Welcome to the Salisbury Free Public Library

Name: SFPL
Address: 918 Maple Street, Salisbury, VT, 05769-9685, US
Telephone: 802-352-4198

918 Maple St/ PO Box 59

Salisbury, VT 05769

802-352-4198

Hours:

Tuesday 10-6

Thursday 1-4

Saturday 9-12

Sunday 1-4

News! Tim Brookes talk is postponed due to severe weather alert-stay safe!

Big News! The Library is delighted to announce a major grant from the VT Department of Libraries. More info HERE.

About the Library

The Salisbury Free Public Library was originally founded in 1901 after years of advocating for one, and set up in the home of a former schoolmaster. Since then it has moved around the town quite a bit as different residents have kindly offered to house it, and finally found a permanent home in the old town hall in 1969. The Library currently has over 5000 books and a range of "non-traditional items," like snowshoes, park passes, games and puzzles, seeds, and 2 wildlife cameras that can be checked out. The building, which was built in 1869, is a fine example of greek revival architecture and cosy place to be.

Library Director: Alissa Shethar

Assistant Librarian: Travis Truax

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We will let you all know about the *new date*, just as soon as the Vermont spring starts behaving- if that happens... Stay safe out there this weekend!

Two tech classes next week:
IT instructor Anne Murray will be here to help you set up and customize your iPhone, and Louis Moore will cover Android tips and tricks. Come join us, there will be snacks! Sponsored by the Public Library Association and AT&T #Digitallearn #attimpact

We had a really great event at the Salisbury Meeting House last night with @vtnhenergyed and @energynavigators learning lots about the science behind weatherization and reducing our carbon footprint! Thanks also to the Meeting House for hosting us, thanks to the Salisbury Conservation Commission for cohosting, and to whoever brought all those pizzas for a fun event.

Our first "tech night" was well attended! Here we are learning what's new in Windows 11. Thanks to instructor Anne Murray for an instructive night.
Next up is Using your android, details to come. #ATTImpact #Digitallearn

You know we've got good snow and the sun is shining when 9 pairs of snowshoes go out the door....

Some great new books coming in the door! We also have hot coffee and tea, because it's cold out there... Drop by and warm up with a good book!

The New York Public Library and the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center recently teamed up on a report focused on how public libraries impact the well-being of patrons. The report found that libraries provide a meaningful impact on well-being in several areas, including:

92 percent of respondents who reported feeling somewhat to very “calm/peaceful” after visiting the library
90 percent of respondents saying the library and its resources have a positive effect on how much they love to learn new things
77 percent of respondents saying their library has a positive effect on feeling that what they do in life is valuable and worthwhile
59 percent of respondents saying their library use had a positive effect on feeling that there are people in their life who really care about them
88 percent of respondents reporting that library use has supported their personal growth
One of the report’s authors summed up the findings by saying, “I think libraries don’t get the headlines they deserve, they’re unsung bastions of goodness in our world.”

Wonderful needle felting class today with Wendy Ann.

Kate visited a beautiful library in Finland over the holidays. It is located in Mariehamm, the capital city of the Aland archipelago in the Baltic. Though the population is small, they certainly believe in the value of libraries!

SFPL is excited to share the news that we are one of six Vermont public libraries selected to receive book sets from the most recent Vermont Book Award winning titles by the Vermont Department of Libraries. The Award is an annual prize honoring work of outstanding literary merit by Vermont authors, a partnership effort of the Department of Libraries and Vermont Humanities. Winners are chosen by a panel of judges made up of Vermont writers, teachers, librarians, and passionate supporters of literature. Our new book set features Mary Ruefle’s The Book (Creative Nonfiction), Sandra Simonds’ Assia (Fiction), Vievee Francis’ The Shared World (Poetry), and Dan Nott’s Hidden Systems (Children’s Literature). Please plan to drop by the library to check them out!
#vtdeptlibraries #vthumanities

We had a wonderful visit from Santa yesterday, who arrived by firetruck... The kids decorated the tree, Santa read The Night Before Christmas, we had a feast and wished this year's adorable Salisbury babies all the very best!

Wishing everyone a lovely Thanksgiving! Personally, I hope it snows, but you are free to disagree with that...

We had a fantastic Basketweaving class on Saturday, with fabulous teacher, Kris Andrews. We hope to have another class in the spring!

The librarian's chickens are in overdrive, so the library will have eggs to give away this winter. Please come take some, all are from pastured organic chickens.

Just what you need as you curl up by the fire this November... some juicy new books to read! The new Booker prize winner is not easy to find, so come get it here...

A new Storywalk is up on the Pitch Pine Trail in Salisbury. Read the book with your child as you walk the first half mile - it's a charming story about the seasons and the joys of gardening.

This Sunday! Come relax and get crafty with us.

In Antalya, I went to a city library and met the library director and his assistant. He told me that even though his library didn’t have a lot of books, it was a popular place for women to come in the mornings and for school children to come after school and do their homework. He was very nice and it was quite peaceful!

Here is the famous library of Ephesus. If you were a freeborn man of means in Roman times, you could read in this lavishly decorated temple of learning. Two floors with soaring ceilings and library pages to bring you that best selling scroll or papyrus.

At the Topkapi Palace in old Istanbul, we of course visited the Sultan’s Library, a beautifully designed building with diffused light and lots of it. The Sultan had a personal librarian, a highly educated former soldier who brought him whichever book he desired. I was ridiculously pleased to learn that the Sultan’s Librarian did not have to be castrated, like many other guards in the Palace. We also saw the Sultan’s jewels, which included gold candlesticks weighing more than I do, and the largest diamond I’ve ever seen. A good book is of course worth more than rubies…

Turkey has started putting libraries in the airports, with actual books you can check out and return to other airports. Kütüphane is Turkish for library, a word I did my best to tuck away in my leaky brain.

Librarian on vacation, in Zurich, where it is raining and cold. Here is the “mothership” of the Zurich public library, which is obviously a haven for students who need somewhere to study. Also for tourists like me, who just need to get out of the rain and connect to the free WiFi.

The kids are having lots of fun at Children's Storyhour, 10:30 on Tuesdays. We have a great group now, and we read a book, play a bit, do a farm-related activity...

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Welcome to the Salisbury Free Public Library

News! Tim Brookes talk is postponed due to severe weather alert-stay safe!

Big News! The Library is delighted to announce a major grant from the VT Department of Libraries. More info HERE.

About the Library

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