LIBRARY HOURS
Sunday and Monday: Closed
Tues/Thurs/Fri: 9-4
Wednesday: 11-8
Saturday: 9-2
Tues/Thurs/Fri: 9-4
Wednesday: 11-8
Saturday: 9-2
CONTACT US
The Town Librarian is Diana Cleborne:
reach her at 372-6209
or email at sohero @ vals.state.vt.us
or drop by the library during public hours.
reach her at 372-6209
or email at sohero @ vals.state.vt.us
or drop by the library during public hours.
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET & WIFI
The SHCL has wireless Internet access and high-speed Internet is available on our 3 public computers.
STORY HOURS
Preschool Time: Fridays @ 9:30 am: Stories for 3-5 yr olds
Toddler Time: Thursdays 10 am: Stories & movement for 3 and under.
Pajama Story Time for toddlers with Penny Cunningham: first Wednesdays of each month 5:30 pm. Regular Toddler Time
will still be held on the Thursday after.
Toddler Time: Thursdays 10 am: Stories & movement for 3 and under.
Pajama Story Time for toddlers with Penny Cunningham: first Wednesdays of each month 5:30 pm. Regular Toddler Time
will still be held on the Thursday after.
Plaster Casting Workshop
New event for kids on Friday, March 16th (an in-service day) from 10 to noon. Kids ages 5 to 8 will make a “handbook” to paint while kids ages 9 to 12 will cast a handshake to decorate. Please sign up at the library so we’ll know how many to expect.
International Film Night
INTERNATIONAL FILM NIGHT: On Wednesday, March 7th we will show the 2011 film, “The Debt” starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, and Tom Wilkinson. “A pulse-pounding and politically charged suspense thriller”.
April 4th: “Potiche” (France)
May 2nd: “Company Men” (USA)
June 6th: “First Beautiful Thing” (Italy)
April 4th: “Potiche” (France)
May 2nd: “Company Men” (USA)
June 6th: “First Beautiful Thing” (Italy)
Mark your calendars:
Our 6th annual Summer Author Talk will be held on Wednesday, June 27th at 7 pm. We will be presenting the well known children’s author, Katherine Paterson. Her many books include, “Bridge to Terabithia”, “Jacob Have I Loved”, and “Lyddie”. Two of her books have been selected by the Vermont Humanities Council for their Vermont Reads program: “Counting On Grace” in 2007 and “Day of the Pelican” in 2010.
Vermont Humanities Council Readingand Discussion Series
Our new Vermont Humanities Council Reading and Discussion Series will begin in April. The series is titled New England Uncovered. What lies hidden beneath the popular images of New England with its white spires and Yankee frugality? More than meets the eye! The books in the series will be Peyton Place by Grace Metalious, Affliction by Russell Banks, A Brother’s Blood by Michael White and I’m a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson. Books will be arriving in the middle of March.
Universal Class
Universal Class is now available from the library!! Over 500 Online Continuing Education Courses are available 24/7 from your home computer. Stop by, call, or email Diana at the library for the url and your patron number which is a bit different that what’s on your library card. Learn Something New Today!!
Library Board of Trustee's meeting minutes
May meeting minutes
June meeting minutes
No July meeting
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
June meeting minutes
No July meeting
August
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October
November
December
January
February
NEW BOOKS:
New books as of 02/03/12:
Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith, Angel Makers by Jessica Gregson, Arguably by Christopher Hitchens, Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George, Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber, Death of Kings by Bernard Cornwell, Devil is Watching by Jack Higgins, Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag, Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block, Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew, End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina, Ghost Hero by S. J. Rozan, House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz, Hunter by John Lescroat, In Our Prime by Patricia Cohen, Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga, Last Man Out by Bob Drury, Magic Room by Jeffrey Zaslow, Man Seeks God by Eric Weiner, On Canaan’s Side by Sebastian Barry, Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson, Quiet by Susan Cain, Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon, Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman, TuTu:Authorized by Allister Sparks, American Sniper by Chris Kyle and MANY MORE!!
New Books on CD: Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach, The Drop by Michael Connolly, The Affair by Lee Child, The Litigators by John Grisham, Full Black by Brad Thor, One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming , Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian, Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke, Iron House by John Hart, Back of Beyond by CJ Box, The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje, Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell, One Summer by David Baldacci, V Is For Vengeance by Sue Grafton, The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides , Flash and Bones by Kathy Reich, and more!!
Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith, Angel Makers by Jessica Gregson, Arguably by Christopher Hitchens, Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George, Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber, Death of Kings by Bernard Cornwell, Devil is Watching by Jack Higgins, Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag, Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block, Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew, End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina, Ghost Hero by S. J. Rozan, House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz, Hunter by John Lescroat, In Our Prime by Patricia Cohen, Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga, Last Man Out by Bob Drury, Magic Room by Jeffrey Zaslow, Man Seeks God by Eric Weiner, On Canaan’s Side by Sebastian Barry, Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson, Quiet by Susan Cain, Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon, Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman, TuTu:Authorized by Allister Sparks, American Sniper by Chris Kyle and MANY MORE!!
New Books on CD: Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach, The Drop by Michael Connolly, The Affair by Lee Child, The Litigators by John Grisham, Full Black by Brad Thor, One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming , Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian, Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke, Iron House by John Hart, Back of Beyond by CJ Box, The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje, Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell, One Summer by David Baldacci, V Is For Vengeance by Sue Grafton, The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides , Flash and Bones by Kathy Reich, and more!!
ListenUp!Vermont
The SHCL is virtually never closed! You can down download audio books to your PC, MP3 device (or iPod),burn titles to a cd OR TO YOUR KINDLE with Listen Up! Vermont. Instruction sheets are at the library so you can download titles there OR at home instructions are also available to take with you. Or visit http://www.listenupvermont.org/. All you need is your library card number.
Vermont State Parks and Historic Sites Passes
A Vermont State Parks Pass will once again be available at the library for patrons to check out. This pass admits one vehicle holding up to eight people to any Vermont state day park for one day. In addition, the Vermont Historic Sites pass is also available for loan this year. This pass admits one family or group up to eight people for one day to any Vermont Historic Site. These pass programs will begin after Memorial Day when the parks and historic sites open. Please call the library with any questions.
DID YOU KNOW?
The SHCL has passes to ECHO in Burlington and to Shelburne Farms available for check out. Please call the library for more info and to reserve them.
BARB'S BACKPACKS: In honor of retired Library Trustee chairman, Barb Carter, the SHCL now has 4 backpacks filled with books to read, puzzles and games to play with, and music to listen to. The backpacks are theme based and best suited for 3 to 5 year olds. The 5 themes are Transportation/Vehicles, Farmyard Animals, Dogs and Puppies, Zoo/Wild Animals, and Teddy Bears. Come on in and check them out!!
HOME CARDS: Your SHCL library card, as part of the Home Card System, can be used at the following libraries: Brownell Library in Essex Junction, Burnham Memorial Library in Colchester, Carpenter Carse Library in Hinesburg, Charlotte Library, Dorothy Alling Library in Williston, Essex Free Library, Grand Isle Library, Huntington Public Library, Jericho Town Library, Milton Public Library, Pierson Library in Shelburne, Rawson Memorial Library in Jericho, Richmond Free Library, South Burlington Community Library, Varnum Memorial Library in Jeffersonville, Westford Public Library, and Winooski Memorial Library. So if you drive by one of these libraries often, you're in luck! All your need is an updated expiration sticker on your SHCL card. Drop by for one today!
MAGAZINE SUSCRIPTIONS: The back issues of our magazines are now available for circulation. The magazines that we have are: Consumer Reports, Field & Stream, Food & Wine, National Geographic, Organic Gardening, Outdoor Life, Parenting, Popular Mechanics, Real Simple, Small Farmer's Journal, Sierra, Smithsonian, Time, and Vermont Life. Why not stop by today and check one out?
BARB'S BACKPACKS: In honor of retired Library Trustee chairman, Barb Carter, the SHCL now has 4 backpacks filled with books to read, puzzles and games to play with, and music to listen to. The backpacks are theme based and best suited for 3 to 5 year olds. The 5 themes are Transportation/Vehicles, Farmyard Animals, Dogs and Puppies, Zoo/Wild Animals, and Teddy Bears. Come on in and check them out!!
HOME CARDS: Your SHCL library card, as part of the Home Card System, can be used at the following libraries: Brownell Library in Essex Junction, Burnham Memorial Library in Colchester, Carpenter Carse Library in Hinesburg, Charlotte Library, Dorothy Alling Library in Williston, Essex Free Library, Grand Isle Library, Huntington Public Library, Jericho Town Library, Milton Public Library, Pierson Library in Shelburne, Rawson Memorial Library in Jericho, Richmond Free Library, South Burlington Community Library, Varnum Memorial Library in Jeffersonville, Westford Public Library, and Winooski Memorial Library. So if you drive by one of these libraries often, you're in luck! All your need is an updated expiration sticker on your SHCL card. Drop by for one today!
MAGAZINE SUSCRIPTIONS: The back issues of our magazines are now available for circulation. The magazines that we have are: Consumer Reports, Field & Stream, Food & Wine, National Geographic, Organic Gardening, Outdoor Life, Parenting, Popular Mechanics, Real Simple, Small Farmer's Journal, Sierra, Smithsonian, Time, and Vermont Life. Why not stop by today and check one out?
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