The following are NOT permitted in the Library:
* Solicitation, sales, fees or
fund-raising
* Smoking, gambling or alcoholic
beverages
* Posting or hanging anything on
the walls
(except with prior approval of DFL
Director)
* Copying of copyright software
* High voltage equipment
* Decibel levels inappropriate to
the Library
We are here for you! Please come to
the library and get acquainted. There are tables and
comfy seating for working or reading. Conversation is
welcome in the front room, which includes the children's area.
Quiet study space is available in the back room.
All Verrnonters (including second home
owners) may sign up for a library card free of charge.
Out of state residents who are visiting the area for
short or extended stays may sign up for a card for a $10 annual
fee (no charge for children under14). The fee is based on the
annual per capita local tax support, prorated for a two-month
stay, the average for summer residents. Its purpose is to
keep new books on the shelves during the summer, the busiest
time of the year. The library is committed to providing
as much free access to services as possible, but it is
independent and funded by the town; it is not part of a larger
system and does not receive any direct funding from county,
state, or federal sources. We appreciate your
understanding and invite your comments.
Children at the Library
The library welcomes children of all ages.
Because we are a first door to learning, we place a
special emphasis on the books and services for babies,
toddlers, and preschoolers. The library also supplements the
materials and services available to schoolchildren. Please feel
free to talk with us about library programs, good books for
certain ages, and parenting resources. Click here for pictures and
more information about our children’s program, including the children’s garden.
With a library card, a patron may borrow
materials, place reserves on circulating items, and request
items through interlibrary loan. Other services, such as
reference and use of public access computers, do not requirc a
card. If you forget or lose your card, we can look up
your account.
Overdue Policy: there
are no fines for overdue materials, but there is a “Late
Box” where voluntary contributions can be left. We
do bill for lost or damaged materials. There may also be a processing fee.
An Overdue Notice is sent to the borrower
when library materials are overdue. If the library
receives no responsible reply to this notice, it will be
assumed that the loaned materials are lost. A bill is
then sent to the patron and that person’s library
privileges are suspended. Privileges will be restated
upon settlement of the bill.
The number of items and the time for
which they can be checked out vary according to the chart below:
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CONFIDENTIALITY: In keeping with Vermont law
and professional library ethics, all records of
library transactions are entirely confidential.
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special requests: If
there is a new book that you would like to read,
but we do not own it, you may fill out a white "Request for Purchase" card at the desk. We do not
buy all the items requested, but we will consider
them and will inform you if your item has been
ordered.
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Renewals may be made by person or by phone,
as long as no one has reserved the item. In summer,
most new, popular books have reserves on them and
cannot be renewed. The same is true to a lesser
degree, during the rest of the year . Extensions on
interlibrary loan items are subject to the rules of
the lending library and must be arranged one week
prior to due date.
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Reserving Books
If we own a book and
it is out, you may place a reserve on it. Please fill out
a "Reserve Form" at the desk. Include your
name, phone number, and date of request. The last is
important because we place reserves in order of receipt.
When your name comes
up for a reserved item, we will call you, leaving a message if
necessary. If you do not have a message machine, please
include your local mailing address on your request, and we will
mail the card to you when the item is available. You have
two working days in which to pick up a reserved item; after
that your name goes to the back of the line. You may opt
to be "bumped" to the next place in line if you
aren't ready for books yet; just let us know.
Please do not place
reserves on items we don 't own. You will not hear from
us if you do. To find out whether or not we own a book,
please check the catalog or the on-order file. If the
book is on the New York Times bestseller list, a quick way to
find out whether we own it is to check the list, posted at the
front desk. We own everything that is highlighted.
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“Wi-Fi”
(wireless fidelity)
is available for your laptop or other
personal hardware.
The Community Room
During Library Hours, the Community Room
is normally reserved for quiet reading and study. It is a
spacious, comfortable, well-lighted room, containing our
Vermont Collection as well as an extensive Reference Library.
If there is something
you want to read and we don't have it, and it is moce than six
months old, we can probably get it for you on interlibrary
loan. We can also use interlibrary loan to find general
information on a specific topic (after consulting our in-house
materials). Most interlibrary loan requests can be filled in
about one week, although some items may take longer.
There is no charge for basic services, but out of state
libraries consulted for hard-to-find items may charge fees.
We do not request items out of state or incur any fees
without the patron' s permission. Please remember that we
cannot request new books on interlibrary loan; it violates
state and national codes.
To obtain interlibrary
loans, you may search the Vermont Automated Library System
(VALS) yourself, or we will be happy to do the search for you.
In either case, you will be asked to fill out an interlibrary
loan form for each item requested. If we are doing the
search for you, we need as much of the following information as
possible: author, title, date of publication, and where the
item was sited (by a friend; in another book; on TV , etc). In the case
of an information request, we need detailed notes about what
sources you have already consulted. A staff person will
help you fill out the information request form.
Interlibrary loan
service depends on cooperation among libraries. Patrons
must pick up interlibrary loan items promptly and return them
on time. Extensions are subject to the rules of the
lending library and must be arranged one week prior to due
date. Ideally, the items will be used within the given
period.
For search links & info on the
interlibrary system,
