Did you know you can hang out as long as you want inside Ilsley Public Library again?! Since the start of this month, the library (which also got a snappy new website) has been open to unlimited visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. While you’re there, you should sign up for […]
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Looking for inspiration for outdoor fun? How about making a nature bracelet? Or a caterpillar snack? Or spelling you name in flowers? These awesome, simple ideas come courtesy of Lis Duckworth, a Middlebury-based educator who works collaboratively with an occupational therapist, Nicole Gordon, to empower and equip nature-based early learning educators and families to successfully
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Oh how we’ve missed getting together for storytime! We went to the Bixby Library‘s outdoor storytime on Wednesday morning, and it was so fun. Children’s librarian DeAnna Lippman, who had been Zooming her sessions for months, started back up in person, at the bandstand on the Vergennes green, earlier this month. She meets every Wednesday
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Want to sign your kid up for gymnastics, or swimming lessons, or even golf this summer? Check out this year’s Summer Activity Guide from Middlebury Parks & Rec. And here are some highlights: The free summer meal program, Middlebury Nourishes, is back in person this summer at the entrance to the Memorial Sports Center: Monday
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Town Hall Theater has kept busy with virtual and outdoor shows since the pandemic started last year — I especially loved the Quarantine Sessions, and Doc Lyle Sol’s Medicine Show. But oh, how we’ve missed live performances! Luckily THT has a great line-up for this spring and summer. Here’s the latest from Executive Director Lisa
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Kerianne Severy has a vision, and she’s ready to actualize it. She recently formed a nonprofit with plans to open an indoor playspace right here in Middlebury. It’s called Vermont Children’s Museum. Severy is a math teacher at Middlebury Union High School and a mom to two little ones. “I found it challenging to find
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A new playground will soon be installed at the old Tot Lot site near the Courthouse in Middlebury! According to Middlebury Parks & Rec Superintendent Dustin Hunt, it was originally slated to be installed last fall, but the project ran into some pandemic-related delays in production and shipping. The grand opening is now scheduled for
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Here’s a fun way to get out and explore Vermont’s state parks this summer: Participate in the 2021 Venture Vermont Outdoor Challenge. Here’s how it works: 1. Do fun outdoor activities listed on the score sheet between April 15 and October 15. 2. Make sure you (or someone else) take a photo of you completing
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Looking for some outdoor kids’ activities during next week’s school vacation? The Lawrence Memorial Library has organized an “All Around Town Treasure Hunt” from Saturday morning to Sunday evening, April 17-25. And children’s librarian Marita Schine is hosting an in-person Earth Day celebration in the library garden on April 22. Pick up a treasure map
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