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LIBRARY HOURS & INFO
The library is located at 10 Hyde Road in Grand Isle. Open four days a week :
DATES TO REMEMBER
Family Game Day December 27th. Meet at the library at 1:30 PM. or 6:30 PM. ONGOING PROGRAMS Preschool story time is on Wed. at 10 A.M. Fiber Night is every Thursday at 6:30 PM. Bring your hobby fiber project and share with us or come to learn an new hobby in the fiber arts. Puzzle Club meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6PM. We choose a puzzle and attempt to complete it in two hours. The more participants the better our chances of meeting our goal. BOOK SALE: We have new books that were donated for our ongoing book sale, stop in and browse. The sale is ongoing during library hours in the entryway. NEW LIBRARY CARDS: If you have not come into the library and renewed your card, please do so. All patron cards with an expiration date of 01/10/2012 must come in and renew your card. No cards will be honored by other libraries with an expired card.
LIBRARY NEWS
ListenUp! Vermont is now available via the library. Please come in to sign up and then enjoy listening to audiobooks or reading e-books from your personal device. Come learn how to use a computer, word processor, and spreadsheet. We will be offering lessons which will be set at the most convient times for those interested. Up to four people per lesson who need our equipment may attend in addition to those who have their own laptops. Contact the library for more information and to sign up. People who are interested in life-long learning can contact the library for information on free courses offered by the Universal Class sponsored by the Vermont Department of Libraries. Universal Class offers 500 topics to choose from. Individuals may take up to five courses at a time. Fiber Night is every Thursday at 6:30. Learn to knit, crochet, sew and quilt with us. Bring your own project to work on, come for inspiration or just to visit with local crafters. Book lovers should plan to check out the library’s book sale on a regular basis. We will begin weeding soon and items removed from the collection will be offered for sale. Homeschoolers are encouraged to use the library as a resource. Please consider us for specific programs, informal reading groups, computer help, and socialization. Contact the librarian for ideas, request or materials.
The ECHO pass is available to borrow from the library It allows up to two adults and three children admission to the center for $4.00 per person. The library's catalogue is now available online for you to search from your home computer. Come into the library for the URL and a demonstration of how to use it. We now have WiFi available at the library, you must come in for the password to access it. With new arrivals in town the library board feels sections of our policy need to be made available to the public. Patrons may check out books for two weeks using bar-coded library cards. Patrons who are unable to visit the library during our scheduled hours are able to appoint a representative to pick up materials as long as they call or send a written note stating the title or genre of book and the number of items. This note must be signed by the patron who is requesting the materials. Patrons can make an appointment for use of one of our three the Public Access computerd by calling the library during regular hours. Teens under 18 must have a parent or guardian come into the library and sign a permission form if the child will not be supervised. We do not have censoring software therefore children under 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian while they are on the computer. We have received the new laptops and an Ipad for in-library use to access the Internet. We will be happy to schedule time with patrons to train them on using these items.
INTERESTS & INPUT LOOKING FOR IDEAS: If you have an idea for a program you would like to see the library present, please contact us at 372-4797 or We would like to expand the kinds of programs offered to the community. Would you like to join a book club? We would like to start a local book reading club. If you are interested, call the library and leave your name, phone number, and best date and time. You may come into the library with the above info and speak with the librarian with ideas if you wish. In addition to books the library offers a computer with internet
Vermont History Museum Pass at the Pavilion Building in Montpelier : free admission with pass. Vermont Historic Sites Pass: free admission for one family or groups of up to 8 People. The ECHO pass is available to registered patrons. It allows up to 2 adults and 3 children admittance for $4.00 each. Borrow a book, borrow the pass. It is available anytime the library is open.
Homeschooling parents are encouraged to bring your children into the ONGOING LIBRARY INFORMATION VOLUNTEERS: Anyone interested in volunteering may contact the library, BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY BOOK RETURNS: All books may be dropped in the book return. NO Videos, CD's, DVD's, or Audio Tapes please. Now that cold weather is here these items get brittle and break when a book falls on them. Please try to bring them into the library where it's warm. Thank You. OVERDUE BOOKS: Book roundup time is here. Please return overdue items to the library. We are trying to bar code our materials and they must be in hand to do so. If you haven't come in for a new library card with a bar code, please do so. We would like to get all of our patrons into the computer system. Please check for overdue books and materials and return them to the library. We do not charge fines, no matter how overdue the item is, but we will be billing people for un-returned items. We also have some VHS and DVD programs, audio books for your
"A Covert Affair" by Jennet Conant "Extraordinary, Ordinary People" by Condoleezza Rice "The Land of Painted Caves" by Jean M. Auel "An Object of Beauty" by Steve Martin "The Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer "Chasing Fire" by Nora Roberts "The Story of Beautiful Girl" by Rachel Simon "Washington: a Life" by Ron Chernow High School Students will enjoy: Green Mountain Book Award nominees 2011-2012 Youth Readers will enjoy:
DCF Award nominees 2011-2012 and Young Readers will enjoy: Red Clover Book Award Nominees 2011-2012 and many more.
The Grand Isle Library also offers audio books on CD. We are now part of ListenUp! Vermont which allows patrons to download audio and e-books. Contact the library for more information.
Bargains by the bag. There is an ongoing book sale during regular library hours. Check
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