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We are very excited to finally have our own web site up and running again. The site was put together with the help of many volunteers.  By providing this site, we hope that you will be able to come here to find out what is happening at the library, research some books, or just browse around. Enjoy the site!

  • We are delighted to announce that the Platt Library has been selected to participate in a unique program to celebrate Lake Champlain. Bridget Butler of ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center will visit to show videos and facilitate discussion about why our waterways are important to the local community. She will then collect stories from community members about the lake and its watershed area, rather like the Story Corps does. Please be thinking of what stories you can share about Otter Creek, the Lemon Fair, or Lake Champlain itself. The program will take place on Thursday, August the 13th from 2 to 4 p.m. and her equipment will be available to record your stories on that day and through the following week. She will share the results of the project at a display during the Shoreham Festival from 1 to 4 p.m.
  • We are delighted to offer a new service to all our card-holders.  You may now download audiobooks at no cost.   Just go to Listen up Vermont and see how easy it is to burn a book to CD, download to an MP3 player, or listen straight through your computer.
  • Our library will have a one-day pass that can be checked out and used to admit your family to the state park of your choice. The pass will be available from Memorial Day to Labor Day. What a great way to get out and enjoy our state!
  • Also available is a family pass to the ECHO museum. You may check it out from the library all year round. With it, admission is only $2 per person. Lots of fun for the whole family for ony a little bit of money.

Summer helpers needed!

  • Helpers (grade 5 through adult) for Wednesday and Thursday afternoons to help at the check-out desk and to assist in the children’s craft programs. Even an hour or two once in a while would be greatly appreciated – perhaps between several people we can get all the slots filled.
  • Helpers (grade 5 through adult) for Monday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday for an hour or two to help get new books ready to check out and to help maintain the card catalog and other projects as needed. Again, it need not be every week; any help is most welcome.

    • About the Library

    The Platt Memorial Library is over 100 years old, but we are a very active portal to the world.  The past five years have seen the programs and materials offered by the Platt Memorial Library expand greatly. Registered users, patron visits, and circulation numbers have all increased. The library’s location on the town green is an asset with the library being a focal point of the community. So when you done visiting our web site, come visit us at the library!

    • Library Hours:

    • Monday 11am-7pm
    • Wednesday 2pm-7pm
    • Thursday 2pm-7pm
    • Saturday 9am-1pm
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