Help Raise money for the Library!
All you have to do is download the Yahoo toolbar and use it to search as you normally would. Use the "Shop & Give" links to buy what you would anyway and make money for the library. There is no cost to you. If you'd rather not download the toolbar, you can still search and raise money by using our special search link to do all your searching.
WELCOME to the VERNON FREE LIBRARY
Vision Statement
Walk in our door to open the world!
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Vernon Free Library, as a vital hub of our community, is to enrich the lives of all ages through:
• Lifelong Learning
• Cultural Exploration
• Creative Expression
• Social Interaction
• Leisure Activity
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
June 19th thru July 24th
"Water" is the theme this summer at your Library! "Make a Splash - Read!" for the younger children and "Make Waves @ Your Library" for the young adults.
Children ages 0 - 18 can register beginning June 19th @ 9am in the Library. They will receive a log book to record the books they read this summer and sign a contract with the Librarian after deciding the number of books they will read or how much time they'll spend reading.
We'll offer a variety of weekly crafts for the young children and a special crafts time and projects for the young adults.
Everyone who fulfills their contract will be invited to a final party that includes a special program, certificates, rewards and pizza!!!
DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO BOOKS
The Vernon Free Library, as a member of the Green Mt. Consortium, is pleased to now offer two options to download audiobooks from our website. Together there are over 3,000 titles available and all you need is your library card number to access them. You may click on the icons to the right to access each download site.
If you need additional assistance, please visit the "help" section on each website. Additionally each site has a video that will walk you through using their product. We strongly suggest you review these videos and/or help sections before starting a download. It only takes a few minutes and can save you a lot of time!
READING GROUP
Summer Break
The Reading Group will be taking the summer off and will resume our meetings on September 9th at 5pm. We will continue our schedule of meeting the 2nd Thurs. of every month after that.
September's choice is "THE HELP" by Kathryn Stockett which takes place in Jackson, Mississippi in the early 1960's. Two African-American maids and one white Junior League socialite - seemingly as different from one another as can be, will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. This book has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and has been read and enjoyed by many in this Library.
If you would like to read this book and join the discussion, please call or stop in the Library and let us know. We'll have a copy waiting for you. We also have this book as an audio book on CD.
ADULT KNITTING GROUP
Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:30 in the Library
We're learning to knit socks!!! Each one of us has completed knitting at least one pair of socks, or pretty close to finishing and we've had a great time learning. We've all chosen different yarns to work with and it's exciting to see how the patterns form as we knit. If you would like to see what we're doing this week, please don't hesitate to stop in.
The abilities of the members of this group range from beginner to pro so don't be afraid to join if you've never knitted before. Jean will be happy to give you instructions.
This is an adult only group. If young people are interested in starting a seperate group please contact Jean at the library.
NetFlix @ your library!
Netflix is the world's largest online DVD movie rental service and now you can get any movie from the database of 70,000 titles through the library!
They have:
More than
70,000 titles spanning more than 200 genres including, Action & Adventure, Anime, Children & Family, Classics, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Gay & Lesbian, Horror, Independent, Music & Concert, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Special Interest, Sports, Television, and Thrillers.
The Library has borrowed over 350 DVDs for our patrons from Netflix since July 1st, 2007 . Some of the titles requested were:
Twilight / Where the Wild Things Are / Law Abiding Citizen / Spartacus / Sherlock Holmes / The Cove / God Grew Tired of Us / Slum Dog Millionaire / 2012 / Inkheart / State of Play / Everybody's Fine / Amelia / Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs / Angels & Demons / My Sister's Keeper / Duplicity
And the list goes on......
Go to www.netflix.com and see what's available. When you've decided what movie you'd like to see, call, email us at vernonfreelibrary@comcast.net or come in to the Library and let us know. We'll put your request on the list and call you when it arrives. You may request one at a time and as soon as you've returned your movie, you may then request another. DVD's have a one week loan period.
Help Raise Money for the Library!
Using Yahoo toolbar to search for things!
All you have to do is download the Vernon Free Library Yahoo toolbar and use it to search as you normally would. Use the "Shop & Give" links to buy what you would anyway and make money for the library. There is no cost to you. If you'd rather not download the toolbar, you can still search and raise money by using our special search link to do all your searching.
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