Upcoming
Aging in Place with Dena Wilkie
Tuesday, May 19, 6:00-7:00pm
Dena Wilkie, Sharon’s Community Health Care Coordinator and owner of Home and Able, is a passionate advocate and supporter of Aging in Place. Dena’s experience as an Occupational Therapist, and her additional training in Aging in Place and Home Modifications make her the ideal person to support your aging in place journey.
Dena will be giving a talk on home modifications you can implement to reduce your fall risk and to plan ahead for Aging in Place. She encourages open conversation and engagement during her power point presentation. Additional information about Dena and Home and Able can be found at https://homeandablevt.com/
Plant, Book & Bake Sale
Saturday, May 30, 9am-2pm
The library’s annual Plant, Book and Bake Sale is happening Saturday, May 30, 9am-2pm, and as a special treat, Emerson Gale and Co. will be on hand to provide music 10:30am-12:30pm. Woohoo!!
Drop off your books Thursday, May 21 – Thursday, May 28, get those house plants divided, bake up some pies or cookies, and get ready for a great day!
Plant Donations
Because of the presence of the Asian Jumping Worm in Vermont, we’re selling only houseplants and seedlings (no transplants). Please bring plant donations the morning of the sale. (If you’re not available to drop them off Saturday morning, just email the library or call us at 763-2875, and we’ll figure out a time that works for you.)
Book Donations
Have books, DVDs, or audiobooks on CD that are looking for new homes? We’d love to have them for our sale! You can drop off items Thursday, May 21 through Thursday, May 28 during open hours). PLEASE DON’T LEAVE DONATIONS ON THE PORCH. Because finding homes for unwanted books is extraordinarily difficult these days, we are only able to accept sellable items in good condition. Check out our Guidelines for Donated Materials for details.
Baked Goods Donations
Want to help the library by baking something scrumptious? We’re looking for pies, tea breads, cookies, cakes, bars, or anything else that would satisfy a sweet tooth – or a savory one! Please let Shana know what you plan to contribute by emailing the library at sharonbaxterlibrary@gmail.com or calling 802-763-2875.
Questions about the sale? Thinking of volunteering? (We could really use the help!) Email sharonbaxterlibrary@gmail.com or give us a call at 802-763-2875.
Living Sustainably with Bears
Sunday, June 14, 4:00-5:00pm
More info coming soon!
Ongoing
Writing Group
1st & 3rd Mondays 6:00-7:30pm
This group meets twice monthly. The first part of the get together focuses on generative writing through prompts, and the second part focuses on kind critique and supportive feedback of writings that members bring in. All writers of any experience level are welcome. If you’re curious, come check it out! Bring a journal or laptop, a warm drink, and your imagination.
Simplicity Circle
New Time: 4th Mondays, 6:00-7:30
Join us each month to chat about the things that really matter to us and the steps we’re taking – or planning to take – to make them happen. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
A Simplicity Circle is a welcoming space where we can explore, practice, and enjoy the benefits of voluntary simplicity. Together, we’ll reflect on ways to cultivate a less pressured, more intentional lifestyle, and we’ll focus on what truly matters: meaningful relationships, creative expression, a sense of “enough,” and the power of sharing.
The Sharon Health Initiative at Baxter Memorial Library
2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 2-3pm
The mission of the Sharon Health Initiative is to provide personal attention, assessment, advocacy & referral within the healthcare system, especially for our elders who need assistance aging in place. Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm, feel free to stop by and chat about what the Dena Wilkie, the Community Health Care Coordinator, can do for you! Questions? Email Dena at sharonhealthinitiative@gmail.com or give her a call at (802) 230-8458.
Story Time and Play Group
Thursdays 10:30-11:00
Baxter’s weekly toddler/preschooler story time and play group takes place Thursdays at 10:30am. Let your little one read stories with the librarian and explore the library before it opens to the public. Then, stick around for some play time! During the summer, each child attending Storytime can choose a brand new free book thanks to a Winnie Belle Learned Fund grant made possible by the Vermont Public Library Foundation.
Short Story Club
Anytime
No time for a book club? Baxter Memorial Library’s Short Story Club has your back. No novels. No meetings. Just great short stories.
The March/April selection is “The Dress” by Louise Erdrich:
“In every school, in that year, in the Midwest, there was a girl named Candy, whose blond or dark brown hair was naturally thick and long and curled under at the ends, a girl whose father was rich, whose mother shopped in dress shops that catered to girls of twelve, a girl with cuteness, school spirit. In every school there was a Candy whose bite was perfect, whose legs were shaven and bronzed from the summer sun, whose wrists were slung with expensive chains and tiny golden charms, and whose heart, the real one in her chest, was a small black lump of coal, hormonally ignited and burning hot.”
You can pick up copies of the story at the library, see what others thought of it in the SSC binder, and add your own reflections.
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