9 Hyde Road, Grand Isle 05458
Tel: 802.372.8830
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LIBRARY HOURS & INFO

The library is located at 10 Hyde Road in Grand Isle.
Open four days a week :
Tuesday, 1:00 - 8:00 p.m.
 Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
 Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The telephone number is 372-4797
You may leave a message and we will get back to you.
If you prefer, you can e-mail us at
"grandislefreelibrary@hotmail.com"
Feel free to contact us this way if it is more convenient than calling.

DATES TO REMEMBER     

ONGOING PROGRAMS  
All programs are open to anyone; you do not have to be a Grand Isle resident to attend.

Preschool story time is on Wed. at 10 A.M.
Wednesday pre-school story hour WILL continue without a pause. If you have a child or children you would like to bring, we meet at 10AM. Children are allowed time to socialize, we read and do a small project. You do not have to reside in Grand Isle to take part. New comers are encourage to call ahead the first time and leave a message as to the number of children who will be attending to ensure there is enough craft materials for all.

 BOOK SALE: T  We have new books that were donated for our ongoing book sale, stop in and browse. The sale is ongoing during library hours in the entryway.

NEW LIBRARY CARDS: If you have not come into the library and renewed your card, please do so. All patron cards must have a barcode on them as of Jan. 1, 2008 or you will not be able to borrow materials.

LIBRARY NEWS

Summer is almost over and what a summer it has been at the library. We had telephone problems for almost a month in July. That did not stop us from running the summer reading program “Catch the Reading Bug”.  55 children signed up for the program in July. Approximately 640 books were read by the 51 children who received certificates in August for participating in the program. We served ice-cream to 49 children. 40 children between Kindergarten and Eighth grade received free passes into the Champlain Valley Fair for taking part in the “Read to Win” program sponsored by the Fair. .

       Our THANKS go to A&B BEVERAGE, VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES, THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EXPOSITION AND ALL OF THE SPONSORS who made it possible to keep our children reading all summer long.

       We will pause, catch our breath, and do some straightening up in the library for the next few weeks. Watch for information on our usual fall programming if you are interested in knitting and/or sewing. If you have an idea for a program we could provide, please contact us. We would like ideas from those interested in starting a book club. Anyone interested in starting a Friends of the Library group is encouraged to step up and let us know about your ideas. Your tax dollars provide the community with this library. Please let us know how you would like to see meet your needs.

       Your library card is free. Your benefits are Best Seller books, Internet access, books on tape and CD. We also have donations of puzzles, magazines and a few games, movies on VHS and DVD. All are available for checking out for two weeks.

       The beginning of the school year is a great time to round up library books and materials for return. Items may be put into the book drop on off hours. Please make sure the material belongs to the Grand Isle Free Library and that all discs or tapes are returned. If you have materials checked out from other libraries, please make sure to return them in a timely manner.

INTERESTS & INPUT

LOOKING FOR IDEAS: If you have an idea for a program you would like to see the library present,  please contact us at 372-4797 or
e-mail at grandislefreelibrary@hotmail.com.

 We would like to expand the kinds of programs offered to the community.
 If you have any ideas or a skill you would like to share please let us know.

      Would you like to join a book club? We would like to start a local book reading club. If you are interested, call the library and leave your name, phone number, and best date and time. You may come into the library with the above info and speak with the librarian with ideas if you wish.

In addition to books the library offers a computer with internet
access, state and federal tax forms, magazines, puzzles, videos, and audio
books.  Why buy when you can borrow at no charge?

 COMPUTER ACCESS: The library has a public access computer for on-line or off-line use. There is no charge for use but children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent. Parents of children ages 13 - 18 must come into the library and sign the agreement paper before those children can use the computer. Parents who sign are not required to stay while the computer is being used.
It is available anytime the library is open.
During the summer it is best to call
ahead and see if the computer is available. 372-4797.

Homeschooling parents are encouraged to bring your children into the
library. We can do programming for library use, have materials available on
writing, and can get you items you need without having to purchase them.
Contact the library, leave a message if necessary, and we will set something
useful up for your and your learners.

ONGOING LIBRARY INFORMATION

VOLUNTEERS:
We can use volunteers for bar-coding materials and entering books into the computer system.
Training is provided.
 School students who need to do community service may volunteer and get school credit.

Anyone interested in volunteering may contact the library,
at 372-4797, leave your name and phone number and we will get back to you.

BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY

BOOK RETURNS: All books may be dropped in the book return. NO Videos, CD's, DVD's, or Audio Tapes please. Now that cold weather is here these items get brittle and break when a book falls on them. Please try to bring them into the library where it's warm. Thank You.

OVERDUE BOOKS: Book roundup time is here. Please return overdue items to the library. We are trying to bar code our materials and they must be in hand to do so. If you haven't come in for a new library card with a bar code, please do so. We would like to get all of our patrons into the computer system. Please check for overdue books and materials and return them to the library. We do not charge fines, no matter how overdue the item is, but we will be billing people for un-returned items.

 We also have some VHS and DVD programs, audio books for your
listening pleasure, and magazines and puzzles.

If you have titles of good books you would like to see in the library,
please let the librarian know. You may come in with a list, call in a title
or two, or e-mail us.

Newest books to the library include:

Green Mountain Book Award nominees for 2007-08.
"Come Back to Afghanistan" by Akbar;
 "The Truth About Forever", by Dessen;
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Foer;
"Anansi Boys" by Gaiman;
"Looking for Alaska", by Green;
 "Airborn" by Oppel;
"When the Emperor Was Divine" by Otsuka;
 "How I Live Now" by Rosoff;
 "Finding Lubchenko" by Simmons;
 Runaways Vol. 1: Pride and Joy" by Vaughan;
"The Glass Castle" by Walls;
 "American Born Chinese" by Yang;
 "I am the Messenger" by Zusak.
 

 Green Mountain Book Award 2006-2007
"Marvels" by Busiek,
 "Postcards from No Man's Land" by Chambers
"Swimming to Antarctica" by Cox,
"My Heartbeat" by Freymann-Weyr,
"Hole in My Life" by Gantos,
"Donorboy" by Halpin,
"Godless" by Hautman
"Usual Rules" by Maynard,
"Shooter" by Myers,
"Between a Rock and a Hard Place" by Ralston,
"Blankets" by Thompson,
"The Long Road Home" by Trudeau
"Double Helix" by Werlin.

New Adult fiction:

"Good Husband of Libra Drive" by McCall-Smith;
 "Woods" by Coben;
"Boomsday" by Buskley;
 "Naming of the Dead" by Rankin;
 "Burning Bright" by Chevalier
"Body Surfing" by Shreve


         New Juvenile Literature:

"Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini" by Fleischman;
 "The Adventures of Marco Polo" by Freedman;
 "Weedflower" by Kadohaata;
"Gemini summer" by Lawrence;
 "Gossamer" by Lowry;
 "Bread and Roses, Too" by Paterson; and
 "A Drowned Maiden's Hair" by Schlitz.

more books in the library.......
 

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