What’s new!
The Friends of the Cobleigh book sale was a huge success!
Thank you to all the many people who helped! It truly does
take a village to put on a book sale!
You are appreciated beyond words!
Author Paul Searls will talk about Repeopling Vermont The Paradox of Development in the Twentieth Century on Tuesday, October 22 – 7:00 p.m. Green Mountain Books and Prints will have copies of the book available for purchase and signing.
Join fellow Vermonters in your community to learn about how the state has handled questions of development and progress in the past, and how we might use those lessons to discuss a path forward to the future. The programs will open with Northern Vermont University professor Paul Searls , who will review themes and events featured in his newly-published book Repeopling Vermont: The Paradox of Development in the Twentieth Century. In the book, he highlights the stories of different communities and their responses to difficult questions as part of his inquiry into how Vermont balanced competing visions for the state in the last century.
Following Searls’s presentation, attendees will be invited to share their own perspectives on their communities. How can we use the lessons of history to frame our planning going forward? What is important to preserve, and when is it important to move forward? How can we balance different interests and create a Vermont that works for everyone?
Support for this project provided by the Vermont Humanities Council and Northern Vermont University.
Need More Information?
Amanda Gustin, Public Program Manager, Vermont Historical Society, amanda.gustin@vermonthistory.org, (802) 479-4264
Joy Worland, Library Consultant – Continuing Education and Small and Rural Libraries, Vermont Dept. of Libraries, joy.worland@vermont.gov
(802) 636-0027
LearningExpress is a new library service for people who use the library.
LearningExpress Library is now available to all Vermonters at no charge through their library. LearningExpress Library provides a comprehensive selection of academic and career-related solutions available in one platform. It includes skill-building in reading, writing, math, and science, college admissions exams, occupational licensing tests, workplace skills improvement, career exploration, and much more. The subscription includes Job & Career Accelerator, a job and career platform where job seekers can explore occupations, find career matches based on interests and skills, search for jobs and internships, search for scholarships, write winning resumes and much more. Also included is computer Skills Center, where one can learn the fundamentals of using a computer, the Internet and popular software applications with these self-paced, easy-to-use online tutorials —in beginner to advanced levels.
LearningExpress library is a deep and broad tool that has something for everyone, from prep for the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) exam, nursing and medical testing prep, job interview and resume writing, computer skills, SAT, LSAT, and GRE test prep, to interactive tools to help someone choose a career. It can help someone choose a pathway in life or provide the tools to get a better job.
Join the Friends of the Cobleigh! The Friends help fund the bookmobile!
Love the Cobleigh Library? Please consider making a difference by joining the Friends of the Library! The Friends work year round to keep the Books on Wheels III bookmobile on the road, promoting early literacy throughout the community. Some projects the Friends group works on are raffle baskets, coin drops and the Book Sale each fall. Only an hour or two of time helping with any of these events can be a big help! Stop by the library for more information. Friends make all the difference!!
Donna Edwards, Marian Cleveland and Dave Webster helping at the Book Sale!
Susie Corbeil helping a young customer get a great deal on books!
