2010 Summer Sunday Lecture Series at the Library

The 2010 Lori Borden Memorial Lecture Series
begins on Sunday, June 27th at 3 pm at the Library.

June 27 - Remy Lary - The art of bird carving
July 18  - Live in India - Alexis Houston Maurya 
August 1  - Gubenatorial Candidate Meet and Greet
August 8 - John Wong - History of Chinese Americans
August 22  - Claire Walker Leslie - The Nature Connection
August 29  Joe Schenkman The Civil War Letters of Ransom
September 12 - To be announced
September 19  - Vatsala Sperling - The Philosophy and Applications of Homeopathy

Additional Summer Hours

The library will have additional hours on Mondays and Wednesdays
this summer from June 14th - August 23rd, from 10 AM - 4 PM.

Summer Reading Progam

The library will begin its summer reading program on June 21st.
In addition, the library is sponsoring a Book-A-Thon to benefit the
Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, Vermont's only residential
treatment center for children and teens.Readers of all ages are encouraged
to secure pledges to donate money for reach book read before August 1st.
Money collected will be used to purchase contemporary fiction and
other books for the institution.

Parents who sign up their children for the Summer Reading program are eligible
to participate in a drawing to win $1000 from VSAC
toward their child's college education.

Again, this year children who read at least 3 books over the summer earn a free ticket to the Champlain Valley Fair. Stop by the library for more details and to get a schedule for the activities planned during the summer months for children and teens.

Summer Reading Events for July 2010
Tuesdays at 3:30 pm for Ages 6 - 12
July 6 - Game Afternoon
July 13 - Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
July 20 - Make Books!
July 27 - Open Mic in Park (sign up at the library)

Wednesdays at 10:30 am for Ages 2 - 6
July 7 - Learn About the Seashore
July 14 - Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
July 21 - Make Books!
July 28 - Fancy Nancy Tea Party (Ages 2 - 7)

Thursdays for ages 12+
July 1 - Spray Paint Art In the Park 2- 5 pm
July 8 - Movie Night - 7:00 pm
July 15 - Extreme Exquisite Corpse Game - 5 pm
July 22 - Japanese Night - 5 - 8 pm
July 29 - Poetry Slam (sign up at the library) 8 pm

Volunteer opportunities
We are always looking for willing and able volunteers for these tasks. Stop by and speak with Jeannette or give her a call!

Data Entry
Shelving books
Working at the circulation desk
“Reading shelves” making sure books are in the correct order on the shelves
Filing
Organizing
Covering books
Cleaning (dusting shelves, watering plants, etc)
Storytime coordinator: recruit volunteers to do storytime programs on a once a month basis and act as support person
After School program coordinator: recruit volunteers to help kids find books during after school hours, plan activities, etc. on a once a month basis and act as support person

The library is accepting donations for the ongoing book sale. Your donations of gently used or collectible books are welcomed.

Adopt an Author Program
Donors may also sponsor the expansion of our collection of classic authors. The Adopt-an-Author program allows the library to acquire all of the new titles published by their chosen author. When a new title becomes available the sponsor is placed 1st in the hold queue, has her/his name placed on a donor plate on the title page, and reimburses the library for the cost of the book.  This cost is usually 25-45% off cover price.

>> List of Adopt-an-Author Donors