Event List

Featured Events

Someone with a basket full of colorful eggs

Spring Chicken Trot (Egg Hunt)

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Community Event, Games & Fun, Nature & Gardening

Age Group:

Youth, Family, Babies & Toddlers (age 0-2), Pre-K (age 3-5), School Age (age 5-12)
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Family, Babies & Toddlers (age 0-2), Pre-K (age 3-5), School Age (age 5-12)
Program Type: Community Event, Games & Fun, Nature & Gardening
Event Details:

Get ready to hop into spring! 🌷🐣

Someone with a basket full of colorful eggs

Spring Chicken Trot (Egg Hunt)

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Community Event, Games & Fun, Nature & Gardening

Age Group:

Youth, Family, Babies & Toddlers (age 0-2), Pre-K (age 3-5), School Age (age 5-12)
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Family, Babies & Toddlers (age 0-2), Pre-K (age 3-5), School Age (age 5-12)
Program Type: Community Event, Games & Fun, Nature & Gardening
Event Details:

Get ready to hop into spring! 🌷🐣

Someone with a basket full of colorful eggs

Spring Chicken Trot (Egg Hunt)

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Outside Pavilion at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Community Event, Games & Fun, Nature & Gardening

Age Group:

Youth, Family, Babies & Toddlers (age 0-2), Pre-K (age 3-5), School Age (age 5-12)
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Outside Pavilion
Age Group: Youth, Family, Babies & Toddlers (age 0-2), Pre-K (age 3-5), School Age (age 5-12)
Program Type: Community Event, Games & Fun, Nature & Gardening
Event Details:

Get ready to hop into spring! 🌷🐣

drawing

Tango Lessons! with David Gorson and Bonnie Ernst

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness, Recurring

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Recurring
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tango lessons will begin again this March!  Join us for a series of tango lessons with local instructors Dave Gorson and Bonnie Ernst.  Tango is a type of dance and music originating in Argentina.

bird killed after hitting a window

Bird Conservation: "Stop the Thud"

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions

Age Group:

Adults, Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Program Type: Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Event Details:

"Stop the Thud" is a bird collision monitoring project launched this past fall to collect data about bird collisions into Williams College buildings in order to identify challenging areas in need of bird-friendly intervention

soil blocking

Soil Blocking Workshop, with the UMass Aggie Seed Library

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Nature & Gardening, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults, Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Program Type: Nature & Gardening, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Thinking about starting seeds indoors?  Learn about the benefits of using soil blocks instead of plastic trays.

Sister Noel dancing

Roots & Rhythms: African Dance and Music Adventures

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Community Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Community Event, Health & Wellness, Workshop

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Event, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Event Details:

Noel Staples-Freeman (Sister Noel) is a teaching artist & Cultural Ambassador of African Rooted Dance and Music, Founder of Uprising Dance Theatre & Berkshire African Dance & Drum Collective (BADD) Collective.

Donate Blood photo

Berkshire Health Systems Bloodmobile

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 9:00am - 2:00pm
Parking Lot at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Community Event, Health & Wellness, Other

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Event, Health & Wellness, Other
Event Details:

The Berkshire Health Systems Bloodmobile will be in the library's parking lot on Monday, April 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Join us to make a difference by donating blood and helping those in need!

Crews

The Hoosic River: A Poem, with David Crews

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Author Talk, Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions

Age Group:

Adults, Teens (age 13-18)
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens (age 13-18)
Program Type: Author Talk, Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Event Details:

Join us for a poetry reading by Vermonters David Crews and Piper Campbell, in celebration of National Poetry Month and Earth Day.

Grey catbird, Mass Audubon

Birding for Beginners, with Mass Audubon

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Community Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library

Program Type:

Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions

Age Group:

Adults, Family, School Age (age 5-12), Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Family, School Age (age 5-12), Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Program Type: Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Event Details:

Experience the excitement of discovering new things and deepen your connection to the natural world by taking up a new hobby: birding!

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bird killed after hitting a window

Bird Conservation: "Stop the Thud"

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Program Type:
Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)

"Stop the Thud" is a bird collision monitoring project launched this past fall to collect data about bird collisions into Williams College buildings in order to identify challenging areas in need of bird-friendly intervention

Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Program Type: Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Event Details:

"Stop the Thud" is a bird collision monitoring project launched this past fall to collect data about bird collisions into Williams College buildings in order to identify challenging areas in need of bird-friendly intervention

Grey catbird, Mass Audubon

Birding for Beginners, with Mass Audubon

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Community Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Program Type:
Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Family, School Age (age 5-12), Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)

Experience the excitement of discovering new things and deepen your connection to the natural world by taking up a new hobby: birding!

Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Family, School Age (age 5-12), Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Program Type: Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Event Details:

Experience the excitement of discovering new things and deepen your connection to the natural world by taking up a new hobby: birding!

Disclaimer(s)

Attendees of the program must follow both the Meeting Room Policy and the Library Use Policy. 

Attendees of the program must follow both the Library Use Policy and the policy regarding Unattended Children. 

The library may photograph attendees of library programs for use in library marketing materials and will notify attendees when doing so, allowing patrons the option to decline participation.

book cover

Author Talk: Zach Adams, Birds of New England

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Nature & Gardening
Age Group:
Adults, Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)

Zach Adams, an avid birder, bird expert and author will give a book talk about bird migration and his new book, Birds of New England.  Books will be available for purchase!

Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Program Type: Author Talk, Nature & Gardening
Event Details:

Zach Adams, an avid birder, bird expert and author will give a book talk about bird migration and his new book, Birds of New England.  Books will be available for purchase!

Ricardi with owl

Birds of Prey with Tom Ricardi

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Program Type:
Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Age Group:
Everyone

Come to the library for a live birds of prey presentation with award-winning bird rehabilitator, Tom Ricardi!  Scheduled for indoors, but may take place outside if the weather is amenable.

Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Event Details:

Come to the library for a live birds of prey presentation with award-winning bird rehabilitator, Tom Ricardi!  Scheduled for indoors, but may take place outside if the weather is amenable.

Disclaimer(s)

Attendees of the program must follow both the Meeting Room Policy and the Library Use Policy. 

Attendees of the program must follow both the Library Use Policy and the policy regarding Unattended Children. 

The library may photograph attendees of library programs for use in library marketing materials and will notify attendees when doing so, allowing patrons the option to decline participation.

A Guided Birdwatching Walk with David McGowan

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Outside Pavilion at David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Program Type:
Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, School Age (age 5-12), Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)

This event is one of numerous Flight Path programs, an initiative the library is participating in through the Spring.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: David and Joyce Milne Public Library
Room: Outside Pavilion
Age Group: Adults, School Age (age 5-12), Tweens (age 10-12), Teens (age 13-18)
Program Type: Nature & Gardening, Talks & Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

This event is one of numerous Flight Path programs, an initiative the library is participating in through the Spring.