struggling street musician, a very special one arrives in the form of Bob, a strong-willed...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. Our current co-learning project is quilling. We have a variety of tools and papers for practice. If you want, bring...
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored...
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at [email protected] or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy.
Have you run into a technology issue you just can't figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our "techie" librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can't figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our "techie" librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can't figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our "techie" librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/117440/register WATCH THE RECORDING HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can't figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our "techie" librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Join us, Friday, March 27, 3-4PM at the Whiting Library for Flight Path, a fun and interactive program celebrating the resident and migratory birds that share our community. Through games...
Join Whiting Library’s open house to celebrate the reopening of the renovated downstairs on Saturday, March 28th from 11AM to 1PM. Shop in our book sale room, learn all about...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can't figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our "techie" librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/145583/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us online April 2nd at 2 PM for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can't figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our "techie" librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Please join us at Chester Town Hall on Saturday, April 11th from 2-3:30 PM for a presentation by Vermonter Howard Coffin on the exceptional women of Vermont who kept the...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/146207/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us online April 14th at 7 PM for a conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can't figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our "techie" librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/147455/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive On April 22 at 2 PM, join an online discussion with award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can't figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our "techie" librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can't figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our "techie" librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Please join us at Whiting Library on May 7th from 6 - 7 PM for a fascinating discussion on the Vermont Reads 2025 book The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton,...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/155483/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us on May 7th at 7 PM for an exciting online conversation with internationally acclaimed author...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/156118/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us May 12th at 2 PM online for a timely conversation on AI, humanity, and the next...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/157388/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us on May 19th at 2 PM for an online author discussion. What if the only...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Please join us at Chester Town Hall on Thursday, May 28th from 7-8:30 PM as we welcome presenter Stephen Long. His talk will focus on the historic hurricane of 1938...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/161311/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us on June 3rd at 2 PM online for a fascinating discussion with Smithsonian Curator Mary...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/161929/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Hold onto your heart-patterned boxers! On June 11th at 7 PM Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/162547/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us on June 18th at 2 PM in virtual conversation with storyteller and popular blogger Ted Page as we chat about his book Good Grandpa: Stories from the Heart of Grandfatherhood. This heartfelt book highlights his journey to bring together the stories and wisdom...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/164401/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us on June 23rd at 2 PM as we chat online with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy about The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook, which celebrates beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
International and New York Times Bestselling Author of Pretty Girls, the Will Trent series, and The Good Daughter REGISTER HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/176990/register Join us online for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls...
Award-Winning and Bestselling Author of The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home REGISTER HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/177637/register Please join us online for a discussion with author Reyna Grande. In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Dr. Marisa Franco: Psychologist, Professor, and New York Times Bestselling Author REGISTER HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/178284/register Join us in virtual conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco, one of the...
Ever wanted a book club with no assigned reading? Whiting Library is now hosting a local chapter of Silent Book Club where the reading is BYOB (Bring/Borrow Your Own Book)....
Ever wanted a book club with no assigned reading? Whiting Library is now hosting a local chapter of Silent Book Club where the reading is BYOB (Bring/Borrow Your Own Book)....
Join fellow writers for an inclusive and informal writing group. Show up, sit down, and get words on the page — no critiques, no sharing your work, no pressure. Just...
REGISTER FOR LIVE EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/102544/register WATCH RECORDING AFTER EVENT HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/archive Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve...
Ever wanted a book club with no assigned reading? Whiting Library is now hosting a local chapter of Silent Book Club where the reading is BYOB (Bring/Borrow Your Own Book)....
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Ever wanted a book club with no assigned reading? Whiting Library is now hosting a local chapter of Silent Book Club where the reading is BYOB (Bring/Borrow Your Own Book)....
Join fellow writers for an inclusive and informal writing group. Show up, sit down, and get words on the page — no critiques, no sharing your work, no pressure. Just...
Ever wanted a book club with no assigned reading? Whiting Library is now hosting a local chapter of Silent Book Club where the reading is BYOB (Bring/Borrow Your Own Book)....
Have you run into a technology issue you just can’t figure out? Would you like some help? Every Thursday from 2-3 our “techie” librarian Kale sits down with folks to...
Ever wanted a book club with no assigned reading? Whiting Library is now hosting a local chapter of Silent Book Club where the reading is BYOB (Bring/Borrow Your Own Book)....