Pokémon Club is a 45-minute program for grades K-5th grade.Join fellow Pokémon fanatics for a monthly Pokémon meet-up. We'll learn about the trading card game, show off our cards, and draw our favorite characters.All experience levels welcome! Don't have Pokémon cards of your own, or want to try some new ones out? The library has plenty of extras here!Come with friends or make new ones!Registration is not required. Pokémon Club aims to be inclusive and welcoming to all young players, regardless of their skill level or familiarity with Pokémon. Pokémon Club is not intended to be competitive. It will be a space exclusively for casual play and learning. Trading Pokémon cards is not part of this program. Vernon Free Library...

New York Times Bestselling and Hugo Award–Winning Fantasy Author Step into a sprawling world of celestial magic, political intrigue, and ancient prophecies with New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse as we dive deep into her acclaimed Between Earth and Sky trilogy. Black Sun, Fevered Star, and Mirrored Heavens are inspired by the rich and diverse cultures of the pre-Columbian Americas, reshaping modern speculative fiction with unmissable worldbuilding. Black Sun, the first book in the trilogy, introduces us to the holy city of Tova. The winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world. Meanwhile,...

The FIRST LEGO League Challenge is the core competitive division of the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL), designed for students ages 9–14, It’s a STEM-focused program that blends building, coding, research, and presentation to solve real-world problems. There will be 12 bi-weekly sessions and our last meeting is expected to be Friday, March 5 at 4 p.m.

Come have a playdate at the library! Join us for a weekly drop-in social and play program for children 5 and under and their grown-ups. Children will get a chance to play and socialize with others their age. Adults can play with the kids and network and trade stories and tips with other adults. Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, babysitters, caregivers – all are welcome! Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact VernonFreeLibrary@comcast.net or call Gail Zachariah at 802-257-0150. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.

Calling all Adults and Kids! Come join us for a fun relaxed weekly craft using a variety of materials each week! Bring your own creative project to work on or use our supplies to create something new. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact VernonFreeLibrary@comcast.net or call Gail Zachariah at 802-257-0150. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.

Saige Grayson has always believed stories could heal—even when her own body refuses to. As the most promising bookbinder in the capital, she’s learned to work through chronic pain and crushing debt, restoring other people’s treasures while trying not to fall apart herself. But when the man she owes decides her rare talent is worth more than her payments, Saige is traded to the Azkari—an immortal race forged by the gods for war. Register now to take part in a discussion of The Kiss of the Black Flame by Helen Scheuerer on Thursday, December 3rd at 7 pm ET via digital live-stream in partnership with Vernon Free Library. Register and ask questions of the author here: https://libraryc.org/vernonfreelibrary

The FIRST LEGO League Challenge is the core competitive division of the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL), designed for students ages 9–14, It’s a STEM-focused program that blends building, coding, research, and presentation to solve real-world problems. There will be 12 bi-weekly sessions and our last meeting is expected to be Friday, March 5 at 4 p.m.

What happens when the country you love forces you out, leaving you just 48 hours to abandon everything you’ve ever known? Join us for an extraordinary online conversation with author and essayist Ana Hebra Flaster as we discuss her sweeping yet deeply intimate memoir, Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town on Tuesday, December 8th at 2 PM ET via digital live-stream in partnership with Vernon Free Library. Register and ask questions of the author here: https://libraryc.org/vernonfreelibrary

Come have a playdate at the library! Join us for a weekly drop-in social and play program for children 5 and under and their grown-ups. Children will get a chance to play and socialize with others their age. Adults can play with the kids and network and trade stories and tips with other adults. Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, babysitters, caregivers – all are welcome! Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact VernonFreeLibrary@comcast.net or call Gail Zachariah at 802-257-0150. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.

Calling all Adults and Kids! Come join us for a fun relaxed weekly craft using a variety of materials each week! Bring your own creative project to work on or use our supplies to create something new. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact VernonFreeLibrary@comcast.net or call Gail Zachariah at 802-257-0150. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.

Cooking authentic Korean food at home doesn't have to be intimidating or complicated—in fact, it can be as fun and engaging as reading your favorite graphic novel! Join us for a virtual conversation with artist and author Robin Ha as we explore her New York Times bestselling book, Cook Korean!: A Comic Book Cookbook on Thursday, December 10th at 2 pm ET via digital live-stream in partnership with Vernon Free Library. Register and ask questions of the author here: https://libraryc.org/vernonfreelibrary