Monday, June 29, 2009

Visit Vermont State Parks and Vermont Museums with these passes!

Did you know that museum passes and the new Vermont State Parks pass are available to check out at your library?

You may borrow for two weeks:

Nature Museum at Grafton Family Pass
free admission for the whole family
Vermont Institute of Natural Science Pass
admits two free - 2 passes available

Echo Museum Family Pass
$2.00 discount per person


You may borrow for one week:

Vermont State Parks Pass
free entry into State park day areas for up to 8 people in one vehicle

American Precision Museum Family Pass
free admission for the whole family



Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Quick Library Facts!

Did you know?

  • 98.9% of public libraries provide public access to the Internet
  • 63% of adults in the U.S. have public library cards
  • Americans go to school, public and academic libraries 50% more often than they go to the movies

Sources: ALA Office for Research & Statistics: ALA Public Information Office. All facts compiled in 2006.

Monday, June 08, 2009

Newsletter Now Online!

Now you can access the Springfield Town Library Newsletter online! The library newsletter is published four times a year and contains information about new acquisitions, adult and children's programming, information about The Friends of the Springfield Town Library and a message from the Director, Russell Moore. Just click on the link below and find out what's happening at your library!

http://www.scribd.com/full/16226807?access_key=key-wgyjk2cet0l049g9jzu

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Saturday Summer Hours Begin June 6th

Beginning this Saturday, June 6th and running through July and August, the library will be open from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturdays.

Friends of the Springfield Town Library Annual Book Sale Sat. July 25th 8 - 4 pm

The Friends will hold their popular annual book sale at the Armory on Fairground Road in Springfield, next to the Town Barn. Folks have been dropping off lots of boxes of donated books to the library all winter and spring. There will be quite the variety of books at the sale. Are you looking for cookbooks? history? gardening? popular fiction? children's books? The Friends of the Springfield Town Library Book Sale has it all! Come early for the best selection!
For more information or to volunteer, please call the library at 885-3108.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Library Closed for Memorial Day holiday

The library will be closed on Saturday, May 23 and Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

Quick Library Fact!

There are more public libraries than McDonald's in the U.S. - a total of 16,549, including branches.

Sources: ALA Office for Research & Statistics; ALA Public Information Office.
All facts compliled in 2006.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Can You READ ONE book this summer? Adult Summer Reading Program Kick Off June 10 at 7 pm!

Ann McKinstry Micou, author of A Guide to Fiction Set in Vermont will join us this evening to kick off the adult summer reading program sponsored by The Friends of The Springfield Town Library. This summer's theme is Master the Art of Reading. The library will have lists of suggested reading available, but feel free to choose whatever you would like to read!

Read one book between June 10th and August 12th and enter the Summer Reading Raffle each time you finish a book. The more books you read, the more chances to win! See Nancy T for more details or call the library at 885-3108. (You must be 18 or older and have a Springfield Town Library card to participate in the adult summer reading program.)

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

A Fly Fishing Primer Thursday April 23 @ 7:00 pm

Join native Vermonter and outdoorsman Harry Henderson for this program which will cover the basics of fly fishing: history, etiquette, equipment and its use and a demonstration of how to tie a dry fly. Come learn what you need to know to get started in this satisfying and engaging sport!

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Friends Annual Meeting & Gardening Program


Can You Have a Garden in 15 Minutes a Day? Henry Homeyer, organic gardener, columnist, and author of the book, The Vermont Gardener's Companion: An Insider's Guide to Gardening in the Green Mountain State says, "Yes, you can!" Find out what the Friends are planning for this year! Let them know your suggestions! Join the Friends of the Library if you are not already a member! All are invited to the business meeting and the gardening program following the meeting. The business meeting begins at 7 pm and the gardening program begins at 7:30 pm.