Kellogg-Hubbard Library      135 Main St., Montpelier, Vt 05602      802-223-3338 (phone and fax) E-mail. For over a century the Kellogg-Hubbard Library has been at the heart of our communities: preserving yesterday, informing today, and inspiring tomorrow.

StoryWalk™ at North Branch Nature Center! July 1st - July 15th, Come and enjoy a wonderful children's book combined with the joy of walking together outdoors. Featuring Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats. Fundraising Book Sale! June 15 through July 11 We're offering thousands of books, CDs, tapes, videos and DVDs. Books are arranged by subject and the prices very low. Stock up on your summer reading and support your library at the same time. Don’t miss it! Please don't bring us any more donations for the booksale for now. Your generosity has overwhelmed us! Buddhist Teaching Series Thursday, July 2, 6 to 8pm A life-affirming four-week series (ending on Jyly 9th) on the teachings of Buddha will be taught by Venerable Amy Miller, the director of Milarepa Center in Barnet, VT. For more information, please contact Linda Wheatley at 802-229-6932. Passes to Parks and Museums at the Library Under a new program, “Check Out the Parks”—the Kellogg-Hubbard will offer a pass that can be checked out for three days, like a book, for free admission to a state park. The passes are good at any of the state’s day-use parks and admit up to eight people traveling together in the same vehicle. In addition, museum passes to the Vermont History Center and the Echo Lake Aquarium and Science Center can also be borrowed. Ask at the children’s desk or call 223-4665. Listen Up! Vermont now compatible with iPods! On Tuesday, June 16, OverDrive released the new version of OverDrive® Media Console. Nearly all OverDrive WMA Audiobooks in your download collection are now compatible with the iPod®, iPhoneT, iPod touch®, and iPod nano®, as well as Zune® and thousands of other portable devices, with a simple upgrade of OverDrive Media Console to version 3.2 on Windows® PCs.

6th Annual Onion River Century Ride to Benefit the Kellogg Hubbard Library REGISTER ONLINE! Volunteers are needed for the Century Ride! If you or anyone you know would like to pitch in on Saturday, July 25th, please contact . Yakima Bike Rack Raffle The Yakima Doubledown 4 carries up to 4 bikes, tilts away for rear of vehicle access, has great stability, foldable arms and a bottle opener. The Yakima Doubledown 4 is valued at $245. Tickets are just $2 each, 6 for $10 or 15 for $20 and can be purchased at the circulation desk. Raffle continues through July 31 Vermont State Parks Vermont Agricultural Events 2009 - Fairs, Festivals & Field Days So you want to start a business? What Should I Read Next? Flashlight Worthy Today in History Still Tasty? Just for fun: Dutch department store, HEMA (Wait a few seconds for it to start. Need Flashplayer.)

Other Items JULY 2009: ~6th Annual Onion River Century Ride to Benefit the Kellogg Hubbard Library REGISTER ONLINE! The Onion River Century Ride is a beautiful ride through the heart of the Northeast Kingdom of Vemont. All proceeds benefits the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier. WHEN: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 8:30am WHERE: Rides leave the Montpelier Rec. Fields by the pool. RIDES: Lake Elmore 110 mile Ride is a loop through Hardwick, Barton, Albany, Morrisville, and Elmore, and the 100k Ride (62 miles) is an out and back loop through Hardwick. New this year—a 23 mile loop through Adamant! All rides return to Montpelier Rec Fields. POST RIDE: The BBQ to celebrate the riders begins at 1pm under the tent. All riders receive food and refreshments; additional meal tickets will be available to purchase for family and friends. BBQ ends at 6pm. ~New Materials Adult library JULY 2009 (.txt). Children's and young adult JULY 2009(.txt) NEW museum passes and games to CHECK OUT!! Hint: these are plain text files. Use the Find tool to jump to the section you want to browse. E.g. Go to New Materials Adult Library, click on Edit at the top of the window, then click on Find on this page, type in Mysteries, and then click Next. ~CHECK YOUR OWN ACCOUNT ONLINE- go to OUR catalog, click on My Info (third tab from right) type in your entire patron barcode number from the back of your patron card, and type in YOUR LAST NAME for "password." (Please CALL 223-3338 - no e-mails - to place holds or renew materials.) ~Grow Your Own Food If you're thinking about growing more of your own food this year, be sure to check out the library's large collection of gardening books and magazines. A shipment just arrived on organic gardening methods, composting, small-scale farming and more. Watch for displays in the library, and check with the staff for more information. ~Donate Your Travel Guides! If you have just returned from a trip and wonder if you really want to keep the travel guides you bought, the library will be happy to take them and make them available to others. Guides should be recently published and in good condition. Thanks! ~So you want to start a business? This collection consists of the "VERMONT Small Business Resource" magazine plus 6 handouts from the Vermont Small Business Development Center and Vermont Women's Business Center. Handouts include: Introduction -- Getting started -- Regulations -- Getting approved -- Small business training network -- Contracting opportunities -- Disaster recovery -- Advocacy -- Other sources of assistance -- Lender listing -- Websites of interest. It includes a 44 step checklist for the "Process of starting a business", from registration at the Secretary of State office to the rules for signs in Vermont. Community Business Connections is a joint project of the Vermont Secretary of State's Office, the U.S. Small Business Administration (Vermont District), and the Vermont Small Business Development Center. The goal is to consolidate all the resources needed to start or expand your business in one easy-to-access location. To find more books about small business, go to our catalog, type "small business", and click "subject". ~Job Hunter’s Sourcebook Job hunting is becoming more and more complex in today’s competitive job market. Internet websites and classified ads are no longer the surest route to employment. The Library’s latest edition of the Job Hunter’s Sourcebook is designed to help you in your job search. Here’s how it works: Under each type of employment (auto mechanic, caterer, computer programmer, etc.), you will find references to sources of help-wanted ads specific to your career, employer directories and networking lists, job referral services, online job sources and services, trade shows, journals, professional associations and more. While the book must be used in the library, you are welcome to make photocopies of needed pages. The library staff will be happy to help you use the references you find to further your search and land the job you want. Resume Templates offers resume and cover letter templates to download, writing tips and an interview guide. JobsInVt Vermont Department of Human Resources Vermont JobLink Green Careers Guide, resource for careers within the wind, solar, and geothermal industries. ~Local Community Lunches, Soup Kitchens & Food Shelves

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