Whiting Library

Crafternoon: Supply Swap
2024-02-03 11:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | VT
Bring your unwanted or unused craft supplies and trade them for something you will use!

Games Group for School Aged Kids
2024-02-02 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-26 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-05 15:00 - 16:00
We’ve got a wide variety of games to choose from including classic board games, card games, WII games, and more.
Games are an essential component of the library. Information presented in new formats, that encourage critical thinking and problem solving, and games that encourage social interaction among peers are just a few of the reasons to consider joining the Whiting Library Game Group.

Adult Crafternoon: Cookies, Crafts, and Conversation
2024-02-02 13:00 - 14:00
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 an papers for practice If you want, bring a craft you are working on or try something new!

Story Hour
2024-01-31 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-17 10:00 - 11:00
Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in the backyard if the weather is clear.
Preregistration for library programs is appreciated but not required (drop-ins are welcome) by calling the library at 802-875-2277 or by emailing Carrie at youthlibrarian@whitinglibrary.org.

YA Games for 13 and up
2024-01-30 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-23 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-09 15:00 - 16:00
Enjoy Magic, the Gathering, a collectible trading card game of fun-filled, strategic games to play with friends old and new. Welcoming worldbuilders, narrative lovers, and gameplay enthusiasts alike. Magic has something for everyone and countless ways to play.

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers
2024-01-30 10:00 - 11:00
Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize.
No need to pre-register, simply drop in to the library Community Room. Stay as long or as little as you like. Geared towards Caregivers who want to find friendship and build connections in the greater wee little people (0-5 years old) community.
Fun & games, plus art & craft projects in the community room downstairs – available to enjoy anytime the library is open!
Everyone learns best through play! Contact our Youth Librarian, for more information via youthlibrarian@whitinglibrary.org or call 802-875-2277.

Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge
2024-01-27 10:30 - 12:30
Are you a whiz at jigsaw puzzles? Join the challenge! On Saturday, January 27, at 10:30 a.m., three teams that register for the challenge in advance will be handed a sealed 500-piece jigsaw puzzle entitled “Story Time.” At exactly 10:30 a.m., each team will open their box and attempt to assemble their puzzle. The team that finishes first will win bragging rights and a gift certificate to a local Chester restaurant. Recommended for families with kids ages 12 and up.
Rules:
Tables will be set up around the library before the challenge, and each team will be assigned a table.
There is space for three teams.
Teams can comprise any number of people, but only three people can work on the puzzle at any time.
Members can tag out and switch puzzlers every 30 minutes.
Teams must sign up ahead of the event at the library or can send an email with their team name to the Youth Librarian, Carrie King, at youthlibrarian@whitinglibrary.org.
The challenge is over when the first team completes their puzzle.
Each team is given the same sealed puzzle at the start of the challenge.
Snacks and drinks will be provided to teams that are signed up for the challenge.

Adult Crafternoon: Cookies, Crafts, and Conversation
2024-01-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-01-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-01-12 13:00 - 14:00
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!

All About the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
2024-01-24 18:00 - 19:00
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 experience these events. Then, how to prepare for the eclipse, where to be, and what to do if it’s cloudy will all be covered. The presentation will be graphic-rich, with additional material for those who wish to delve deeper into the subject matter. Safe solar-filtered glasses will be handed out to in-person attendees, complete with instructions on how to use them.
Claudio Véliz pursues dual professions in architecture and astronomy. He has owned an award-winning architecture firm – Claudio Véliz Architect PLLC/AIA – since 1982, designing residential, institutional, municipal, retail, and corporate facilities. In his astronomy track, he was Co-Founder and twice President of SoVerA, headquartered in Chester, Vermont. Now lecturing in the CALL Program at Keene State College, New Hampshire, previously he worked and lectured at New York’s Hayden Planetarium and the Astronomy Departments at Columbia University and Castleton University.

Story Hour with Carrie
2024-01-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-03 10:00 - 11:00

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers
2024-01-23 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-01-09 10:00 - 11:30
Whiting Library is home to a weekly playgroup for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun, and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown-ups supervise and socialize.
You don’t need to pre-register; you can just drop into the library Community Room. Stay as long or as little as you like. Our playtime is geared towards caregivers who want to find friendships and build connections with their children and in the greater wee little people (0-5 years old) community.
Fun & games, plus art & craft projects in the community room downstairs – available to enjoy when the Community Room is not booked for other events!
Everyone learns best through play! Contact our Youth Librarian for more information via youthlibrarian@whitinglibrary.org or call 802-875-2277.

Poetry and Pie
2024-01-20 14:00 - 15:00
Enjoy an afternoon of poetry at our open mic and pie-tasting event.

Games Group for Kids
2024-01-19 15:00 - 16:00
We’ve got a wide variety of games to choose from including classic board games, card games, WII games, and more. Geared toward school-aged kids.
Games are an essential component of the library. Information presented in new formats, that encourage critical thinking and problem solving, and games that encourage social interaction among peers are just a few of the reasons to consider joining the Whiting Library Game Group.

Page to Screen Film Series: Marsh King's Daughter
2024-01-17 13:30 - 15:30
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 life hides a dangerous truth: her estranged father is the infamous Marsh King (Ben Mendelsohn), who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. When he escapes from prison, Helena is forced to confront her past and – knowing that he will hunt for her – find the strength to outmaneuver the man who taught her everything she knows about surviving in the wild.
Lions Gate Films, 2023, Rated R, 108 minutes.
Starring Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, Garrett Hedlund, Gil Birmingham, Caren Pistorius

Whiting Library is Closed
2024-01-16
Whiting Library closed is in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Saxtons River Art Guild Exhibit Opening
2024-01-13 11:30 - 13:30
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 New England and can be seen painting street scenes around Brattleboro on Gallery Walk nights; Kathy Greves paints a variety of subjects, some plein air and others from photographs she has taken in and around Vermont and during her travels in France, Italy, Germany, and the Bahamas; long time member Donna Lund paints regional landscapes either in watercolor or pastel; Liz Winchester-Larson works primarily in the still-life genre with rich color and intricate detail.

After School Pokémon Club
2024-01-12 15:00 - 16:00
Kids looking for a fun opportunity to dive into the wonderful world of Pokémon are in for a treat. With this group, students can enjoy the camaraderie and educational opportunities in-person at Whiting Library. But this is also a perfect opportunity to let the learners be the teachers, and believe me, Pokémon players will love to bring adults and fellow students into the game.
After School Pokémon Club will meet once per month for an hour. Participating students have access to tools to learn how to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game, and other fun activities and resources. Students should not bring Pokémon Trading Cards that are valuable or ones that they are not willing to lose in a trade.
Games are an essential component of the library. Information presented in new formats, that encourage critical thinking and problem solving, and games that encourage social interaction among peers are just a few of the reasons to consider joining the Whiting Library After School Pokémon Club.

Book Discussion: Persuasion by Jane Austen
2024-01-10 16:30 - 17:30
The Whiting Library Book Club will meet on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. to discuss Persuasion, Jane Austen’s last fully completed novel,. Even if you don’t get the book finished, please join us for our talk. Everyone is welcome!

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!

Adult Crafternoon: Cookies, Coloring, and Conversation
2024-01-05 13:00 - 14:00
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!

YA Games for Kids 13 and up
2024-01-02 15:00 - 16:00
Enjoy card and tabletop games with friends, old and new. We are welcoming worldbuilders, narrative lovers, and gameplay enthusiasts alike. Magic has something for everyone and countless ways to play.
