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Participate in the Global Read Aloud
In 2010, a teacher listening to author Neil Gaiman on NPR had the idea to connect kids across the world by having adults read aloud to kids the same books during a six-week period. The Global Read Aloud begins its ninth year October 2, having grown from 150...
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Art from the Children of Milton
"Art from the Children of Milton" is Milton Artists' Guild's featured exhibit at Milton Public Library for the month of September 2018. "This exhibit is a product of an event led by the Milton Artists’ Guild and the Milton Family Community Center (MFCC) this summer at...
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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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7 New Series for Adult Readers
By Susan Larson, Director, Milton Public Library This article was first published as a Book Bits column in the Milton Independent on July 12, 2018. It is reprinted here with permission. There’s this perception that library staff have read every book ever...
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We’re Hiring a Library Assistant
Library Assistant, Teen Space Coordinator OVERVIEW Milton Public Library has an immediate opening for a part-time library assistant. Responsibilities include coordinating a weekly teen space; serving library patrons in the library and on the phone; providing...
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My Road Trip Companions Are in Audiobooks
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, VA, is home to the wild Chincoteague ponies made famous in Marguerite Henry’s children’s book “Misty of Chincoteague.” When my children and I planned a vacation to the island, I wanted them to know about the...
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