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Summer Reading Program Wrap-Up Party! at Quechee

Happening WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 3:30

It’s been a great summer of reading and learning about our State and National Parks! We heard from park rangers, met Smoky Bear, and heard from the local Tree Warden! Now, it’s time to celebrate all the books we’ve been reading all summer long at the SUMMER READING PROGRAM WRAP-UP PARTY!!!

We’ll have one last visit with our local park rangers, and local musician Tommy Crawford will be playing music related to our theme, and there will be cake and Tshirts to take home and other surprises and treats. EVERYONE IS INVITED!

The Wonderful World of Bats at Wilder!

Happening TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH AT 3:00

This program features the echolocation calls of bats and introduces audiences to local and tropical bats, the Vampire Bat, and many more of our only flying mammals. Via slides and taped bat calls, audiences move beyond old stereotypes, to understand the vital roles of bats in our environment. We will see slide photos of our Big Brown Bat, the Silver haired Bat, and the Desert Red Bat.. Tee shirt craft follows the slide show. Length: 50 minutes.

This event is part of our Summer Reading Program Wrap-Up Events.

Kids will receive a certificate for participating with their library this summer, along with other activities and surprises!

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: Meets the last Monday of the Month at 6 pm. Next meeting is Monday, July 27th at 6 pm. and we will be reading and discussing Hal Clement’s MISSION OF GRAVITY. Copies of the book are available at the Quechee Library. Coming up, August 24: SHROUD by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Monday Mystery: Meets the first Monday of each month at 4 pm at the Quechee Library.

Due to the Labor Day holiday, the September meeting will be postponed until Monday, September 14th and will discuss books by Jane Casey. Hybrid- Email info@quecheelibrary.org for the zoom link. Moving forward, the Monday Mystery group will be reading titles by: Thomas Perry (October), and Michael Robotham (November). Multiple titles byJane Casey are now available to check out from the Quechee Library.

A Bugbee Center Variety: Meets the first Friday of each month at 1:00 pm, we bring a discussion on a new title—ranging across the genres. For Friday, August 7th, we are reading OUTLAWED by Anna North . Copies are available at Bugbee for borrowing. Email Alec@bugbeecenter.org for the zoom link.

Historical Fiction: The August title is MORNINGS IN JENIN by Susan Abulhawa. Copies are available at the Quechee Library. Discussion is Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 4:00 pm. Hybrid. Email info@quecheelibrary.org for the zoom link. Coming up, September 8th: ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr.

Storytimes

Enjoy stories and a related craft project. 10 a.m. on Tuesdays at Wilder and 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Quechee.

Covers and Keys

The Wilder Club and Library version of Covers and Keys can be enjoyed most Friday afternoons at 3pm as Steve Rice, Doug Morse, Bodie Kelton, and Richard Cook play a mix.

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.

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.

The Wilder Club and Library Board of Trustees meets generally on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. These are in-person only.

The Friends’ steering committee will meet next at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 17th. Email info@quecheelibrary.org to join the email list of meeting dates and other Friends’ news.