Events

Marty Kelley will share with Bridgewater-Hebron families the importance and fun of sharing stories. 

5:30-6:00 - Families share a meal

6:00-6:45 - Kids participate in an activity while Marty talks with parents about sharing books with their kids and offers tips on how to make this more fun for all. After the discussion, each parent will pick two books for each of their children

6:45-7:00 - Marty tells stories to all

Eden Central School PK- 5 students will spend 6 days with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock working on family genealogy, story telling, and community history.

The George Peabody Library will host a presentation by VINS as part of their Rural Library mini grant. 

As part of their Year of the Book grant, Milan Village School students will meet Matt Forrest Esenwine who will talk about his books, poetry, and writing process. He will meet with K-3 and 4-6 in the morning.

Barre City Elementary School first and second graders will receive another new book. They are selecting one new book/month as part of the Year of the Book grant.

Disnard Elementary School students will each pick one new book – the school is having children pick one new book each month during the Year of the Book.

Enosburgh Elementary School PK- 5 students will have the culminating event after spending 6 days with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock working on family genealogy, story telling, and community history. Details to be determined.

Hinsdale Elementary School students will each pick one new book – the school is having children pick one new book each month on the "First Friday" during the Year of the Book.

Enosburgh Elementary School PK- 5 students will have the culminating event after spending 6 days with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock working on family genealogy, story telling, and community history. Details to be determined.

Franklin Elementary School students will meet with Sandra Neil Wallace about her non-fiction books, research and writing. She will meet with K-5 students in the afternoon. 

Grades 2-3 - 12:10-1

Grades K-1 - 1:10-2

Grades 4-5 - 2:10-3

The Franklin Elementary School 2nd grade will travel to the Eric Carle Museum, a culminating activity to their author study, as part of their Year of the Book grant.

Enosburgh Elementary School PK- 5 students will have the culminating event after spending 6 days with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock working on family genealogy, story telling, and community history. Details to be determined.

Enosburgh Elementary School PK- 5 students will have the culminating event after spending 6 days with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock working on family genealogy, story telling, and community history. Details to be determined.

Morristown Elementary School students will hear from author/illustrator Liza Woodruff about her books, artistic process, and writing. Timing to be determined.

Enosburgh Elementary School PK- 5 students will spend 6 days with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock working on family genealogy, story telling, and community history.

Enosburgh Elementary School PK- 5 students will have the culminating event after spending 6 days with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock working on family genealogy, story telling, and community history. Details to be determined.

Barre City Elementary School first and second graders will receive another new book. They are selecting one new book/month as part of the Year of the Book grant.

Enosburgh Elementary School PK- 5 students will have the culminating event after spending 6 days with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock working on family genealogy, story telling, and community history. Details to be determined.

Marv Klassen-Landis will share with Barre families the importance and fun of sharing stories. 

5:30-6:00 - Families share a meal

6:00-6:45 - Kids participate in an activity while Marv talks with parents about sharing books with their kids and offers tips on how to make this more fun for all. After the discussion, each parent will pick two books for each of their children

6:45-7:00 - Marv tells stories to all

Barre City Elementary School first and second grade students will spend the day writing and sharing stories with Marv Klassen-Landis.

Eden Central School PK- 5 students will spend 6 days with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock working on family genealogy, story telling, and community history.

Lunenberg Elementary School's after school program will work with the Center for Cartoon Studies on a community building project after studying the new comic This is What Democracy Looks Like. 

Enosburg students will display the projects they researched and prepared as part of Natalie Kinsey-Warnock's Storykeepers program.

Hinsdale Elementary School students will each pick one new book – the school is having children pick one new book each month on the "First Friday" during the Year of the Book.

Disnard Elementary School students will each pick one new book – the school is having children pick one new book each month during the Year of the Book.

Disnard Elementary School students will write poems with Ted Scheu to kcik of Poetry Month. Ted ill spend the day working with K-5 students.

Ted Scheu will spend the day with K-2 at Boscawen Elementary School writing and performing poems. There will be an all school assembly to start the day. 

Warren Public Library will wrap up its CLiF Rural Library grant with storytelling by Doug Wilhelm. After the presentation, each student will select two new books to bring home and to celebrate summer reading season. 

9:30-9:50- AM PK

10:15- 11:00- K-2

11:15- 12:00- 3-6

12:10-12:30- PM PK

Franklin Elementary School students will each pick one new book – the school is having children pick one new book each month during the Year of the Book.

Jon Gailmor will spend 3 days writing and performing songs with students at the Berlin Elementary School. 

Barre City Elementary School first and second graders will receive another new book. They are selecting one new book/month as part of the Year of the Book grant.

To celebrate the fact that more than 80% of parents and children signed the Read To Me contract pledging to read together twice a week for at least 20 minutes, all students will hear from Deborah Bruss about her books. She will do two prograsm starting at 9AM.

Geroge Peabody Library will wrap up its CLiF Rural Library grant with poetry by Ted Scheu. Ted will first visit with the preschoolers from town before K-6 students from the Thetford Elementary School. Earlier in the day, each student will select two new books to bring home and to celebrate summer reading season. 10:30 am at PK; the first school presentation at 1:15 and the second at 2:00.

Jon Gailmor will spend 5 days writing and performing songs with students at the Derby Elementary School. Students will perform Monday, May 4th.

To celebrate the fact that more than 80% of parents and children signed the Read To Me contract pledging to read together twice a week for at least 20 minutes, students and families will hear from author/illustrator John Steven Gurney. 

Hinsdale Elementary School students will each pick one new book – the school is having children pick one new book each month on the "First Friday" during the Year of the Book.

Disnard Elementary School students will each pick one new book – the school is having children pick one new book each month during the Year of the Book.

Abbie Greenleaf Library in Franconia, NH, will wrap up its CLiF Rural Library grant with storytelling by Duncan McDougall. Duncan will first visit with the preschoolers from town at the Public Library before K-6 students from the Lafayette Regional School to hear Duncan's stories. After the presentation, each student will select two new books to bring home and to celebrate summer reading season. 

Jon Gailmor will spend his final day writing and performing songs with students at the Berlin Elementary School. There will be an evening performance.

Jon Gailmor will spend three days writing and practicing original songs before sixth grade students perform their compositions for the community.

Franklin Elementary School students will each pick one new book – the school is having children pick one new book each month during the Year of the Book.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten will kick off at the Manchester Community Library with a visit from Karen Gross. Karen will share her books with kids and families before each enrolled child will select two new books to keep. 

Jon Gailmor will spend three days writing songs with children from the Swanton community at the library after school. 

Barre City Elementary School first and second graders will receive another new book. They are selecting one new book/month as part of the Year of the Book grant.

Disnard Elementary School students will celebrate their Year of the Book with a visit from Simon Brooks and with the selection of one last final new book! Timing to be determined.

Hinsdale Elementary School students will each pick one new book – the school is having children pick one new book each month on the "First Friday" during the Year of the Book.

Barre City Elementary School first and second graders will receive another new book. They are selecting one new book/month as part of the Year of the Book grant.