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A Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted
Wednesday, October 14th @ 6pm
@ the Platt (part of the Orwell and Shoreham Libraries Keynote Speakers Series)
“We The People” are invited to this presentation by John Vincent to learn the history of printing The American Revolution, and to engage in a conversation around an old printing press, pull a broadside, and imagine what The Next Revolution could be. At this presentation you will learn about A Revolutionary Press and the mission statement that guides their revolutionary work.
Trunk or Treat at the Library
Saturday, October 31 from 5 - 7pm
Join us outside the library for treats and free kids' books. Show off your flair and your costumes.
Revolutionary Women: from Abigail Adams to our own Backyard
Thursday, November 5 @ 6pm
@ The Orwell Free Library (part of the Orwell and Shoreham Libraries Keynote Speakers Series)
Discover the women who helped shape the American Revolution from well known figures like Abigail Adams and Deborah Sampson to the remarkable women from our region whose stories rarely make the history books. This talk is presented by Elsa Gilbertson, long time state historic site administrator for Mount Independence and Chimney Point.
Wet-Felted Soap
Saturday, November 21 from 2-4pm
@ the Platt
**Registration Required**
Join local fiber artist and designer Wendy-Ann Durkee at the library for a workshop where we'll make wet-felted soap. This makes an excellent beginner project for wet-felting and also a charming gift. Registration is limited to 10 participants, ages 12 and up. Workshop costs $5 / person (workshop price is subsidized by the Platt Library). Wear clothes that can get wet. To register, please contact Abby at plattmemorial.library@gmail.com or call the library at 802-897-2647.
On our kids' room table...
Come create a tiny tree any time the library is open.
Recurring Programs for All Ages
A to Z Book Club: an online/in-person book club for adults
Every 2nd (or 1st or 3rd) Wednesday of the month we meet via Zoom or at the Platt Library at 7:30pm to discuss a book of your choice. The only catch: it has to feature the letter of the month as either the first letter in a word in the title OR as the first letter in the first or last name of the author.
Send an email to get the Zoom link.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for The Green Mountain Boys March into Shoreham on
May 10th
Schedule of Events
Come to the Shoreham Town Green on Saturday, May 10th and see the Green Mountain Boys, as they marched through Shoreham, Vermont, on their way to capture Fort Ticonderoga in 1775! Meet colorful characters, like Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen.
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Beginning at 10:30 a.m. learn more about the foods that provisioned the Green Mountain Boys and how they cooked them in the brief pauses along their march.
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At 11:30 Musket Demonstration, explore the arms and accoutrements carried by Green Mountain Boys.
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At 12:15, children of all ages can join Ms. Abby the library director inside the Platt Memorial Library for a Revolutionary War story time.
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At 1:00 p.m. watch as the Green Mountain Boys resume their march to Lake Champlain and the capture of Fort Ticonderoga.
Cameron Green of Fort Ticonderoga leads a musket demonstration.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Total Eclipse in April 2024 with the Platt on Bridport Town Green. What a day!
Thanks to Echo, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain for this cool tool!
Thanks to Echo, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain for this cool tool!
In addition to providing us with the SunSpotter projection telescope, ECHO also sent a lovely exhibit with lots of information about the eclipse, how it occurs, and what people might see during the event.
Thanks to Echo, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain for this cool tool!
If you would like your eclipse pictures from our event in Bridport to be included in our gallery, please send them to plattmemorial.library@gmail.com.
