Library News
Moth-style Storytelling returns! Friday August 28 at 7 pm
Theme: Turning Points - Stories of pivotal moments, reinvention, unexpected events.
Come to listen or come to tell. All ages encouraged. Snacks provided.
For more information, please call Mark at 802-763-8393.
‘Vermont Sampler Stories’ with Michele Pagan, Vermont Humanities speaker
Saturday September 12 at 4 pm at the Pomfret Town Office and on Zoom
This Pomfret 250 program is based on the research Michele Pagan has done into the Revolutionary War ancestors of the girls who made 19th century schoolgirl samplers. Needlework samplers are a visual record of the values that guided early female education in Vermont, including its focus on needlework as an essential skill for all girls and women. As artifacts of female education, they provide insight into family dynamics, local history, and community values.
Local samplers are welcome to be displayed during the program.
‘Unearth A Story’ Summer Reading Program
Please sign up at the library and take home a starter kit. Each kit includes a reading log, stickers, activity booklet, and bookmark.
Crafts & Activities: Ongoing activities at the library include a tabletop dinosaur coloring sheet and rock dig. A variety of crafts will rotate through the summer: sponge print flag making, wet felted picture, watercolor resist, and dino playdoh.
Fiber & Craft Group meets on 3rd Tuesday of the month from 4:30 - 6 pm.
Museum and Park Passes provide free or reduced admission to VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science), Billings Farm & Museum, American Precision Museum, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, and all Vermont State Parks and Historic Sites. A museum or park pass may be borrowed from the library for 1 week at a time.
Abbott Memorial Library is open to the public and for curbside service on Tuesdays 10 - 6, Thursdays 10 - 6, and Saturdays 10 - 2.
The Library is open to browsing and checkout of books, movies, audiobooks, and museum/park passes. WiFi, copier/printer/scanner, and public computer are available for use.
For curbside service, please call 457-2236, email abbottlibrary@gmail.com, or make requests through this website.
Kanopy, a movie streaming service. Please contact the library for the barcode number you will need to set up your account.
Unable to come to the Library? Are you homebound or currently unable to visit Abbott Library in person? Contact us and we can help get library materials to you. Also, for a copy of our Policy Concerning Services to Individuals with Disabilities, please call 457-2236.