These Reading and Discussion events are hosted by libraries and non-profits across Vermont. All are open to the public. Vermont organizations can book talks by browsing our Reading and Discussion catalog. Vermont Humanities provides the books, and trained scholars lead each session.
October 7
One of the most tantalizing ways to learn about a culture is through its food. The mouth-watering novel Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber highlights how what we eat is closely aligned with who we are.
October 20
Dante ALighieri’s poetic materpeice The Divine Comedy is a moving and imaginative tale exploring the human soul in the after-life. The book will be read and discussed in 3 sections.
Poet Sarah Audsley joined us at the Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park for Words in the Woods.
Humanities Camps are filled with reading and writing projects, field trips, and outdoor activities.
We won a 2020 Schwartz Prize for best public humanities programming in the U.S. for Vermont Reads 2019: “March: Book One.”
We supported Historic New England’s “More than a Market” project that explored the experiences of new Americans through food markets.
Our free public events help bring the power of the humanities to communities across Vermont.
