Whiting Library

Story Time with Carrie
2022-09-10 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | VT
Story Time is held outside in the library backyard for Autumn 2022! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared and created, booties will be shaken. All children who enjoy picture books will love this time together. Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!
In the event of rain, we will meet inside the library downstairs in the Community Room.

Whiting Library Book Club
2022-08-10 18:00 - 19:00
The Whiting Library Book Club is holding our monthly book discussion at the library in the community room on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm. The book for August is The Old Maid by Edith Wharton. Copies are available at the library for check out. All are welcome to attend whether this is your first book club ever or you were born at a book club. We love to talk books!
If you have any questions or would like to get on the email list for the Book Club, please contact the library. You can email whitinglibrary1@gmail.com or call 875-2277.
Here’s more info about The Old Maid:
Originally serialized in The Red Book Magazine in 1922, The Old Maid is an examination of class and society as only Edith Wharton could undertake. The story follows the life of Tina, a young woman caught between the mother who adopted her—the beautiful, upstanding Delia—and her true mother, her plain, unmarried “aunt” Charlotte, who gave Tina up to provide her with a socially acceptable life. The three women live quietly together until Tina’s wedding day, when Delia’s and Charlotte’s hidden jealousies rush to the surface. Says Roxana Robinson in her Introduction, “Wharton weaves her golden, fine-meshed net about her characters with inexorable precision.” This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the original magazine publication.

Library Closed
2022-08-06 10:00 - 14:00, 2022-07-30 10:00 - 14:00

Adjusted Library Hours
2022-08-05 10:00 - 14:00, 2022-08-03 10:00 - 14:00

Fairy House Building- The Nature Museum Summer Unplugged Series
2022-08-03 12:30 - 13:30
Calling all Fairies, Elves & Imps! Fire up your imagination by creating your own Fairy Village. We inspire students by teaching them some building basics, showing them some inspiring examples and reading a fairy story. Then, students take to the outdoors to create fairy houses, parks, gardens, or whatever they’re inspired to build! We will take a look at each other’s magical creations, hear what inspired each creator, and explore what they learned in their building process. This collaborative outdoor experience encourages creativity, problem solving, and taking a fresh look at nature’s small wonders. Some materials may be provided but bringing your own is encouraged! Note: Fairy houses will be built to remain where they are with natural materials that you bring and we provide. Please only bring biodegradable and native materials.

About Summer Unplugged: Thanks to the generous support from Great River Hydro, The Nature Museum brings free environmental education programming to public libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder and Visitor Center during the summer months. These engaging free programs highlight topics related to the unique ecology and landscape of Northern New England.
Geared toward ages Pre-K through elementary grades, all ages are welcome. Programs will be 45 minutes long with dedicated time for a story reading and any nature-related questions you may have for our expert educators.
No registration is necessary. Library programs will be outdoors with lots of space for everyone, and inside during inclement weather. Join us to unplug, discover, and learn!

Adjusted Library Hours Today
2022-08-02 10:00 - 14:00

Story Time!
2022-07-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-15 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-08 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-06-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-06-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-06-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-06-03 11:00 - 12:00 and 2 more dates
Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will be shaken. All children who enjoy picture books will love this time together. It is aimed at kids 3-5 years old, but all are welcome.
We encourage parents of little ones who may not be quite ready to sit through Story Time to come at 10:30am to socialize with other parents of children in the 0-3 age range. Carrie will share some books, other resources, and give everyone time to connect!
Everyone, please wear a mask and practice social distancing to keep our young patrons safe and healthy! We will sit outside if weather permits, or spread out in the community room.

Magnificent Migrations- The Nature Museum Summer Unplugged Series
2022-07-27 12:30 - 13:30
Many critters, whether living underwater, on land, or flying in the sky, migrate. This includes wildlife that call New England, and our backyards, home! Join us as we explore the different migrations of some of these animal and insect neighbors; get excited to understand why migration is so magnificent! Be ready to be on the move for migration!

About Summer Unplugged: Thanks to the generous support from Great River Hydro, The Nature Museum brings free environmental education programming to public libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder and Visitor Center during the summer months. These engaging free programs highlight topics related to the unique ecology and landscape of Northern New England.
Geared toward ages Pre-K through elementary grades, all ages are welcome. Programs will be 45 minutes long with dedicated time for a story reading and any nature-related questions you may have for our expert educators.
No registration is necessary. Library programs will be outdoors with lots of space for everyone, and inside during inclement weather. Join us to unplug, discover, and learn!

Pollinators- The Nature Museum Summer Unplugged Series
2022-07-20 12:30 - 13:30
What is a pollinator? How do they pollinate? Bees are not the only pollinators! Other pollinators include non-honey bees, butterflies, moths, other insects, birds, and even bats! On average, one out of every three to four bites of food we eat or sips of a drink we gulp are made possible by pollinators. Come learn and discover something new about the native pollinator heroes right in our backyards. “Bee” ready to learn, hear a story, and “pollinate!”

About Summer Unplugged: Thanks to the generous support from Great River Hydro, The Nature Museum brings free environmental education programming to public libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder and Visitor Center during the summer months. These engaging free programs highlight topics related to the unique ecology and landscape of Northern New England.
Geared toward ages Pre-K through elementary grades, all ages are welcome. Programs will be 45 minutes long with dedicated time for a story reading and any nature-related questions you may have for our expert educators.
No registration is necessary. Library programs will be outdoors with lots of space for everyone, and inside during inclement weather. Join us to unplug, discover, and learn!

The World of Owls- The Nature Museum Summer Unplugged Series
2022-07-13 12:30 - 13:30
Owls are magnificent predators that we often think of as hooting birds of the night. But, there’s more to owls than their distinct calls and nocturnal activity. Come discover how they hunt, which owls call New England home, and why these birds are such amazing creatures. Hear a story, see and touch real owl biofacts, and explore what makes owls unique!

About Summer Unplugged: Thanks to the generous support from Great River Hydro, The Nature Museum brings free environmental education programming to public libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder and Visitor Center during the summer months. These engaging free programs highlight topics related to the unique ecology and landscape of Northern New England.
Geared toward ages Pre-K through elementary grades, all ages are welcome. Programs will be 45 minutes long with dedicated time for a story reading and any nature-related questions you may have for our expert educators.
No registration is necessary. Library programs will be outdoors with lots of space for everyone, and inside during inclement weather. Join us to unplug, discover, and learn!

Our Black Bears- The Nature Museum Summer Unplugged Series
2022-07-06 12:30 - 13:30
One of New England’s biggest and most popular wildlife creatures is the American black bear. Although often feared, these sizable mammals are intelligent, sneaky, and beautiful. Come activate your inner bear as we learn about the life of black bears, explore black bear biofacts, snuggle up for a story reading, and engage in the black bear experience!

About Summer Unplugged: Thanks to the generous support from Great River Hydro, The Nature Museum brings free environmental education programming to public libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder and Visitor Center during the summer months. These engaging free programs highlight topics related to the unique ecology and landscape of Northern New England.
Geared toward ages Pre-K through elementary grades, all ages are welcome. Programs will be 45 minutes long with dedicated time for a story reading and any nature-related questions you may have for our expert educators.
No registration is necessary. Library programs will be outdoors with lots of space for everyone, and inside during inclement weather. Join us to unplug, discover, and learn!

Closed for Independence Day
2022-07-01
Whiting Library will close early on Friday, July 1st at 2pm and be closed on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 for Independence Day Weekend. We will see you back at the library on Tuesday, July 5th. Happy 4th!

No Story Time!
2022-07-01
There will be no Story Time on Friday, July 1st. Happy Independence Day Weekend!

All About Bats- The Nature Museum Summer Unplugged Series
2022-06-29 12:30 - 13:30
Bats often get a bad rap even though they’re incredibly important and special, animals. Several species of these night-flying fuzzy mammals call New England home. Come join us to dispel bat myths and learn more about these misunderstood winged wonders. Explore bat biofacts, stick around for a bat story, and join the hunt in a special bat activity!

About Summer Unplugged: Thanks to the generous support from Great River Hydro, The Nature Museum brings free environmental education programming to public libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder and Visitor Center during the summer months. These engaging free programs highlight topics related to the unique ecology and landscape of Northern New England.
Geared toward ages Pre-K through elementary grades, all ages are welcome. Programs will be 45 minutes long with dedicated time for a story reading and any nature-related questions you may have for our expert educators.
No registration is necessary. Library programs will be outdoors with lots of space for everyone, and inside during inclement weather. Join us to unplug, discover, and learn!

Busy Beavers!- The Nature Museum Summer Unplugged Series
2022-06-22 12:30 - 13:30
Did you know that the North American beaver is one of the largest rodents in the world and an “architect”? These tree-chewing creatures are truly incredible and can be found all throughout New England. From their powerful jaws to the rooms in their homes, beavers have amazing adaptations that we are excited to explore. Observe real beaver biofacts, listen to a story, and learn how beavers can change the landscape and our world.
Come to the Whiting Library backyard and learn about beavers with The Nature Museum!

Summer Reading Challenge Tie Dye Party!
2022-06-18 11:00 - 13:00
Having fun isn’t hard when you have a library card! Don’t have a library card? Stop in today to get one. Sign up for Whiting Library’s summer reading challenge, too!
Come to the library’s Summer Reading Challenge tie dye party in the backyard! Tie dye a t-shirt or socks or bring your own 100% cotton fabric from home! Experiment with colorful techniques. Supplies are limited so please RSVP!

DIY Bubble Science: Summer Reading Challenge Sign Up Event
2022-06-11 11:00 - 13:00
Having fun isn’t hard when you have a library card! Don’t have a library card? Stop in today to get one. Sign up for Whiting Library’s summer reading challenge, too!
Drop into the library’s backyard between 11am and 1pm and blow your mind by experimenting with bubbles! Blow BIG bubbles or a bubble snake! Plus learn how to make the BEST DIY homemade bubble solution!

Whiting Library Book Club
2022-06-08 18:00 - 19:00
“This is a Nazi resistance story like none you’ve ever heard or read, a story with two unlikely heroines who risked their lives in their subversive—and often wildly creative—struggle to face down evil. Paper Bullets prompts us to explore the boundaries of art, love, gender, and politics—and to question the true meaning of courage.”

The Whiting Library Book Club is holding our monthly book discussion at the library in the community room (masks required!) and simultaneously live on Zoom. The book for June is Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis by Jeffrey H. Jackson. Copies are available at the library right now! All are welcome to attend whether this is your first book club ever or you were born at a book club. We love to talk books!
If you have any questions or would like to get on the email list for the Book Club, please contact Deirdre at the library. You can email whitinglibrary1@gmail.com or call 875-2277.

More about the book:
Paper Bullets is the first book to tell the history of an audacious anti-Nazi campaign undertaken by an unlikely pair: two French women, Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe, who drew on their skills as Parisian avant-garde artists to write and distribute “paper bullets”—wicked insults against Hitler, calls to rebel, and subversive fictional dialogues designed to demoralize Nazi troops occupying their adopted home on the British Channel Island of Jersey. Devising their own PSYOPS campaign, they slipped their notes into soldier’s pockets or tucked them inside newsstand magazines.
Hunted by the secret field police, Lucy and Suzanne were finally betrayed in 1944, when the Germans imprisoned them, and tried them in a court martial, sentencing them to death for their actions. Ultimately they survived, but even in jail, they continued to fight the Nazis by reaching out to other prisoners and spreading a message of hope.
Better remembered today by their artist names, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, the couple’s actions were even more courageous because of who they were: lesbian partners known for cross-dressing and creating the kind of gender-bending work that the Nazis would come to call “degenerate art.” In addition, Lucy was half Jewish, and they had communist affiliations in Paris, where they attended political rallies with Surrealists and socialized with artists like Gertrude Stein.
Paper Bullets is a compelling World War II story that has not been told before, about the galvanizing power of art, and of resistance.
From Amazon

Summer Reading Challenge Event: Exploring Oceans of Possibilities!
2022-06-04 11:00 - 12:00
Ahoy, Mates! Set sail with Whiting Library to explore a big wide ocean of new possibilities! We’re celebrating creative imagination, pretend play and make believe all summer long! At this special weekend family event, the audience is encouraged to feel like royalty and dress up in their favorite make believe costume for this inventive and theatrical story hour. Book Readers will captivate audience members of all ages as they share stories focused on individuality, creativity, self-expression, and self-responsibility. In addition to singing songs and reading books, visit Whiting Library’s very own magical Face Painting Fairy to try some fresh body art plus there will be supplies on hand for everyone to create their own paper crown! Every child has a little royal highness in them, and this story time will help keep their little heads held high!
This simple pretend play dress up party will make dreams come true for children of all ages. Everyone is invited to transform into their favorite real superstar or book character for this outrageously fun dress-up party. Capture the imagination and play of the magic of childhood while serving kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly fabulous role models. In story hours like this, kids are able to imagine people who defy rigid social restrictions and make believe in a world where people can present as they wish, where dress up is real.
It’s Library Shelfie Day! Pose for a shelfie at your library to celebrate! Don’t forget to tag us! Having fun isn’t hard when you have a library card! Don’t have a library card? Stop in today to get one. Sign up for Whiting Library’s Summer Reading Challenge, too!
Contact Carrie King, Youth Librarian, for more details about this unique, fun family program at whitinglibrary3@gmail.com or call 802.875.2277.
