Valentine’s Day Party!

On Monday, Feb. 13, from 3-5pm, Calef Library will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Party for all ages.  We’ll have cookies to decorate, the romantic (and funny) movie Enchanted playing in the basement, and crafts set out so that you can bring home a handmade Valentine to that special someone.  Plus, poetry and love songs to set the mood and fun trivia about the wacky origins of this holiday.

 

Don’t feel like celebrating Valentine’s Day? Loathe the pink Hallmark holiday? Dress in black, bring your favorite anti-love poem to share, and have some cookies anyway.  All are welcome!

Snow Days of Long Ago

If all this freezing rain has you down, here are some pictures of Washington winters past to brighten your day, pulled from the Calef Memorial Library Archives:

Long before we had plows or snow machines, these snow rollers would be dragged through the streets to compact the fresh snow (rather than remove it), making it easier for horses and sleds to slide along through Washington’s still snowy streets.

Proposed Library Addition

Are you interested in seeing Calef Memorial Library become handicap accessible?  Stop by the library to experiment with our scale models of the library and its proposed addition!  Move furniture, change floorplans, and see what creative solutions you can stumble upon.

Universal Class Instructions

Some people have been asking about the new Universal Class resource.  Using it is easy – all you need is your patron id number.

1) Go to http://vermontstate.universalclass.com/barcode-login.htm?enter+code

2) In the “Enter Code” box, copy and paste 2V6SG000000000.  Replace the last two to four zeros with your patron ID number (depending on how long your ID number is).

3) Click go, choose a user name and password, and complete registration.  You’re all set!

If you’re also interested in the Listen Up! Vermont service for free ebooks and audiobooks, know that when you’re prompted for a patron barcode there, you ONLY enter your two to four digit patron ID number, not the giant 14 digit one for Universal Class.

Happy learning!

New DVDs

The library has six new movies this week. Check one out today, and remember: you can always request titles for the library to purchase.

 

       

Feedback, please!

We’re running a survey to see how we can better serve you, our community.  Go to http://goo.gl/JV8Lv – it’s anonymous and takes just a few minutes.

Thank you!

Santa Claus comes to Calef

Santa came to visit the library, riding in on a big red fire truck (the reindeer were resting up before the big day) and handing out candy canes to each of the thirty-five kids who came to tell him their Christmas wishes.  The library was packed with over seventy visitors!  We drank cider, munched cookies, and enjoyed the Christmas cheer.

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Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone from Calef Memorial Library!