Needleworkers United back in person!

Needleworkers United meets at the Quechee Library on Tuesday at 6:30 pm.  Whether knitting, crocheting, rughooking, stitching or any other needle endeavor,  all who seek inspiration and conversation are welcome to join.

4 Book Discussion Groups

Here’s the monthly list. Pick up any title and join the conversation to match. In person or by Zoom link.

Sci Fi:  Monday, March 31 6 pm. Join in to discuss These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs.

Monday Mystery: Each month at 4 pm at the Quechee Library.  Participants will select books by P.D. James to read for the April 14th discussion. Hybrid. Email michaela@quecheelibrary.org for the zoom link.

A Bugbee Center Variety:  The first Friday of each month  we bring  a discussion on a new title—ranging across the genres.  For April 4th at 1 pm, The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali will be the book and copies are available at Bugbee for borrowing. Email Alec@bugbeecenter.org for the zoom link.

Historical Fiction:  April’s title is The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell. Copies are available at the Quechee Library.  Tuesday, April 15 at 4:00 pm    Hybrid. Email michaela@quecheelibrary.org for the zoom link.

 

Storytimes

Enjoy stories and a related craft project. Ten a.m. on Tuesdays at Wilder and Wednesdays at Quechee.

Watch for the storywalks rising up this summer all around town  & for our reading challenges for all ages.

Covers and Keys—and Dance

Jake Kelleher returns to the Quechee Library to play jazz every other Thursday, 4-6 pm. Next date is  Jan. 30.  Do some of your book browsing and reading then while enjoying the music. Jake is always ready to talk music too.

The Wilder Club and Library version of Covers and Keys can be enjoyed most Friday afternoons as  Steve Rice,  Doug Morse, Bodie Kelton, and Richard Cook play a mix.

Jes Raymond is in the hall at Wilder on Thursdays at 4:30 pm inviting all to join in an inclusive, non-judgemental space for health, expression, and connection through dance and free form movement.

New York Times Here

Quechee/Wilder Libraries patrons now have  digital access to the daily New York Times. We are proud to be able to offer this important resource to our patrons, an important tool to understanding  today’s world as citizens and as individuals.  The Friends of our libraries have given us the additional resource of the New York Times Digital Cooking Access.
Click here to begin.    We are glad to help you navigate until familiar.

Print copies of the Valley News are also available at both libraries. The print Times is also  at the Quechee Library, donated by Jake’s Quechee Market.

Covid Protocols within QW Libraries

Some Covid protocols ended  at the Quechee/Wilder Libraries as the pandemic moved toward a more endemic phase. Masks may be required for programs with a large attendance. We urge continued precautions.

Meetings

The Quechee Library Trustees  meets on the second Monday of most months at 5 p.m. Open to the public by requesting Zoom link from info@quecheelibrary.org or attending in person.  Most meetings are hybrid, but not all. Email for specific information.

The Wilder Club and Library Board of Trustees meets generally on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

The Friends’ steering committee generally meets the second Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. Email info@quecheelibrary.org to join the email list of meeting dates and other Friends’ news.

Upper Valley Co-op for Library Service

The Quechee/ Wilder Libraries will deliver your book requests to the pickup box located in the café area.  Email info@quecheelibrary.org for such requests. You can return books 24 hours a day 7 days a week using the drop box outside the Co-op entrance, or at either library. Membership applications available at the pick-up box. The Upper Valley Food Co-op and the Quechee Library are pleased to be working together to help you find the information you need and bring services directly to you in WRJ.