Drop-in Crafts and Holiday Wrapping
2025-12-12 11:00 - 17:30, 2025-12-19 11:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Drop in for crafts and treats. Need more space to create holiday cards, wrap gifts, or want some privacy away from prying eyes? Wrap your gifts at the library! You bring the gifts, we bring the supplies. We will provide scissors, tape, wrapping paper, and basic ribbon and tags, along with space for you to work.
Enjoy the cozy environment & cross your gift wrapping off your holiday to-do list! Available while supplies last.

Winter Tea Party
2025-12-13 13:00 - 15:00
Adults and families are invited to Whiting Library’s Winter Reading Tea Party! Enjoy various teas, coffees, cocoa, and cookies while creating simple winter and Victorian crafts. You can get a library card and visit our used bookstore pop-up. During our party, readers and listeners of all ages can sign up for our Winter Reading Program.

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers
2025-12-16 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-23 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-30 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-06 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-13 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Whiting Library, 117 Main St., CHESTER, VT, 05143, United States
Whiting Library is home to a weekly playgroup for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays 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 in to the library Community Room. Stay as long or as little as you like. Geared towards Caregivers who want to find friendship and build connections in the greater wee little people (0-5 years old) community.
Fun & games, plus art & craft projects in the community room downstairs!
Everyone learns best through play! Contact our Youth Librarian, for more information via youthlibrarian@whitinglibrary.org or call 802-875-2277.

Teen Games Group
2025-12-16 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-23 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-30 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-01-06 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-01-13 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-01-20 15:00 - 16:30 | Whiting Library, 117 Main St., CHESTER, VT, 05143, United States
Looking for some after-school fun? Join Whiting Library’s Teen Games Group—a place to relax, laugh, and play all kinds of games with friends!
We’ll mix it up each week with everything from strategy and card games to cooperative board games, party favorites, and even the occasional tabletop role-playing adventure. Whether you’re into Magic the Gathering, Yahtzee, or Unstable Unicorns, there’s something for everyone!
🎯 For ages 13 and up📅 Tuesdays at 3:00 PM- 4:30 PM

Family Place Parent Child Workshop
2025-12-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Whiting Library, 117 Main St., CHESTER, VT, 05143, United States
This interactive play workshop is for babies and toddlers ages 0 – 3 years and their parents/caregivers. This fun, informal, play-based program provides a rich environment of toys, books, and art activities. Families have the opportunity to spend time together, make new friends, and talk one-on-one with a different community resource professional each week. Registration required. Register in person or by phone at 802-875-2277.
Disclaimer(s)
This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
2025-12-17 12:30 - 15:30
Enjoy a classic holiday movie and treats. In this film, a columnist for a national housekeeping magazine, as part of a promotional stunt, welcomes a returning war hero into her country estate; the only problem is she’s a klutz in the kitchen, where she’s never been at home on the range.
Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner, and S.Z. Sakall.
Warner Bros., 105 minutes.

Closing at 4 p.m.
2025-12-24, 2025-12-31

Closed for Christmas
2025-12-25

Story Time
2025-12-31 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Whiting Library, 117 Main St., CHESTER, VT, 05143, United States
This weekly program is geared toward children ages 0–5 and their caregivers. You’re encouraged to arrive between 10:00–10:15 AM to give little ones time to get settled. We’ll begin with about 10-15 minutes of songs, poems and stories, followed by free play and art activities designed to support early learning.
Story Time is essential for building literacy skills—it fosters language development, imagination, and social-emotional growth. The program wraps up at 11:00 AM.
Look for us in the Community Room downstairs, or, if the weather is nice, we may be outside in the backyard.
Preregistration is appreciated but not required—drop-ins are always welcome! To sign up, call the library at 802-875-2277 or email Carrie at youthlibrarian@whitinglibrary.org.

Closed for the New Year's Holiday
2026-01-01

Delayed Opening for Staff Development
2026-01-04 08:00 - 17:00
On Thursday, January 8, 2025, Whiting Library will open at 3:30 p.m.

The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks
2026-01-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Online
The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks
Leading Cultural and Political Commentator and Bestselling Author of The Road to Character
Tuesday, January 13th 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
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Get Hygge at Whiting Library!
2026-01-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Whiting Library, 117 Main St., CHESTER, VT, 05143, United States
Enjoy stories, treats, crafts and ​puzzles inspired by the cozy and comfortable feeling of contentment or well-being called hygge, a Danish concept that emphasizes contentment by enjoying simple pleasures and the present moment. Cozy clothes and pajamas encouraged!
Geared toward school aged kids. No registration required.

Adult Book Discussion
2026-01-14 16:30 - 17:30
If you want to participate in the book club, contact the library at director@WhitingLibrary.org or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy.

Drop-In Tech Help
2026-01-15 14:00 - 15:00
Drop-in tech help is available to assist with less complex computer issues that require 15 -20 minutes of help. The sessions may be limited in time depending on the number of people needing help.
Seeking guidance on basic computer or mobile device use? Want help using an online resource? Need support navigating online job applications? Join us for our drop-in help hours, held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursdays, for 20-minute help sessions—no registration required.
Whiting Library does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications to policies and procedures for individuals with disabilities. For more information, contact us at Director@WhitingLibrary.org or 802-875-2277.

Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz
2026-01-20 14:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Online
Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz
Journalist and Award-Winning Author of The Connection Cure
Tuesday, January 20th 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
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