Adult Programs – Waterbury Public Library, Waterbury Vermont

Garden Harvest Festival / Sat Sep 26 / 1-2pm / library garden

Join us for our third annual Garden Harvest Festival!

From 1:00 – 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 26th in the library gardens!

We will have music, delicious food, and good company! This is a celebration of all the library gardens have to offer! Spend time creating a beautiful poem in our word garden, take a look at our beautiful book garden, and enjoy food featuring the produce grown in our children’s garden!

UVM Master Gardener, Rachel Babin will be there to answer your garden-related questions!

In case of rain, the Garden Harvest Festival will be held in the Steele Community Room.

Drawing from History / Wed Sep 9 / 6:30PM

Drawing from History

with award-winning cartoonist Marek Bennett

Wednesday September 9th from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM in the SAL Room.

For a behind-the-scenes look at comics & graphic novels drawn from historical primary sources.

Why (& how) do artists draw stories from historical materials?
What happens when we create new comics from primary sources?
How do comics weave sources together, to deepen our understanding of the past & present?

For more about Marek’s work: www.MarekBennett.com

This is a Vermont Reads Event

Silent Reading Party / Sat Sep 12 / 10am

Silent Reading Parties

Dates / Times / Locations:

Saturday, September 12th at 2:30pm

VT Artisan Coffee & Tea

Rt 100

* Optionally, read Vermont Reads book Charity and Sylvia by Vermont Cartoonist Laureate, Tillie Walden. Free copies of the book will be provided by the Waterbury Public Library. *

Thursday, October 8th at 5:30pm

Rusty Parker Park

2 Rotarian Place

Monday, November 2nd at 5:30

The Bidwell

29 Stowe Street, Suite 1

Read with friends.

At Silent Reading Parties there’s no assigned reading. We gather in bars, cafés, and many other community spaces to read together in quiet camaraderie.

All readers are welcome—ebooks or audiobooks, poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction… it’s BYOBook.

Welcome to introvert happy hour!

Bravery Boost with Boring & Byron / Tue Sept 15

Bravery Boost with Boring & Byron!

3rd Tuesdays of the month during the Summer.

September 15th from 6:30 – 7:30PM in the SAL Room.

What happens in the brain when we feel fear?
What happens in the brain when we act courageously?
How can we accomplish more of what we want, even when we feel fear?

Drop in. Share, listen, learn, and apply.

About our facilitators:

Ken Boring is a full-time caregiver living in Waterbury. As someone who grew up painfully shy, he has been studying courage and how to apply it to daily life for almost 12 years and is excited to share his findings about the fascinating neuroscience of bravery with others.

Judi Byron is the library’s Adult Program Coordinator and loves all things neuroscience!

Slow flow yoga / SAT Sept. 26 / 10-11am

Slow flow yoga

Led by Katie Gesser

Saturday, September 26th 10:00 – 11:00 am in the SAL room.

This is a Drop-in. No need to register.

This “Slow Flow” Yoga practice will provide a grounding sequence designed to help reconnect the breath & body. Expect gentle movement, mindful transitions, and plenty of time to settle into each pose. This class is accessible to all levels, including beginners, and offers a peaceful opportunity to move, breathe, and unwind together as a community.

Katie Gesser is a registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200)

West African Kora / Fri Oct 9 / 6:30PM / Steele Room

Traditional Music of the West African Kora

with Sean Gaskell

Friday, October 9th at 6:30 PM in the Community Steele Room.

Sean performs traditional music and shares the history of this ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa.

Watercolor with Pauline / Tuesdays / 10:30-12:30 / Steele

Watercolor with Pauline Nolte

Tuesdays from 10:30 to 12:30 in the Steele room

Runs through November 17th.

Pauline provides instruction and demonstration, with opportunity for independent work.

Whether you are new to watercolor or have been painting for a while, this class suits both beginners and artists alike!

Classes are free and supplies are provided for beginners.

Board Game Night / 2nd Tuesdays / 6PM

Board Game Night!

2nd Tuesday of the month.

6:00 – 8:00 PM.

Games are Euro-styled or designer games that are a mix of chance and skill and emphasize strategy, indirect competition and resource management.

You are welcome to bring your own. No Monopoly please.

Bring snacks if you like.

No registration needed.

Email Judi@waterburypubliclibrary.com to sign up.

Duplicate Bridge / Thursdays / 12:30-4:30

Duplicate Bridge is Back!

Thursdays from 12:30 to 4:30 in the SAL Room.

Are you an experienced Bridge Player?

The Waterbury Bridge Group is always looking for new members.

You are welcome even if you haven’t played Duplicate Bridge.

Duplicate Bridge plays each hand twice, but with different players.

Want to learn more? Call Grace Sweet at 802-244-7123 or Millie Merrill at 802-522-3523.

Chair Yoga / Wednesdays / 10:30AM / Zoom

Chair Yoga with Instructor Diana Whitney.

Wednesdays at 10:30 AM.

No experience needed. All levels welcome to this low-stress, energetic class.
The chair provides stability and balance, and allows movement without fear.
All are welcome, experienced practitioners and newbies alike!

Click on the link below to join the session (will put you in zoom waiting room until session starts).

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsf-6prj4jHd1jfaZQAM1jQXgcP6WzcBXU

Click here (links out to Youtube) for a variety of recordings to practice between classes.

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