Jericho Town Library

10/09/2025

Did you know that Jericho Town Library's building is 200 years old this year? Our charming and historic library is in need of critical structural repairs, including work on the foundation, attic, cupola, and front porch. We hope to fold this work into a renovation project which will also make the building accessible to all community members. To accomplish this goal, we need your help!

How can you get involved?
*Keep attending programs and checking out materials.
*Join our newly reactivated Friends group.
*Attend one of our upcoming fundraisers.
*Donate your money or time to the project.

Fundraiser information:
*Family Movie Night on Friday, October 17th, at 6pm. Come enjoy a PG-rated movie on the second floor of our building. All donations (optional but suggested $5-10) will go towards our building project. Registration is encouraged, please visit our website for the movie title or to register.
*Costume Party & Fundraiser at Ale & Bean on Saturday, October 25th, 4-7pm. Enjoy food, drinks, live music, and tabletop games from JTL's collection. Ale & Bean has generously agreed to donate a portion of sales made during this time period to our building project. Costumes encouraged (but not required)!

To donate money:
*Send a check to Jericho Town Library, PO Box 254, Jericho, VT, 05465
*Use our venmo account: https://account.venmo.com/u/jtl-donate
*Donate on our GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-for-jericho-town-librarys-future

05/20/2025

Do you love libraries, dogs, and books? If so, join us at Jericho Town Library on Wednesday, 5/21, from 10:30 - 11:30am, or Tuesday, 6/10, from 3-4pm, to read with Theo!

Theo is part of the Therapy Dogs of VT, a non-profit organization that brings highly-trained dogs (and their highly-trained humans) to communities around Vermont. Drop in during the times listed above, or sign up for a special time slot to read to Theo here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EA9AF2BA0F9CF8-56992154-read

Accessibility note: Our historic building is only accessible via a set of steps leading up to our front entrance. We are committed to providing inclusive programming and are able to relocate the program with advance notice. Please let us know if relocating would make it possible for you to participate.

02/08/2025

We're launching a new book club for adults this spring! If you're interested in connecting with other community members to discuss current events and important social issues in our local communities and broader society, this is the book club for you. Each month, we will center our reading and discussion around a particular topic, with a suggested nonfiction book to help focus our conversation. For those who are interested in participating but can't commit to reading an entire book, we will also share recommendations for shorter articles, podcasts, and videos related to our central reading.

If you're interested in this group, please help us by filling out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/cKSQiAcKkEHdvpVf9 - we'll use your feedback to select the first topic of discussion and to find a meeting time that works best for interested parties.

Interested in the Current Events & Societal Issues Book Club at Jericho Town Library? We are a book club for adults interested in thinking about and discussing important issues in our local communities and in greater society. Each month, we will center our reading and discussion around a particular....

12/23/2024

Jericho Town Library will be closed on Tuesday, 12/24, due to the winter storm warning. Stay warm, keep cozy, and enjoy the snow!

The library is also closed on Wednesday, 12/25, & Thursday, 12/26, in observance of Town holidays. See you on Friday for our regular hours, 12-6pm - maybe when you come to check out some of our snowshoes!

08/16/2024

The library is closed Friday, August 16th, in observance of Bennington Battle Day. See you on Saturday!

06/29/2024

With rain in the forecast for today, we're moving our Summer Reading Kick-Off Party and Local-Ish Author & Illustrator Festival to the Community Center in Jericho at 329 Browns Trace, Jericho, VT. We hope to see you there! From 10am-1pm, the library will be closed so that we can staff the event. Community Yoga and Romp & Rhyme are still happening this morning!

We'll have a Pride-themed tie dye booth (bring your own shirt or dye one of the handkerchiefs, headbands, or scrunchies we have on hand), a comic- and zine-making station, a booth for creating buttons and bookmarks, a summer reading sign-up table, and - best of all - a wonderful group of local authors and illustrators for you to meet. From 10am to 1pm, you can visit our activity booths, chat with our literary guests, and purchase some of their books. We'll also have author and illustrator readings at the following times:
10:20am: Tamara Smith (children)
10:40am: Karen Stoneman (children)
11:00am: KT Mather (children)
11:20am: Maeve Kim (A First for Ivy Pritchard, a novel for adults)
11:40am: Trish Esden (The Art of the Decoy, a mystery novel for adults)
12:00pm: Max Folsom (Death of a Codebreaker, a mystery novel for adults)
12:20pm: DonnaRae Menard (Murder in the Meadow, a mystery novel for adults)

06/22/2024

Join Jericho Town Library and a wonderful group of Vermont authors at the library and on the Town Green on Saturday, June 29th, 10am-1pm, to celebrate the start of summer and our local literary community. You'll be able to meet local and local-ish authors of books for kids and adults, buy their books, and listen to a series of book readings and storytimes. We'll also have information about summer reading, book crafts, tie dyeing, lawn games, bubbles, comic- and zine-making supplies, and more!

Contact [email protected] or check out our Facebook event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/share/G6HeFUfe58GGMBSy/

Author and activity booths will be open throughout the event, and book readings will take place at the following times:

10am: Max Folsom reads from Death of a Codebreaker, a mystery novel for adults

10:20am: DonnaRae Menard reads from Murder in the Meadow, a mystery novel for adults

10:20am: Tamara Smith reads Here and There, a picture book

10:40am: Karen Stoneman reads A Balanced Friendship, a picture book

11am: Trish Esden reads from The Art of the Decoy, a mystery novel for adults

11:20am: Maeve Kim reads from A First for Ivy Pritchard, a novel for adults

11:40am: Wendy Tyson reads from Murder on Devil's Pond, a mystery novel for adults

02/16/2024

We're excited to announce an opportunity to join our small team as a Library Assistant, with a special focus on coordinating programs and services in our emerging Makerspace. This is a new role at the library, and the successful candidate will help shape the Makerspace as it grows. Up to 9 hours per week, $15/hour.

Interested? Read the job description: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2hnAPmFWra7CNoJiBnu-c_NXgE5YjXQeQLLBWuboQ0/edit?usp=sharing