Recreation & Parks Department seeks ideas on pool improvements
BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department invites everyone to pool their ideas on Monday, July 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.,at the Living Memorial Park Pool in the grass area near the lounge chairs. The rain date is Tuesday, Aug. 1. (Same time, same place.)
The department hopes for brainstorming help for how to improve the pool and make it more accessible, inclusive, and welcoming for all.
Those who are unable to contribute in person may contact Director Carol Lolatte at 802-254-5808 or [email protected].
Manitou hosts healing walk
WILLILAMSVILLE - The Manitou Project will hold a healing walk on Friday, July 28, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The walk will take place rain or shine and will be led by Fred Taylor. It will include poems or other readings and chances to share about the experience.
Healing walks will be held every second and fourth Friday of each month until October. For more information, contact Taylor at 802-254-2675.
Vermont author Doug Wilhelm visits RFPL alongside children's book giveaway
BELLOWS FALLS - The Rockingham Free Public Library (RFPL), 65 Westminster St., presents a Summer Readers event featuring Doug Wilhelm and a book on Monday, July 31, at 5 p.m.
Wilhelm is the author of 14 books for middle-grade readers, including The Revealers and nine books in the Choose Your Own Adventure series. During the visit, Wilhelm will share tales behind his books, offer insights into his creative process, and cultivate a love for reading and storytelling.
As part of the celebration, the RFPL will host a book giveaway. All youth who attend will be able to select two new books to keep. This free and public Summer Readers program is made possible by a grant from the Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF). For more information, contact 802-463-4270, rockinghamlibrary.org, [email protected], or stop by the library.
VCBB seeks public comment on draft broadband plans
MONTPELIER - The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) wants to hear from the public. VCBB has released Vermont's Draft BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) Five-Year Action Plan and Draft BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 and wants public comments.
The drafts are the first set of plans to explain how the state will spend Vermont's $229 million federal allocation to expand high-speed internet access. It is a key priority, and a federal requirement, for VCBB to incorporate public feedback into the plans. Input was gathered through listening sessions VCBB held in person throughout the state and virtually last month, as well as through a public survey, emails, phone calls, and letters.
Email your comments to [email protected], write to VCBB, 112 State St., Montpelier, VT 05620, or call 800-622-4496. Comments will be accepted until Aug. 2 on the Draft BEAD Five-Year Action Plan and until Aug. 18 to comment on the Draft BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1.
Garden Party raises funds for Brooks Memorial Library
BRATTLEBORO - A Garden Party fundraiser, sponsored by The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library, will be held at the home of Sharon Myers on Meadowbrook Road on Sunday, Aug. 6, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Proceeds from the event will help make possible the support of a wide array of programs and services offered by the library. These include museum passes, the Children and Adult Summer Reading program, Sing and Dance with Robin for pre-schoolers, food for the very popular Teen Nights, co-sponsorship of the First Wednesday lecture series, and computer access to free resources such as Kanopy (films) and Mango and Pronunciator (language study programs).
Tickets are $25 or two for $40, available on the library's website, brookslibraryvt.org, or upon arrival at Sharon Myers's home (follow the signage on Meadowbrook Road). Tickets include desserts, drinks, and a free raffle ticket for a chance to win a plant or gift certificate from area garden centers.
Advance ticket purchases are appreciated. There is no rain date; if cancelled due to weather, advance ticket purchases will be considered a donation.
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