by Susan Larson | Jun 13, 2018 | Friends of Milton Public Library, Programs
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....
by Susan Larson | May 24, 2018 | Administration
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...
by Susan Larson | May 22, 2018 | Summer Reading Program
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...
by Susan Larson | May 18, 2018 | Book Bits
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....
by Susan Larson | May 14, 2018 | Booklists
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...
by Susan Larson | May 4, 2018 | Programs
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...
by Susan Larson | Apr 28, 2018 | Programs
Nathan Thoele, a Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) environmental educator, talked about raptors during a presentation April 24, 2018, at Milton Public Library. Raptors are species of bird that hunt and feed on small animals like mice, rabbits, snakes, and...
by Susan Larson | Apr 20, 2018 | Book Bits
“I hate poetry.” That’s what one woman said as she sat down at our poetry open house on April 5. We’d set up the center of the library as a coffee house, complete with refreshments. It’s the adult book group’s annual homage to National Poetry Month. However, the woman...
by Susan Larson | Apr 17, 2018 | Booklists
Voting is open for the 2017 – 18 Green Mountain Book Award (GMBA). The reader’s choice award, begun in 2005, is for Vermont students in grades 9 – 12. “The program is intended to encourage high schoolers to become enthusiastic and...
by Susan Larson | Apr 9, 2018 | Booklists
The American Library Association released its list of the Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books of 2017 in its National Library Week State of America’s Libraries Report on Monday, April 9, 2018. “The report found that libraries continue to face challenges...
