LIBRARY HOURS: Tues. and Fri. 10-6, Wed. and Thur. 10-5, Sat. 10-3
Nature Themed Book Discussion
Stacy Boone will lead a book discussion series entitled “Fable, Fairytale, and Truth” on the 3rd Friday of the winter months at 4:30 p.m. at the library. The books being discussed are The Bear by Andrew Krivak (January 17th), The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (February 21st), and Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (March 21st). Books are available at the library.
Vermont Humanities Council Book Discussion Series
Scholar Rachael Cohen will lead a Winter-Spring VHC Book Discussion Series entitled “Blue Collar America” once a month on Sundays at 1:30 at the library. The first selection is Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (January 19th), followed by The Cliff Walk by Don Snyder (February 16th), What Work Is by Philip Levine (March 16th), and Empire Falls by Richard Russo (April 13th). Books are available at the library.
Chair Yoga with Carolynn
Carolynn Hannan will offer a Chair Yoga Class on Wednesday mornings from January 15th through February 5th at the library. The limit is 15 participants so please call us at 766-5063 to sign up.
Adult Art Class
Julia Winkler, a retired art teacher and our library’s children’s librarian, will facilitate an adult art class one Thursday each month. Her next session will be on Thursday, January 16th at 12:30 at the library. The limit is 8 participants, so please call the library at 766-5063 to register.
Biblio-Plus: A new streaming service for Libraries
Our library now subscribes to a new streaming service containing thousands of movies, series, and award winning documentaries. Biblio-Plus is an app especially designed for libraries, and it can be downloaded on any device. Just download the app and use your library name, card number, and password to log in, as you would with Libby or the Palace app. Call or stop by the library if you need help.
Preschool Story Time
Story Time with Miss Julia will resume on Tuesday, September 3rd at 10:30 at the library. All are welcome to attend.
Palace Project: New e-books and e-audiobooks
Great News!!! In addition to our Green Mountain e-book/e-audiobook library consortium (GMLC or the Libby App), we are now a member of the Palace Project, which will include e-books and e-audiobooks from the Palace App as well as a great new collection from the Vermont Department of Libraries. To access this collection, download the Palace App onto your phone or computer and use your library number and password (same as GMLC/Libby) to log in. Call us at 766-5063 or stop by the library if you need help.
New Login Information for Green Mountain Library Consortium
We have a new login system for GMLC including the Libby and Overdrive apps. The card number is the full number on your library card, and our default password is userpass. The password is only different if you created an account with a different password on our library catalog. Please call the library at 766-5063 with questions or if you need your card information.
Passes to Echo and Shelburne Farms
The library offers special passes to the Echo Center and Shelburne Farms. The passes may be signed out for several days, and patrons will be able to visit these attractions for a small entry fee (i.e. $7.00 for 2 adults and 2 children). Please call the library for details.
New Laptops
The library has obtained two brand new laptop computers for in-house loaning to our patrons for use in our conference room or in the gazebo.
Book Sponsors Wanted
Would you like to sponsor the purchase of a new book? Anyone who is interested would choose a book, pay the discounted price (we are given a 45% reduction in cost), and be the first person to read it before it goes into general circulation. Please contact the library if you are interested. Thank you for your consideration.
Little Free Libraries
We now have two Little Free Libraries registered and on the LFL World map. Located in Scampy's Store in West Charleston and next to the Town Clerk's Office in Morgan, the little libraries are dedicated to former librarian Barbara Whitehill. Please visit them anytime and take a book or leave one-they are fully stocked with both adult and kids' books.
