Adult Programs
AARP TAX-AIDE
PROGRAM
Sundays in March, 1-4:30 pm
Pickering Room
Free one-on-one counseling to
help individuals prepare basic
tax forms, including the 1040,
1040A, 1040EZ and other
standard schedules. Eligibility:
Low and middle income tax
payers of all ages with special
attention given to persons 60
years old and older.
COMMUNITY DIALOGUE:
“STILL ALICE” AND
ALZHEIMER’S IN
VERMONT
Wednesday, March 4, 6 pm
Fletcher Room
Community members are
invited to share their reactions
to the movie "Still Alice" and
participate in a dialogue about
the impact of Alzheimer's on
Vermonters.
POETRY EXPERIENCE
March 7 and 21, 1-3 pm
Pickering Room
Rajnii Eddins facilitates this
poetry and spoken word
workshop. Gain confidence with
your writing, learn from and
support others and experience
the joy of poetry.
FLETCHER FREE LIBRARY
BOOK DISCUSSION:
GAUDY NIGHT
BY DOROTHY L. SAYERS
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 pm
Local History Room
Dorothy L. Sayers serves up
more than just an English
mystery in Gaudy Night.
Professor Janet Whatley will
lead this discussion that looks
at the education and
expectations of women in 1930s
England.
Library News
March, 2015
Dance and Nosh at the Library To Help Keep
Burlington Kids Hunger-Free This Summer!
Library closings:
The Fletcher Free will be hosting a dance party featuring the
rocking local band Mango Jam along with gourmet local
appetizers and desserts on Saturday evening March 28th.
100% of the funds raised by
this event will benefit the
Burlington Summer Nutrition
and Recreation Program, and is
presented by the Burlington
Summer Meals Coalition, a
cooperative project supported
by Burlington’s Parks &
Recreation, the Burlington Housing Authority, the Burlington
School Food Project, Hunger Free Vermont, the Howard
Center, and the Fletcher Free Library. The Summer Meals
Coalition provides free food for local school aged children
during the summer months. 100% of the funds raised by the
dance will support the expansion of this popular program, and
tickets can be purchased at the Flynn Center Box Office, online
at flynntix.org, or by phone by calling 802-86-FLYNN.
Come support a great local cause: A delicious and musical time
is guaranteed!
Library to Host 20th Annual Irish Heritage
Festival Events
The 20th Annual Burlington Irish Heritage Festival will be
celebrated this month with an exciting schedule of music,
dance, history, genealogy, and other cultural events around the
week of St. Patrick’s Day. Irish Heritage Festival events here at
the Fletcher Free Library will include:
Andy Naughton,
fiddler & singer
Friday March 13th at noon
Where to find us:
235 College Street
Burlington, VT 05401
When to visit:
Sunday, 12 - 6
Monday, 10 - 6
Tuesday, 10 - 8
Wednesday, 10 - 8
Thursday, 10 - 6
Friday, 10 - 6
Saturday, 10 - 6
How to reach us:
Circulation Desk
863-3403
TTY Relay 711
Reference Desk
865-7217
Youth Desk
865-7216
Director:
Rubi Simon
865-7214
Library Board of
Commissioners
Meetings
Irish Craft Workshop
Saturday March 14th 10:00am
3rd Monday of
every other month
Concert Featuring Irish
Harp and Bagpipes with
Benedict Koehler & Hilari
Farrington
Saturday March 14th 11:00am
Next mtg:
Monday, March 16 at noon
Young Tradition Vermont’s Musical Instrument
“Petting Zoo”
Saturday March 14th 10:00am
For more information please check the Festival’s web site:
http://burlingtonirishheritage.org/
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Tuesday, March 3
Local History Room
Fletcher Free Library
Carnegie Building
The public is welcome!
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COMMUNITY CINEMA &
DISCUSSION: MAKERS:
WOMEN IN SPACE
Wednesday, March 18, 6:30 pm
Fletcher Room
FFL has partnered with Vermont
PBS on a series of documentary
panel discussions called
Community Cinema. T his
month, a panel of science
educators will discuss careers
for women in the science and
technology fields and
educational initiatives to keep
female students interested in
careers in the sciences.
Art Exhibits
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Mezzanine Balcony
February-April
Strength in Numbers is a group
of 16 Vermont art teachers who
come together for monthly
meetings to support each other
in their art making; giving them
the purpose they need to
engage and persist in art
making.
Exhibitions, receptions, and
programs are free and open to
the public. For information
about scheduled exhibitions or
special events, contact
Barbara Shatara, Programs
and Partnerships Librarian:
[email protected]
865-7211
Kids’ Programs
Friends of the Library News
On March 5th at 10:30 am the Friends will
be holding our Annual Meeting in the
Library’s Community Room. At this
meeting, along with basic meeting items, we
will review what happened over the past
year and elect our board of directors for the
coming year. This meeting is open to all
current members, and to all who are interested in learning who
the Friends are and how we support the work of the library.
We are always happy to welcome new members: Please let us
know if you are interested in coming to the meeting, have any
questions, or would like to help with Friends' projects, by
emailing us at:
[email protected]
Help Support Your Library !
Many of our most popular programs depend 100% on your
support. To make a gift or for inquiries about donations please
contact:
Kath Laing
Development Coordinator
Fletcher Free Library
235 College Street
Burlington, VT 05401
[email protected]
802-540-2546
Thank you!
Book Review
Helen Fisher on the Topic of Sex, Love, and
Attachment
(Interviewed on the “On Being” podcast
<http://onbeing.org>
by Christa Tippet on February 12, 2015)
Helen Fisher is a professor of anthropology at Rutgers
University, a frequent speaker on TED talks, and a consultant
on new relationship paradigms for Match.com. She lays claim to
experience on sex, love, marriage, cheating and divorce. Fisher
also believes that tendencies for dealing with these life
experiences are hard wired into the human brain, but that
culture can change biology. She feels that it is possible to be
married “three times” to the same person for love, children and
then companionship – three stages in one marriage, for
example.
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No preregistration needed
unless noted, and all the
Library’s programs are FREE!
Stories with Megan
11-11:30 am
At the Library:
Mondays, Mar. 2, 9, 13 & 30
At the Miller Community
Center, 130 Gosse Court:
Fridays, Mar. 6, 13 & 20
Enjoy a fun-filled storytime with
stories, songs and rhymes.
Ages 2-5 years.
After School Homework
Help & Free Tutoring
At the Library and the Miller
Community Center, 130 Gosse
Court
For more
information call
the
Library
Youth
Desk:
865-7216
Creative Tuesdays
Tuesdays, Mar. 10, 17, 24 & 31
3-5 pm
Join us and
use your
imagination
to be
creative
with
recycled
materials.
Create with Legos© on the
first Tuesday of each month!
All ages, under 8 with an adult
helper, please.
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A “Rapunzicle”
grew down from
the roof of the
Children’s Library!
Outreach
English Language Classes
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
Beginner:
Admin. Conf. Room, 2nd Floor
Intermediate/Advanced:
Pickering Room, 2nd Floor
Conversation Groups
Attend these group to
practice conversation in
world languages:
(Fluency is not required, nor is
attendance at every meeting.)
French—“Dimanches”
Local History Room
Sundays
4:00-5:30 pm
Parlez-vous
Français? Meet others in the
community who do too. Join
the group and practice foreign
language conversation.
German
Local History Room
1st & 3rd
Wednesday:
March 4 & 18
6:30-8:30 pm
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Meet
others in the community who do
too.
Russian— A Class for
Beginners
Community Room
Wednesdays
6-7:30 pm
For more information about the
Fletcher Free Library’s
Conversation Groups and
English Language Learning
Services, contact
Barbara Shatara, Programs
and Partnerships Librarian:
[email protected]
865-7211
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Helen Fisher’s thesis is that today relationships are formed out
of groups socializing in public spaces. The “dinner date” is
now passé, partly due to the expense, but love is still very
powerful, not to be messed
with and pursued only when
the partners are each free and
available to explore each other
and know each other
intellectually. Fisher suggests
avoiding furthering any love
interest if that person loves
someone else too. “Love is a battlefield,” says the popular
song, and even if the rules have changed, the power of love and
attachment are entrenched.
— Judith Janone, Retired FFL Cataloging Assistant
ChildLight Yoga for Kids
Sundays, March 1 & 15, 1:00-1:45 pm
Young yogis come together and explore the beauty of new
beginnings. ChildLight Yoga promotes healthy, happy, resilient
kids! Instructor Emily is pursuing her ChildLight Yoga
certification. Free. Ages 4-8 years. No preregistration needed.
Parents and caregivers welcome!
Celebrate Spring!
Wednesday, March 25, 11:00 am
An early learning enrichment program for all to learn about the
Jewish holiday of Passover. Enjoy stories and an activity with
Rabbi Tobie Weisman, Director of PJ Library in Vermont. Ages
2-5 years, but all are welcome. No preregistration needed.
Join our “Jam” to Keep Burlington Kids
Hunger Free this Summer!
Saturday, March 28, 7:00-10:00 pm
Dance to live music by ‘Mango Jam’ at a fundraiser organized
and hosted by the Fletcher Free Library and Burlington’s
Summer Meals Coalition. Please call the Library for more
information regarding the purchase of $50 tickets:
802-865-7216 or contact [email protected].
Please note: All groups must have special permission
from Rebecca Goldberg to attend any program. Daycares
are welcome, with a caregiver for every two children.
Please call 865-7216.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
every effort will be made to make our programs accessible
to individuals with disabilities. Please contact us at least
two weeks prior to the program you plan to attend.
Please call 865-7216
(TTY Relay 711).
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GAMING:
Magic The Gathering for
Teens and Adults
Tuesdays, 5:00-7:45 pm
802MTG is excited to partner up
with The Fletcher Free Library
to bring free,
weekly Magic The
Gathering and
other tabletop
games to the
community. All
skill levels and
formats are
welcome, as well
as beginners looking to learn.
Youth ages 13 and under must
be accompanied by a legal
guardian or have parental
permission to attend.
Moving & Grooving with
Christine
Wednesdays, Mar. 4, 11 & 18
11:00-11:30 am
Move to the
rhythms of
great old
Rock ‘n’ Roll
and World
Beat music!
Recommended for ages 2-5
years, but everyone is welcome.
Spanish Musical Kids &
Potluck Latin Lunch
Thursdays, Mar. 5, 12, 19 & 26
10:30-11:15 am
Hola amigos! Vengan a
cantar y aprender!
Come share
Constancia's love
of Spanish
with Latin
American
songs and
games. Stay for Latin potluck
lunch. Ages 1-5 years.
Music with Robert
Fridays, Mar. 6, 13 & 20
10:30-11:00 am
Sing along
with Robert
for great
family fun!
All ages.