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New Playaway Launchpads are now available to checkout!
No Download Time · No Wifi Needed
Check Out & Practice Reading Skills
Launchpads are pre-loaded tablets designed for kids. Each age-specific tablet has
games, stories and activities to help build reading skills.
Want more information?
Contact Becky Hatfield, Youth Service Librarian by email: bhatfield@stjathenaeum.org or by phone: 802-745-1391.
BOOKS, SONGS, FINGERPLAYS & MORE!
Our Bags are Packed and Ready to Read!
Visit the Children’s Library to check out one of our Storytime backpacks. All kits include 6 thematic books, activity guides and a manipulative toy. For ages birth to five.
Themes include: Emotions; Transportation; Fantasy; Pets; Garden; Family; Mindfulness; Food; Zoo; Space; Diversity; Inclusion.
Contact Becky Hatfield, Youth Service Librarian by email: bhatfield@stjathenaeum.org or by phone: 802-745-1391.
Looking for something to do this summer? Check out these day passes to various Vermont attractions:
· Vermont State Parks - Free
· Vermont State Historic Sites - Free
· ECHO Center - Discounted Admission
· Old Stone House Museum and Historic Village - Free
· Vermont Historical Society - Free
Craftsbury Chamber Players - Free
Craftsbury Chamber Players Music Festival
For 52 years, Craftsbury Chamber Players have been performing continuously in northern Vermont. This summer we continue our annual six-week long immersion into music composed for the intimate chamber music experience. We offer a mix of well-worn masterworks and some new discoveries. The Chamber players perform in two locations:
Hardwick Town House, Hardwick
Elley-Long Music Center, Burlington area or
First Baptist Church, Burlington area
For more information or to check out a pass, visit the front circulation desk.
Learning Express Library is a deep and broad tool that has something for everyone. It can help someone choose a pathway in life or provide the tools to a better job.
The Department of Motor Vehicles is now listing LearningExpress as a training resource for those working on obtaining their Commercial Drivers License (CDL). LearningExpress is available to all Vermonters through their library and contains practice tests, flashcards, and more to help prepare for the CDL test. LearningExpress also provides access to many resources for learning about different careers, building resumes, cover letters, and doing well at interviews (among many other things).
One of the great features in this site is that it has practice tests for CDL licenses, NCLEX, as well as SAT and ACT resources and practice tests for high schoolers and GRE tutorials and practice tests for college students. More information about the resource is at https://www.stjathenaeum.org/digital-resources .
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Help St. Johnsbury write a poem to be performed by former VPR host Reuben Jackson at Catamount ArtPort on Saturday, April 30. Click HERE for more information.
BOOKS SONGS FINGERPLAYS & MORE
Our Bags are Packed and Ready to Read!
Visit the Children’s Library to check out one of our storytime backpacks. All kits includes 6 thematic books, activity guides and a manipulative toy. For ages birth to five.
Current themes include:
Contact Becky Hatfield, Youth Service Librarian by email: bhatfield@stjathenaeum.org or by phone: 802-745-1391.
Beginning February 23, 2022, Libby will replace the OverDrive app as the primary app for the Listen Up! Vermont Digital Library.
New users who search for “Libby,” “OverDrive,” or other related keywords in the app stores will find only Libby. Existing OverDrive app users won’t be affected by this change. They can continue borrowing and downloading content in the OverDrive app.
Kindle and E-Reader users and others will still be able to access the Overdrive website: www.overdrive.com for book and audiobook selections. Users can still browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the OverDrive website.
Benefits of Libby:
Ease of set-up, follow a set of prompts
Unified bookshelf, patrons can view items downloaded from various devices
Support for multiple library cards
Access to direct user support
User can set up notification preferences for available requests and expiration warnings
Extras offer direct access to Kanopy a video streaming service provided by the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum and suggested books through curated booklists.
***Listen Up Vermont does not provide magazine access at this time.
Just getting started? Are you a current user and still have questions? View the links below for more information. Contact the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum to make an appointment if you need individual assistance in person, ZOOM, or phone consultation. To make an appointment contact Adele West-Fisher, awestfisher@stjathenaeum.org or 802-745-1392.
Helpful Video Web Links:
Access Libby: https://resources.overdrive.com/access-libby/
Signing into Libby: https://resources.overdrive.com/sign-in-for-the-first-time/
Navigate Libby: https://resources.overdrive.com/navigate-libby/
Set up Libby on Multiple devices: https://resources.overdrive.com/set-up-libby-on-multipledevices/
Search for Titles:https://resources.overdrive.com/search-for-titles/
Manage Notifications: https://resources.overdrive.com/manage-notifications/
For additional video help topics, go to https://resources.overdrive.com/library/how-to-videos/ or go to Help and Support in the Libby app.
Go to the Video page under the EVENTS tab HERE to see new videos for the Northeast Kingdom Authors in the Gallery, 150th Birthday and other videos!
Join us at YouTube as we premiere two nights of readings by Northeast Kingdom authors—recorded in the Athenaeum’s Art Gallery in October 2021.
December 22, 7 pm: Ellen McCulloch-Lovell (reading Galway Kinnell); Reeve Lindbergh; Rachel Hadas. Click HERE to watch.
December 29, 7 pm: Beth Kanell; Don Bredes; Jay Craven (reading Howard Frank Moser). Click HERE to watch.
Each video will premiere at the date and times listed, and will be available any time afterward.
Go to the Children’s Library page HERE.
Starting Monday, August 9, the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum Catalog will have an updated look. You will enjoy all the features you currently have with an account summary that displays all your checkouts, both physical and downloadables. The catalog is more organized, so all the various formats for an item are in one place. No more searching numbers of records until you find what you are looking for! You can access the Listen Up Vermont ebooks and audiobooks from the catalog too.
We are offering information sessions to help you with the new Catalog. Join us online Wednesday, August 18 at 5 pm for a ZOOM tour and overview of the updated Catalog (Sign up HERE). Or come to the Athenaeum Friday, August 20 at 2 pm for a live demonstration of the new Catalog.
Please take our survey about the updated Catalog HERE.
The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum has increased Kanopy viewing credits from 2 to 4 per month starting in August. Kanopy is a video streaming service that provides instant access to thousands of critically-acclaimed movies, documentaries and kids' favorites. Kanopy partners with studios like A24, The Criterion Collection, PBS and more to bring your library access to thoughtful entertainment.
Kanopy now partners with major film studios, with the recent addition of Lionsgate and even more to come, such as Warner Brothers, to provide our patrons with access to hundreds of blockbusters, box office hits, and must-see award-winning films.
For more information and to access Kanopy, click HERE.
