Tenney Memorial Library is pleased to announce that they are one of 59 winners of a HUD grant thanks to retired Senator Patrick Leahy. (When Senators retire the tradition is that they may earmark funds for their home state.) Senator Leahy earmarked monies for small and rural libraries in Vermont. Tenney developed a proposal requesting a grant of $80,000 for heat pumps so that, in the case of emergency weather conditions of cold or heat, the library could shelter people.
In the original 1897 section of the building Tenney had a bat guano problem which they will correct with the use of HVAC workers. In addition, custom storm windows will be crafted to seal the unique stained glass windows in the original, front part of the library.
This grant will be administered by the Vermont Depart ment of Libraries and HUD. The library is very grateful to Sen. Leahy, the town of Newbury, HUD and the DOL for all of their support in helping us reach our goal.
On another note, I want to introduce you to a free service from the Dept. of Libraries that you may not be familiar with. Vermont’s ABLE Library is free to you and may help make your life easier if you are dealing with challenges, whether you are old or young. The letters in ABLE stand for: A = Audio, B = Braille, L = Large Print, E = Electronic Books
In addition, these services include the ability to check out large print keyboards, weighted gloves to steady your hands on a keyboard if you have Parkinson’s disease, etc.
If you go online and search in ABLE you may find many helpful items to borrow.
Our small groups continue to meet as follows:
Pins & Needles - each Thursday from 9:30-11:30 am
Book Group- First Thursday of the month- meets from 7-8:00pm (Check our website for the current and upcoming book being discussed).
Mindful Meditation- meets Tuesdays on Zoom. Check our website to see when. This group meets on random Sundays at the library, too.
Remember! We have a large selection of magazines, in cluding The Atlantic Monthly.
PUZZLES! Thanks to a generous donation we have many new puzzles for you to check out.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Tenney Library will be closed on Thanksgiving and Saturday, November 28th, so that the staff may spend time with their family.
We wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and will open again on Tuesday, December 1st. Library Hours: Tues. 10 am-5 pm, Thurs. 2-8pm, Sat. 9am-4 pm
For information: Tenneylibrary@gmail.com
- Mary Burnham Library Director