This Winter for Adults!

Book Discussion with the Author
mark your calendar and read the book!

Whether or not you attended the book launch for Jodi Lew-Smith’s new book, Asa James, last month, you are invited to a book discussion about it, led by Jodi herself, on Thursday, February 5 at 6:30 pm.

Because the book is new, we are not yet able to interlibrary loan it from other libraries. If you don’t have a copy, let us know, and we can add you to the list. If you DO have your own copy and would be willing to share it ahead of the discussion, please let us know, and we will match your book up with a reader!

Jodi Lew-Smith is a biologist and scientific curator who reads primary literature for the Candida Genome Database. She came to writing fiction later in life, calling herself a late bloomer among writers. Jodi lives on a farm in the Northeast Kingdom with her family, their apple trees, and their animals.

Facing a Flooded World:
Why Relationship is the Sweetest Way

Shawna Trader will be presenting Facing A Flooded World: Why Relationship is the Sweetest Way. Central Vermont endured catastrophic flooding in 2023 and 2024. Now, the horizon looks different. An America with less disaster-response support seems likely, as the planet continues to warm and rain falls hard and fast. This presentation will explore several examples of community-building projects that, in turn, are proving to be pathways towards resilience. We are not doomed to endure passively the rising water and the changeful times. Community care is possible and necessary. We’ll explore The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton and how this prescient story points to the power of relationship as we look to the future. Copies of the book are available for free at the library while supplies last, but you do not need to read it to attend the talk!

Shawna is a caregiver, parent, poet and community organizer. Raised on the Gulf Coast of Florida, she has seen her share of storms. After many years in healthcare, she found herself leading The Rainbow Bridge Community Center in Barre, which became a convergence point for the catastrophic flood response in 2023. Recognizing the interconnectedness of community building, disaster preparedness, and response, she continued that work as Chair of Barre Up, Barre City’s long-term recovery group.

Facing a Flooded World is a Vermont Humanities program hosted by the Jeudevine Memorial Library with support from the Friends of the Jeudevine.

Whodunits and Whydunits with Rick Winston

Friends of the Jeudevine invite you to a free talk by Rick Winston about films that use the murder mystery genre to make larger points about social issues, whether it’s race (“In the Heat of the Night”), immigration (“Lone Star”), official corruption (“The Secret in their Eyes”), sexuality (“Victim”) or class divides (“Gosford Park”).

Rick ran the Lightning Ridge Film Society in Montpelier and was co-owner and co-manager of the Savoy Theater as well as Programming Director of the Green Mountain Film Festival.

The Friends will host a film series this winter based on Rick’s talk with dates and times TBA.

Free Tax Clinics: State and Federal Tax Forms e-Filed

by Zarina Castro, authorized e-file provider

You must sign up at the library for a time slot, and you will be given a list of items to bring to your appointment!

Saturdays from 10-1:30 PM
February 14
March 14 & 28
April 11

Brought to you by the Jeudevine and Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor

From Earth to Earth:
The Lost Art of Dying in America

This short documentary describes natural burial and its benefits through stories from the people who worked to make it legal in Vermont, and the stories of people whose experiences have shown the ways it can help come to terms with the loss of a loved one and with one’s own mortality. The documentary will be followed by a Q&A session led by Jim Hogle, Communications and Outreach Coordinator ofthe Vermont Forest Cemetery.