Goodrich Memorial Library

"A Tradition of Learning and Imagining Since 1898"

 202 Main Street
Newport, VT 05855
Tel: (802) 334-7902 ● Fax: (802) 334-3890
 Email the Library

Home

Hours & Directions

Library Information

Library Staff & Trustees

Children's Information

Teen Links

Programming & Events

Reference & Links

Library History

Library Museum

Support the Library

New Books

   

The library offers free
wireless internet access.

The library is an

opportunity provider

and is ADA accessible.

 

Visits to this website since 05/08/08

Hit Counter

 

 

 

 

 

Vermont Humanities Council 1st Wednesdays Programs Newport Vermont  • 7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month
February 1
Patchwork: Piecing Together Family History
 Author Natalie Kinsey-Warnock discusses the family stories that inspire her books and the importance of finding and saving family stories, and she shows several of her grandmother’s quilts that formed the basis for her first book, The Canada Geese Quilt.
March 7
Finding Higher Ground: Adaptation in the Age of Warming
 Scientist and author Amy Seidl explains why the long-term nature of climate change forces us to redesign how we structure our societies and considers our ethical role as planetary stewards.
April 4
Asphalt, Culture, and Community: The Impact of the Interstate Highway on Vermont
 UVM professor and lifelong Vermonter Frank Bryan considers the cultural and historical impact of the Interstate Highway System on Vermont.
May 2
The History of Magic
 Magic is a metaphor for the mysteries of the human mind, upending our assumptions about how the world works. Circus Smirkus founder Rob Mermin traces the history of magic as performing art using colorful illustrations and amazing demonstrations.

 

 

 

*********************************************************

 

Knitting Circle at the Goodrich Memorial Library

Every Tuesday from 1-3 pm

Knitters, people who crochet, and handcrafters of all kinds are welcome.

Bring your own projects and enjoy good company while you work on them.

Barbara Sheperd, the the leader of Knit-a-Mitt, is willing to teach beginners to knit.

Please call her in advance, at 766-8850 if you want a lesson, so she'll be sure to be in attendance the day you want to start.

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 


 All programs & Events are free and held at the library

unless otherwise noted…