Kenneth M. Cadow is an educator and writer who lives in Pompanoosuc, Vermont. Gather is his first young adult novel.  The novel was a finalist for the National Book Award.  Gather is the 2024 Vermont Reads selection from Vermont Humanities.  We are honored to host him as part of the Festival.  

Are you new to playing traditional Irish music? Join us for an informal and welcoming session where we will play tunes together, review session etiquette, and share resources 

Look for the FFL Van at Roosevelt Park as we celebrate Kids' Weekend! More details: btvkidsday.com

Have no fear, DinoMan is here! Stomp on into the library-you'll be taken on a magical trip throughout the Mesozoic era, with merry mayhem, magnificent props, and enormous inflatable dinosaurs.

Recommended for ages 5-11.

Have no fear, DinoMan is here! With magic, merry mayhem, magnificent props, and enormous inflatable dinosaurs, the audience is taken on a trip throughout the Mesozoic era. Recommended for ages 5-11.

Fresh off her appearance on the CW Network's Penn & Teller: Fool Us, magician Alyx Hilshey brings her fun, funny and amazing magic show to the library's Main Reading Room! 

All ages. 

The Call of Dance is a raw, immersive collection of moments in modern Senegalese dance that captures the complexity of this new era of multiplicity. Throughout the film, dancers’ movements embody individuality, history, emotion, and aspiration, sharing everything from solitary meditations on the nuance of the everyday to the kinetics of collective experience.

The All of Us Journey exhibit is headed our way. Come aboard this traveling educational exhibit to learn how you can help shape the future of health for yourself, your family, your community, and generations to come. 

The Journey exhibit features interactive activities, videos, games, quizzes, and more – all designed to demonstrate the power of your participation in health research. You can even enroll in the All of Us Research Program during your visit. 

UPDATED 8/5: DUE TO WEATHER, STORYTIME WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NNE BRANCH LOCATION: 1127 NORTH AVE.

join FFL Kids’ librarians for an interactive, outdoor storytime experience and nature-based craft! This program will include a reading of the newest StoryWalk® installation: The Sharing Book by Dianne White, which is situated along a short nature trail. Recommended for ages 2-5, but all are welcome.

Endangered Alphabets, Cultural Erosion, and the Future of the Written Word.

What does the age of digital convergence, Facebook, and globalization mean for the future of the written word? Writer/carver/painter Tim Brookes offers remarkable and thought-provoking perspective on this question by looking at a range of forms of writing from all over the world that are in danger of extinction.