MAY Events at NPL
Join us for a month of fun and educational programming!
NPL WILL BE CLOSED ON:
- May 19th for the VLA Conference
- May 26th for Memorial Day
Community Art Exhibit: Pastel Visions
An exciting exhibit of pastel paintings by Upper Valley artists. Please drop by the NPL and enjoy the rich colors, pleasing compositions and compelling techniques employed by your UV friends and neighbors. We represent about nine area pastelists whose work we believe you will enjoy. You might even want to make a purchase!
Some of the Upper Valley pastel artists will be leading a pastel en plein air gathering in the NPL garden on Thursday, May 22, from 10am-12pm.
The show will be on view through May 28th in the Community Room at the Library.
AFTERSCHOOL
LEGO Tuesday:
Create what you want or participate in our weekly challenges. Creations will be displayed in the library each week and you’ll de-construct your masterpiece the following week. Snacks provided. This is a drop-in event. Children under 5th grade must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Tuesdays, May 6-27 3:30-4:30 PM | Community Room
Kids’ Advisory Board
Join the Kids Advisory Board to help plan programs, suggest new books, movies, and games to purchase and help with everything from straightening shelves to cleaning toys! For 5th grade and up.
Thursday, May 8 3:30-4:30 PM | Community Room
Celebrate National Frog Jumping Day
We’re a day early but come celebrate all things frogs. There will be a jumping contest, crafts, and there may even be some tasty “flies!”
Monday, May 12, 3:30-4:40 PM | Community Room
Make It: Origami Butterflies
Come learn how to make simple origami butterflies and help us make enough to decorate the youth services room for summer! All ages welcome! We’re gonna need a LOT of butterflies…
Wednesday, May 21, 2:30-4 PM | Community Room
Make It: SLIME
We’re bringing back one of our most requested events: SLIME. This craft tends to get messy so, grownups, please be aware of what clothing we’re wearing!
Wednesday, May 28, 2:30-4 PM | Community Room
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Gather: A Bridge Across Our Two Vermonts
Vermont is not immune to issues like addiction, housing insecurity, and poverty. In recent years these overlapping problems have strained resources across the state, and can divide communities as they struggle to find solutions. Join Will Eberle as he explores how to surmount the effect of bias and stigma so we can improve the health, happiness, and sense of belonging for all Vermonters.
Thursday, May 15, 6:30-8 PM | Community Room
Gather: Norwich Foraging Walk
Carolyn of Fresh And Foraged will lead a group on a walk from the library to the Norwich Nature Area, pointing out edible plants and fungi along the way. We are capping the group size at 20, so please sign up HERE to reserve your spot.
Saturday, May 17, 10:30 AM-12 PM | NPL to Norwich Nature Area
VT Humanities SNAPSHOT – Ilan Stavans “On Forgetting”
Remembering is an obligation: we are who we are thanks to memory. Yet it is forgetting that allows us to navigate through life. Ilan Stavans—internationally-renowned essayist, translator, and publisher, and longtime Snapshot and First Wednesdays favorite—reflects on forgetting in art, literature, politics, and history.
Join author Ilan Stavans at the Norwich Library, presented by VT Humanities Spring Snapshot series.
VT Humanities Spring Snapshot series are free talks held at public libraries around Vermont and streamed online, September through May. January and February events will be virtual-only.
Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American, and Latino Culture at Amherst College, the publisher of Restless Books, and a consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary. Translated into more than twenty languages, his work has been adapted into film, TV, radio, and theater. His latest books are SABOR JUDIO: THE JEWISH MEXICAN COOKBOOK (Ferris and Ferris) and LAMENTATIONS OF NEZAHUALCOYOTL (Restless Books).
Wednesday, May 21, 6:30-8:30 PM | Community Room
Middle School LGBTQIA+ Book Club
From Heartstopper to How It All Ends, come talk about YOUR favorite books! You’ll also have the opportunity to weigh in on whether or not the library should buy some new books coming out this year. Please sign up HERE. Pizza provided! For 6th-8th graders.
Thursday, May 29, 5:30-6:30 PM | Community Room
EARLY LITERACY
Preschool Storytime
We’ll learn important social skills, listening comprehension, letter and number recognition and vocabulary all while having fun! Enjoy time with your child while building a foundation for reading success.
Fridays, May 2-30, 10:30-11:15 AM | Community Room
(For ages 3-5 years old with a caregiver. Younger siblings welcome though the content is geared towards 3-5 year olds.)
Storytime
Join us for songs, stories, fingerplays, and activities designed to support your child’s early literacy development. We invite you to stay and play after storytime!
Wednesdays, May 7-28, 10:30 – 11:30 AM | Community Room | For ages 4 and under, with a caregiver
ADULT PROGRAMS
Adult Arts & Crafts Creation Hour
Come hang out at the library and work on whatever project you’ve got going! The library will have some materials and tools available for use.
Thursday, May 8, 5:30-6:30 PM | Community Room
NPL Writing Group
NPL’s friendly monthly writing group! Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just interested in dabbling, come on by. NPL staff will facilitate playing with writing prompts, discussing great writing, and sharing as we go.
Register HERE to reserve your spot for our May gathering (you can indicate on the form if you are interested in having an excerpt of your own writing workshopped during the session).
The group will meet every third Wednesday of the month. Monthly participation is encouraged, but there’s no commitment. New members are always welcome!
Wednesday, May 21, 12:30-2 | Community Room
Tech Help
Did you get a new device recently? Can’t seem to get ebooks to download? Need to set up email or run a confusing update? We are here for you! Easily make an appointment and stop by on Thursday afternoons or at our Friday time to let us troubleshoot all your tech-related challenges.
Thursdays, 1-4 PM & Fridays, 11 AM-1 PM | Call 802-649-1184 or email circulation.desk@norwichlibrary.org to make an appointment
