KELLOGG-HUBBARD 135 Main Street Montpelier, Vermont 05602 802 223-3338 Wednesday May 5, 2010 at 7p.m. First Wednesdays

1763 and How America Became American Dartmouth history and Native American Studies professor Colin Calloway considers a time when a war of independence waged by Indian people set America on course for a second, more famous, war of independence.

Colin Calloway is Professor of History and Samson Occom Professor of Native American Studies. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Leeds in England in 1978. One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West before Lewis and Clark.

Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 7p.m. Deborah Luskin to read from her new novel, INTO THE WILDERNESS.

In 1964, Rose Mayer buries her second husband and wonders what she's going to do with the rest of her life. Reluctantly, she visits her son at his summer place in Vermont, where there are neither sidewalks, Democrats nor other Jews. There is, however, the Marlboro Music Festival. It’s there that she meets Percy Mendell, a born and bred Vermonter who has never married, never voted for a Democrat, and never left the state.

Percy is facing retirement after a long and satisfying career as the local extension agent. He’s also struggling with his long-held political beliefs: Barry Goldwater, the GOP presidential nominee, is too extreme even for the party faithful, and in the November election, Vermonters vote for LBJ. Author Deborah Lee Luskin tells this tender romance between these appealing 64-year olds with humor, wit, and compassion. Set against the backdrop of Vermont’s changing seasons, Into The Wilderness is both a love story and a testament to the endurance of the human heart.

Deborah Lee Luskin has been writing about Vermont life, past and present, since relocating from New York City in 1984. Luskin holds a PhD in English Literature from Columbia University and has taught literature and writing to diverse learners, from Ivy League undergraduates to prison inmates. She is a Visiting Scholar for the Vermont Humanities Council, a freelance journalist, a skilled technical writer, and a regular commentator for Vermont Public Radio. Into The Wilderness is her first published novel. For more information, visit http://deborahleeluskin.com

Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 1:30p.m. Reading and Discussion of The Day of the Pelican with scholar Francette Cerulli. VT Reads book by Katherine Paterson

Open to the public. The library has several copies of this book.

Cerulli is a Vermont Humanities Council scholar and published poet living in Worcester. She has led book discussion since 1991 preferring to interweave her research with lively group discussion rather than lecture.

EVERYONE'S CHILD PROGRAM On Tuesday, May 18, at 7p.m. Ruth Young, Ed.D. and Carol Vassar, MD will be presenting a program entitled “Everyone’s Child” at 7:00 PM at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library on Main Street in Montpelier. Everyone’s Child is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children around the globe, particularly those who live in impoverished circumstances. For the past twelve years, people across the United States have contributed to their ongoing efforts to sustain the needs of orphaned and underprivileged children in developing countries. Their goal is to continue building schools, digging wells, feeding and supporting children who have no parents or guardians, and connecting students in different nations. Young and Vassar traveled to Kenya in December 2009 to conduct medical clinics for Everyone’s Child. They will be discussing their experiences during the presentation on May 18th.

For your own benefit, more information can be found on our website: www.everyoneschild.net

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 7p.m. Reading and Discussion of The Day of the Pelican with scholar Francette Cerulli. VT Reads book by Katherine Paterson

Open to the public. The library has several copies of this book.

Cerulli is a Vermont Humanities Council scholar and published poet living in Worcester. She has led book discussion since 1991 preferring to interweave her research with lively group discussion rather than lecture.

Transition Town Montpelier Thursday, May 20: 6-8p.m.

Harvesting the Rain

Rainwater catchment is a water stewardship approach to handling this often abundant but oh-so-essential natural resource. Join permaculture designer Mark Krawczyk from Keyline Vermont to learn how to treat this critical resource as the gift it truly is. Geared for participants of all levels, we'll cover rainwater catchment options, calculations, strategies, and challenges while considering the effects on watershed health.

Wednesday, May 26 at 7p.m. Cultivating Compassion with local community leaders. What is the role of religion in the 21st century? Will its dogmas divide us, or will it unite us for common good?

Religious thinker Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths shaped world history and drive current events.

Through a prize she received in 2008 Armstrong has assembled the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace. It can be found at the itS website. http://charterforcompassion.org/

"Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity."

This program will explore ways that we can honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.

Thursday, May 27, at 7p.m. Basic Genealogical Resources with Bob Murphy

This is a basic, introductory talk for folks interested in tracing their family history. It is intended to familiarize them with resources available to them both on and off the internet. Types of resources will be discussed, with examples from the speaker’s own research efforts. Finally, participants will be told about the Genealogical Society of Vermont, and the benefits of membership.

Bob has been interested in genealogy for nearly 45 years, and has been actively researching his own family for the past 25. He has completed a course in American genealogy offered through the National Genealogical Society and has attended a large number of conferences and training sessions on various aspects of family research. Bob has previously done presentations before small groups on the use of census records and on the topic of cemetery gravestone transcriptions, and has a particular interest in Lowell, Vermont, history and genealogy.