Townshend Public Library

1971 Route 30
PO Box 252
Townshend, VT 05353

802-365-4039
townshendpubliclibrary@gmail.com

Library Hours

Townshend News - Extra copies available at the Library and Town Hall. Digital copies here.

Looking for something new to read? Check out our latest e-newsletter, and a special kid’s edition.

Everyone’s welcome to our free upcoming events!

Feb. 8, 9:30-10:30 Family Yoga with Brittany Frost

Feb. 11, 10:00 Book Group will discuss Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

Feb. 15, 9:00-10:00 Conversations with your legislator Rep. Emily Long will be here to discuss your questions and concerns.

Feb. 19, 5:00-7:00 Knitting help with Susan Vaiciulis Bring your problem projects or supplies to learn something new. All abilities are welcome.

Feb. 25, 5:30-7:30pm Watercolor Painting Party. We’ll provide the supplies, you provide the enthusiasm.

Feb. 26, 6:30-8:00pm Stop by the Lodge at West River for our Night Sky Viewing Party. (Weather Dependent.) We’ll be looking for Venus, Jupiter, and Mars, the Andromeda Galaxy and the Orion Nebula. We’ll be using our celestial binoculars and a telescope. The Lodge will provide cocoa and snacks for us to enjoy.

Most Wednesdays, 5:00-7:00pm Dungeons & Dragons.  Beginners welcome to join the adventure.

 EES Family Playgroup meets Tuesday mornings 10:30-12

Resources

• Our online card catalog If prompted, the Library Name is Townshend Library.  No password is necessary.

• E-book and audio books:  Listen Up Vermont

• Vermont Inter-Library Loan: Vermont Inter-Library Loan

• Biblio+ streaming service

• Database resources:

  •  VOL- Vermont Online Library website

  • Udemy

Programs

Contact the library for more information about these or other programs.

• The Early Education Services open playgroup that meets on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 has resumed!

• Book group - Enjoying books together is fun for adults too!

• 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is a reading program for children birth to kindergarten. We’d like to help you reach your goal.

• Preschool Storyhour is not being held at this time.