If You Have a Garden and a Library…
By Melissa Beaulieu
Melissa Beaulieu is the Library Director at Baldwin Memorial Library in Wells River, Vermont.
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need," ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
When you visit Baldwin Memorial Library, you get both! As the weather improves, so does our back yard garden space. We have benches and picnic tables for lounging and lunch, flower beds for bursts of color, and raised beds for fresh veggies. We also have a variety of seeds available for sharing and collection of garden tools for lending.
“Who doesn't love a library? It is a place you can go in any town and discover the world.” ~ Pat MacEnulty
Are you ready to go on an adventure? Whether you’re interested in literary adventures or exploring the world around us, we’ve got you covered! For reading adventures we have books to take you across the world, out to space, or into all sorts of fantastical worlds. For real world adventures, we have fun passes and packs to borrow. With our passes, you can visit a variety of places for free or at a discounted rate. Available passes include Fairbanks Museum, VINS, Echo Science Center and The Vermont History Museum plus State Parks and Historic Sites across Vermont.
“One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” — Jeannette Walls
Want to get a jump start on your summer reading? Join us on Saturday, May 23rd from 9am-2pm we are taking over the sidewalk with books galore and so much more! We will have books, dvd's, puzzles, games and decor. Plus, our doors will be open to tour the library with coffee and baked goods inside. All sales are by donation, and proceeds help support our library. Stop, shop and support!
Interested in connecting with others? Join us for Community Coffee Hour: Coffee and Correspondence on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th starting at 10am. We will be writing and decorating postcards for: "We The People: An Inter-library PenPal Project." (This project is an America 250 initiative with support from Vermont Humanities.)
For general inquiries or more information on any of these events, email librarian@baldwinlibraryvt.org, visit our Facebook Page at facebook.com/BaldwinLibraryVT/
Or, stop by the library! Our regular hours are Monday 10-6, Wednesday 12-6, Friday 12-7.