Student Assistant Wanted
Dorothy Alling Memorial Library is looking for a student assistant to join the team starting in July or late summer. This position is responsible for supporting the care and upkeep of the collection, including shelving and the physical processing of materials; making promotional displays; supporting program setup; keeping periodical collection organized; assisting library patrons; helping opening and closing the library when on duty, and other duties as assigned.
Craft Circle
Monday, May 13, 5-6 pm. All ages. Work on your current project in the company of other crafters!
Birding Walk at Catamount Outdoor Family Center
Saturday, May 18, 8:00-10:00 am. Take an early morning walk with us as VT Master Naturalist Terry Marron helps us identify our feathered friends. Hiking shoes and binoculars recommended. Meet in the Catamount Outdoor Family Center parking lot. Please register here.
Williston Historical Landscape Walking Tour
Saturday, May 18, 9:00 -11:00 am. With Samantha Ford and the Williston Historical Society. Samantha Ford will lead a historical landscape walking tour in Williston to discover how to “read” old forested farmscapes and agricultural architecture to trace 300 years of land use history in Vermont. Stone walls, old roads, and other mysteries “lost” in the woods reveal stories of the families who shaped the landscape as we see it today. Samantha is the founder of Turn Stone Research and has a Historical Preservation degree from the University of Vermont.
Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reserve your spot. Meet at the Williston Central School parking lot near the tennis courts at 8:45 to carpool to the Sucker Brook Hollow Trail Parking Lot - 5035 St. George Road (Route 2A) as parking is very limited at the trail.
Note: This tour will require walking on uneven terrain. Photography is not permitted on the private land segment of the tour. The rain date is Sunday, May 19th, 9-11am. Anyone unable to attend can watch “Hiking Through Time at Sucker Brook Hollow” by Vermont Naturalist on YouTube.
Snack Attack Book Club
Tuesday, May 28, 3:00-4:00 pm. Suggested ages 8+. Do you love reading? Do you want others to know about your favorite graphic novels, books, or audiobooks? Then get ready to share and listen! Read any book from our "New Books" shelves and come to tell others about it, even if you haven't finished it yet! Learn about books others read and enjoy some tasty snacks. If you would like to help selecting one of the library's new books, please ask a Youth Librarian! We'd be delighted to show you the new bookshelf, and tips for spotting new graphic novels and audiobooks as well.
Jackbox.TV Games
Friday, May 31, 5:00-6:00 pm. Teens. Bring your phone or other device and work with or against others in a variety of Jackbox.TV games!