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The Hartland Public Library offers programs and reading materials for children of all ages! The library maintains a wide collection of books including board books, picture books, leveled readers, early chapter books, graphic novels, and books for advanced readers. Check out our calendar for weekly story times, craft and project events, and exciting new programs.

Weekly Programs

Tuesday Story Time
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Join us at the library where we’ll read books and play together! Each week we’ll explore different themes of books. Recommended for age 0-5, but all are welcome. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.

Saturday Story Time
10:00 – 10:45 AM
EVERY Saturday we will explore a different theme through reading and activities. We’ll read, make crafts, create experiments and play games. Saturday Storytime books and activities are designed with preschool and early elementary ages in mind, but all are welcome. Join us each week for something new and fun!

STEAM Thursdays
2:45- 3:45 PM
Join us for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and activities each Thursday! We’ll create and explore something new each week. STEAM THURSDAY meets on any Thursday that Hartland has a full day of school.

What to Read…

Stay up-to-date with award-winning fiction titles in our kids’ fiction room.
Don’t miss must-read children’s titles on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award List >

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You can find books and magazines on our catalog, or you can check out Vermont Online Library K-12 Resources >

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	November 2024
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					1 Senior Café Senior Café November 1, 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am The Senior Café, co-sponsored by Aging in Hartland and The Hartland Public Library, is an accessible and hospitable space for senior Hartland residents to gather with a mission to foster community, connection, and wellness. Our First Friday Senior Café is held every month in the library's Community Meeting Room. Come join us for coffee, tea, baked goods, and conversation! See more details Hartland Winter Trails Annual Meeting Hartland Winter Trails Annual Meeting November 1, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Please join us to learn what was accomplished this past year and what the plans are for the coming season. We will be celebrating our 50th Year of Hartland Winter Trails and have some fun activities already planned to mark the occasion. Please join us for the business meeting starting at 7pm. followed by social time with snacks after the completion of the meeting. Contact andiski2live@gmail.com for any additional information. See more details • •	2 Story Time Story Time November 2, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am Each Saturday we'll explore a different theme through reading and activities. We’ll read, make crafts, create experiments, and play games. Saturday Story Time is intended for preschool and early elementary aged kids, but all are welcome to attend! See more details •
3	4 AIH - Auction Prize Pick-Up AIH - Auction Prize Pick-Up November 4, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm See more details •	5 Election Day Election Day November 5, 2024 See more details Story Time Story Time November 5, 2024 10:30 am - 11:15 am Join us at the library where we'll read books and play together! Each week we'll explore different themes of books. Recommended for age 0-5, but all are welcome. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. See more details Story Time Story Time November 5, 2024 10:30 am - 11:15 am Join us at the library where we'll read books and play together! Each week we'll explore different themes of books. Recommended for age 0-5, but all are welcome. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. See more details Bridge Club Bridge Club November 5, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bridge Club Every Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM \| Community Room Join us every Tuesday for Bridge with Toni and Edith. Players of all levels are welcome. Want to learn how to play? Contact Toni at 802-436-2943 or email tonidave@vertmontel.net. See more details • • • •	6 Family Place Playgroup at the Library Family Place Playgroup at the Library November 6, 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am Join us at the library for monthly playgroup with The Family Place! Come for playtime, games, and crafts. You'll meet other families and make new friends! Open to all parents and caregivers and created for children ages 5 years and younger. All families are welcome! See more details Cribbage Cribbage November 6, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cribbage Every Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM \| Community Room Join the cribbage group every Wednesday at the library! Don't know how to play? We will teach you! You'll meet new people and have fun doing math! See more details An Uncommon Look at the Common Loon with Ian Clark An Uncommon Look at the Common Loon with Ian Clark November 6, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm With their haunting cries and beautiful plumage, common loons are an iconic symbol of the northern wilderness. Join us for an Uncommon Look at the Common Loon, a slideshow exploring the natural history of loons in the North Country. West Newbury, VT, based photographer Ian Clark spent over 2,520 hours kayaking with loons over the last 12 years and taken over 350,000 photos of loons and their behaviors. Ian spent many years operating commercial photo labs and tackling technical photographic problems, including a stint as the Manager of the Photographic Section at NASA’s Langley Research Center. He has a B.S. from the Rochester Institute of Technology and did his master’s work at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He has been a news stringer off and on since 1975. Ian is a Juried Member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, the New Hampshire Art Association and the 802 Arts House. More information about Ian is available on his website at www.IanClark.com. See more details • • •	7 STEAM Thursdays! STEAM Thursdays! November 7, 2024 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Join us for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and craft activities every Thursday. We'll explore new themes each month, and try something different each week! See more details Knitting Group Knitting Group November 7, 2024 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Join Mara Novak of Fiber Arts in VT for our Knitting Group at the library! Bring your needles and yarn, or any fiber arts project you like to work on. Supplies will be provided for those who are interested in learning. All levels are welcome! Co-sponsored by the Fiber Arts in VT and the Hartland Public Library. See more details Cookbook Club: Greece Cookbook Club: Greece November 7, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join us for a taste-test tour of Greece with the Hartland Public Library's Cookbook Club! This time, we encourage participants to bring a dish inspired by Greece or the Eastern Mediterranean. Check out one of our Cookbook Club books for inspiration, or make an inspired recipe of your own! Please bring your own utensils and enough food to share, and register at the circulation desk. See more details • • •	8	9 Story Time Story Time November 9, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am Each Saturday we'll explore a different theme through reading and activities. We’ll read, make crafts, create experiments, and play games. Saturday Story Time is intended for preschool and early elementary aged kids, but all are welcome to attend! See more details Upper Valley Game Designers Playtest Upper Valley Game Designers Playtest November 9, 2024 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Come play upcoming board games with Upper Valley Game Designers! Local designers are bringing their in-progress prototypes, and need your feedback. Have fun playing games and help shape a new generation of games! New games start every hour, so drop in anytime and join us. Do you have a game you want to playtest? Bring it and get feedback! See more details • •
10	11	12 Library Closed - Holiday Library Closed - Holiday November 12, 2024 See more details Bridge Club Bridge Club November 12, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bridge Club Every Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM \| Community Room Join us every Tuesday for Bridge with Toni and Edith. Players of all levels are welcome. Want to learn how to play? Contact Toni at 802-436-2943 or email tonidave@vertmontel.net. See more details • •	13 Cribbage Cribbage November 13, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cribbage Every Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM \| Community Room Join the cribbage group every Wednesday at the library! Don't know how to play? We will teach you! You'll meet new people and have fun doing math! See more details AIH - Auction Prize Pick-Up AIH - Auction Prize Pick-Up November 13, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm See more details • •	14 STEAM Thursdays! STEAM Thursdays! November 14, 2024 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Join us for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and craft activities every Thursday. We'll explore new themes each month, and try something different each week! See more details Board Game Night Board Game Night November 14, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm This month we’ll play Wingspan, a game that's all about birds! Will we pull off clever strategies, or will we get distracted by the amazing bird art again? Let's find out! Adults and teens are welcome. See more details • •	15	16 Story Time Story Time November 16, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am Each Saturday we'll explore a different theme through reading and activities. We’ll read, make crafts, create experiments, and play games. Saturday Story Time is intended for preschool and early elementary aged kids, but all are welcome to attend! See more details LEGO Mega Build LEGO Mega Build November 16, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Come to the library and build the most amazing LEGO creations ever! Whether you’re a master builder or just getting started, we’ll have LEGO books, ideas, and every last brick in the building available! All ages are welcome. See more details • •
17	18	19 Story Time Story Time November 19, 2024 10:30 am - 11:15 am Come to the library for Story Time every Tuesday! Each week we'll explore a different theme through reading and fun activities. We’ll read, make crafts, create experiments, and play games. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. All are welcome to attend! See more details Bridge Club Bridge Club November 19, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bridge Club Every Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM \| Community Room Join us every Tuesday for Bridge with Toni and Edith. Players of all levels are welcome. Want to learn how to play? Contact Toni at 802-436-2943 or email tonidave@vertmontel.net. See more details • •	20 Cooperative Nursery Storytime Cooperative Nursery Storytime November 20, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Hartland's Outdoor Playgroup Hartland's Outdoor Playgroup November 20, 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am Meet up at “The Tree” next to the library with local parent Kathleen for outdoor play. See more details Cooperative Nursery Storytime Cooperative Nursery Storytime November 20, 2024 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm See more details Cribbage Cribbage November 20, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cribbage Every Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM \| Community Room Join the cribbage group every Wednesday at the library! Don't know how to play? We will teach you! You'll meet new people and have fun doing math! See more details • • • •	21 STEAM Thursdays! STEAM Thursdays! November 21, 2024 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Join us for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and craft activities every Thursday. We'll explore new themes each month, and try something different each week! See more details Knitting Group Knitting Group November 21, 2024 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Join Mara Novak of Fiber Arts in VT for our Knitting Group! All levels are welcome. Bring a friend and your yarn, needles, or any fiber arts project you'd like to work on. Co-sponsored by the Fiber Arts in Vermont and the Hartland Public Library. See more details Hartland Library Board of Trustees Meeting Hartland Library Board of Trustees Meeting November 21, 2024 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm The Library's Board of Trustees meets every third Tuesday of each month. This is a regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Some meeting days/times are subject to change according to holidays or a lack of a quorum. Please email hplbotchair@gmail.com with any questions about the meeting agenda or if you plan on attending the meeting. See more details • • •	22	23 Story Time Story Time November 23, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am Each Saturday we'll explore a different theme through reading and fun activities. We’ll read, make crafts, conduct experiments, or play games. Saturday Story Time is intended for preschool and early elementary aged kids, but all are welcome to attend! See more details •
24	25	26 Story Time Story Time November 26, 2024 10:30 am - 11:15 am Come to the library for Story Time every Tuesday! Each week we'll explore a different theme through reading and fun activities. We’ll read, make crafts, create experiments, and play games. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. All are welcome to attend! See more details Bridge Club Bridge Club November 26, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bridge Club Every Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM \| Community Room Join us every Tuesday for Bridge with Toni and Edith. Players of all levels are welcome. Want to learn how to play? Contact Toni at 802-436-2943 or email tonidave@vertmontel.net. See more details • •	27 Library Hours: 10:00 - 3:00 PM Library Hours: 10:00 - 3:00 PM November 27, 2024 10:00 am - 3:00 pm See more details CANCELED - Cribbage CANCELED - Cribbage November 27, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cribbage Every Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM \| Community Room Join the cribbage group every Wednesday at the library! Don't know how to play? We will teach you! You'll meet new people and have fun doing math! See more details • •	28 Library Closed - Holiday Library Closed - Holiday November 28, 2024 - November 29, 2024 See more details •	29 Library Closed - Holiday Library Closed - Holiday November 28, 2024 - November 29, 2024 See more details •	30 Story Time Story Time November 30, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am Each Saturday we'll explore a different theme through reading and fun activities. We’ll read, make crafts, conduct experiments, or play games. Saturday Story Time is intended for preschool and early elementary aged kids, but all are welcome to attend! See more details •

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