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Listen Up! Vermont

9/30/2011

listenupvermont.org has added kindle editions of books to our offerings for e-readers. Just click on the above link, or go to our links page and access it from there, or just go to the website: listenupvermont.org to download free audio books and e-books.

It's very easy, but you do need a library card number...if you have a card at the Lanpher Library, the code is 5655 plus your four digit library card number

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Join the Banned/Banned Books Week

9/26/2011

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Since 1990, the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom has recorded more than 10,000 book challenges. A challenge is a formal, written complaint requesting a book be removed from library shelves or school curriculum.

About three out of four of all challenges are to material in schools or in school libraries, and one in four are to material in public libraries.

It is thanks to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents and students that most challenges are unsuccessful and reading materials like Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and the Harry Potter series remain available.

The most challenged and/or restricted reading materials have been books for children. However, challenges are not simply an expression of a point of view; on the contrary, they are an attempt to remove materials from public use, thereby restricting the access of others. Even if the motivation to ban or challenge a book is well intentioned, the outcome is detrimental. Censorship denies our freedom as individuals to choose and think for ourselves. For children, decisions about what books to read should be made by the people who know them best, like a parent,or other adult who is responsible for the upbringing of the child.

In support of the right to choose books freely for ourselves, the ALA and the Lanpher Memorial Library are sponsoring Banned Books Week, September 24-October 2 2011, an annual celebration of our right to access books without censorship. This year's observance commemorates the most basic freedom in a democratic society--the freedom to read freely--and encourages us not to take this freedom for granted.

Since its inception in 1982, Banned Books Week has reminded us that while not every book is intended for every reader, each of us has the right to decide for ourselves what to read, listen to or view. The Lanpher Library and thousands of libraries and bookstores across the country will celebrate the freedom to read by participating in special events, exhibits that showcase books that have been banned, or threatened. The Lanpher Library has a display featuring some of the challenged titles from 2009-2011 and any library patron who reads a book that has ever been banned, or challenged now through October 24th, can enter to win a "I'm With The Banned" lanyard.

Because libraries provide free access to a world of information, they bring opportunity to all people. Now, more than ever, celebrate the freedom to read...read an old favorite, or a new banned book this week.

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JOIN US FOR A BOOK DISCUSSION!

9/23/2011

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On Wednesday, October 19th at 6:00, the Lanpher Library will host a book discussion about the Pulitzer Prize winning book, March, by Geraldine Brooks.
"As the North reels under a series of unexpected defeats during the dark first year of the Civil War, one man leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has taken the character of the absent father, Mr. March, who has gone off to war, leaving his wife and daughters to make do in mean times. From vibrant New England to the sensuous antebellum South, March adds adult resonance to Alcott's optimistic children's novel. A lushly written, wholly original tale steeped in the details of another time, March secures Geraldine Brooks's place as a renowned author of historical fiction."

Please stop by the Lanpher Library for a copy of this book today and join us for the discussion, facilitated by

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New Link to Search our Catalog

9/19/2011

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We have just added a new way to link to our online catalog on our website. Just go to the LINKS page (click on the word "Links" on the left side of the home page), and click on the picture of the Lanpher Library. It will bring you right to our catalog where you can search for materials

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Hyde Park: :A nice, quiet little village"

9/9/2011

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In case you missed Monday's Burlington Free Press article about Hyde Park, Vermont, here's a link to it.
My only "complaint"? Mr. Hemingway didn't visit the Lanpher Library!!!
Oh well, we did get a (misspelled) mention through our Trustee, Julie Rohleder. Hyde Park Pride!!!!

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110904011

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LAMOILLE COUNTY NATURE CENTER PROGRAMS

9/9/2011

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The Junior Naturalist Programs, for ages 3-10 are starting up again at the Library beginning on Monday, September 19th at 3:00. Each month features a theme to help children learn more about the world right outside their doors here in Vermont. Carrie Riker, the Outreach Coordinator for the Nature Center does an amazing job at making the programs interesting, informative and interactive. The intended audience is anywhere from 3 years to 10 years of age. Carrie is gifted at catering to the age of the audiences attending.

On Monday the 19th, we will learn about FALL FUN "HOW IS A BIRCH TREE LIKE A BANANA? WHO IS MS. CLARA PHYLL AND WHAT IMPORTANT NEWS DOES SHE HAVE TO SHARE? THIS WORKSHOP WILL EXPLORE THE PURPOSE OF LEAVES, THE REASON FOR THE AMAZING AUTUMN COLORS AND HELP PARTICIPANTS LEARN TO IDENTIFY COMMON VERMONT TREES.

Mark your calendars for future programs:
Monday, October 17th at 3:00 "WOW! Wacky Worms"
Monday, November 21st at 3:00 "White Tailed Deer and Moose"
Monday, December 19th

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Listen Up! Vermont

Join the Banned/Banned Books Week

JOIN US FOR A BOOK DISCUSSION!

New Link to Search our Catalog

Hyde Park: :A nice, quiet little village"

LAMOILLE COUNTY NATURE CENTER PROGRAMS

Hours:
Monday 12:00-7:00 (8:00 in the summer)
Tuesday 10:00-5:00
Wednesday 10:00-5:00
Thursday Closed
Friday 10:00-5:00
Saturday 10:00-1:00

Amy Olsen

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Listen Up! Vermont

Join the Banned/Banned Books Week

JOIN US FOR A BOOK DISCUSSION!

New Link to Search our Catalog

Hyde Park: :A nice, quiet little village"

LAMOILLE COUNTY NATURE CENTER PROGRAMS

Hours: Monday 12:00-7:00 (8:00 in the summer)Tuesday 10:00-5:00Wednesday 10:00-5:00Thursday ClosedFriday 10:00-5:00Saturday 10:00-1:00﻿Amy Olsen

Archives

Categories

Hours:
Monday 12:00-7:00 (8:00 in the summer)
Tuesday 10:00-5:00
Wednesday 10:00-5:00
Thursday Closed
Friday 10:00-5:00
Saturday 10:00-1:00

Amy Olsen