Moore Free Library

Office Hours -- State Representative Emily Long
2025-12-20 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
State Representative Emily Long will be holding her office hours on Saturday, December 20th from 10:30 to noon. All are welcome

Wool Crafters - December 26
2025-12-26 10:30 - 12:00
Wool Crafters meet every Friday at 10:30.
Contact the library to be added to the email list at moorefreelibrary@gmail.com

Learn to Knit or Crochet
2025-12-29 10:30 - 12:00
Monday, December 29, 10:30 to 12:00. Supplies will be provided.
This workshop is offered by the library’s Wool Crafters group. Each participant will start a project and go home with supplies and instructions. They will have the option to return to the group on Friday, January 2rd if they need additional help. The age range is 8 yrs and older.

Wool Crafters - January 2
2026-01-02 10:30 - 12:00

Writing to the Light Writing Circle
2026-01-04 13:00 - 16:00
The ninth annual Writing to the Light Writing Circle led by writer and educator Deborah Lee Luskin will take place in person on Sunday, January 4 from 1:00 to 4:00pm at the Moore Free Library. The workshop will start promptly at 1 pm and end at 4. No registration required.
At this annual fundraiser for the Moore Free Library, writers of all kinds and all levels of experience are invited to reflect on the light in their life in a supportive writing circle. We will write to illuminate our inner light, honor our inner voice, and tell whatever stories rise to be told. Prompts and guidance for automatic writing will be provided. Collectively, we will create a safe space for those who wish to read their new words.
The workshop is free. Donations to the Moore Free Library will be gratefully accepted. Donations can be sent electronically at https://moorefreelibrary.org/ or by mail to 23 West Street, Newfane, VT 05345.
Deborah Lee Luskin has been teaching students from all walks of life, including inmates, healthcare workers, children, college students, adults and elders, for over forty years and writing professionally even longer. She has been facilitating the weekly Rosefire Writing Circle since 2016. Reviving Artemis, her memoir about aging fiercely, has just been published by Sibylline Press. Learn more at www.deborahleeluskin.com.

Crowell Gallery - Robert L. Crowell Collection
2026-01-06 - 2026-01-30
The Crowell Gallery will be exhibiting the Robert L. Crowell Art Collection January 6th through the 30th. There will be a public reception hosted by the Board of Directors on January 24, 2026 from 1pm – 2:30pm. All are welcome.

The Collection is a body of work procured during the late 1990’s when Mr. Crowell toured southern Vermont with his wife Muriel, visiting studious and galleries of some of Vermont’s most celebrated artists.
Robert L. Crowell, former head of the Thomas Y. Crowell Company (Now part of Harper/Collins), was the grandson of the company’s founder, Thomas Y. Crowell, who began publishing books in 1876 and was the first American publisher of Tolstoy and Gogol. Bob Crowell served as a trustee of the Moore Free Library from 1976 to 2001 and was President of the Board for five of those years. As the library’s primary benefactor, he funded scholarship programs, literacy awards and library renovations. Bob passed away June 29, 1002, in Florida.

Artists Represented: Marcy Hermansader, Wolf Kahn, Mallory Lake, Emily Mason, Jules Olitski, Susan Osgood, Roger Sandes, Harry Saxman, Deidre Scherer, Johnny Swing, James Urbaska, Clare Adams, Eric Aho, Janet Fish, Michaela Harlow and James Florschutz

MFL Book Swap
2026-01-10 11:00 - 13:00
The MFL will be holding a book swap on Saturday, January 10th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Bring a few of your favorites and exchange them for new favorites. Any remaining books will be donated to Experienced Goods

Contact Fiona Creed Chevalier with any questions: Creedenese@gmail.com

Cribbage
2026-01-11 15:00 - 17:00
Cribbage is back at the MFL!
Join us on Sunday, January 11th, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the MFL.
More info contact: lalamerrigan@gmail.com

Center for Solace Presentation
2026-01-15 15:00 - 16:00
The Brattleboro Center for Solace (previously known as Brattleboro Hospice) will be holding a presentation on Thursday, January 15th at 3:00 pm at the Moore Free Library.
Learn about their services – the Serious Illness program and Hospice Care; Advance Care Planning, and volunteer opportunities in the Hospice and Bereavement programs

Robert L. Crowell Gallery Reception
2026-01-24 13:00 - 14:30

Wool Crafters - January 30
2026-01-30 10:30 - 12:00

February Book Group
2026-02-02 10:30 - 11:30
The Book group will be joining on February 2nd to discuss “A Dangerous Fortune” by Ken Follett.
A Synopsis from Goodreads:

“In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives.
From the exclusive men’s club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London’s upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world’s wealth, Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy… men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy’s death, must be stopped, or not just one man’s dreams, but those of a nation, will die…”

For more information contact Deb Barry: debriverside@gmail.com

Technology Help at the MFL
2026-02-26 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-12 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-26 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-04-09 17:00 - 18:00
Need basic tech help or to practice your technology skills? We can help you at the library.
Here is how it works: We will be offering one-to-one tech help with basic computer or mobile device questions. The appts will be for 30 min scheduled by a phone call to the library. 802-365-7948. The service will be offered the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.
(thanks to the Friends of the MFL for funding the project and Cameron Misnick for providing the service.)

Learn to Knit or Crochet
2026-02-27 10:30 - 12:00
Learn to Knit or Crochet
This workshop is offered by the library’s Wool Crafters group. Each Participant will start a project and go home with supplies and instructions to finish the project. The age range is 8 yrs. and older. Supplies will be provided. Please call the library to RSVP 802-365-7948

Julia Duke Quilts in the Crowell Art Gallery
2026-03-03
The Crowell Art Gallery March exhibit features “A Return to Quilts”, featuring a new assembly of quilts by local artist and craftswoman Julia Duke. Beginning March 3rd and running through March 28th the walls of the gallery will be hung with colorful design and fanciful figures, highlighting the popularity of combining function and artistic expression.

Speaking from her studio in Brookline Vermont, “While making this particular collection of quilts, I’ve been keenly aware of fabric patterns and designs. Using fabric as a color palette is a given in quilt-making. And yet, each piece of fabric has its own unique combination of shapes and images and colors that a fabric designer has created. For me, each quilt has a mood based on its colors and what evolves from combining different fabrics. Spending time handling and seeing different fabrics together while making quilts – the cutting, sewing, ironing, arranging and rearranging, gives me joy!” There are an estimated 11 million active quilters in North America and the proportion of new quilters is up from 11% to 18%.

An artist reception will be held at the Crowell on March 7th, 1 – 2:30. Come join us for this popular and colorful exhibit, the gallery is located in the rear of The Moore Free Library, 23 West Street in Newfane, Vermont. Library & Gallery Hours: Tues 1-5, Weds 1-5, Thurs 1-6, Fri 10-5, Sat 10-1

Wool Crafters
2026-03-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-03-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-03-20 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-03-27 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-04-03 10:30 - 12:00

Reception - Julia Duke Quilts in the Crowell Art Gallery
2026-03-07 13:00 - 14:30

Seed Swap at the MFL
2026-03-21 10:00 - 12:00
Saturday Seed Swap
March 21, 10am -noon
Spend a morning dreaming of sprouts, soil and summer’s bounty.
Did you know that seeds were one of the first commodities valued and traded? Now, as home growers we still collect and exchange seeds for many reasons ranging from cultivating rare, heirloom varieties to basic thrift. A simple swap of seeds with a neighbor perpetuates biodiversity, too. It is an act of giving and a great way to talk about plants and food with neighbors and friends old and new.
Bring your labeled seeds to share and take seeds home from others who have brought to share! You do not need to bring seeds to participate.
You may drop off seeds earlier in the week!
See you at the swap, Danny, Fiona and Joan

State Representative Emily Long Office Hours
2026-03-21 10:30 - 12:00
Join State Representative Emily Long for her Office Hours at the MFL. Saturday, March 21, 10:30 to 12:00. All are welcome.

Cribbage at MFL
2026-03-22 15:00 - 17:00

Children's Art Show
2026-04-02 13:00 - 17:00
From April 2 to April 27th, the Moore Free library celebrates Kids Month with an exhibit from our local grade schools. This year’s exhibit is inspired by ocean-themed Red Clover book nominees “Ursula Upsidedown” and “Whale Song”. Reception April 3rd from 3-5 pm.

Children's Art Reception
2026-04-03 15:00 - 16:30

MFL Book Club
2026-04-06 10:30 - 12:00
The book club meets the 1st Monday of the month at the library. For April, they will read “The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon. For more information contact Deb Barry, debsriverside@gmail.com.
