Peacham Library

September 18, 1:15 pm, Tuesday Theatre: “Lady Bird” – Christine “Lady Bird”MacPherson is a high school senior from the “wrong side of the tracks.” She longs for adventure, sophistication, and opportunity, but finds none of that in her Sacramento Catholic high school. LADY BIRD follows the title character’s senior year in high school, including her first romance, her participation in the school play, and most importantly, her applying for college.  Runtime 94 minutes. Rated R. (Please note this is a change in title for this month)

September 19, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

September 20, 7:00 pm, Readers’ Delight – Join us for a discussion “Kindred” by Octavia Butler.  Contact the library if you would like to borrow a copy of the book.

September 21, 10:00 am – noon, Coffee Hour – A chance to drink a cup of coffee or tea, enjoy a sweet or two, and chat with your friends and neighbors. 

 

Coming Up:

September 24, 6:30 pm, Peacham Knitters and Puzzlers – Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting.  Or work on the current jigsaw puzzle while you chat.

September 26, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

September 28, 10:00 am – noon, Coffee Hour – A chance to drink a cup of coffee or tea, enjoy a sweet or two, and chat with your friends and neighbors. 

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September 10, 6:30 pm, Peacham Knitters and Puzzlers – Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting.  Or work on the current jigsaw puzzle while you chat.

September 12, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

 

Coming Up

September 18, 1:15 pm, Tuesday Theatre: “WONDERSTRUCK” – Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Bothe children set out on quests that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.  Runtime 115 minutes. Rated PG.

September 19, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

September 20, 7:00 pm, Readers’ Delight – Join us for a discussion “Kindred” by Octavia Butler.  Contact the library if you would like to borrow a copy of the book.

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November 8, 7:00 pm, Author Talk with Bernie Lambek – Author of “Uncivil Liberties“.  Yes, we have this book!  Come in and borrow it or place a hold, so you can read it before the author’s visit!

After a high school student is found dead at the bottom of a rock ledge on the outskirts of Montpelier, Vermont, the community confronts its conflicting beliefs and values—and the truths below the surface. A complex and timely legal mystery, Uncivil Liberties confronts hate speech and free speech, cyberbullying and privacy, religious and sexual freedom, and a community’s many faces of love and loss. In the courtrooms and streets and bedrooms of Montpelier, lawyers and clients and loved ones grapple with moral convictions and prejudices. The novel is imbued with a deep respect for the law as well as for the passionate and irrational human beings who live within, and sometimes beyond, its constraints.

More about the author here: https://www.bernielambek.com/

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Come in and see what is happening at the Gilmore Gallery this month.  In preparation for her show, “Becoming a Tree”, in October and November, Cecelia Kane is working on a sculpture in the middle of the gallery.  Come in and chat with her as she works.

 

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September 3, CLOSED in observance of Labor Day.

September 4, 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Aging Well in Peacham – “Helping a Sad or Lonely Friend” – A conversation with Social Worker Terri Aubin.

September 4, 7:00 pm, Kick Your Sugar Cravings: with Robyn Morrison, Certified Transformational Health Coach – Has this summer been a summer of too much ice cream, sweet drinks, and carb loaded BBQs? Is your belly saying “please, no more” but is your urge to have just one more treat over powering your better judgement? Let’s talk all about your cravings! We’ll cover why they exist in the first place, what they mean, and what to do about them. Kicking these cravings once and for all isn’t as hard as you think.

September 5, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH. NOTE NEW START TIME.

September 7, 9:15 am, Story Time – Stories, a craft, and a bit of running around.  Everyone is welcome.

September 7, 6:00 pm, Family Movie: “Peter Rabbit” – Enjoy some cocoa, popcorn, and a great movie.  PJs optional.  All children must be accompanied by an adult.  Running Time 95 minutes. Rated PG.

September 9, 3:00-5:30 pm, Friendly Folk Music Jam – Open to acoustic instrument players of any skill level interested in a relaxed, collegial atmosphere to share folk or old-time music.  Come share your talent and a simple song (3 or 4 chords).  Don’t play an instrument?  Listeners are always welcome!

Coming Up –

September 10, 6:30 pm, Peacham Knitters and Puzzlers – Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting.  Or work on the current jigsaw puzzle while you chat.

September 18, 1:15 pm, Tuesday Theatre: “WONDERSTRUCK”– Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Bothe children set out on quests that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.  Runtime 115 minutes. Rated PG.

September 20, 7:00 pm, Readers’ Delight    Join us for a discussion “Kindred” by Octavia Butler.  Contact the library if you would like to borrow a copy of the book.

 

August 27, 6:30 pm, Peacham Knitters and Puzzlers    Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting.  Or work on the current jigsaw puzzle while you chat.

August 29, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

August 31, 10:00 am-noon, Coffee Hour – A chance to drink a cup of coffee or tea, enjoy a sweet or two, and chat with your friends and neighbors. 

Coming Up –

September 3, Labor Day – The library will be closed

September 4, 7:00 pm, Kick Your Sugar Cravings: with Robyn Morrison
Certified Transformational Health Coach – Has this summer been a summer of too much ice cream, sweet drinks, and carb loaded BBQs? Is your belly saying “please, no more” but is your urge to have just one more treat over powering your better judgement? Let’s talk all about your cravings! We’ll cover why they exist in the first place, what they mean, and what to do about them. Kicking these cravings once and for all isn’t as hard as you think.

September 5, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

September 7, 9:15 am, Story Time – Stories, a craft, and a bit of running around.  Everyone is welcome.

September 7, 6:00 pm, Family Movie: “Peter Rabbit” – Enjoy some cocoa, popcorn, and a great movie.  PJs optional.  All children must be accompanied by an adult.  95 minutes. Rated G. 

Updates to the calendar are posted on our website (peachamlibrary.org) and on Facebook.

 

August 21, 1:15 pm, Tuesday Theatre: “The Post”  A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government.  Runtime 1 hour 56 minutes. Rated PG-13.

August 21, 7:00 pm, Readers’ Delight    Join us for a discussion “The Essex Serpent” by Sarah Perry.  Contact the library if you would like to borrow a copy of the book.

August 22, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention   Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

August 23, 7:00 pm, — Open Discussion Group: The New American Aristocracy. An open discussion on philosopher Matthew Stewart’s recent article in The Atlantic “The 9.9 Percent is the New American Aristocracy.”  Stuart argues that: “The defining challenge of our time is to renew the promise of American democracy by reversing the calcifying effects of accelerating inequality.” (Note, you need not have read the article to participate in this discussion—a summary will be provided.)

View the article here. Or coverage of the article on PBS NewsHour. Or a short video explaining: “The 99% is a Myth.”

August 24, 10:00 am-noon, Coffee Hour   A chance to drink a cup of coffee or tea, enjoy a sweet or two, and chat with your friends and neighbors. 

Coming Up –

August 27, 6:30 pm, Peacham Knitters and Puzzlers    Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting.  Or work on the current jigsaw puzzle while you chat.

August 29, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

September 4, 7:00 pm, Kick Your Sugar Cravings: with Robyn Morrison
Certified Transformational Health Coach – Has this summer been a summer of too much ice cream, sweet drinks, and carb loaded BBQs? Is your belly saying “please, no more” but is your urge to have just one more treat over powering your better judgement? Let’s talk all about your cravings! We’ll cover why they exist in the first place, what they mean, and what to do about them. Kicking these cravings once and for all isn’t as hard as you think.

Updates to the calendar are posted on our website (peachamlibrary.org) and on Facebook.

August 13, 6:30 pm, Peacham Knitters and Puzzlers – Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting.  Or work on the current jigsaw puzzle while you chat.

August 15, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

August 16, 7:00 pm, SUMMER SERIES: Kingdom County Productions – The summer series guest speakers will be filmmakers Jay Craven and Bess O’Brien of Kingdom County Productions. The films they create are different in both style and substance. Craven focuses on fiction, having created film adaptations of Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher’s novels and others, and O’Brien is a documentary filmmaker, focusing on Vermonters and challenging subjects like addiction, domestic abuse, and the foster care system. The two filmmakers will discuss the differences and similarities between the ways they approach storytelling through the medium of film.

 

Coming Up:

August 21, 1:15 pm, Tuesday Theatre: “The Post” – A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government.  Runtime 1 hour 56 minutes. Rated PG-13.

August 21, 7:00 pm, Readers’ Delight    Join us for a discussion “The Essex Serpent” by Sarah Perry.  Contact the library if you would like to borrow a copy of the book.

August 22, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

August 23, 7:00 pm, — Open Discussion Group: The New American Aristocracy. An open discussion on philosopher Matthew Stewart’s recent article in The Atlantic “The 9.9 Percent is the New American Aristocracy.”  Stuart argues that: “The defining challenge of our time is to renew the promise of American democracy by reversing the calcifying effects of accelerating inequality.” (Note, you need not have read the article to participate in this discussion—a summary will be provided.)

View the article here. Or coverage of the article on PBS NewsHour. Or a short video explaining: “The 99% is a Myth.”

August 6, 7:00 pm, Peacham Library Board Meeting – Meetings are open to the public.

August 7, 1:00 pm, Aging Well in Peacham 

August 7, 7:00 pm – Biennial Democratic Town Caucus to nominate Justices of Peace for the November ballot

August 8, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

August 8, 7:00 pm, Peacham Historical Association Annual Meeting – The Annual Meeting of PHA will be held on Wed, August 8 at 6:30pm at Peacham Library Community Center.

The guest speaker will be Luis Vivanco, Professor of Anthropology and Co-Director of the Humanities Center at the University of Vermont. His talk – “Of Wheelmen, The New Woman, and Good Roads: Bicycling in Vermont, 1880-1920” –  is made possible to us through the Vermont Humanities Council. Here is a link for more information about Professor Vivanco.

Historical Pies will be served after the presentation.

August 10, 10:00 am – noon, Coffee Hour – A chance to drink a cup of coffee or tea, enjoy a sweet or two, and chat with your friends and neighbors.

August 11, 4 – 8:00 pm, Game Night – Bring your favorite game to play or play one of ours.  It will be a night of old favorites and maybe some new soon to be favorites.

August 12, 3:00-5:30 pm, Friendly Folk Music Jam – Open to acoustic instrument players of any skill level interested in a relaxed, collegial atmosphere to share folk or old-time music.  Come share your talent and a simple song (3 or 4 chords).  Don’t play an instrument?  Listeners are always welcome!

Coming Up –

August 13, 6:30 pm, Peacham Knitters and Puzzlers – Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting.  Or work on the current jigsaw puzzle while you chat.

August 15, 10:00 am, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention – Sponsored by Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging and SASH.

August 16, 7:00 pm, SUMMER SERIES: Kingdom County Productions – The summer series guest speakers will be filmmakers Jay Craven and Bess O’Brien of Kingdom County Productions. The films they create are different in both style and substance. Craven focuses on fiction, having created film adaptations of Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher’s novels and others, and O’Brien is a documentary filmmaker, focusing on Vermonters and challenging subjects like addiction, domestic abuse, and the foster care system. The two filmmakers will discuss the differences and similarities between the ways they approach storytelling through the medium of film.

August 23, 7:00 pm,  Open Discussion Group: The New American Aristocracy – An open discussion on philosopher Matthew Stewart’s recent article in The Atlantic “The 9.9 Percent is the New American Aristocracy.”  Stuart argues that: “The defining challenge of our time is to renew the promise of American democracy by reversing the calcifying effects of accelerating inequality.” (Note, you need not have read the article to participate in this discussion—a summary will be provided.)

View the article here. Or coverage of the article on PBS NewsHour. Or a short video explaining: “The 99% is a Myth.” 

 

Only 2 more concerts left in the series:

Craftsbury Chamber Players

The library has been given two season’s passes for the Craftsbury Chamber Players’ 2018 season. Each pass is good for any date on the concert schedule. Passes can be reserved by calling the library or stopping by to pick them up, first come, first served. Concerts are at the Hardwick Town House on Thursday evenings thru August 15th. Concerts start at 7:30 PM (Pre-show chat starts at 6:45). Limit of one slot per family. Children under 12 attend free.

Dates: August 9, 16. Passes should be returned by the noon on the following Monday.

See their website for more information on the concerts: http://craftsburychamberplayers.org/s…/this-season/programs/