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New Summer HoursMon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. - 10 AM to 5:30 PM ClosingsJuly 14 through July 22 - Children's Library closed for renovations. The Skylight ProjectThe historic Art Gallery at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum is temporarily closed for skylights' restoration. During this restoration project we will have docents available to answer your questions about our building's architecture and other artworks. The Art Gallery paintings are on display digitally in the Fiction Room via a special slide show.We look forward to reopening the Gallery in the Spring of 2011.See our image gallery showing the de-installation of the Art Gallery. Visit our art gallery online and see all of the works in the Art Gallery collection: Hudson River School artists , American artists , European artists , and other artists. Don't MissReadings at the Athenaeum. Join us for this years series featuring nationally known poets reading from their works. All programs start at 7:00 PM July 21 - Brad Kessler The Drop-in Knitting Club in the Children's Room every Tuesday at 3:00PM. Read more. Summer Reading Program in the Children's Library starts June 21st. Read all about this year's events and programs. Exhibits and DisplaysIn the Upstairs Gallery through September - Our Distinguished Guests: Exploring the First 30 Years of Athenaeum Hall. Athenaeum Hall was Horace Fairbanks' contribution to the great tradition of public venues in St. Johnsbury. Since 1871 it has hosted some of the most famous speakers in the world. Learn more about these famous visitors. Visit http://stjathenaeum-hall.blogspot.com to learn much more the subjects of the exhibit. A History of the Walker, Masonic, and Roach Blocks - Main Street, Saint Johnsbury. An exhibit of photographs and images collected by Mark Giordano detailing the history of the Walker, Masonic and Roach Blocks on Main St. - the site of this July's devastating fire. Read more . Download Audio Books |
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Quick InfoSecondhand Prose -The Athenaeum's used book store Secondhand Prose will hold a Blow Out Book Sale for the entire month of July to clear out the store and make room for the many new donations that have come in. Prices for books will be $.25 for mass market paperbacks, $.50 for trade paperbacks and $1.00 for hardcovers. Excellent bargains for all! The Kindle is here . Individuals 18 years or older can borrow our Kindle for one week - we've loaded a collection of fiction and non-fiction on it. See the books currently on the Kindle. Every year at the Vermont Library Conference three well-read folks present rapid reviews (a few minutes each) of the best books of the year before. These are not bestsellers, but an eclectic collection of books that have been savored and enjoyed. See Rapid Reviews list. Read the Summer 2010 newsletter. St. Johnsbury Reads! see our posters in celebration of National Library Week. Secondhand Prose-selling used books all year! |
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SUMMER LIBRARY HOURS Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. - 10 AM to 5:30 PM |
GALLERY HOURS The Gallery is temporarily closed for restoration of the skylights. |
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