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Face to Face : Meet the Author with Bill Schubart, tomorrow, 10/6 at 7pm
Posted October 5th, 2009 by Stephanie Chase
Please be sure to join us tomorrow evening, Tuesday, October 6, at 7pm in welcoming Vermont author Bill Schubart.
Mr Schubart will be reading from his book The Lamoille Stories. Copies of the book, as well as the audio book, will be available for purchase.
Ben Watson, tomorrow night at 7pm
Posted September 29th, 2009 by Stephanie Chase
Don't miss the first program in our "In Our Own Backyard" series, tomorrow night at 7pm!
Ben Watson, author of Cider: Hard and Sweet will be joining us in the Community Meeting Room. Ben
will be telling us all about cider and apples, and bringing samples of apples to
share.
Green Initiatives at Vermont Ski Areas, 9/24 at 7pm at the Vermont Ski Museum
Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Stephanie Chase
Don't forget: tomorrow night, Thursday, is the next program in the "Bats, Biodiesel, and the Barnyard - A Series of Talks and Activities" series, in partnership with the Stowe Land Trust and the Vermont Ski Museum. We'll be discussing what Vermont's ski areas are doing to become more environmentally friendly.
Vermont ski areas stood out this year at the National Ski Areas Association Convention, winning of the award categories in which its resorts were nominated.
Giller Prize Longlist announced today
Posted September 21st, 2009 by Stephanie Chase
The long list for Canada's Scotiabank Giller Prize was announced this morning.
Trustees Meeting, 10/2 at 8:30am
Posted September 19th, 2009 by Stephanie Chase
Please note: the monthly meeting of the Stowe Free Library Board of Trustees, scheduled for Friday, October 2 at 8:30am, will be held in the conference room at the Carlson Realty building, Main Street, Stowe.
As always, the meetings of the Board are open to the public.
Donate to the Friends... get a chance to win two Tom Rush tickets!
Posted September 14th, 2009 by Stephanie Chase
We here at the Stowe Free Library love our Friends of the Library, who generously support our programming (such as providing the funds to increase our Baby & Toddler Story Time to weekly) and our materials (including purchasing many of our classics on DVD).
Here's your chance to support the Friends!
Congratulations, Julie!
Posted September 12th, 2009 by Megan Carder
Julie Pickett, Children’s Librarian at Stowe Free Library, has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the DCF Committee. The DCF Award is a Vermont prize given yearly for a new American children’s book.
"Bats, Biodiesel, and the Barnyard" -- a new program series
Posted September 8th, 2009 by Stephanie Chase
Our new series with the Stowe Land Trust and the Vermont Ski Museum, "Bats, Biodiesel, and the Barnyard" may seem like a strange mix, but it is a great way for our three organizations to work together!
Have you seen? The Vermont Historical Society's Flickr stream
Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Stephanie Chase
Have you seen? The Vermont Historical Society has started putting historical images up on Flickr, the photo sharing site. They are beginning with a collection of glass plate negatives from the collection of Wilbur C.Our One Millionth Checkout!!
Posted August 19th, 2009 by Julie Pickett
Congratulations to William McGovern, the library patron who came to our front desk on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, and checked out a book that was our one millionth checkout since we automated in 1996. William is the youngest child of Becky and Joe McGovern who reside in Nebraska Valley.The McGoverns have been library patrons since the days of the card catalog and William has been checking out books since his Story Hour days. He will be going into the 6th grade this fall Congratulations William and keep reading!
