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Where The Books Are Now
A podcast about Vermont's Public Libraries. In each episode we visit with library staff from one public library in Vermont and learn about its history and some of the awesome resources for the community (Did you know many public libraries lend more than books? You can find snowshoes, telescopes, tables and chairs, fishing poles, portable scanners and laminators, cake pans, games, and more). But we don't forget about books and in every episode we'll give you a few of our book recommendations. These are not your grandma's libraries! **Update** WTBAnow is on a recording hiatus for a few months. We hope to be back recording in January of 2025. Stay tuned!
Where The Books Are Now
WTBAnow Episode 2 - Rockingham Free Public Library
In Episode 2, I chat with my hometown library, the Rockingham Free Public Library, located in the village of Bellows Falls, in the town of Rockingham, Vermont. **Special Note: I apologize for some wonky sound at minute 4 and minute 8. We had some microphone gremlins for a couple of minutes. **
With me today are Ian Graham, Library Director, Sam Howard, Youth Services Librarian, and Pamela Johnson Spurlock, Reference and Historical Collections Librarian. Ian talks about the library's history as one of four Carnegie libraries in Vermont and the beauty of this library building which sits on a hill overlooking the Connecticut River. Sam takes us downstairs and beyond to the Youth Department which offers playgroups and storytime, middle school Mad Scientist time, and much more often partnering with other organizations in town. Sam touched on a new grant funded program called "Engaging Beyond Our Walls" which will use gamification to make village history full of tech fun and educational. Pamela highlighted "Tech Time Tuesdays" where people can come to the library with they're tech questions and also learn how to use the many online services the library offers. And like many libraries, Rockingham is getting ready for the solar eclipse, which will be a partial eclipse in this area of Vermont. RFPL has eclipse glasses and lots of solar science programming leading up to the eclipse. Check out the website for more information: rockinghamlibrary.org
We wrapped up with a few book recommendations which you can find in the show notes.
Thanks for listening! Show notes for all episodes and all the books we talk about can be found at https://www.wherethebooksarenow.com/ and please visit us at Facebook for more Vermont public library tidbits. If you would like your Vermont library to be featured on an episode of WTBAnow, please use the contact information on the website or send a Facebook message!
