Fletcher Free Library

10/13/2026

Not exactly sure what your public library can do for you? Check out these videos describing all the amazing things you can find at your library, available in 18 different languages! View them on our website at https://fletcherfree.org/GetALibraryCard.

Thank you to the Vermont Language Justice Project for creating this important resource!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0uaGz81U--7c7LC0nxlIHvJXfHoUkYyB

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

10/12/2026

Fall is here! Stop by the Main Library or NNE Branch for cozy fall reading inspo! 🍂🎃📚

10/11/2026

CALLING is a participatory, interdisciplinary humanities offering that invites communities to reflect, create, and reimagine what it means to be American at the threshold of our nation’s 250th anniversary. Join us on Friday, October 23rd, 4pm at the Main Library.

Please register at https://fletcherfree.libcal.com/event/17380419

10/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined in the Construction Fest fun last weekend! We had a BLAST exploring our city's incredible construction vehicles, naming trucks, digging in the sand and decorating construction hats with you all. 👷🚧🏗🚒🚚 We'll see you next year!

Thanks to our partners: The Church Street Marketplace SD Ireland Companies Dad Guild City of Burlington Public Works & our sponsors Northfield Savings Bank & DR Power Equipment

10/09/2026

There are seats left in BOTH D&D sessions this month!

Sign up to join DM Andrew on:
Sunday, October 11: https://fletcherfree.libcal.com/calendar/21587/dnd-a
Sunday, October 18: https://fletcherfree.libcal.com/calendar/21587/dnd-b

10/08/2026

Queen City Poetry is here!

During the month of October, storefronts in Downtown Burlington will be decorated with Vermont poetry. While walking Church Street Marketplace, look for Queen City Poetry posters, (like this one) in storefront windows. Read all of the inspiring poems and share them with your friends and family!

Check out the poets & locations at https://fletcherfree.org/QueenCityPoetry

10/08/2026

The Book-drop Monster needs a Name! 🎃👾👻

Enter your suggestion into the box at the Main Desk by October 15, and then vote with the community!

10/07/2026

Join us to get in the Halloween Spirit for Picture Book Pumpkin Painting on Wednesday, October 28! 🎃👻🎨🖌 Details below👇

Coming up at FFL Kids:

Thursday, October 8:
GROW Preschool Yoga, 11-11:30 a.m. (Main Library)
Minecraft Meet-up, 5-6:15 p.m. (NNE Branch)

Saturday, October 10:
Sing along with Linda at the New North End, 10 a.m. (NNE Branch)

Sunday, October 11:
Dungeons & Dragons, 12:15-3:15 p.m. (Main Library)
Dad Guild Playgroup, 3:30 - 5 p.m. (Main Library)
BAM Comics Lab for Kids, 3:30-5 p.m., ages 8-12 (Main Library) (FULL)

Monday, October 12:
LIBRARY CLOSED

Tuesday, October 13:
Sing Along with Linda Bassick, 11-11:30 a.m. (Main Library)

Wednesday, October 14:
Songs & Stories for Library Littles, 11-11:30 a.m., ages 0-5 (Main Library)

10/06/2026

The Main Library will be closed on Monday, October 12 for Indigenous Peoples' Day.

10/05/2026

Let books be! 📚✨This Banned Books Week (Oct 4–10), we’re celebrating the freedom to read and the power of open minds.

Books give us diverse perspectives, spark creativity, and help us understand the world and each other. Stop by Fletcher Free Library this week to explore our display of frequently challenged and banned books, check out a new favorite, and show your support for intellectual freedom!

🎨 Artwork by Hyesu Lee thanks to American Library Association