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Borrow a Telescope from Milton Public Library
Photo: Vermont Astronomical Society President Jack St. Louis demonstrates use of the library's Orion StarBlast Telescope. Thanks to the Friends of Milton Public Library and the Vermont Astronomical Society (VAS), Milton Public Library has a telescope for loan....
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Summer Hours Begin May 26
Milton Public Library summer hours begin Saturday, May 26, 2018, and continue through Saturday, Sept. 1. During the summer, the library closes at 2 p.m. on Saturdays, versus 4 p.m. the rest of the year. Hours May 26 - September 1, 2018, are: Monday through Thursday, 9...
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Summer Reading Means Books, Programs, and Giveaways for All!
Registration begins June 1, 2018, for the Libraries Rock! Summer Reading Program at Milton Public Library. There’s something for all ages! Our goal is to encourage reading, and to combat education gains lost during summer break from school. Register, read, attend...
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Welcome Children to Reading with Early Literacy Activities
By Susan Larson, Director, Milton Public Library Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write. It’s a key element in helping children enter school ready to learn, according to the organization Zero to Three....
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‘Frankencrayon’ Earns Vermont’s 2018 Red Clover Award
Since 1997 Vermont school children in kindergarten through fourth grade have read 10 nominated picture books, then voted for their favorite to receive the Red Clover Book Award. The winner for 2017 - 18 is "Frankencrayon," written and illustrated by Michael Hall. The...
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Photos: Vermont Astronomical Society’s Night Sky Program
Vermont Astronomical Society (VAS) members were at Milton Public Library on April 24 to present a night sky program that included an introduction to telescopes, a presentation of photos members have taken, and viewing of the moon through member's telescopes. The...
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