Category: Adult Programs

BACKYARD COMPOSTING / Sat April 26 / 10-11:30am / Steele

BACKYARD COMPOSTING

with John Malter of the Mad River Resource Management Alliance (MRRMA)

Saturday, April 26th from 10-11:30 AM in the Steele Room.

Composting is great for the garden! Don’t throw those banana peels or apple cores away.

  • Why compost?
  • How to compost?
  • Where to compost?
  • What about bears?

By participating in the workshop, you are eligible to purchase a Soil Saver Compost bin for $45.00.

Register with John Malter at [email protected] by April 23rd.

Silent Reading Party / Waterbury Functional Fitness / Sun May 4 / 10:30am

Silent Reading Parties

Date / Time / Location:

Sunday, May 4th, 10:30am / Waterbury Functional Fitness / 53 N Main Street, Waterbury – Bring your own chair!

Wednesday, June 18th, 5:30pm / Trapp Family Lodge / Wedding/Concert Meadow*

Bring a chair or blanket!

*Rain Date: Wed. June 25, 5:30pm

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!

     

Vermont Reads: Gather / Wed May 7 / 6:30PM / CLiF Heaquarters

THE WATERBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND CLIF HAVE THREE PLANNED EVENTS CENTERED AROUND THE BOOK GATHER AND ITS THEMES OF RURAL LIFE, RESILIENCE, CLASS DIFFERENCES, ADDICTION, HOUSING AND FOOD INSECURITY, A DEEP RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAND, AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.

  1.  A book discussion to be held at the CLiF Headquarters (3579 Waterbury Stowe Road) across from the Mutt Hutt.
  2.   An evening with Old George Woodard, 3rd Generation dairy farmer, filmmaker & musician.
  3. A morning with Deb Helfrich, co-founder and owner of Gold Star Dog Training, specializing in dog communication.

Gather: Book Discussion at CLiF Headquarters 3579 Waterbury Stowe Road, across from the Mutt Hutt. Wednesday, May 7th at 6:30

The Waterbury Public Library and CLiF are excited to announce their collaboration on the 2024-2025 Vermont Reads One-Book/One-State Read. This year’s annual book is “Gather” by Kenneth M. Cadow, which touches on the themes of rural life, resilience, class differences, addiction, housing and food insecurity, a deep relationship to the land, and the power of community.

You may pick up your books either at the Waterbury Public Library or at CLiF (Children’s Literacy Foundation) in Waterbury Center (3579 Waterbury Stowe Road.)

Hours for the Waterbury Public Library are 10-8, Monday through Wednesday and 10-5 Thursday and Friday and 10-2 on Saturday.

Call CLiF at 802.244.0944 for a copy of the book.

The book discussion will be at the CLiF Headquarters on Wednesday evening, May 7th at 6:30 PM.

Farming: The Greatest Adventure Nobody Knows About with Old George Woodard

Thursday, May 8th at 6:30 in the Steele Room.

As part of our Vermont Reads Book “Gather” George Woodard, 3rd generation dairy farmer in Waterbury Center, filmmaker, creator of The Ground Hog Opry, and children’s author and illustrator, presents a day in the life on his farm with stories, pictures and songs.

“Woof!” What is the Dog Saying?

Saturday, May 10th, 10:30-Noon in the SAL Room

  • When is a yawn not a yawn? Can a growl be a good thing?
  • Is a tail wag always friendly? Deb Helfrich shares tips & strategies on how to live peacefully and safely with our canine companions.

           

Farming: With Old George Woodard / Thurs May 8 / 6:30PM / Steele

Farming: The Greatest Adventure Nobody Knows About

with Old George Woodard

Thursday, May 8th at 6:30 PM in the Steele Room

George Woodard, 3rd generation dairy farmer in Waterbury Center, filmmaker, creator of The Ground Hog Opry, and children’s author and illustrator, presents a day in the life on his farm with stories, pictures and songs.

Refreshments too!

This program is part of the Vermont Reads project centered around the book “Gather” and its themes of rural life, resilience, class differences, a deep relationship to the land, and the power of community.

Woof! What is the Dog Saying / Sat May 10 / 10:30-Noon

Woof! What is the Dog Saying…

With Deb Helfrich, co-founder & owner of Gold Star Dog Training

Saturday, May 10th from 10:30-Noon

For humans. ( Please leave your pooch at home.)

Targeted for adults, but appropriate for 12+.

When is a yawn not a yawn? Can a growl be a good thing?

Is a tail wag always friendly?

This program will De-mystify dog communication and reveal common dog-human misunderstandings.

Deb will share tips & strategies on how to live peacefully and safely with our canine companions.

Building Better Waterbury / Tues May 13 / 6-8pm

Building Better Waterbury

Homeowner Solutions for Housing Growth & Resilient Living

Tuesday, May 13th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM in the SAL Room.

Final Date:

May 13th

This workshop series will educate and empower individual property owners to increase housing capacity through the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and duplexes.

While workshops are based on Waterbury zoning regulations, interested homeowners in the broader community are welcome! 

Topics:

Strategies & best practices on zoning & permitting requirements

Funding options

Construction processes

Property Management

Streaming video: Waterbury Housing Workforce

Building Better Waterbury: Workshop #1 – February 11, 2025

Streaming video: Waterbury Housing Workforce

Building Better Waterbury: Workshop #2 – March 18, 2025

Winter Watercolor / Tuesdays / 10:30am / Steele

Winter Watercolor with Pauline Nolte

Tuesdays at 10:30 – 12:30 through April 29th in the Steele Room.

To register email [email protected]

CLASSES ARE FREE AND SUPPLIES PROVIDED FOR BEGINNERS.

Pauline will provide 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!

Blood on the Clocktower / 3rd Thursdays / 6-8 PM

Blood on the Clocktower

Third Thursdays from 6-8 PM in the SAL Room.

Register with [email protected]

Players: 5-20 (Best with 7-15)

Playtime: 30-120 minutes

Ages: 14+

A thrilling social deduction game of lies & logic led by Storyteller Katharine Bodan.

As the town of Ravenswood Bluff slumbers, a chilling scene unfolds: the town’s storyteller is murdered, their lifeless body displayed on the face of the village clocktower. With dawn’s arrival comes a grim realization— a demon roams among them, claiming lives at night and hiding in plain sight by day.

Board Game Night / 1st Tuesdays / 6PM

Board Game Night and Pizza!

1st Tuesday of the month.

6:00 – 8:00 PM.

ROBERT(He/Him) & Z (They/Them) invite you to come play new board games & old favorites with friends.

Games are Euro-styled board games (aka designer games) where there is a mix of chance and skill in the game. Games take 10-15 minutes to explain, play time is between 20-45 minutes, and rule discussion have a 5 minute limit.

 Email [email protected] to sign up.

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