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Fairy House Building- The Nature Museum Summer Unplugged Series

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...

Whiting Library Book Club

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...

Story Time with Carrie

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...

Free

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, new book previews and crafts from the Library. Story Hour is on Fridays at 11am for approximately 30-45-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or...

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, new book previews and crafts from the Library. Story Hour is on Fridays at 11am for approximately 30-45-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or...

Story Hour with Carrie

Calling all lil' Book Worms! Fridays @ 11AM for Story Hour at the library! Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, new book previews and crafts from the Library. Story Hour is on Fridays at 11am for approximately 30-45-60 minutes long depending on...

Story Hour with Carrie

Preschool Story Hour is on Fridays at 11am for approximately 30-45-60 minutes long depending on the audience’s attention level. Enjoy stories, music, new book previews and crafts for building early literacy and social skills. Kids and Caregivers are invited to visit any time to play in the DIY Community Room. Pick up your Kindness Month...

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is on Fridays at 11 am for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs...

Free

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Time is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Time is on Fridays at 11 am for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs...

Free

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Free

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is now home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register,...

Free

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Free

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Time is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Time is on Fridays at 11 am for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs...

Free

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Free

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is on Fridays at 11 am for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs...

Free

Spring Sports Sign Ups

Chester Recreation will have Spring Sport Sign Ups at the Whiting Library every Tuesday after school until 4PM for the month of March. Come sign up right after school pick up and get ready for the Spring season!

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Free

March Whiting Library Book Club

Please join us next week for our monthly book club. This month's pick is Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker. The library has extra copies available for check out so you may join in the discussion on March 8th at 5PM.

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is on Fridays at 11 am for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs...

Free

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Free

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is on Fridays at 11 am for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs...

Free

Penny University

Penny University: A regular meeting of friendly discussion and debate This month's special guest will be Nena Nanfeldt from the Chester-Andover Family Center. Come learn more about this amazing community resource and how you can get involved.

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Free

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Free

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is on Fridays at 11 am for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs...

Free

Astronomy Basics

Southern Vermont Astronomy (SoVerA) will be hosting a four-part mini-series at the Whiting Library on four consecutive Fridays at the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont starting March 24th. Each program will begin at 6PM. If the skies cooperate after any one of the presentations, binoculars and telescopes will be set up for the participating audience...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two new weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply...

Free

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is on Fridays at 11 am for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs...

Archeoastronomy

Southern Vermont Astronomy (SoVerA) will be hosting a four-part mini-series at the Whiting Library on four consecutive Fridays at the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont starting March 24th. Each program will begin at 6PM. If the skies cooperate after any one of the presentations, binoculars and telescopes will be set up for the participating audience...

April Student Art Show

The Whiting Library is happy to have a student art exhibit for the month of April. New pieces of GMUHS student art are currently on display in the Suzy Forlie Memorial Reading Room. Chester-Andover Elementary School student art will begin April 4th and be displayed throughout the library's first floor. Please come and enjoy the...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Free

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Free

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in...

Free

How do we Know what we Know?

Southern Vermont Astronomy (SoVerA) will be hosting a four-part mini-series at the Whiting Library on four consecutive Fridays at the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont starting March 24th. Each program will begin at 6PM. If the skies cooperate after any one of the presentations, binoculars and telescopes will be set up for the participating audience...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Free

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

April Whiting Library Book Club

The Whiting Library Book Club will meet Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 5PM. This month's book is Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. April's meeting will cover chapters 1-17.

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in the...

Free

Penny University

Join us Friday, April 14th at 4:30 for Poetry Month! Local poet Susan Bourne will be our special guest to entertain and create found poetry.

Telescope Basics + Using the Whiting Telescope

Southern Vermont Astronomy (SoVerA) will be hosting a four-part mini-series at the Whiting Library on four consecutive Fridays at the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont starting March 24th. Each program will begin at 6PM. If the skies cooperate after any one of the presentations, binoculars and telescopes will be set up for the participating audience...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in...

Free

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK – April 23-29, 2023

Come into the library for National Library Week and put your name into a raffle to win a puzzle for book lovers! Don’t forget to check out the Book Sale on Friday and Saturday of this week!

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Fill-a-Bag Book Sale

The library trustees are holding a Fill-a-bag Book Sale Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 in the Book Sale room. Fill a provided grocery bag from Smitty’s Chester Market for only $5! All proceeds go to benefit the library’s collection and programs.

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in...

Free

Penny University

Join us on Friday, April 28th at 4:30 PM. Chester Conservation Commission will be here to share how to get involved and gear up for Green Up Day. The CCC is a group of local volunteers who focus their energies on developing and maintaining Chester’s Lost Mine, Butternut and Brookside Hiking Trails.  The group is...

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in...

Free

Green Up & Seed Down

On May 6th, 2023, Whiting Library is throwing our 4th annual Green Up & Seed Down celebration at the library at 117 Main St. from 10am-1pm.  Join us and get involved with this much-loved, spring clean-up tradition that activates thousands of Vermonters to take care of their communities by picking up roadside litter. Keeping our...

Stone Village Art Guild Spring Exhibit

A new community art exhibit presented by the Stone Village Art Guild is on display in the Suzie Forlie Memorial Reading Room through Wednesday, June 28. The exhibit can be viewed during library hours — Tuesday, Wednesday, Fridays from 10am- 6pm and Saturdays from 10am-2pm. Stop by the library and take in a variety of...

Foster Care Story Hour & Tea Time at Whiting Library

Chester, VT- Whiting Library will showcase foster, adoption, and family differences to better understand the foster care world during Foster Care Month in May. On Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 at 3 p.m. at 117 Main St. the public is invited to join a special family story hour and tea time. This event will focus on...

May Whiting Library Book Club

The Whiting Library Book Club will meet Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 5PM. This month's book is Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. May's meeting will cover chapters 17-26.

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in the...

Free

Penny University

Chester resident Karen "Ren" Antonowicz will be here to share about her Fashion History presentations and workshops. This program is part of Whiting Library’s Penny University social coffee hour. Come learn, enjoy a cup of coffee and tea, and connect with your community!

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside...

Penny University featuring Black Sheep Radio

Our friends from WOOL FM 91.5 will be here to share about Black Sheep Radio, a community station serving Vermont and New Hampshire. This program is part of Whiting Library’s Penny University social coffee hour. Come learn, enjoy a cup of coffee and tea, and connect with your community!

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) and Caregivers

Whiting Library is home to two weekly playgroups in Chester for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize. No need to pre-register, simply drop...

Story Hour with Carrie

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside...

Artist Reception- Stone Village Art Guild

The Stone Village Art Guild is having an Artist Reception in the Suzy Forlie Memorial Reading Room for their Spring Exhibit at the Whiting Library on Saturday, May 27 at 12noon. Light refreshments will be served. The Stone Village Art Guild is a welcoming group of artists. The artists in the Guild come from both...

Story Hour

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in...

Make Believe Story Hour

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! 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....

Story Hour

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in...

Big Bubbles: explore big, colorful bubble fun

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 1030 AM and 1 PM to blow your mind by experimenting with bubbles! Blow BIG bubbles or make a...

June Book Club

The Whiting Library Book Club will meet on Wednesday, June 14th at 5pm to discuss The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai. The library is ordering copies from lending libraries in the state. If you would like to participate in the book club, please contact the library at info@whitinglibrary.org or call at 802-875-2277 and we will...

Gentle Yoga

Join us for an hour of gentle stretching, breath work, and meditation. This class is perfect for beginners and experienced yogis, alike. Bring your own mat or towel (and possibly bug spray) as we plan to hold the class outdoors weather permitting.   Meet your instructor: Telesa has practiced yoga for over 20 years and in...

Writers’ Group- Initial Meeting

Looking for a Writers' Group? Come join for an initial meeting of a new fiction writing group here in Chester in which to share work, encourage one another, and learn the business of writing. Contact Ruth Holleran for more information at rutheholleran@gmail.com.

The Nature Museum – Summer Unplugged

Raptors: High Flying & Fast Swooping Predators Raptors are amazing predators that soar, swoop, dive, and glide. Learn what makes raptors unique, the differences between some native raptor species, and why they are such important predators in their environments. Immerse your senses in calls, feathers, and fun as we study where and how raptors thrive...

Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in...

Wii Games Group for Youth

Join Carrie for some Wii fun! This Friday at 3PM to 4PM come play Wii Sports tennis or disc golf with us. We are practicing our skills on the Wii in hopes of building skills for playing tennis, pickle ball and disc golf at the Pinnacle in Chester. Geared to ages 7 and up. Any...