For library events taking place outside of the building - include location in event description.

All-Ages Cosplay Contest

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Show off your latest cosplay with our all-ages cosplay contest! This contest will be divided into four categories: youth (0-10), teen (11-18), adult (19+), and family. Cosplays can be from any fandom, but they must be family friendly. The first place winners of each category will receive a prize!

 Registration is required and can be done here

Before registering, you must agree to the library's cosplay guidelines: 

All-Ages Cosplay Contest

Event Date
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Location

Show off your latest cosplay with our all-ages cosplay contest! This contest will be divided into four categories: youth (0-10), teen (11-18), adult (19+), and family. Cosplays can be from any fandom, but they must be family friendly. The first place winners of each category will receive a prize!

 Registration is required and can be done here

Before registering, you must agree to the library's cosplay guidelines: 

All-Ages Cosplay Contest

Event Date
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Location

Show off your latest cosplay with our all-ages cosplay contest! This contest will be divided into four categories: youth (0-10), teen (11-18), adult (19+), and family. Cosplays can be from any fandom, but they must be family friendly. The first place winners of each category will receive a prize!

 Registration is required and can be done here

Before registering, you must agree to the library's cosplay guidelines: 

But Why?

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Join Jane Lindholm and Melody Bodette from Vermont Public's podcast, "But Why" for a live presentation and Q&A session, featuring their new books Are Llamas Ticklish and Do Fish Breathe Underwater?. Recommended for ages 6-12. Main Library.

Food For Talk Cookbook Book Club: Forage, Harvest, Feast

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Food for Talk is a book club for anyone interested in cooking!

We are going on a foraging hike this month in Shelburne at 10am and 1pm.  Contact Barbara Shatara for details.

Instructions on how to join this community of home cooks and fellow culinary travelers can be found after the description of this month's cookbook.

Please register with Barbara Shatara at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov 

150th Birthday Celebration!

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FFL's 150th birthday celebration will take place on Saturday, July 15, from noon-3:30. Join us first for a costume parade (dress as your favorite literary character or author) down Church Street at noon. Then head down to the library lawn for activities and more! Enjoy a community art project with Renee Greenlee, temporary tattoos with Little Artsy Faces, historical timeline display (inside), hybrid tv screen with rotating birthday greetings from local "celebs" (inside), birthday cake, and specific performances such as Marko the Magician at 1:30 pm and A2VT at 2:30 pm!