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9 Hyde Road, Grand Isle 05458
Tel: 802.372.8830
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LIBRARY
HOURS & INFO
The library is located at 10 Hyde Road in Grand Isle.
Open four days a week :
Tuesday, 1:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The telephone number is 372-4797
You may leave a message and we will get back to you.
If you prefer, you can e-mail us at
"grandislefreelibrary@hotmail.com"
Feel free to contact us this way if it is more convenient than calling.
DATES TO REMEMBER
CATCH THE READING BUG
The Grand Isle Free Library will begin its summer
reading program at 7 P.M. on June 24. Pre-school children and
those up to third grade will meet on Tuesday evenings for stories
and fun activities. Children are encouraged to read at least five
books over the summer. Children who don’t have a library card may
sign up for one with a parent’s signature.
METAMORPHOSIS is the theme for students
in grade four and up. They will meet on Thursday evenings at 7
P.M. beginning June 26.Games and activities will revolve around
a weekly theme. The group will choose to read a certain number of
books or for a certain number of minutes each day. Students are
encouraged to read five books.
On July 10 at 6:30 P.M. Jerry Schneider will do a program on
"The Bugs in Your Back Yard" including a tee shirt craft.
This is an interactive talk and slide show
presentation about common bugs; including anatomy, life cycles,
and defense mechanisms, and live insects. A tee shirt craft will be
available for those 6 and up who are interested. Participants may
bring their own tee shirt or buy one for $4.00.
On August 16 at 10:00 A.M. Jane Napier will do an interactive
story-time with puppets, music, and games. Both of these programs
are free and open to the public.
THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIR is promoting
summer reading through the “Read and Win” program. This is open to
children in Kindergarten thru grade 8. Participants must check three
books out of the library to read and document between June 23 and
Aug. 15. Those who meet the requirements will receive free
entrance to the fair on Aug. 25th. for special
recognition and Book Giveaway. They will also be treated to a free
ice-cream from the Dairy barn, one free Reithhoffer midway ride, and
photo ops with DC’s Batman and the Fair’s mascot Curly the cow.
For more information on
any of these programs or to sign up for any of them, contact the
library. We look forward to working with Child Care Providers again
this year. Any provider who wishes to bring their children to
library are asked to call and set up the day and time.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE AT THE LIBRARY:
The library will be open on Thursday July 3rd. at 4
P.M., however we will CLOSE AT 6 P.M. We will be open on Saturday
the 5th. our regular hours 9A.M. – 3 P.M.
ONGOING PROGRAMS
All
programs are open to anyone; you do not have to be a Grand Isle resident
to attend.
Preschool story
time is on Wed. at 10 A.M.
BOOK SALE: There
is an ongoing book sale in the entryway of the library anytime the
library is open. Come in and browse, buy one or a whole bag. Proceeds
benefit the library.
NEW
LIBRARY CARDS: If you have not come into the library and renewed your
card, please do so. All patron cards must have a barcode on them as of
Jan. 1, 2008 or you will not be able to borrow materials.
LIBRARY NEWS
The Grand Isle Free Library is funded by your tax dollars. If you haven't
been in to see how those dollars have been put to use, please come before
town meeting. You will be surprised at what we can offer you. Let us be your
first stop before you make the long trip into the bookstore.
A great way to spend the day is at the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science
Center
in downtown Burlington. The ECHO pass is
available for Grand Isle Library patrons.The library has an ECHO pass which allows up to two
adults and three youths admittance to the center for two dollars($2.00) each. All
you need is a library card and the pass is free. For more information
contact the library.
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
e-mail at
grandislefreelibrary@hotmail.com.
We would
like to expand the kinds of programs offered to the community.
If you have any ideas or a skill you would like to share please let us
know.
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
access, state and federal tax forms, magazines, puzzles, videos, and audio
books. Why buy when you can borrow at no charge?
COMPUTER ACCESS: The library has a public access computer for on-line or off-line use.
There is no charge for use but children under the age of 13 must be
accompanied by a parent. Parents of children ages 13 - 18 must come into the
library and sign the agreement paper before those children can use the
computer. Parents who sign are not required to stay while the computer is
being used.
It is available anytime the library is open.
During the summer it is best to
call
ahead and see if the computer is available. 372-4797.
Homeschooling parents are encouraged to bring
your children into the
library. We can do programming for library use, have materials available
on
writing, and can get you items you need without having to purchase them.
Contact the library, leave a message if necessary, and we will set
something
useful up for your and your learners.
ONGOING LIBRARY
INFORMATION
VOLUNTEERS:
We can use volunteers for bar-coding materials and entering books into
the computer system.
Training is provided.
School students who need to do community service may volunteer and get
school credit.
Anyone interested in volunteering may contact the
library,
at 372-4797, leave your
name and phone number and we will get back to you.
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
listening pleasure, and magazines and puzzles.
If you have titles of good books you would like to see in the library,
please let the librarian know. You may come in with a list, call in a
title
or two, or e-mail us.
Newest books to the library include:
Green Mountain Book Award nominees for 2007-08.
"Come Back to Afghanistan" by Akbar;
"The Truth About Forever", by Dessen;
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Foer;
"Anansi Boys" by Gaiman;
"Looking for Alaska", by Green;
"Airborn" by Oppel;
"When the Emperor Was Divine" by Otsuka;
"How I Live Now" by Rosoff;
"Finding Lubchenko" by Simmons;
Runaways Vol. 1: Pride and Joy" by Vaughan;
"The Glass Castle" by Walls;
"American Born Chinese" by Yang;
"I am the Messenger" by Zusak.
Green Mountain Book Award 2006-2007
"Marvels" by Busiek,
"Postcards from No Man's Land" by Chambers
"Swimming to Antarctica" by Cox,
"My Heartbeat" by Freymann-Weyr,
"Hole in My Life" by Gantos,
"Donorboy" by Halpin,
"Godless" by Hautman
"Usual Rules" by Maynard,
"Shooter" by Myers,
"Between a Rock and a Hard Place" by Ralston,
"Blankets" by Thompson,
"The Long Road Home" by Trudeau
"Double Helix" by Werlin.
New Adult
fiction:
"Good Husband of Libra Drive" by McCall-Smith;
"Woods" by Coben;
"Boomsday" by Buskley;
"Naming of the Dead" by Rankin;
"Burning Bright" by Chevalier
"Body Surfing" by Shreve
New Juvenile Literature:
"Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini" by
Fleischman;
"The Adventures of Marco Polo" by Freedman;
"Weedflower" by Kadohaata;
"Gemini summer" by Lawrence;
"Gossamer" by Lowry;
"Bread and Roses, Too" by Paterson; and
"A Drowned Maiden's Hair" by Schlitz.
more books
in the library.......
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