Stowe Free Library - Recent Posts

New Audios

Megan Carder — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:16:30 -0700

A few new books on CD are here:

Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James

10th Anniversary, by james Patterson

Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin

The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty

Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland, Wed., Jan. 11th

Megan Carder — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:02:08 -0700

Vermont author with nationally recognized new book comes to Stowe Free Library

Friday December 23rd Library is open 9:30am. - 1pm.

Charlotte Maison Kastner — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:24:16 -0700

On Friday we are open 9:30 - 1:00pm. Have a wonderful holiday!

Your Library Account

Charlotte Maison Kastner — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:34:57 -0700

We are working with a recent computer upgrade with our library system. There are always glitches. You may see fines on your account. Be assured that we will wipe out any fines on your account up until January 3rd. The only fines we will be charging will be on DVDs and they start with DVDs checked out on January 3rd. If your DVD is due on January 10th and you bring it back late, you will be charged a $1.00 a day overdue charge.

New Audio Books

Megan Carder — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:41:49 -0700

We have some very current audio books in the usual CD format. Here is a list:

Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson

Micro, by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston

The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco

Feast Day of Fools, by James Lee Burke

Shock Wave, by John Sandford

The Scottish Prisoner, by Diana Gabaldon

11/22/63, by Stephen King

Getting Off, by Lawrence Block

The Race, by Clive Cussler

Come in to browse!

NEW! AUDIO BOOKS ON MP3

Megan Carder — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:50:19 -0700

We now have audio books available on MP3 CD's. They are quite compact, requiring only one or two discs for an entire book. You must have an MP3 compatible CD player to listen.

Here are the first titles:

The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco

Shock Wave, by John Sandford

Feast Day of Fools, by James lee Burke

Micro, by Michael Crichton

Getting Off, by Lawrence Block

The Race, by Clive Cussler

11/22/63, by Stephen King

Checking your account online.

Charlotte Maison Kastner — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:35:14 -0700

Call us if you find your renewals are delayed or other issues come up with your account. We upgraded our library software on Monday, Nov. 21 and you may have lost personal book lists and other features. We have gained other features and gizmos but we can all be inconvenienced with these technology upgrades. Thank you for your patience and your persistence.

Why You Really Love Poetry: a free program October 26 at 1:30pm

Megan Carder — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:45:16 -0600

Through a gift from the Sandra Fearons estate, Stowe Free Library and Lamoille Valley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offer a free program. Join UVM Professor Emeritus Michael Atkinson, who will share some of the best poems ever written.

Town and Country

Mt. Rd., Stowe

Wednesday, October 26th.

1:30pm

Where Poems Come From - A Workshop Saturday, Nov. 12th

Megan Carder — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:35:29 -0600

Poet Julia Shipley will conduct a one day workshop on writing poetry. The focus is on kindling new ways to create poems. Participants will experiment with five different writing exercises. Whether you've just published your ninth volume or never written a poem at all, join Julia for a stimulating four hours of creativity.

Appropriate for older teens and adults

Class limited to 10

Registration a must

Call 253-6145

Saturday, November 12th from 10:00am - 2:00pm

Travels in China with Jan Reynolds

Megan Carder — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:20:45 -0600

Program for all age groups