News & Events
from your library
The Freeze & Thaw Edition
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Upcoming holidays & library closures:
Martin Luther King holiday
Monday, January 20 - closed

HVAC construction work begins
Children's Library Closed
January 27-March 5

Library Closed
Monday, February 10 - closed

Presidents' Day
Monday, February 17 - closed
Events at Norman Williams Public Library
in January & February 2020
An evening of Poetry with Kimberly Burwick
Kevin Goodan
April Ossmann
Tues, Jan 21, 6:00pm

Poets Kimberly Burwick and Kevin Goodan will join April Ossmann for a poetry reading. For more information, click here.

The reading will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. F ree.
RECITE!
Tuesday, February 4,
5:30-7 pm
Professional poets, amateurs, and appreciators are all welcome to join in, as well as those who want to just come and listen. Join us in celebrating the spoken word in all its diversity! info@recitewoodstockvt.com

Sign up in advance, if you like, on the library bulletin board.
Q: When Can I Check Out Books from The Children's Library (CL)?
A: Until January 27, you can take out as many books as you like. No fines during the Children's Library closure.
We anticipate the CL will reopen on March 5.
Children's Room Closed
for Renovations
January 27-March 5

Our long-awaited HVAC (heating/cooling) replacement construction has begun! Unfortunately, that means the Children's Room will be closed January 27-March 5.

No baby or children’s story times will be held until March 7. We also cannot fill any interlibrary loans for children's books during this time.

Good news! Please take out as many children’s books as you like before Jan 27! There will be no late fees during the renovations.
More Info About Upcoming HVAC Construction

Stay tuned for upcoming notices about other interruptions of service during construction, including the closing of the Mezzanine level.

Book donations are on hold until further notice!

We'll do our best to keep you informed of any changes through our Web page, Facebook, and the Woodstock listserv.

We acknowledge the inconvenience of these major renovations and truly appreciate your continued support. We’re looking forward to a warm library in winter and a cool one in summer. Thank you!


UPCOMING EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS
Saturday, Feb 22
10:30 am
Classic Book Discussion

Can You Forgive Her? 
by Anthony Trollope.

The first of the Palliser series, published in 1864-65, the novel follows stories about courtship and marriage by three women. Their key question is “What should a woman do with her life?”
Monday Feb. 24
Author Visit Planned at NWPL WES 5th Grade Classes to Attend
Homeschoolers, Let Us Know if You're Interested!

CHRISTINA USS is the author of the children’s novels, THE ADVENTURES OF A GIRL CALLED BICYCLE (2018) and THE COLOSSUS OF ROADS (2020) for readers aged 8-12. She is a bike rider – she’s ridden her bicycle across the United States twice, both widthwise and lengthwise, and worked as an adventure tour guide in more than a dozen states. She’s also a bike writer – her debut novel is about a girl who rides her bicycle across the country on a search for her first real friend. 
What's On Your Nightstand
Tuesday, February 11 @10:15 am
What's On Your Nightstand meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month except July-August. To join the group, contact Kathy Beaird . Looking for new books or lists of recommendations? Click here .
UPCOMING ADULT BOOKS & 2019 FAVORITES
Watch for Books from your favorite authors
in 2020:
  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  • The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
  • The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
  • Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
  • Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
  • Apeirogon by Colum McCann
  • The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Ten most-circulated books in 2019 (in order)

  • Where the Crawdads Sing (Owens)
  • Becoming (Obama)
  • Educated (Westover)
  • Save Me the Plums (Reichl)
  • Someone Know (Scottoline)
  • Bury the Lead (Mayor)
  • Kingdom of the Blind (Penny)
  • Unsheltered (Kingsolver)
  • Next Year in Havana (Cleeton)
  • The Library Book (Non-fiction)

 
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