The Library will be closing early at 4:30pm on Tuesday, December 24th and closed on Wednesday, December 25th. Closings

Library Events Calendar

English Language Learners Potluck Lunch

Best Vermont Storytellers 2024

Come listen as neighbors and fellow Vermonters share their true, spellbinding, and reflective narratives with the library community.

Cookbook Club: Zoe's Ghana Kitchen

Join us for Februrary's Cookbook Club Pick, Zoe's Ghana Kitchen by Zoe Adjonyoh. Cook a recipe to share and discuss with the group!

Cookbook Club: Time to Eat: Delicious Meals for Busy Lives

Join us for January's Cookbook Club Pick, Time to Eat: Delicious Meals for Busy Lives by Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain. Cook a recipe to share and discuss with the group!

Cozy Crafting Club

Join the Cozy Crafting Club on the 2nd Tuesday of the month to make a guided craft.

February 2025: Friends of the Library Free Concert Series

Saturday February 15, 2025 the Friends of the South Burlington Library 2025Concert Series presents Twangtown a.

April 2025: Friends of the Library Free Concert Series

Saturday April 19, 2025 the Friends of the South Burlington Library Concert Series presents the Cold Creek Pickers, lively Bluegrass and Country-Roots.

Members-Only Preview Night: Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

Friends of the South Burlington Public Library's popular used book sale! Sorted used books in great condition with special sale pricing on many titles.

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

Friends of the South Burlington Public Library's popular used book sale! Sorted used books in great condition with special sale pricing on many titles.

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

Friends of the South Burlington Public Library's popular used book sale! Sorted used books in great condition with special sale pricing on many titles.

Readings and Discussion with Author, Forester and Thought-leader Ethan Tapper

Hear selections of Ethan Tapper's new book, How to Love a Forest. The author will discuss land stewardship, his experiences as a State Forester and naturalist, plus why we love forests and how to care for their complexity in a changing world.

The 2nd Annual Great Jigsaw Puzzle Race

Interwoven: Opening Reception

Opening reception for "Interwoven", a fiber art exhibition

Walk with us at Burlington Pride

Walk with the Library Trustees and staff to celebrate 40+ years of VT LGBTQ+ pride.

Peecycling: What, why, and how

Join us to learn about the practice of "peecycling."

Fabric Workshop

Participants will make a simple loom and weave a fabric creation!

Craft Materials Swap

Donate unused craft supplies and come get new-to-you materials for inspiration at our first ever craft materials and supply swap.

Woof! What's the Dog Saying?

Woof! What' the Dog Saying? A Communication Workshop for Humans led by Deb Helfrich of Gold Star Dog Training.

November 2024: Friends of the Library Free Concert Series

Saturday November 2, 2024, Jazz vocalist Samirah Evans presents A Day in the Life of Jazz accompanied by guitarist Paul Asbel and bassist Clyde Stats.

Cookbook Club: Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul

Join us for December's Cookbook Club Pick, Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul. Cook a recipe to share and discuss with the group!

Cookbook Club: Skinnytaste Meal Prep

Join us for November's Cookbook Club Pick, Skinnytaste Meal Prep. Cook a recipe to share and discuss with the group!

Cookbook Club: New Native Kitchen

Join us for October's Cookbook Club pick: New Native Kitchen. Cook a recipe to share and discuss with the group!

Cookbook Club: Spice Kitchen

Join us for September's Cookbook Club pick: Spice Kitchen. Cook a recipe to share and discuss with the group!

A Tranquil Music Meditation

Join us for a serene and soothing meditation session.

Hair Equity Project: UVM Health Network

The Hair Equity project, sponsored by UVM Health Network, aims to understand the impact of oppression and inequities felt by Black Americans through hair discrimination.

Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Event!

Author Event ~How to Make a Mountain: In Just 9 Simple Steps and Only 100 Million Years! by Amy Huntington

Bike Rodeo

Poetry Reading: Dan Close and Holly Painter

South Burlington poets Dan Close and Holly Painter will read from their poems and invite local poets to read.

Illuminate Vermont Artisan Street Festival

Come enjoy poetry and a musical performance as part of Illuminate Vermont Artisan Street Festival

Illuminate Vermont Artisan Street Festival

Come enjoy poetry and a musical performance as part of Illuminate Vermont Artisan Street Festival

Illuminate Vermont Artisan Street Festival

Come enjoy two musical performances as part of Illuminate Vermont Artisan Street Festival

Author Event: Malinda Lo

National Book Award Winner Malinda Lo author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club will discuss writing about queer life in the 1950s and how young adult fiction can speak to readers of any age. Moderated by National Book Award Finalist M. T. Anderson, the author of Feed.

Baby Dedication Books and Brunch

Welcome to all new South Burlington babies

My Vermont Eyes: Opening Reception

A series of 7 community-building events from February 16th through April 6th, 2024, led by African American Spoken Word and Poetry Theater artist and Saint Michael’s professor Dr. Jolivette Anderson-Douoning including readings, art making, discussions, poetry and Poetry Theater.

My Vermont Eyes: Poem - My Vermont Experiences

My Vermont Eyes: Poem - My Vermont Experiences Workshop

My Vermont Eyes: Birds, Butterflies, and the Human Spirit Can Fly

My Vermont Eyes: Birds, Butterflies, and the Human Spirit Can Fly; Finding Home and Community with My Vermont Eyes

My Vermont Eyes at Illuminate Vermont!

My Vermont Eyes at Illuminate Vermont!

Cooking for the Chinese New Year

Make traditional Chinese treats to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Who Moves Under the Moon?

Master naturalists present wildlife photos for all ages!

Intro to Chinese Characters

Learn about Chinese characters, their history, and how to make basic strokes and simple characters.

YA Escape Room

Teens ages 13 - 18 work together to find clues hidden around the Teen Space and solve the puzzles to Escape the Room!

South Burlington History in Photographs and Stories: 1940s to Now

Local history expert, and author of the book Lost Burlington, Bob Blanchard, will present a slide show of historic photographs from the 1940s to the present day and regale you with accompanying stories.

Author Event: Gesine Bullock-Prado

Gesine Bullock-Prado of Sugar Glider Kitchen will talk about her new cookbook, My Vermont Table. Kiss the Cook will have copies available for purchase and signing at the event.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. WE ARE AT CAPACITY Author event with Tracey West!

New York Times Bestselling Author Tracey West comes to Vermont!

Author event with Joe Roman!

Eat, Poop, Die; How Animals Make Our World- NAMED A TOP-TEN BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

Author event with Angela Burke Kunkel!

Read & Paint with Local Author Angela Kunkel

Vermont Reads 2023 Open House

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

Puzzle Swap

Give a puzzle, get a puzzle. No puzzle to swap? Your first one's on us!

All Together Now for Summer Reading 2023 Kickoff

Join us on Saturday, June 17th to kick off your summer reading adventures!