Calendar

Sunday Afternoon Music Series Presents Mama Tried
April 6 from 2 to 3:45 p.m.
Mama Tried, a self-described “all-gal, foot-stomping, bluegrass, country, folk, and blues string band from Vermont,” has been together since 2022. With Rebecca Padula on vocals, guitar, and ukulele, Linda Kallinger on fiddle and vocals, Clare Innes on banjo, ukulele, and vocals; and Kathy Mulligan on bass, each performance is a celebration. You’ll be dancing in your seats! Admission is free.

Baby Toddler Story Time
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. For kids ages birth to Pre-K, with a caregiver.
Join Mz. Abbey and the other story time regulars for singing, bouncing, finger games, and, of course, stories!

Wings of Fire Club
Tuesday, April 8, from 3 to 4 p.m. [Ages 8+]
Come hang out, chat about Wings of Fire, and make some dragon crafts.

Magic, the Gathering Club
Tuesday, April 8, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. [Ages 8+]
Whether you know the game well or are just starting out, this friendly group of gamers is ready to play.

Deborah Rawson Book Lovers (DRBL)
Tuesday, April 8, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. Call (802-899-4962) or visit the library to reserve your copy of  “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman.

DRML Building Committee Meeting
Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m.
The building committee is planning for the library’s future. The meeting is open to all. Those who wish to attend remotely may email Holly at drawsonmemlib@gmail.com to receive a link.

Minecraft Social [Registration required]
Thursday, April 10, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. [Ages 8+]
Play Minecraft with friends old and new. To register, please visit or call (802-899-4962) the library, or email youth_librarian@drml.org

Join us on the second Thursday of every month from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. to play Mah-Jongg. All levels are welcome. Bring Mah-Jongg set, if you have one. The library has two sets.
The dates for 2025 are:
January 9
February 13
March 13
April 10
May 8
June 12
July 10
August 14
September 11
October 9
November 13
December 11

Stories and Songs with Beth and David London
Fridays, April 4 and 11, from 11 to 11:45 a.m. For kids ages birth to five, with a caregiver.
Cozy up with your little ones in our Fireplace Room, while listening to stories, singing songs, and shaking the sillies out. If school is cancelled, so is this program.

LEGO Club [Registration required]
Fridays, April 11 and 25, from 3 to 4 p.m. [Ages 6+]
Whether you build a giant ship or a tiny scene, there’s no wrong way to play with LEGO.
To register, please visit or call (802-899-4962) the library, or email youth_librarian@drml.org

Author Visit: Novelist Jackson Ellis and Poet Julia Alter
Sunday, April 13, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Vermonters Jackson Ellis reads from his new literary suspense novel “Black Days,” and poet Julia Alter from her new collection “Some Dark Familiar,” which won the 2023 Sundog Poetry Award. They will have books available for purchase.

Baby Toddler Story Time
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. For kids ages birth to Pre-K, with a caregiver.
Join Mz. Abbey and the other story time regulars for singing, bouncing, finger games, and, of course, stories!

Warrior Cats Book Club
Tuesday, April 15, from 3 to 4 p.m. [Ages 8+]
Explore the world of Warrior Cats and make crafts with other fans of the series.

Have you been thinking about how to approach smartphone and social media use with your kids?

Are you considering the right time to get them a phone, or how to enforce boundaries with the one they already have.

Are you wondering what other parents in our community are doing and thinking on this topic?

Let’s get together and talk about it!  Underhill Central School parents Andrea Parikh and Kate Yeh will get the conversation going with a four-part discussion series on the book “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” by Johathan Haidt. Andrea and Kate say that although it’s a heavy title, it offers real, actionable solutions. The discussion series is presented in partnership with ReConnect, a growing group of Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District families working to build community around the impacts of smartphones and social media on our kids.

Meetings will be held at Deborah Rawson Memorial Library from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the following Tuesdays, focusing on different sections of the book:
January 21: Part 1 and Part 2
February 18: Part 3
March 18: Part 4
April 15: Recap and Looking Ahead: What’s next for our community?
 
Those with a Deborah Rawson Memorial Library card can borrow the book or put it on hold via our online catalog; or on Hoopla (audiobook), or Libby (ebook and audiobook) at https://www.drml.org/collections/elibrary
 
Please join us for any or all of the gatherings, regardless of how much you have or have not read or listened to the book.

NEW! Sewing and Quilting Group
Wednesdays, April 2 and 16, from 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Volunteer Mary Stephenson will host this twice-monthly gathering of people who sew and quilt. Bring a project to share, or one you’re working on. Sewing machines are welcome. There is plenty of table space. Bring an extension cord, if you have one. For more information, email Mary at mary.stephenson6@gmail.com

A Symphony of Two
Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Craftsbury Chamber Players violinist Mary Rowell and cellist Frances Rowell present a concert and chat, featuring the music of Haydn, Bartok, Schulhoff, and Bach, It’s a little history, a little science, and a lot of magic!

Animation Club [Registration required]
Thursdays, April 3 and 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. [Ages 8+]
Create your own short stop-motion video, or experiment with hand-drawn animation apps. To register, please visit or call (802-899-4962) the library, or email youth_librarian@drml.org

Crafters’ Group
Thursdays, April 3 and 17, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Bring a craft you’re working on, and join the camaraderie and conversation.