After a busy summer and a brilliant foliage season, the leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping, and the library is preparing for the colder months ahead. We’re refreshing our spaces, adapting our collection, and getting ready to help our community through the inevitable “winter blues.” The good news? The library is here to bring a little warmth, joy, and inspiration to the season!
Join us for a conversation with these Vermont Authors:
November 5, at 5PM ~ Kathy Kramer & Catherine Tudish
The Rise and Fall of the Republic of West Delphi by Kathy Kramer has been described as, “A mischievous love song to a Vermont village.”
‘A Thousand Souls’ by Catherine Tudish presents fourteen stories in one gorgeously crafted volume, interweaving the lives of three generations in this "embarrassingly pretty town” of “upward of a thousand souls” as they inevitably touch the outside world.
November 19, at 6PM ~ Lance Mills
Quill Hewes and Captain Morey's Time Loop is a local historical fiction and time-travel novella. The story moves between Orford, New Hampshire and Fairlee, Vermont, spanning the years 1974 and 1798.
Vermont Reads:
Stop in and pick up a copy of this year's statewide read title Charity and Sylvia by award-winning, Vermont-based cartoonist Tillie Walden. Created by Walden from archival materials at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury, and other primary and secondary sources, Charity and Sylvia is a groundbreaking biography that is also the story of 19th century America.
BPL Puzzle Challenge!
Ready to piece together some fun? Register your team of up to four puzzlers for our final 2026 Puzzle Challenge! Each team receives an identical 500-piece puzzle, and the first to finish wins! Join us Wednesday, December 30, at 1 PM sharp. This popular event fills quickly, so sign up today!
BPL Gallery:
Featuring oil paintings by local artist Nancy Griswold, this exhibit explores storytelling and symbolism through works created for greeting cards and other print reproductions. Nancy earned an associate degree in Graphic Design and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She continued her artistic studies at Bennington College, Hartford Art School, Northeastern University, and DeCordova Art School, as well as through private study with artists she admired.The collection will be on display at the library throughout November and December. Come enjoy the work of this talented local artist!
Village of Giving:
Help bring holiday joy to families in our community by easing the financial burden of the season. From November 1 through December 6, we’ll host a drop box for the Children’s Holiday Gift Drive organized by the Orange County Parent Child Center. Your generosity can help make the holidays brighter for local families in need!
Visit http://bradfordvtlibrary.org about ongoing programs and events including Spanish Conversation group, Poetry Circle, Mahjong, Toddler Story Hour and more. There is something for everyone at the library! All library programs are free and open to the public.