For beginners and experienced knitters alike, you can learn how to knit, fine tune your skills, or finish that unfinished project with certified knitting instructor, Lise Roussell.

For beginners and experienced knitters alike, you can learn how to knit, fine tune your skills, or finish that unfinished project with certified knitting instructor, Lise Roussell.

It is time to clear more treasures out of the Library attic and make way for new books in the collection! From classics to contemporary books for all ages. There will also be a selection of ephemera- old maps, posters, historic brochures. This sale will have something for everyone.

Old-time music, also known as Appalachian string band music, is traditionally played on the fiddle, banjo, guitar and bass. Tunes are learned by ear and are ideal for community participation. The music is the sort that one would naturally hear at a square dance or a contra dance.

Acoustic musicians of all ages and abilities are encouraged to attend. The session is free and open to the public. Listeners are encouraged to attend as well.

The East Craftsbury old-time jam session is supported by the Allen Hilles Fund. The session occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 6 - 8pm.

Bilingual (español/ingles) grupo de juego para niños de todas las edades. Este grupo incluirá cuentos, canciones, actividades, y juego libre en ambos español e inglés.

This group will include stories, songs, activities and free play in both Spanish and English. For kids of all ages. Led by Marger Maldonado. 

Acompáñanos a conversar de manera informal acerca de diferentes tópicos. Está no es una clase, todos los niveles son bienvenidos, con enfoque en mantener una conversación fluida en español. Guiado por Marger Maldonado.

Join us for an informal conversation on a range of topics. This is not a class, and all levels are welcome; the focus will be to keep the conversation in Spanish flowing.  Guided by Marger Maldonado. 

Mark your calendars! On Saturday, May 16, 6 to 10 pm Dave Rowell is hosting a benefit Barn Dance and Silent Auction at his Brassknocker Farm Barn in East Craftsbury. Funds raised at the event will go to support three local non-profit organizations: the Craftsbury Chamber Players, the Craftsbury Public Library, and the John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library. 

This year’s dance features The Radio Rangers for great dance music, and a large silent auction. There will be delicious food for sale, and Blackbird Bistro is returning to provide the cash bar. Due to licensing and insurance restrictions BYOB is not allowed. 

Tickets to the Barn Dance are a suggested donation of $10- $20, children 10 years old and under free. Tickets can be bought in advance or at the door. You can purchase tickets in advance here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/old-fashioned-barn-dance-tickets-1983388181442?aff=oddtdtcreator

For beginners and experienced knitters alike, you can learn how to knit, fine tune your skills, or finish that unfinished project with certified knitting instructor, Lise Roussell.

Join us for our annual bird walk with Dave Brown. We will meet again this year at the Stoners’ woodlot at 495 Hanks Hill Road. Hanks Hill Road is accessed from Shadow Lake Road, just a short distance from the East Craftsbury Road. Bring binoculars, or you can borrow some from the library. Please note: terrain can be muddy and uneven.

For beginners and experienced knitters alike, you can learn how to knit, fine tune your skills, or finish that unfinished project with certified knitting instructor, Lise Roussell.

This month, the travel adventure book group accompanies Mark Twain on adventures in his book Roughing It, described by the author at the start: “This book is merely a personal narrative, and not a pretentious history or philosophical dissertation. It is a record of several years of variegated vagabondizing, and its object is rather to help the resting reader while away an idle hour than afflict him with metaphysics, or goad him with science.” Books available at the Simpson Library.

Old-time music, also known as Appalachian string band music, is traditionally played on the fiddle, banjo, guitar and bass. Tunes are learned by ear and are ideal for community participation. The music is the sort that one would naturally hear at a square dance or a contra dance.

Acoustic musicians of all ages and abilities are encouraged to attend. The session is free and open to the public. Listeners are encouraged to attend as well.

The East Craftsbury old-time jam session is supported by the Allen Hilles Fund. The session occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 6 - 8pm.

Join cellist Fran Rowell for an afternoon of music and conversation for all ages at the Craftsbury Community Care Center. Fran grew up in East Craftsbury and has been a cellist with the Craftsbury Chamber Players for over 25 years. This program weaves together music and history from the earliest piece written for cello up to the present time. 

Bilingual (español/ingles) grupo de juego para niños de todas las edades. Este grupo incluirá cuentos, canciones, actividades, y juego libre en ambos español e inglés.

This group will include stories, songs, activities and free play in both Spanish and English. For kids of all ages. Led by Marger Maldonado. 

Acompáñanos a conversar de manera informal acerca de diferentes tópicos. Está no es una clase, todos los niveles son bienvenidos, con enfoque en mantener una conversación fluida en español. Guiado por Marger Maldonado.

Join us for an informal conversation on a range of topics. This is not a class, and all levels are welcome; the focus will be to keep the conversation in Spanish flowing.  Guided by Marger Maldonado. 

Andrew Wyeth: Beyond Realism a Lecture by Pippa Drew

Discover the haunting portraits and landscapes of Andrew Wyeth. Drawing from his deeply rooted life in Maine and Pennsylvania, Wyeth’s art transcends traditional realism to explore the complexities of human emotion and the natural world. Join local artist Pippa Drew to examine the legacy of this iconic American master.

Pippa Drew is a central Vermont artist with an MA from Dartmouth College who specializes in Art Talks that explore the creative process.

This art talk will take place at the Craftsbury Community Care Center. It is a collaboration between the Simpson Library and the Care Center, and is supported in part by a grant from the Pleasants Fund of the Greensboro United Church of Christ.

Acompáñanos a conversar de manera informal acerca de diferentes tópicos. Está no es una clase, todos los niveles son bienvenidos, con enfoque en mantener una conversación fluida en español. Guiado por Marger Maldonado.

Join us for an informal conversation on a range of topics. This is not a class, and all levels are welcome; the focus will be to keep the conversation in Spanish flowing.  Guided by Marger Maldonado. 

For beginners and experienced knitters alike, you can learn how to knit, fine tune your skills, or finish that unfinished project with certified knitting instructor, Lise Roussell.

Fun for all ages! Join us for an intergenerational afternoon of tea, treats, and games.

For beginners and experienced knitters alike, you can learn how to knit, fine tune your skills, or finish that unfinished project with certified knitting instructor, Lise Roussell.

Old-time music, also known as Appalachian string band music, is traditionally played on the fiddle, banjo, guitar and bass. Tunes are learned by ear and are ideal for community participation. The music is the sort that one would naturally hear at a square dance or a contra dance.

Acoustic musicians of all ages and abilities are encouraged to attend. The session is free and open to the public. Listeners are encouraged to attend as well.

The East Craftsbury old-time jam session is supported by the Allen Hilles Fund. The session occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 6 - 8pm.

Acompáñanos a conversar de manera informal acerca de diferentes tópicos. Está no es una clase, todos los niveles son bienvenidos, con enfoque en mantener una conversación fluida en español. Guiado por Marger Maldonado.

Join us for an informal conversation on a range of topics. This is not a class, and all levels are welcome; the focus will be to keep the conversation in Spanish flowing.  Guided by Marger Maldonado. 

For beginners and experienced knitters alike, you can learn how to knit, fine tune your skills, or finish that unfinished project with certified knitting instructor, Lise Roussell.

For beginners and experienced knitters alike, you can learn how to knit, fine tune your skills, or finish that unfinished project with certified knitting instructor, Lise Roussell.

Old-time music, also known as Appalachian string band music, is traditionally played on the fiddle, banjo, guitar and bass. Tunes are learned by ear and are ideal for community participation. The music is the sort that one would naturally hear at a square dance or a contra dance.

Acoustic musicians of all ages and abilities are encouraged to attend. The session is free and open to the public. Listeners are encouraged to attend as well.

The East Craftsbury old-time jam session is supported by the Allen Hilles Fund. The session occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 6 - 8pm.

Bilingual (español/ingles) grupo de juego para niños de todas las edades. Este grupo incluirá cuentos, canciones, actividades, y juego libre en ambos español e inglés.

This group will include stories, songs, activities and free play in both Spanish and English. For kids of all ages. Led by Marger Maldonado. 

Acompáñanos a conversar de manera informal acerca de diferentes tópicos. Está no es una clase, todos los niveles son bienvenidos, con enfoque en mantener una conversación fluida en español. Guiado por Marger Maldonado.

Join us for an informal conversation on a range of topics. This is not a class, and all levels are welcome; the focus will be to keep the conversation in Spanish flowing.  Guided by Marger Maldonado. 

This month the travel adventure book group journeys to Chile with this book by Sara Wheeler. Come for the discussion, the visiting, and the tea! Books available at the Simpson Library.

From the back of the book: “Squeezed between a vast ocean and the longest mountain range on earth, Chile is 2,600 miles long and never more than 110 miles wide- not a country that lends itself to maps, as Sara Wheeler discovered when she traveled alone from the top to the bottom, from the driest desert in the world to the sepulchral wastes of Antarctica. Eloquent, astute, nimble with history and deftly amusing, Travels in a Thin Country established Sara Wheeler as one of the very best travel writers in the world.”