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Great Decisions at the Library – 5/11/26
“Great Decisions” next Monday Evening
“The Future of Human Rights and International Law”
On Monday, May 11, at 6:00 pm, “Great Decisions” in the Walpole Town Library will explore the status of human rights and international law in the United States. It may surprise you to learn how very few international human rights treaties have been ratified by the U.S. Congress.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, is the most translated document in the world. While this is cause for optimism, the undermining of human rights in the U.S. – targeting women, immigrants, non-white racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ individuals – has reached levels not seen since the UN’s establishment. Why has this happened?
The relevant reading is “The Future of Human Rights and International Law in a Divided World” by Jose E. Alvarez. A copy of this article, published by the Foreign Policy Association, is available at the library and can be emailed to you upon request to our Library Director: jmalmberg@walpoletownlibrary.org If you are joining the discussion via Zoom, please request the Zoom link and join at 6:30 pm; in-person meeting begins at 6:00 pm with a Master Class video.
Growing Together – Soil Health Workshop at the Hooper Institute – 5/7/26
Join us next week on May 7 for our Soil Health Workshop with Fritze and learn how to protect, and improve your soil for the growing season ahead.
Whether you’re new to gardening or looking to deepen your knowledge, this is a great opportunity to get your hands in the dirt and learn something new!
We need to fill 3 more spots! Registration is required here: https://forms.gle/GiEuoQCy3RXqmAc26
Hooper Birthday Picnic – 5/16/26
Save the Date!
Join us on May 16 as we celebrate George Hooper’s Birthday and our Hooper Centennial!
We’re planning a fun, relaxed afternoon with good food, great company, and time spent outdoors together, all while supporting our programs and mission. Sign up to participate in the potluck or bake sale below:
Bake sale: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054AAAA72CA7F9C25-63314108-hooper#/
Potluck: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054AAAA72CA7F9C25-63330880-hooper#/
Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore at BFOH – 5/9/26
Roots music legends Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore are bringing their soulful blend of country, blues, folk and “guitar-bashing rock and roll” to the Bellows Falls Opera House on Saturday, May 9.
As they hit the road in 2026, Grammy winning Dave Alvin and multiple-Grammy-nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore are billing themselves as the Almost Acoustic Duo. Friends for over 30 years, their lively shows feature songs from the duo’s albums, as well as classic original compositions from their individual albums, while swapping songs, telling stories, and sharing their life experiences on stage. Joining the duo will be Patti Smith bandleader, Lenny Kaye, who was recently the subject of a long feature in Rolling Stone.
Both Gilmore and Alvin have played Bellows Falls before, Gilmore as part of the Green Mountain Express music train and Alvin as headliner at the late, great Roots on the River music festival. This show is being presented by Ray’s the Roof Productions.
The Bellows Falls Opera House is located at 7 Village Square, Bellows Falls, VT. Doors at 6:30, showtime 7:30. Tickets and information at BellowsFallsOperaHouse.com.
CAMEO Arts Foundation Concert – 5/3/26
CAMEO Arts Foundation presents Cameo Baroque on Sunday, May 3rd at 4:00 pm at the Walpole Unitarian Church in Walpole, NH. The program includes works of Couperin, Leclair, Boismortier and others, and is a benefit for CASP. Cameo Baroque — Leslie Stroud, traverso, Beth Hilgartner, recorders and voice, Laurie Rabut, violin and viola da gamba, and Ernie Drown, harpsichord — specializes in historically informed performance on original instruments. Admission is by free will offering, all of which goes to the Community Asylum Seekers Project (CASP). CASP cultivates a supportive community for those seeking asylum in the U.S., provides for their basic needs and legal representation, and accompanies them on their journey towards building a life in this country. While it primarily serves clients in southeastern Vermont, CASP has been instrumental in the development of other organizations serving asylum seekers in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Reminder: Hooper Institute Family Earth Day Hike – 4/22/26
Join the Hooper Institute and Harris Center for a free community walk on the Fanny Mason Trail to celebrate Earth Day! All are welcome. Register HERE
Great Decisions at the Library – 4/20/26
“Great Decisions”
“The Third Nuclear Age”
Our “Great Decisions” public forum will resume next Monday, April 20, at 6:00 pm in the Walpole Town Library. All are welcome to join the discussion, which will focus on the dangerous new nuclear age that – with the expiration of the New START treaty between the U.S. and Russia – portends a renewed arms race to the finish.
Adrian Basora, former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, will moderate the discussion. Adrian is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and on the International Advisory Board of the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities.
The relevant reading from the Foreign Policy Association is “The Third Nuclear Age: Trump, the Order, and the Bomb” by Gideon Rose, adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and adjunct professor of political science at Columbia University. This article is available at the library and a copy can be emailed to you upon request to Library Director Jane Malmberg: jmalmberg@walpoletownlibrary.org You may also request a Zoom link from Jane Malmberg, but please join at 6:30 pm, following the “Master Class” from the Foreign Policy Association, which cannot be shown via Zoom.
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