Upcoming Events
Playgroup, sponsored by Sunrise Family Resource Center
Saturdays from 10:30am to noon
A playgroup on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month for ages birth to 6. Siblings are welcome!​​
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Bagpipe Demo by Doreen Forney, October 18th, 10:30am to 11:30am
Hear Pownal resident Doreen play her bagpipes on the back porch and talk to her about her time spent in Scotland.
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Historical Society Lecture Series, October 21st, 5pm to 7pm
Listen to PHS board member Jeremy Ischia talk about Pownal's own Major Leaguer, Amby McConnell.​
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Special Halloween Party for Kids, October 28th, from 4:30pm to 6pm
Join us for crafts, a scavenger hunt, and other surprises! Free and all are welcome. Sign up ahead at pownalpub@gmail.com.
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Memory Cafe sponsored by the Council on Aging, November 13th, 10:30am to 11:30am
The memory cafe is a gathering for any older Vermonter who is seeking socialization and activities that increase brain stimulation, as well as caregivers and their loved ones facing early stage dementia. We will be hosting these on the second Wednesday of every month!
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Historical Society Lecture Series, November 18th, 5pm to 7pm
Listen to PHS board members Leona Ward and Joyce Held talk about the Wright Family and Mill.
SWPL Monthly Book Club
Fourth Thursdays at 6:30 pm
The Solomon Wright Public Library book club is open to all. Meetings are held at the library on the fourth Thursday of each month. Contact pownalpub@gmail.com if you'd like to have the Zoom link to attend remotely.
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Book Selections:​
October - Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow
Pownal Food Pantry donations
Making a Difference
The Solomon Wright Library is now collecting donations for the Pownal Food Pantry. Please bring donations of non-perishable food items to the collection bin located next to our front door.
If you prefer to donate money, checks made out to the Pownal Food Pantry can be dropped in our secure book return!
The Lucy Quilters
A quilting group for all experience levels -- if you're a quilter, come join us!
Join us on the third Thursday of each month, 9:30 - 12:00 at the Library's Lucy Wright Reading Room to sit, sew, and visit with other quilters. Bring your own quilting project; hand-sew or bring a machine, whichever suits you. For more information, contact host Charlene Adams at cladams131@gmail.com or 802-823-5232. The Lucy Quilters are a subgroup of the Quiet Valley Quilters Guild of Bennington.
