Calling all kids!  Grab some paper and something to draw with!  

Join us for a reading and drawing lesson with Eisner Award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka who returns with another uproariously funny caper for Banana Fox to sniff out in Banana Fox and the Gummy Monster Mess.

Oopsie Doo!

Banana Fox has a real mess on his hands this time! When the jail is left in ruins and Sour Grapes is on the run, Banana Fox has very few clues to work with to find him. He's coming across a number of red herrings, so it's clear that something fishy is going on... With the help of Sharyanna, William, and Sour Grapes Jr. (?!), can Banana Fox get to the bottom of this caper, or will the baddies run wild...

Please join us as we welcome author and historian Glenn Fay Jr. to our Zoom stage as he reveals stories and images of Burlington's forgotten past from his new book, Hidden History of Burlington, Vermont.

Sitting on a hillside overlooking a spectacular lake and mountains, Burlington was destined to attract greatness, although much of its history has remained hidden.

It was the territory of the Alnobak, who lived in concert with nature for thousands of years, and later the swashbuckling Green Mountain Boy Ethan Allen and his kin. Self-made tycoon Lawrence Barnes helped make the city the third-largest lumber shipping port in the country. The resilient Fanny Penniman created the first herbarium, and...

Celebrate the launch of The Lioness with Chris Bohjalian at this special in-person, pre-release event at the Fletcher Free Library in downtown Burlington! Chris will be in conversation with fellow Vermont author, Stephen P. Kiernan.  Our friends from Lake Champlain Chocolates will also be on hand to sell some of their very tasty treats.

Signed copies of The Lioness will be available for sale at the event.  A portion of the proceeds from books sold at the event will benefit The Friends of the Fletcher Free Library.   Please note, due to the increase in the community spread of Covid there will not be a signing line at the event...

Please join us as we welcome Jennifer McMahon to our Zoom stage for a discussion of her latest novel, The Children on the Hill, hew genre-defying new novel, inspired by Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, that brilliantly explores the eerie mysteries of childhood and the evils perpetrated by the monsters among us.  Jennifer will be in conversation with fellow author Alma Katsu.

1978: At her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her compassionate work with the mentally ill. But when she’s home with her cherished grandchildren, Vi and Eric, she’s just Gran—teaching them how to take care of their...