Open Play for Babies & Toddlers

Friday, August 8th, 10a-12p

Meet other parents and babies at this drop-in time for playing and learning! We'll provide toys and instruments for you and your little to have fun in a new environment. Every first Friday!

Computer Basics

Monday, August 11th, 1p

This fall, Atlas IT will lead a 4-session computer class introducing basic computer skills like accessing the Internet, using email, creating Word documents, and more. All computers will be provided, and after each 1-hour class there will be time for one-on-one tech help. This class is designed for computer beginners.

Greencroft Bookclub

Thursday, August 21st, 10a

Join our book club for older adults at the Middlebury Greencroft Community Center! We meet every other Thursday morning to talk about books and life, and anyone is welcome to attend. You can pick up a copy of the book outside the Greencroft office or at the library front desk. This semester, we'll be reading The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides.

Check here for a book description

Lego Club

Tuesday, August 19th, 4p

Lego club is back the second week of school! Come join in a building challenge or make your own creative creations. All kids welcome.

Cookies & Canvas for Teens

Thursday, August 28th, 5:30p

Our guest artist Linda Pieri is back this month to lead a painting class, JUST for tweens and teens! 

Anyone ages 11-17 may register for this program. We'll be focusing on calm in this new school year, with a relaxing ocean scene to paint and cookies to eat!

Register here.

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

by Siddharth Kara

Recommended by Carole

Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and researcher Siddharth Kara has traveled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the people living, working, and dying for cobalt.

To uncover the truth about brutal mining practices, Kara investigated militia-controlled mining areas, traced the supply chain of child-mined cobalt from toxic pit to consumer-facing tech giants, and gathered shocking testimonies of people who endure immense suffering and even die mining cobalt. Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery made today, the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles.

Find it in the library:

Adult Non-Fiction, 338.27 KAR