The main entrance to the library will be closed off on Friday, Sept. 3rd due to building renovations. We are still OPEN! Please use the Main St. door.
The Children’s Room will be closed Tuesday morning, September 7th. There will be no Baby and Toddler Time. The room will be available once we open at 12 Noon.
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The Friends of the Cobleigh are accepting clean donations of used books for the booksale held at the Municipal Building on October 8th and 9th. Bring them to the library during regular hours by September 1st! Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, Text books and Encyclopedias are not accepted. Help the Friends raise funds for the library!
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The new State Park Pass is here! There is also a new pass for Vermont Historic Sites! Please click the link to Museum and Park Passes on the left.
Please contact us with a request.
Books can be reserved and renewed in our online catalog. Your pin number is the last four digits of your library card number. It will not work if you have overdue items. If you need help, let us know.
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Remembrances of Pat’s life:
Main video: http://blip.tv/file/3424137
(Rob Brown link) http://blip.tv/file/3429341
Last video: http://blip.tv/file/3418576
Cobleigh Community Story Project
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Listen up Vermont!
Cobleigh brings you Downloadable audio books from Overdrive! You can access all of their content with just your library card from the comfort of your home
For more information click here.
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HISTORY
In 1905 Eber W. Cobleigh donated $15,000 to erect a public library building in Lyndonville. The site of the Silsbury Livery Stable at Main and Depot Street was authorized for purchase at the annual town meeting in March and the library building was completed in late 1906. Plans for the building were drawn by William J Sayward, a member of the well known firm that had designed the Boston Public Library. The library was dedicated and opened to the public in January, 1907.
A dedicated group of individuals, clubs and organizations continued to support the library through donations, grants and tax support. The basement was renovated in 1976 to create a children’s room. In 1995, with a combination of grants (state, federal) and local fundraising, the building was expanded with the renovation of the attic, a new adult learning center/computer lab, and an elevator for handicap accessibility. The library’s history of community support continues into the 21st century.
In 2002, a new larger bookmobile, improvements to the building and furnishings, an automated catalog and world wide web presence has been made possible through a generous grant from the Freeman Foundation, the Gates Foundation and the Vermont Department of Libraries administered Mobile Library Literacy Grant (funded through and Institute of Museum and Library Services federal Grant).
