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December Book Club: Foster by Claire Keegan
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...
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Winter Reading Tea Party at Whiting Library!
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...
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Winter Gifts: Solstice Stories for Adults and Families
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...
Adult Crafternoon: Cookies, Coloring, and Conversation
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;...
Adult Crafternoon: Cookies, Crafts, and Conversation
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...
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Saxtons River Art Guild Exhibit Opening
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...
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Page to Screen Film Series: Marsh King’s Daughter
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...
Adult Crafternoon: Cookies, Crafts, and Conversation
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...
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Poetry and Pie
Enjoy an afternoon of poetry at our open mic and pie-tasting event.
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All About the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
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...
Adult Crafternoon: Cookies, Crafts, and Conversation
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...
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Crafternoon: Supply Swap
Bring your unwanted or unused craft supplies and trade them for something you will use!
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Souper Bowl
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!
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Book Club: Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick
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...
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Library Lovers Hot Chocolate and Tea Party for Winter Carnival
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...
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Page to Screen Film Series: Rebecca (1940)
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...
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Cooking the Book Discussion Club
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...
Book Club: How the Penguins Saved Veronica
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at director@WhitingLibrary.org or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy of the monthly selection. Happy reading!
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Page to Screen Film Series: The Color Purple (2023)
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...
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The Red Scare in Vermont
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...
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The Middle East
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...
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Page to Screen Film Series: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2023)
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...
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Book Club: The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at director@WhitingLibrary.org or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy. Happy reading!
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Page to Screen Film Series: Mrs. Miniver (1942)
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
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Cook the Book Club: Ethiopia: Recipes and Traditions from the Horn of Africa by Yohanis Gebreyesus
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...
Personal Emergency Preparedness Planning
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Building a Resilient Landscape with Native Plants
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,...
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Canning Applesauce (hot water bath canning)
Whiting Library 117 Main St., CHESTER, VT, United StatesIf 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...
Adult Book Discussion: All That I Have
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at director@WhitingLibrary.org or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy.
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Best Winter Rest for your ‘Yarden’ (yard + garden)
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,...
Page to Screen Film Series: Don’t Look Now
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Adult Book Discussion: The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at director@WhitingLibrary.org or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy.
Emergency Preparedness Holidaypalooza
Whiting Library 117 Main St., CHESTER, VT, United StatesAdult Crafternoon
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...
Page to Screen Film Series: About a Boy
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Adult Book Discussion: Commonwealth
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at director@WhitingLibrary.org or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy.
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Winter Reading Coffee, Tea, and Cookie Party at Whiting Library!
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...
Page to Screen Film Series: A Gift from Bob
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Adult Crafternoon
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...
Adult Book Discussion: Delta Wedding
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at director@WhitingLibrary.org or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy.