Click on this link to watch the WCAX piece on "Libraries Band Together" describing how to use Listen Up Vermont.
http://www.wcax.com/category/166239/video-landing-page?clipId=9877211&auto
Right after this aired on WCAX, we got a lot of questions from the public asking: Is the Lanpher Library part of Listen Up Vermont, free downloadable audio and e-book service! YES WE ARE!!! We do our best to promote this service in a variety of ways, but here is one more! We'll also update our website so that rather than have this AWESOME service part of our links page, we'll give it a page of its own. Please contact me if you have any questions about this service, or if you are having difficulties getting started. 888-4628, or stop by Mondays 12-7, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-1.
Click on this link to watch the WCAX piece on "Libraries Band Together" describing how to use Listen Up Vermont. http://www.wcax.com/category/166239/video-landing-page?clipId=9877211&auto
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![]() Please join us on Monday, February 24th at 6:00 when Night Owl Story Time goes to the dogs! Well, to one dog anyway...Eddie Justice will be at the library with his human to read a bit from his book and to help us understand more about kindness toward all animals! Here is more about Eddie and a link to his website: eddiejustice.com "Eddie Justice is about 8 years old. He met his mama December 1st of 2012 and has not been hungry, cold, or sad since that day. He lives in Morrisville, Vermont on 12 acres in a log cabin, where he is free to run around wherever he wants and meets new friends all the time. He also goes on walks every day with different human and animal friends and is incredibly excited about that. He and his mama decided that all the proceeds of the book will go to animal rescue so many other dogs will be as lucky as he is! And last,but not least, he prefers convertibles to closed cars, at least in the summer!" ![]() About every two months, the Lanpher Library is home to the art of different local artists. Currently, on display, we have the paintings of Morristown artist, Kim Barbour. Kim grew up in a town called Milford in Southern New Hampshire. While she was in school, she studied drawing, painting, graphic design and culinary...and she took pretty much every additional class in art that she could, whether it was after school, or in the summer. In 2008 Kim moved to Vermont where she met her husband, and has been living in the Morrisville area ever since. Kim has an upcoming display at the Bee's Knees in Morrisville from May 27th to July 26th, 2014. Kim says, "I find the local scenery truly inspiring. Prior to living in Vermont, I primarily focused on drawings and paintings of people and objects. In the last few years I have been drawn to nature. .This year I have started to do many paintings of local landscapes, which have been some of my favorite work." Please visit the Lanpher Library, Mondays 12-7, Tuesdays, Wedne ![]() On Saturday, January 18th, the Lanpher Library is pleased to present 2 amazing programs with Rob Mermin, founder of Circus Smirkus. 1st, at 1:00, Rob will lead a mime workshop for children ages 8ish to 12ish (some younger and older okay...) in celebration of this year's Red Clover book nominee: "Monsieur Marceau", written by Vermont Author, Leda Schubart. (pictured left). Please call the Library 888-4628 to join the list of children for this program, space may be limited. At 3:00 on the same day, Saturday the 18th at 3:00, Rob will present "The Silent Language of the Soul: A Tribute to Marcel Marceau" for general audiences. Rob was a student of the famous French mimes, Marcel Marceau and his teacher Etienne Decroux, and will present his memories of training with the masters. Rob will demonstrate techniques of the art of pantomime, relate personal anecdotes, and show rare film clips of Marceau and Decroux performing and teaching. Decroux is known as the Father of Mime and Marceau remains an icon of 20th century theater. For those who remember seeing Marceau, who passed away in 2007, it will be a treat to rediscover the essence of the art form he made popular around the world, and which he called "the Silent Language of the Soul". A copy of Leda Schubart's book will be given away at this program! The cold has settled
across the land, the gardens frozen, the bare trees stand remembering weight of golden leaves. Have you noticed? Each breath is laced with crystal cold, and only crows are left to hold their court in empty monarchy. Have you noticed? Yet sunsets keep the brightest shades for these, the coldest of the months, and even when the sunlight fades the stars are clearest when our gaze is woken by midwinter ice, and if you pause in winter woods and listen to the silence grow, you find that silence has a sound-- of wind through cedars and weighty snow. Have you noticed? ~Aliza Silverstein ![]() Join us on Monday, December 9th at 6:30 for a visit from local author, Jack Dennis as he reads excerpts from his memoir, "Jack in the Cracks". "Something always seems to follow Jack: 'trouble'. His constant questioning of everything leads to trips to the Wilson School office. But three memorable teachers 'rescue' Jack's belief that he can do anything." -"Awfully good." -Atlantic Monthly -"Vivid slices of life with an appealing protagonist." -Houghton Mifflin Company -"Fresh and unique." -Simon & Schuster ![]() ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH AT 1:00 AT THE LANPHER LIBRARY, we will Celebrate the publishing of Spunky Lamoille Boys in Blue 1861-1865, edited by Deanna French and Tom Ledoux. The book is a compilation of more than 200 letters from over 80 soldiers all from Lamoille County, all served in the Civil War. Plus, family sketches documenting many of the multiple family members from the county who served. ON DECEMBER 7TH AT 1:00, we will see Civil War reenactors read some of the letters and poems, listen to traditional music....and sample some of the food our boys in blue ate as part of their Thanksgiving Dinner on December 6, 1864...151 years and 1 day from the day of our program....gingersnaps, apples, doughnuts, coffee and tea...and try some hardtack too!!! Books will be on sale for $20. All proceeds benefit Lamoille Area Cancer Network. ![]() Christine Davis of Morrisville has acrylic paintings and painted porcelain on display at the library through December. Here is what Christine has to say: "I grew up in East St. Johnsbury, Vermont on a small farm with two very talented parents. My mother was an artist, and father was a farmer and carpenter. My mother and I would take sketch pads and go for drives, stopping along the roadside to draw an interesting tree, sunset, wildflowers--anything really. I learned to do leatherwork, ceramics, pen and ink cards, and china painting on porcelain china from my mother. My husband Dean and I moved to Morrisville two years ago, where he the herdsman on a local dairy farm. I have two adult children and two grandchildren. I have been acrylic painting for the past ten years and have evolved from landscapes to painting animals in their habitat. Because I love to garden, florals have been a fairly new endeavor. I have a Basic Art Certificate from a two-year correspondence school and have taken varous courses including Art Therapy, Basic Drawing, and my favorite was Integrating Art into Curriculum from the Hood Museum in Hanover, NH. Privately I've been commissioned to paint the inside of wooden bowls depicting scenery from an estate.... I was also asked to paint a 3 x 9 foot mural inside the guest house. The mural contained three different scenes representing fall, winter and spring. I've taught drawing classes and pastel chalk classes to children (age 8-12) and adults and enjoyed their enthusiasm and creativity. My future goals are to help establish an artist's co-op in this area for craftspeople/artists to sell their Vermont mad wares and to also engage more children into the art world. I've realized that over the years children are very interested in all forms of art - but especially drawing and painting. They ask questions and then tell me what they do for art and it's a great experience for me!" |
Important Updates from the Town of Hyde Park
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