The Winhall Memorial Library is a well stocked, vibrant library housed in a beautiful old schoolhouse. Stop by to see our collection of books. We are always up to date with the latest bestsellers and new books. The library has audiobook/DVD as well and offers free subscriptions for streaming eBooks, audiobooks and movies through Hoopla.
Hours
Saturdays, 9AM-12PM
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10AM-5PM
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A Musical Evening with Dave Domenick with Special Guests!
Thursday, February 19th
Starting at 5pm
Fingerstyle acoustic guitarist residing in the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont, playing all over New England and the Northeast and just about anywhere you might want to send him.
StoryWalk – Open 24/7
Break out the snowshoes and bundle up to head out to the side yard and read all about igloos! Want to build one? The librarian can easily be talked into helping out!
Little Free Library – 24/7
The Little Free Library is officially open and stocked with adult books for the taking anytime. It is located in front of the back parking area. Perfect for if you are on your way to ski on the Catamount Trail or go for a walk on Kendall Farm Road. Special thanks to the Stratton Community Foundation’s grant that purchased the library kit and the volunteers that painted and assembled it. The Little Library is for people to take books. This helps the Library make room for new books. The Little Library is NOT for dropping off books whether returns or donations. Please do that inside the Library. If you are looking for children’s books, stop at the Mountain School at Winhall where they have a Little Free Library too!
See the events calendar below for more information and links.
February Book Discussion
Thursday, February 26th from 5-6pm we will discuss the book Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian. A story of loss, adventure, and the search for friendship in the wake of catastrophe.
Story Synopsis:
The story of Emily Shepard, a homeless teen living in an igloo made of ice and trash bags filled with frozen leaves. Half a year earlier, a nuclear plant in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom had experienced a cataclysmic meltdown, and both of Emily’s parents were killed. Devastatingly, her father was in charge of the plant, and the meltdown may have been his fault. Was he drunk when it happened? Thousands of people are forced to flee their homes in the Kingdom; rivers and forests are destroyed; and Emily feels certain that as the daughter of the most hated man in America, she is in danger. So instead of following the social workers and her classmates after the meltdown, Emily takes off on her own for Burlington, where she survives by stealing, sleeping on the floor of a drug dealer’s apartment, and inventing a new identity for herself — an identity inspired by her favorite poet, Emily Dickinson. When Emily befriends a young homeless boy named Cameron, she protects him with a ferocity she didn’t know she had. But she still can’t outrun her past, can’t escape her grief, can’t hide forever—and so she comes up with the only plan that she can.
About the author:
Chris was born in White Plains, NY in S1962 to an Armenian father and Swedish mother. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Amherst College. He married his wife Victoria Blewer in New York City in 1984 and moved to Lincoln, Vermont in 1988. Their daughter Grace Experience is an actress based in Manhattan. His first novel, A Killing in the Real World, was released in 1988. He has been awarded Honorary Degrees as well from Amherst, Champlain College, and Castleton University. His 25th book will be release in March.
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