Whiting Library announces a series of events featuring the book “Gather” by Vermont author Kenneth Cadow. “Gather” is this year’s Vermont Reads book, a statewide, one-book community reading program sponsored by Vermont Humanities.

Free copies of the book are available while supplies last at Whiting Library, 117 Main Street. On Thursday, April 3, at 6 p.m., Eric Bye from Vermont Humanities will facilitate a book discussion at the library to allow readers to share insights and connect with others.

Gather explores themes of community, resources, resilience, and a special dog, making it ideal for meaningful discussions for adults and young adults. When readers finish the book, they’re encouraged to pass it on to someone else or bring it back to the library to continue sharing it.

Other scheduled events include:

The Power of Landscape is on Thursday, April 17, at 6 p.m. New York Times Bestselling author M. T. Anderson considers the politics of beautiful scenery and the hidden national longings behind our sense of landscape. He’ll look at the history of our attitudes toward landscape, traditional New England landscape painting, and the work of some contemporary Vermont artists to discuss how different societies have found the sublime in their surroundings—and what that might mean for us in the future.

Just Getting By Film Community Meal and Screening Saturday, May 10 at 6 p.m. at the Chester Town Hall. “Just Getting By” is Bess O’Brien’s new documentary film, a sweeping yet intimate look at the lives of Vermonters struggling with food and housing insecurity. The film tells the stories of working families, the unhoused who access food shelves and soup kitchens, people living in the temporary hotel/motel program, New Americans grappling with the cost of living in America, Native people creating innovative farming practices, and folks on the ground providing services to their fellow Vermonters in need. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. and 6 p.m. there will be a free community meal.

Gather: Are We Keeping Our Promises on Thursday, May 15 at 6 p.m. with Stephanie Yu, Executive Director of Public Assets Institute. Explore why and how our state policies are failing families like Ian’s—the main character of the novel—and what tools the state has to keep these promises more effectively.

“This program series and community read is a wonderful opportunity for readers and everyone to come together, reflect on important and relevant themes and gain new perspectives on life in Vermont,” said Library Director Gail Zachariah

For more information about these events, book availability, or other library programs, visit WhitingLibrary.org, call 802-875-2277, or stop by the library at 117 Main Street in Chester, Vt.