WARREN PUBLIC LIBRARY

MRV Libraries Pub Trivia
Thursday, November 5, 7 pm
Deco Restaurant at Hostel Tevere
 

The MRV Libraries return for their monthly session of pub trivia at Déco Restaurant and Bar in Warren. Bring a team and compete for prizes with four rounds of November-themed trivia. We suggest you call the restaurant at (802)496-9222 to reserve a table for your team.

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Charity & Sylvia Book Discussion
Monday, November 9, 6 pm
Joslin Memorial Library
 

ince 2003, Vermont Humanities has invited students, adults, and seniors across the state to read the same book and participate in a wide variety of community activities related to the book’s themes.  The 2026 book selection is “Charity & Sylvia,” a historical graphic novel by Vermont cartoonist Tillie Walden. Copies are available to check out from any MRV Library, and we invite you to join us for a book discussion at Joslin Memorial Library at 6 pm Monday, November 9.

 

Weybridge, Vermont in February 1807 is small, cold, lonely, and beautiful. As an unwed woman with few prospects, Sylvia Drake resides with and cares for her sister’s rambunctious family. But today the house is abuzz awaiting a guest—Charity Bryant. So opens Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden, the award-winning, Vermont-based cartoonist and author of Spinning and On a Sunbeam. Created by Walden from archival materials at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury, and other primary and secondary sources, Charity and Sylvia is a groundbreaking biography that is also the story of 19th century America.

 

For 44 years Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake lived together as life partners in small town Vermont. And in Walden’s graphic novel, America grows alongside these women. We see the arrival of railroads, the terms of 14 Presidents, riots, rebellion, and plagues. The book centers themes of Vermont’s (and America’s!) early history, the importance of friendships and family networks, the role of religion and faith in communal life, and the evolution of LGBTQ+ identity.

SPARK in VT
Monday, November 16, 5:30 pm
Warren Public Library

 

Please join SPARK in VT, the Society for Psychedelic Advocacy, Research, and Knowledge for a community conversation about psychedelic care. A newly formed Vermont nonprofit focused on public education and thoughtful policy development around psychedelics, SPARK will lead the discussion around the history of psychedelics, current research, potential benefits and risks, and possible regulatory approaches. 

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​All welcome.

Artists Creating in a Democracy
Sunday, November 8, 12:30-3 pm
Joslin Memorial Library
 

A two-part exploration in artmaking. Join award-winning artists, educators, and moms-to-toddlers, Hayley Morris and janet e. dandridge to learn about their art processes and careers as artists based in Vermont. They'll discuss and answer questions on collaboration, artificial intelligence, funding for artists, and creative freedom. Afterwards, Hayley and janet will guide you in creating a collaborative stop-motion animation artwork reflecting a vision of democracy, using paper materials as the medium.

 

This event is for adults and teens who are interested in becoming a practicing artist, arts enthusiasts, and arts advocates.

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This MRV Libraries event is made possible with support from Vermont Humanities.

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Please register here.

Puzzle Tournament
Sunday, November 15, 4:00 pm
Warren Public Library
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 Bring your team of 1-4 people to see who can be the first to assemble our 500-piece puzzle. Adult, teen and multigenerational teams are welcome. We'll meet at the Warren Library at 4:00 pm on Sunday, November 15, 2026 to start the great puzzle race. Distractions -- erm, I mean refreshments -- will be served. Bring your cheerleading squad. Prizes for the first three teams courtesy of The Collection and Ravensburger. 

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Register your team here.

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