Lanpher Memorial Library 141 Main St. Hyde Park, VT 802-888-4628Monday 12-7; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10-5; Saturday 10-1 - Lanpher Memorial Library, 141 Main Street, Hyde Park, VT 888-46285 Monday 12-7; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10-5; Saturday 10-1

December Schedule/Closings

12/11/2018

The Lanpher Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, December 24th and Tuesday December 25th and also on Monday December 31st (and Tuesday January 1st) as per our policy.

Although we will be open on Wednesday, December 26th, there will be no formal Story Time that day. Story Time friends are welcome to come in and visit and play anyway!

We do not follow the local school closings when there is inclement weather and plan to be open for our regular hours for the day. However, we do occasionally decide to close, or close early when the weather is bad and driving is unsafe.
Please feel welcome to call us first if you are planning to visit the Library in inclement weather. 802-888-4628

If there is a children's program planned for a day when local schools are cancelled, the children's program will also be cancelled.

Demystifying Waste Workshop at the Lanpher Library

11/20/2018

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3RD 5:30-6:30 at the Lanpher Memorial Library
Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District will present:
DEMYSTIFYING WASTE WORKSHOP!
Come and find out:
What do I do with this?
Why does recycling cost money$$?
Where does it all go?
....and more!

Additionally, a voucher will be given to each household to drop off one 15-gal recycling bin for FREE at any of the LRSWMD drop off locations! All those who attend will also automatically be entered into a raffle to win prizes at the end of the workshop.

Learn more about LRSWMD
www.lrswmd.org/index.php/recycling/recycle-workshop

Did you know...

11/14/2018

That you can download free ebooks and audiobooks for loan by using your library card?

That you can use your library card to take FREE online classes?

That you can have access to The Vermont Online Library, which offers a wide array of electronic databases on a variety of topics geared to a variety of age levels, for both generalists and specialists. These resources are available 24 hours-a-day anywhere Internet access is available for FREE?

That you can search our catalog from any online source, manage your library account, renew book and place holds on materials in our collection?

Learn more by visiting the pages to the left on our website, or click on the graphic above to go straight to the site mentioned!

And the Winners Are.....

10/23/2018

The results from our Scented Book Mark votes are in! The big winner was Lavender, with 41 votes. In second place, Gummy Worms with 30 votes! We have a tie for third: Chocolate Chip and Root Beer each got 10 votes.

Originally we said we'd order the top 3 vote getters, but in a tie, we can't resist getting both! Coming soon....

Vermont Holocaust Memorial Program Filmed

10/19/2018

We heard from some of you, that you would have loved to come to our program with VT Holocaust Memorial speakers, but for one reason or another, weren't able to make it.

Thankfully, our friends at Green Mountain Public Access were able to come to the program and film it.

Please enjoy this informative, inspirational and moving program.

If you would like to decorate a leaf for the VTHM Leaf Project, please stop by the Library where we have materials and information ready for you. We're collecting them too, so if you decorate a leaf at home, please feel welcome to drop it off here and we'll deliver them to VTHM.

To learn more about the Vermont Holocaust Memorial, please visit their website:
www.holocaustmemorial-vt.org/

Please click the button below to enjoy the program!

VTHM Speakers Program

Halloween Candy Donation Collection for Hyde Park Village

10/9/2018

Hyde Park Village is a special, popular and fun place for Trick or Treating on Halloween.

Village residents often see over 300 Trick or Treaters!

If you would like to donate a bag of candy to be distributed to Village residents to give out to Trick or Treaters on Halloween, please drop off your donations at the Lanpher Memorial Library by Wednesday, October 24th.

If you are a Village resident and would like to have a few bags of candy to help supplement what you need to buy, please call the Lanpher Memorial Library 888-4628 to be put on a list and then you can pick up your candy on Friday, October 26th in plenty of time for Halloween on Wednesday, October 31st.
THANK YOU!

The Lanpher Memorial Library will be open for Trick or Treating on Halloween from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Friends of the LML Program: The Magic of Morristown Forest

10/1/2018

On Saturday, October 6th, 9:00-12:00

The Friends of the Lanpher Memorial Library invite you to join them:
Ron Stancliff will share his intimate knowledge of Morristown Forest and the lost town of Sterling. Starting with a short presentation at the library, he will then take us to the Forest for a discovery walk through the woods. Once homes and barns are now cellar holes in the past town of Sterling. Ron will identify the old homesteads and point out various flora and fauna.

Learn more about the Friends of the Lanpher Memorial Library by visiting their website, or follow them on Facebook http://landing.friendsoflanphermemorial.com/

https://www.facebook.com/friendsoflanphermemoriallibrary/

September 24th, 2018

9/24/2018

Banned Books Week 2018 is September 23-29. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

Check out our display at the Lanpher Memorial Library and celebrate your Freedom to Read what you choose by checking out a book (audiobook, or DVD) of your choice!

Scroll down for a list of the most frequently challenged books of 2017 and more information about Banned Books.

Your Child Parenting Program

9/18/2018

Tuesday, October 9, 6:00 at the Lanpher Memorial Library
Free Parenting Program
Using Picture Books to Support the Emotional and Social Development of Your Child.

Children get angry, sad, frustrated, nervous, happy, embarrassed...but they don't always have the words to talk about how they are feeling. Understanding emotions is a critical part of children's overall development. Please join Amy Olsen, (Vermont Early Literacy Initiative trained Librarian) and Marie Olsen, Licensed Mental Health Practitioner and Registered Play Therapist; to learn how children's literature can support your child's social and emotional development.

Participants will receive free books.
Please register as space is limited. Call Marie Olsen: 802-917-3183 or Lanpher Library 802-888-4628

Look forward to more programs in the Your Child Series:
Tuesday, November 13th 6:00 Discussing Death with Your Child. (register now)

VT HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL SPEAKERS at the Lanpher Memorial Library

9/11/2018

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH 6:00
VERMONT HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL SPEAKERS:
THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY IN PROMOTING TOLERANCE AND RESPECT
We are proud to be carrying forward the important lessons learned from the Holocaust with this program. Knowledge is the most important tool in the fight against ignorance, intolerance and fear. By sharing stories of survival and teaching their invaluable lessons, the Vermont Holocaust Memorial envisions a time when prejudice, bigotry and hate are replaced by respect for all.
Speakers, Miriam Rosenbloom and Debora Steinerman will also talk about the VTHM's "Leaf Project", by using the analogy of a tree, will help us understand the enormity of 1.5 million children killed during the Holocaust.
This program is Free and open to the General Public.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND LOST NATION THEATER'S PRODUCTION OF "BECOMING DR. RUTH", SEPT 6-16TH, USE CODE: VTHM AND SAVE $5 FROM THE TICKET PRICE BECAUSE OF A COLLABORATION WITH Lost Nation Theater and Vermont Holocaust Memorial. See VTHM's display at the Theater as well.