Summer is just around the corner and Mr. K is offering his amazing Summer Day Camp at the library once again!

This year the program will run for one week from June 21st through June 25th 9am to 1pm. The program is an outdoor exploration filled with stories, games, discoveries, and more!

We are currently offering an early bird sign-up price of $155 per camper if paid before April 30th. The regular price is $180. There are scholarships available for this program through the Warner Home Camperships and Roddy & Lavee Scholarships through the Friends of the Highgate Library. Please reach out to Adah (librarian@highgatevt.org OR 802-868-3970) by March 24th to apply for a scholarship.

To register for camp, please print and fill out this form and send a check to Exordium at the address listed on the bottom of the registration form: http://www.exordium-adventure.com/exordiumfiles/20160207432Camp_Registration_Form_Rev1_160130.pdf

NEW SERVICE ALERT: Books To Go

Introducing “Books to Go”, a new book bundle service from your local library! Don’t have time to stop in to grab some books? No problem! Just fill out this form with what age range/genre you are looking for and we will pull books for you for pick-up! It’s as easy as that

https://forms.gle/QSE6Ayr6NdBs2WyY7

As many of you know the library is actively working to expand by building a new, larger library building closer to the elementary school. This new building will provide us the opportunity to better serve the community through a larger community space, a kitchen for cooking programs, private study rooms, more shelving for books, DVDs, and audiobooks, and a large outdoor space for outdoor programming! Bit by bit we are collecting the funds needed to build the new library and community center and we ask you to donate anything you can to the cause. We’ve set up a new building fund through GiveButter to make the donation process easy.

You can donate here: https://givebutter.com/highgatelibrary

We so appreciate anything that you can give and thank you so much for your generosity. It is because of community support that we continue to grow and expand!

Support the library, purchase a high quality canvas tote bag!

The Friends of the Highgate Library and Community Center are running a tote bag fundraiser this holiday season.

Use this tote for grocery store trips, take it to the beach in the summer, or use it to haul home all of your library books

A tote makes a great gift for everyone and it is as useful as it is lovely!

$20 per bag and the first 40 people to purchase a tote get a FREE adult or children’s book! Cash or check accepted.

Stop into the library to check them out and purchase one (or multiples!) before Christmas is upon us!

Highgate Family Ski is a go this ski season! The Friends of the Highgate Library and Community Center in partnership with Jay Peak will be offering nine discounted family ski Sundays this 2020-2021 season. To check family ski dates, ticket pricing, and more click here.

As of Monday, September 14th, we will be OPEN with limited hours. We are still offering curbside pickup for those that do not feel comfortable coming into the library.

Our new limited hours will be:

Mondays & Wednesdays: 9am to 1pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 3pm to 6pm

Saturdays: 9am to 12pm

For patron and staff safety, we ask that everyone wears a mask when in the library, practices social distancing, and sanitizes their hands upon entry of the building. All in-person programs are currently still on hold.

To search our online catalog, visit https://hlccvt.org/search-our-catalog/. You can put items in a cart, and email it to the library by clicking on the envelope icon under “Share” and emailing to librarian@highgatevt.org. Your sign-in is your Highgate Library Card number. The password is the word read, all lower case.
Or to reach us with your requests, do one of the following:
-Email: librarian@highgatevt.org
-Phone: 802-868-3970

All books that are returned will be quarantined for 5 days before being added back into the collection and made available to the public.

As a general reminder:

Card renewals as well as issuing new library cards can be done via email or by calling the library.

Our WiFi does reach the parking spaces in the front of the building, so feel free to drive up and log on! The network is TOH-PUBLIC and the Password: Sh0rtSt0ry
If you have any questions please email us: librarian@highgatevt.org. Or call us at 802-868-3970.

Updates will be posted on our website https://hlccvt.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/Hlccvt/.

Did you know you can check out Learn and Discover Book Bags for your child? These themed backpacks are also available for curbside pick-up. Some of the themes are:

Fairy Tales, Young Scientist, Food, Earth, Animals, Outer Space, Bears, Healthy Habits, The Alphabet, Five Senses, Bugs, Food, Jobs, Life in the Ocean, and more!

Learning Backpack

Virtual Resources:

stay healthy bingo challenge

Highgate Scavenger Hunt.

free websites

egg carton scavenger hunt

https://www.cbc.ca/parents/play/view/star-stick-mobile-for-a-pop-of-colour-outside

How to Make Homemade Watercolour Paints for Kids

Cloud Clay ~ Softest Clay EVER, Only 2 ingredients NO COOK recipe #Kids #DIY

cloud clay playdough

Math Scavenger Hunt for Elementary Students

$math scavenger hunt$

https://www.doodlecraftblog.com/2013/04/building-character-and-growing-plants.html?fbclid=IwAR2MjqOjvW__KwcaSrFlOmQVPH_4k8-SDqODPKgfiApl_5BIdMpdFKle67Y

https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/

https://www.playpennies.com/free-things-to-do/joe-wicks-is-the-nations-pe-teacher-with-free-daily-kids-workouts-on-you-tube-186068?fbclid=IwAR1hlwzqQXACQj36Hp9XPFlKXEQCNQh-geaVdcUSnMMXbBEFL7OIRcq_eGA

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Strorytime with Rose Tico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg1BvluHTZY&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2OXGvRGImD0tfouPVxFwxTPedrWaS62O14cUUqiP80HidGixGulAegcrU

LEGO STAMPING ART

https://frugalfun4boys.com/lego-stamping-its-art-with-bric…/

Online Resources: if you are not already using our downloadable ebook and audiobook services https://gmlc.overdrive.com/ we encourage you to do so. You DO need a library card number and a pin code. Most accounts are pre-set with the pin code read. We can open an account for you over the phone and assist you in accessing this service. You can also get ebooks for free at https://www.gutenburg.org

Other online resources:

Learning Express – https://www.learningexpresshub.com/?AuthToken=8B905414-22EB-4B42-9E72-23A7892AC3F5
Users will create an account
Vermont Online Library – https://vtonlinelib.org/vol_h53
Users will be geo-identified, or may need to enter a password or their library card number
Universal Class – https://vermontstate.universalclass.com/barcode-login.htm?enter+code or http://bit.ly/vtlib_uc
Users will enter their library card number
FamilySearch – https://www.familysearch.org/
Free service
Newspapers.com and Ancestry.com (only for VT resources) – You can read about it here – https://libraries.vermont.gov/online_library/digital_newspapers and sign up here – https://secure.vermont.gov/myvermont/

Book returns: If you are healthy enough to do so you may drop them in our outside book return.
Please know that we will continue to monitor the situation and are seeking new ways to safely serve our library community. We will continue to update our website, Facebook page, and postings outside the library.

As a public service, the Vermont Department of Libraries has created this Corona Virus information page:
https://libraries.vermont.gov/covid19

Rusty Dewees The Logger at Highgate Elementary School

Thank you to our sponsors, (O.C. McCuin & Sons, Rainville’s Electric, Desorcie’s Market, and Dairy Farmers of America), everyone who attended the show, everyone who donated goods or food for the food sale and auction, and those who came in after the show and donated cash. So far, about $1600 has been raised for the Dave Roddy Memorial Fund!

HLCC Knit and Crochet Social Time

Mondays at 11 AM – All stitchers welcome–do you knit, crochet, quilt, tat, or embroider? Meet up at the library to swap ideas or patterns and meet new people.

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HLCC Recipe Club

Wednesday, March 25th – 6 PM

Do you love to cook? Or maybe you just love to eat? Let’s meet monthly to talk all things food and share samples of our favorite recipes. For the March meeting bring a traditional Irish dish to share along with a copy of the recipe. The library will supply bowls, spoons, etc.

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Whats Going On at the Library?

A Week at the Highgate Library…

Here’s what we have going on at the Library each week

Messy Mondays: (10:00AM-11:00AM) beginning January 13th. Children and families are invited to join us for some hands on fun during Messy Mondays. Each week we will have a new activity that allows children to get their hands dirty while expanding their mind.

Story Hour Wednesdays & Saturdays: (10:00AM-11:00AM) Read, enjoy a fun project, and a healthy snack. Sponsored by The Family Center: Parent Child Center of Northwestern Counseling & Support Services

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ONGOING PROGRAMS

Messy Mondays

Every Monday

10:00am

We’re offering kids the opportunity to get MESSY without the worries of ruining anything. Any projects you don’t want to do in your house, we will be doing in our backyard! Each week we will have a new activity that allows children to get their hands dirty while expanding their mind.

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