Join us for a month of fun and educational programming!

NPL WILL BE CLOSED ON:

• Monday, October 13, 2025 for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• The Library will close at 3PM on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

COMMUNITY ART EXHIBIT:

My Tour de France
by Becky Cook

I found the travel diary I used in 1998 when I went to Paris the first time. I didn’t think I would ever get to see the art in Paris museums in person. It was a real treat to go to the Louvre, the Dorsey, and smaller museums.

My French teacher in high school went to Paris every summer and brought back slides of various artist’s works. She would show the slides and have us take quizzes. We memorized the artist names and Madam Churchill would point out the subject matter, we learned about various French artists. I enjoyed the subject matter in the French class.

I enjoyed learning and it helped me to decide to take art history courses in college. Though I did enjoy the art course in high school, the college courses covered ancient times and taught me to dig deeper into the information. I learned about how the artists made egg tempura for paint on their walls in ancient times.

Since college, I have taken many courses at AVA to improve my skills as an artist including encaustic, oil painting, drawing, and watercolor.

Showing September-October | Opening Reception – Thursday, September 18, 5:30-7:00 PM

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Fall Foraging Walk

THIS WALK IS ALL BOOKED UP. To be added to the waitlist, please email Isaac at isaac.lorton@norwichlibrary.org.

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, October 4, 10:30-12 | Outside (rain or shine) 

Memory Café

A Memory Café is a program designed to bring together individuals with memory loss and their care partners to socialize, share experiences, engage in activities that promote cognitive function and overall well-being, and for caregivers to find resources for daily living and future planning. 

NPL’s Memory Café is made possible by a generous Community Grant donation from the Norwich Women’s Club.

For questions or to RSVP, email Lisa Milchman at lisa.milchman@norwichlibrary.org or call 802-649-1184

Monday, October 6, 10-11:30 AM

The Last Beekeeper Author Discussion

As part of VT Humanities “Resilient Patterns” Fall Fest join us for an evening with author and educator Julie Carrick Dalton as she discusses her latest novel, The Last Beekeeper.  This novel was longlisted for the 2024 Massachusetts Book Award, and her other novel, Waiting for the Night Song, won the New Hampshire Writer’s Project 2023 People’s Choice Award for Best Novel, an Amazon Best Book of the Month, and a Most Anticipated novel by CNN, USA Today, Parade and Newsweek. A former journalist, farmer, and beekeeper, she is a frequent speaker on the topic of fiction in the age of climate crisis.

Read more and register to attend the free event HERE.

Thursday, October 16, 6:30-7:30 PM | Hybrid Event – Community Room & Virtually

DND Day

Interested in learning more about Dungeons & Dragons, wanting to meet people for your next campaign, wanting a space to play, or a place to paint minis? Create some characters, have an encounter, roll some dice, be part of group story telling! All ages welcome! There will be at least one one-shot adventure happening. Please RSVP HERE.

Saturday, October 25, 12-2:45 PM | Community Room

Norwitchy Woods

Visit the Nor-witch Library witches at their spooky table and get your treat bag! We can’t wait to see you and your costume at this annual pre-Halloween tradition.

Sign up to participate HERE.

Sunday October 26, 2-4 PM | Milton Frye Nature Area

Inn to Indie Book Tour of Wonder Year and Panel Discussion

Final Stop on the Inn to Indie Book Tour – Norwich, VT! Julie Frieder, Eydie Pines, and John Leigh have been cycling through Maine and Vermont, stopping at indie bookstores to share stories about epic family adventure. Supporting local bookstores, one pedal stroke at a time.

After spending 13 months on the road with her family, Julie wrote Wonder Year: A Guide to Long-Term Family Travel—a book born from the real experience of figuring out how to pull up stakes and hit the road for longer than a vacation. 

“Wildly inspiring and eminently practical,” says Florence Williams, author of The Nature Fix.

Inspired by her friends, world travelers and longtime Norwich residents, Eydie Pines and John Leigh, Julie decided to take her book on the road, sharing what she’s learned about planning and executing adventures, finding education on the road, and discovering that travel doesn’t have to be perfect to be transformative. Julie, Eydie and John will bring stories from their autumn 2025 Inn to Indie Tour with the hope of sparking a lively community conversation about overcoming fear, pursuing adventure and cultivating curiosity and connection through travel.  

Tuesday, October 14, 5-6:30 PM | Community Room

Patient Choices VT Presentation

Vermont’s Patient Choice at End of Life Law (Act 39) was enacted in 2013.  Act 39 enables people who are terminally ill and capable of making their own medical decisions to request and access medication (MAID) that they can use to bring about a peaceful death if they so choose. 

Please join Patient Choices Vermont for a discussion of:

• How Medical Aid in Dying works: who qualifies for it and how to start the process of accessing it 
• Act 39: what’s required under Vermont law 
• Conversations: how to talk with your doctor and other medical personnel about your wishes and your plans 

Our presentations provide opportunities to ask questions, learn, and share stories.  They are life affirming and empowering, and designed to help everyone who attends one to become better informed on these important topics. 

No registration is required, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Thursday, October 30, 5:30-6:30 PM | Community Room

EARLY LITERACY

Storytime!

Join us in the Community Room for an interactive morning full of stories, songs, rhymes, and dancing. All you need to bring is your enthusiasm. Be ready to shake your sillies out — singing and laughter is encouraged! Stay and play during social hour after storytime. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, October 1-29, 10:30-11:30 AM | Community Room

YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS

LEGO Tuesdays: 

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, October 7-28, 3:30-4:30 PM | Community Room

National Stop Bullying Day

Create your own anti-bullying slogan and post it on our bulletin board!

Wednesday, October 9, Drop in after school | Community Room

Art Afternoon

Spend the afternoon making art for the Friends of NPL Art Calendar! We’ll have lots of fun art supplies and snacks to keep everyone fueled. Our theme this year is What’s New To You? Draw us a picture of your next chapters, new beginnings, clean slates, do-overs, and fresh starts. 

Wednesday, October 15, 3-5 PM | Community Room

Potato Costume Contest

We’re getting ready for Halloween and so are the potatoes! We’ll have potatoes, googly eyes, fabric and glue to make costumes for our potatoes. Bring your creativity and we will supply the rest! We will put the potatoes on the display shelves in the lobby cases for everyone to enjoy!

Wednesday, October 22, 3-5 PM | Community Room

No School Movie Matinee: How To Train Your Dragon

Join us for a fire-breathing adventure with Toothless and Hiccup! We’ll have popcorn while we enjoy the new How to Train Your Dragon movie on this no-school Friday afternoon. 

Friday, October 24, 2-4:30 PM | Community Room

ADULT PROGRAMS

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 October 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 Tuesday of the month. Monthly participation is encouraged, but there’s no commitment. New members are always welcome!

Tuesday, October 21, 12:30-2 PM | Meet in the Community Room

Adult Arts & Crafts Creation Hour

Whether you’re a knitter or a painter, drawer or scrapbooker, come hang out at the library and work on whatever project you’ve got going in this once-a-month get together.

The library will have some materials and tools available for use.

Water colors, pastels, markers, colored pencils, button making, sewing things, scrap fabrics, and so much more!

Tuesday, October 28, 5:30-7 PM | 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