Make date at library to meet Mo Willems’ Pigeon at ECHO

Margaret Woodruff, Library Director

Check out a summer full of adventures at the summer reading program at the Charlotte Library June 24-29. Pick up summer reading logs, check out the program offerings and make a date to meet the Pigeon in the Mo Willems show at ECHO Leahy Museum in Burlington.

Books for the book sale
The Friends of the Library will be collecting books for the 10 a.m.-2 p.m., July 14, porch book sale on:

• Tuesday, June 25, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 26, 4-7 p.m.
• Saturday, June 29, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Tuesday, July 9, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 10, 4-7 p.m.
• Thursday, July 11, 3-5 p.m.

Please drop off books only at the times above.

Bring gently used, recent or classic books to the back door of the library adjacent to the Program Room. The library doesn’t accept mass paperback books (the small ones), text books, reference books, older cookbooks or older travel books. Current cookbooks and travel books are accepted. Donations are limited to two boxes or bags per person.

If you have questions email Marie Norwood.

Photo by Scooter MacMillan. Make Music Day started on the summer solstice over four decades ago in France. Also known as World Music Day, the event is now celebrated in 120 countries and more than 1,000 cities across the world. Last year, Make Music Day was celebrated with almost 4,800 free concerts in 117 U.S. cities, including Charlotte. On this June 21, there were around 25 participants on the library porch, almost equally divided between musical performers and audience members enjoying the northern European tunes they were playing.
Photo by Scooter MacMillan. Make Music Day started on the summer solstice over four decades ago in France. Also known as World Music Day, the event is now celebrated in 120 countries and more than 1,000 cities across the world. Last year, Make Music Day was celebrated with almost 4,800 free concerts in 117 U.S. cities, including Charlotte. On this June 21, there were around 25 participants on the library porch, almost equally divided between musical performers and audience members enjoying the northern European tunes they were playing.

Music on the porch
Monday, June 24, 10 a.m.
Music on the library porch with Chris Gribnau and Lisa Henry. All ages encouraged to attend.

Preschool story time
Tuesday, June 25, 10 a.m.
Join the Charlotte Library for preschool stories, crafts and activities. No registration required. Age 2 and over.

PreK play on the porch
Wednesday, June 26, 10 a.m.
Play in the preschool years enables children to explore and make sense of the world around them, as well as to use and develop their imagination and creativity. Come explore the sensory table, sorting, playing with blocks and play doh.

Raptor road trip
Wednesday, June 26, 1 p.m.
If you had wings like a hawk, where would you fly? Birds of prey are found all over the world, in all kinds of environments, so why don’t we follow them? Join us on an imagined journey across the United States and encounter some raptors in their ecosystems. Learn about the habitat needs of each species, as well as their range and behavior in the wild. Who knows whoooo we’ll encounter?

Babytime
Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., & first Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Babytime is an unstructured hour at the library for parents, caregivers and babies so they can play and chat. Explore books and toys and general conversation every Thursday morning in the young children’s area. Ages birth to 18 months.

Let’s LEGO
Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Drop in for LEGO free play. There will be loads of LEGO bricks out, along with some books and prompts for inspiration. For all ages. Please note children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Very Merry Theatre
Thursday, July 4, noon
Come to the town green for an Independence Day performance. The Very Merry Theatre will present “A Little Princess.” Bring low lawn chairs, water and sunscreen. –The library will not be open on July 4; only the restrooms will be available.

Programs for adults

Stillwater meditation
Saturdays, 9 a.m.
Poetry and meditation are offered freely and in person to the Charlotte community. Come for quiet reflection, contemplation and gentle meditation instruction. Respect for all beings and faiths is a foundational quality of our time together. Beginning and experienced meditators are welcome.

Recurring programs

Book chat
Wednesdays, 3 p.m.
Meet each week to discuss new books, old books and books we might have missed. Each week, Margaret Woodruff selects a theme and highlights related titles from the library collection. No registration necessary.

Photo by Susanna Kahn. Fraya Smith weeds carefully around the flowering iris in the library’s educational garden.
Photo by Susanna Kahn. Fraya Smith weeds carefully around the flowering iris in the library’s educational garden.

Crochet & knit night
Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m.
Claudia Marshall is your host for a casual weekly session of crocheting and chatting, knitting and catching up. Bring your project or start a new one with yarn and needles available at the library, along with plenty of books to instruct and inspire. For teens and adults.

Short story selections
Wednesdays, July 10 & 17, 1 p.m.
Join library director Margaret Woodruff to discuss short stories old and new on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Via Zoom.

Library Garden Circle
Fridays, 8:30-10 a.m.
Enjoy tending gardens and seeing them respond? Like friendly conversation while you pull weeds? Appreciate learning from others’ gardening experiences and sharing your own? The Garden Circle of volunteers who tend the library’s educational gardens would love to have you join the Friday morning group work. Experienced and new gardeners welcome. Come every time or as often as you can. Sign up, and you’ll be contacted if plans change due to weather, etc. Coordinated by garden stewards Karen Tuininga and Linda Hamilton.

Note: The Charlotte Library will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, and be closed on Thursday and Friday, July 4 and 5, for the Independence Day Holiday.

Library contact information:
Margaret Woodruff, director
Cheryl Sloan, youth services librarian
Susanna Kahn, tech librarian
Phone: 802-425-3864
Email

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The Charlotte Library Board of Trustees meets the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. unless otherwise rescheduled. Due to the Independence Day holiday, the next meeting is rescheduled for Wednesday, July 25, 6 p.m.