08/02/202210:00 am - 11:00 am greensboro free library
Join us at the Greensboro Free Library to read to Daisy the dog!
Nancy Ciaschini and her dog Daisy will be at the library offering an "Oceans of Possibilities" themed storytime! They will share personal stories from their home in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico which is deemed the "shark tooth capital of the world"! Afterwards they will be available for kids to practice reading to Daisy.
Free and all are welcome.
Contact GFL youth librarian Emily Purdy at [email protected] for more info.
VHC presenter Bill Mares will speak about the origins and evolution of beekeeping in Vermont. Sophia Barsalow will then speak about the efforts of Barr Hill Spirits company to increase bee habitat in Northern Vermont. A tasting of Caledonia Spirits beverages and honey paired with Jasper Hill cheese will follow the talk.
08/04/202210:00 am - 11:00 am Greensboro Free Library, 53 E Craftsbury Rd, Greensboro, VT 05841, USA
Join us for summer reading storytimes for kids ages 0-6ish and their caregivers. The summer reading theme is "Oceans of possibilities" highlighting oceans and water. Most of our storytimes will also highlight water in some way. All are welcome to this free event. Contact youth services librarian Emily Purdy at [email protected] or 802.533.2531 for more info.
08/09/202210:00 am - 11:00 am Greensboro Free Library, 53 E Craftsbury Rd, Greensboro, VT 05841, USA
Join us to welcome Gaj Birur to tell us about how NASA observes and monitors Earth's water from space. Gaj is a spacecraft engineer/technologist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Bring your space related questions! All ages welcome to this free event.
How would you like to see the library improve in the coming years? Enjoy light refreshments and a community discussion to help shape our future. Everyone is invited.
Unfortunately the presenter needs to postpone this program. We hope to host it in the fall. Master gardener Ann McEntee will show participants how to adapt gardens and gardening practices to keep it all fun as we age. In-person presentation in our upstairs meeting room.
08/11/202210:00 am - 11:00 am Greensboro Free Library, 53 E Craftsbury Rd, Greensboro, VT 05841, USA
Join us for summer reading storytimes for kids ages 0-6ish and their caregivers. The summer reading theme is "Oceans of possibilities" highlighting oceans and water. Most of our storytimes will also highlight water in some way. All are welcome to this free event. Contact youth services librarian Emily Purdy at [email protected] or 802.533.2531 for more info.
Join us for a guided history walk and architectural scavenger hunt! All ages welcome and youth are encouraged to come! This is a collaboration between the Greensboro Free Library and the Greensboro Historical Society. Signs highlighting water in Greensboro in keeping with the summer reading theme "oceans of possibilities" will be discussed further. A tour of the GHS exhibit and a snack and activity will conclude our event.
Meet at the Greensboro Free Library.
Anne Harbison – 2018 – chocolate chip cookie making activist
David Kelly – 2010 – high school debate coach, activist
Rosey Oates – 1970 – raised sheep
Last winter I decided to try something I have difficulty with–portraits.
Working with loud music to distract me and using watercolor quickly, I wanted to capture interesting people of Greensboro.
I studied at Allegheny College and New York University. Inspiration comes from the subjects I paint. Over the door boards, which are paintings on wood, are what I do most.
BJ Gray
Programs & Events
Programming for Children
Greensboro Free Library Storytime – Ages 6-12
Storytime for kids ages 6-12 out under the tent Tuesdays at 10am. This summer the focus will be on all things water. All are welcome to this free event.
Tuesday at 10 AM
Greensboro Free Library Storytime – Ages 0-6
Storytime for kids ages 0-6 out under the tent Thursdays at 10am. This summer the focus will be on all things water. All are welcome to this free event.
Thursday at 10 AM
Water Observed on Earth as Seen from Space with Gaj Birur
Learn how water on earth would look like if you were and astronaut! Would it still look like water? See how different the oceans would look.
To view the program Gaj Birur, of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, gave at the library click on the following link https://greensborofreelibrary.org/greensboro-gfl-talk-2022-august-9-v5/. Students will learn how NASA is studying our water supply on earth and how climate change is affecting it. It also discusses where else in outer space we may find water and where NASA is searching for it.
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi4qY7Z5ZKo to learn about how NASA and CNES (French Space Agency) are collaborating to make the first global survey of Earth’s surface fresh water and study fine-scale ocean currents with a new mission called SWOT, or Surface Water and Ocean Topography. It will collect data on the height of Earth’s salt and fresh water – including oceans, lakes, and rivers – enabling researchers to track the location of water over time, which will help measure the effects of climate change. SWOT is expected to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California in November 2022. To learn more about the mission, visit: https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/
Another excellent video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEaCU5G11zk by Cedric David of JPL. This 35 minute program explains in more detail why the SWOT mission exists and why these resources are so important to us.
On-line at YouTube
Historical Walk of Greensboro
Join the Greensboro Historical Society for a history walk, scavenger hunt and museum tour. Meet at the library to take the tour!
Tuesday, August 16th 10:00 AM
Van Gogh Painting Party
After hearing author Carol Berry talk about Van Gogh’s love of nature on August 17th see if you can paint like Van Gogh. All ages. To be followed by refreshments.
Saturday, August 20th 1-3 PM
Programming for Adults
“Vincent Van Gogh and his Love of Nature” by Carol Berry
An art educator, Berry will present a talk on her book – “Vincent Van Gogh and his Love of Nature” . She fills in background on the much misunderstood spiritual context of his work, and reinterprets his art. Berry also brings in her own experience in ministry, sharing how van Gogh, in his own way, led her to the richness and beauty of the compassionate life.
Wed, August 17th 4-5:30 PM
Van Gogh Painting Party
After hearing author Carol Berry talk about Van Gogh’s love of nature on August 17th see if you can paint like Van Gogh. All ages. To be followed by refreshments.
Saturday, August 20th 1-3 PM
GFL Book Club – “The Music of Bees” by Eileen Garvin
Pick up your book at the beginning of the month. Discussion will be both at the library and via Zoom. Call the library for more information – (802-533-2531
GFL or Zoom Thurs, August 25th 7:00 PM
Upstairs Book Sale
The Book Sale is open (upstairs in the library) whenever the library is open.
