Baxter Memorial Library

10/08/2026

Baxter Memorial Library will be CLOSED Monday, October 12, in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day.

10/08/2026

Though the library will be closed Monday in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day, we will still have our monthly trustees meeting.

Baxter Memorial Library Trustee Meeting
October 12, 2026, 6pm

AGENDA

1. Approve Minutes from September 2026
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review Financials
4. Librarian’s Report and Updates
5. Public Comment
6. New Business:
Interlibrary Loan & Circulation Substitute job description and pay range
Pumpkin Walk Friday, October 23
Rest Stop Fundraiser debrief
7. Old Business:
Tabletop
Annual appeal

The Trustees of Baxter Memorial generally meet on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 PM. The October meeting will be held at the library on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Trustees meetings are open, and the public is welcome to attend, either in person or over Zoom. To participate via Zoom, click on the link below. Please email [email protected] with any questions.

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09/02/2026

Library Card Sign-up Month is the perfect time to visit Baxter Memorial Library and check out everything it has to offer, and of course to sign up for a library card! Whether you’re a regular visitor or new to the hip and happening library scene, there’s plenty to see and lots to discover.

08/19/2026

Thursday is the last day of Summer Reading! All raffle tickets are due by Thursday, August 20 at 7pm. And don't forget our End of Summer Reading party on Saturday, 2-4pm, where we'll draw the winners!

08/10/2026

🌀🍄⭐ 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
Tuesday, August 11, 3-4pm

Join Mon Kaczyk from Artistree to celebrate the colorful summer season with butterflies, flowers and greenery. We'll discover the color, layering and repetition of textile design and explore stenciling with the dry brush technique on fabric. Come create beautiful designs at the library!

08/09/2026

Baxter Memorial Library Trustee Meeting
August 10, 2026, 6pm

AGENDA

1. Approve Minutes from July 2026
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review Financials
4. Librarian’s Report and Updates
5. Public Comment
6. New Business:
End of Summer Reading Party planning
7. Old Business:
Tabletop

The Trustees of Baxter Memorial generally meet on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 PM. The August meeting will be held at the library on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Trustees meetings are open, and the public is welcome to attend, either in person or over Zoom. To participate via Zoom, click on the link below. Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2871346450?pwd=NLSSoZExob05OTZDkrx2XK4g1U8xnX.1&omn=85183929679

Meeting ID: 287 134 6450
Passcode: LIBRARY

07/20/2026

💃🕺👩‍🦽 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮
Tuesday, July 21, 3-4pm

Come attend a special creative movement workshop where dancers of all ages will use imagination and exploration to play with movement, dance, and each other. Open for all ages and abilities! Workshops in the past have been 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚! Lucia has a way of making each child feel welcome and excited to 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘!

𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘎𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 (𝘴𝘩𝘦/𝘩𝘦𝘳/𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵-𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘉𝘰𝘸𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘖𝘭𝘨𝘢 𝘈𝘳𝘶, 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘺 𝘗𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘻, 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘈𝘰𝘬𝘪, 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘎𝘸𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧.

07/13/2026

🎨🖌️ 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲
Tuesday, July 14, 3-4pm

Come explore storytelling in a miniature format. With a variety of materials, including brush pens, markers, stamps and collage paper, we’ll illustrate an accordion book. Telling the story of a tree, from seed to fruitful growth, we’ll learn about pace and rhythm from page to page. The narrative will be contained in a small painted box. Bring the whole family; it's perfect for creative minds ages 4 through adult!

07/09/2026

𝗕𝗮𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
July 13, 2026, 6pm

𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔

1. Approve Minutes from June 2026
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review Financials
4. Librarian’s Report and Updates
5. Public Comment
6. New Business:
Old Home Day
Rest Stop Bake Sale debrief

The Trustees of Baxter Memorial generally meet on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 PM. The next meeting will be held at the library on Monday, July 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Trustees meetings are open, and the public is welcome to attend, either in person or over Zoom. To participate via Zoom, click on the link below. Please email [email protected] with any questions.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2871346450?pwd=NLSSoZExob05OTZDkrx2XK4g1U8xnX.1&omn=84432755740

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗗: 287 134 6450
𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲: LIBRARY

07/09/2026

🎲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
Thursdays 3:30-5pm

Thursday is Game Day at Baxter! Bring your own game or play one of the library’s. We’ve got Magic the Gathering cards, as well as tons of board and card games! You can see a list of most of our games on our Library of Things page: https://sharonvtlibrary.com/things/