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...
by Susan Larson | Apr 5, 2018 | Programs
The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) will provide a first-hand encounter with three live birds during “Raptor Encounters” from 10 – 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Milton Public Library. “Live falcons, hawks and owls provide the...
by Susan Larson | Mar 22, 2018 | Programs
In honor of National Poetry Month in April, Milton Public Library’s Thursday evening Adult Book Club is hosting a poetry open house from 7 – 8:30 p.m. April 5. We’re turning the center of the library into a coffee house, and serving refreshments. ...
by Susan Larson | Mar 9, 2018 | Book Bits
This article was first published in the March 7, 2018, issue of the Milton Independent. By Susan Larson, Director, Milton Public Library It’s March, which means St. Patrick’s Day, which led me to think about Irish authors. The classic writers James Joyce, Oscar Wilde,...
by Susan Larson | Mar 8, 2018 | Booklists
Photo: A few of the 2017-18 nominees for Vermont’s 2018 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award. Photo by library staff. Vermont students in grades four through eight have until Monday, April 9, 2018, to vote for their favorite book from the 30 nominees for the 2018...
by Susan Larson | Mar 7, 2018 | Board of Trustees
Five people ran for three seats on Milton Public Library’s Board of Trustees in the March 6, 2018, election. Incumbent Veronica Valz defeated challenger Henry Bonges, 1,055 to 415, for a three-year term. Judy Schmidt won against Christine Hauslein, 784 to 577. Both...
by Susan Larson | Mar 6, 2018 | Programs
Each year, Milton Public Library staff host a volunteer appreciation brunch as one way we say thank you to all our volunteers. Volunteers provide invaluable service; we could not do all we do without them. The following pictures are from the Saturday, March 3, 2018,...
by Susan Larson | Feb 22, 2018 | Programs
Update March 14, 2018: This program has unfortunately been cancelled. _____ Fly fishing guide and instructor John Conrad will hold a fly tying class from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Milton Public Library. Conrad works at The Fly Rod Shop...
