All events are free
Upcoming
A Conversation with Michael Costa
Thursday, November 5, 6:00-7:30pm
Join Gifford Health Care President & CEO Michael Costa for a candid community conversation about the future of health care in our region and what Gifford is doing to keep the right care close to home. He’ll speak about the pressures facing rural hospitals and health centers today, what health care transformation in Vermont means for our towns, and what Gifford is doing — and planning — to keep care local and accessible. We’ll end with an open Q&A.
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 September/October selection is “Short Story” by Bezalel Stern, a love story with a meet-cute, missed opportunities, time jumps, and perhaps even a little redemption. But this is no ordinary love story. Playful, self-aware, and full of unexpected twists, it asks what happens when the stories we imagine for ourselves collide with the lives we actually live.
“Paragraph Five: The Rub. Here is the rub. The boy knows too much. He has met the girl, the woman, at a writers’ conference in New Hampshire. They spent a day and a night and a day talking, getting to know each other, learning about why they write, why they wrote, why they continue to write. But here is The Rub: The boy has not written, hasn’t written a word, in days, in months, in years.”
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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