Juneteenth 2026: Celebrating Freedom, Cultivating Community
Juneteenth in Vermont: a panel discussion and the Vibrant Lives oral history project. Share stories, celebrate together, and grow our community ties.
Library Events Calendar
Book Discussion: Brave New Home (Hybrid)
Join CVOEO and the South Burlington Housing Committee for a community discussion of Brave New Home, by Diana Lind.
Volunteers Helping People Seeking Asylum: An Introduction
Learn about asylum seeking and how you can help new arrivals to your community.
Online Vermont Humanities: 250th Anniversary “I’m Not Gonna Die in This Damn Place:” The History of Mexican American Vietnam War POWs
Join Vermont Humanities on Zoom for a special virtual event for the 250th anniversary of our state. This event features Professor Juan David Coronado exploring the oral histories of Mexican American POW from the Vietnam War from his titular book.
Vermont Humanities: 250th Anniversary Equal: The Surprising History of An American Founding Concept
Join Vermont Humanities for a special virtual event for the 250th anniversary of our state. This event features Professor Kate Masur speaking on the Reconstruction Era, when Americans for the first time tried to create a nation that lived up to the July 4, 1776, declaration that “all men are created equal.”
Online Vermont Humanities: 250th Anniversary American Niceness: From Plymouth Rock to Standing Rock
Join Vermont Humanities for a special virtual event for the 250th anniversary of our state. This event features Carrie Tirado Bramen exploring how niceness became an indispensable part of a democratic personality that was friendly and accessible, free from the Old World snobbery.
Free Movie: The Librarians
Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights.
Legislative Forum: Session Preview (Hybrid)
Join State Representatives Emilie Krasnow, Martin LaLonde, Kate Nugent, Bridget Burkhardt, and Brian Minier to discuss what's being debated in the Statehouse.
The Language of Resilience: Words in a Warming World
A Way With Words co-hosts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett explore the language of climate change.
AI & Society: Social, Political, and Economic Implications
How is AI reshaping jobs, democracy, and daily life? Join a balanced and engaging discussion on the technology's ripple effects
Truth and Justice Series
A series of conversations moderated by the Reverend Mark Hughes, director of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance.
Truth and Justice - Truth in Policy: Examining the Human Cost of Power
Explore the profound importance of truth in confronting our shared history, including the enduring legacy of slavery and systemic injustice, and the urgency of creating justice where it has been absent.
Truth and Justice - Juneteenth 2025: Beyond Celebration, Toward Justice
Explore the profound importance of truth in confronting our shared history, including the enduring legacy of slavery and systemic injustice, and the urgency of creating justice where it has been absent.
Federal Task Force Town Hall
Join Treasurer Mike Pieciak and your local legislators to discuss how Vermont is responding to federal policy changes.
Book Discussion: On the Housing Crisis
Learn about and discuss the causes and effects of homelessness and housing instability.
Vermont Civic Health Index: Community Conversations
Join the Secretary of State, Sarah Copeland Hanzas, partners who contributed to the report, and your neighbors to learn about what Civic Health looks like across Vermont and in your community.
Welcoming Disagreement and Difference
Real Dialogue workshop on Welcoming Disagreement and Difference
Walk with us at Burlington Pride
Walk with the Library Trustees and staff to celebrate 40+ years of VT LGBTQ+ pride.
Juneteenth in South Burlington
Poetry and music at Vet Memorial Park celebrating Juneteenth
Stories from the Vermont Queer Archives
See the objects that mark milestones in Vermont's queer history and hear the stories that go with them.
Is an ADU Right for You?
The City's Affordable Housing Committee will share information on the what, why, and how of Accessible Dwelling Units. Learn about financing, building and dwelling rules, and hear about homeowners' real-life experiences.
Join us at the Burlington LGBTQ+ Pride Parade
Walk with the Library Trustees and staff to celebrate 40 years of VT LGBTQ+ pride.
Abolition & Revolution film screening
Film maker April Fisher shows her documentary film featuring voices of revolutionary icons and the movement for liberation
Legislative Forum (HYBRID)
Join State Representatives Emilie Krasnow, Martin LaLonde, Kate Nugent, Bridget Burkhardt, and Brian Minier to discuss what's being debated in the Statehouse.
