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Calling all Mont Vernon high school students! 

The library is excited to launch Mont Vernon Reads: High School Edition to keep our students reading all summer!  Inspired by Souhegan Reads, we’ve put together a list of book recommendations targeted at our high school students and added AWESOME PRIZES for those who participate.  Teens in grades 9-12 are encourage to stop by the library to sign up for MV READS and check out one book from the list. Books available at our Kick Off Party on Wednesday, June 25th 5:00pm under the library tent!

AWESOME PRIZES!

Thanks to a generous donation, one lucky teen will win a pair of Sony WH-1000M5 headphones!

We will also be giving away $10 gift cards weekly sponsored by the Friends of the Library

All books on the list are are available at the library!

YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES!  

Click on the link below for a complete list of books.

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Whoops we added the wrong audio file to the last episode…2nd try!  Tune in to hear all about the most colorful, art filled, fun Summer Reading Program from Miss JoAnn, take note of Amy’s beach read recommendations and stay until the end to hear the Summer Concert Series line up from co chair Doug Irvine!  See you at the library! Have a great summer!!

Amy’s Book Recommendations

 

Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed:

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano -5th book in series, 6th comes out 2026

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

The Time of the Child by Niall Williams

Heartwood by Amity Gaige

The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

 

New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading:

The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig 4/29/25

The Names by Florence Knapp 5/6/25

The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve 5/20/25

The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly 5/27/25

Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore 5/27/25

 

Upcoming Books

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 6/3/25

With a Vengeance by Riley Sager 6/10/25

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) 6/10/25

So Far Gone by Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins) 6/16/25

 

One Last Note:

Diana Gabaldon has announced the name of her 10th (and final!) Outlander Book!

A Blessing For A Warrior Going Out (no publication date yet- she hasn’t finished writing it)

 

It’s summer at the library!

RESHEDULED TUESDAY, JULY 1ST at 6:30pm due to heat!

Join us for a potluck BBQ to celebrate another year of Cookbook Club.

Cooks are encouraged to bring their best dish to share. Please comment below what dish you will be bringing. The library will provide the dishware and drinks. New members welcome!

 

PRINTABLE REGISTRATION FORM: Get ahead of the crowds and fill out one form per child to be dropped at the library on registration day. Sign up for all activities happen on Friday, June 13th 2-6pm, Saturday 10-1. SRP registration form 2025

SRP Calendar: SNEAK PEEK!!

SRP 2025 Calendar(2)

 

 

The library will be closed on Saturday, May 24th for Memorial Day Weekend.

Hooks & Needles

Hooks & Needles

Calling all needle crafters! Grab your yarn and needles and join us on the 2nd Friday of the month at the Mont Vernon Fire Department Community Room from 12-2pm.  

Next meeting Friday, June 13th. New knitters welcome!

Summer is coming! Cookbook Club is moving outside under the library tent weather permitting. Pick up a copy of “The New England Kitchen” by Jeremy Sewall and choose your recipe to bring to our potluck meeting meal on Tuesday, May 27th at 6:30pm.

New members welcome! Tableware and drinks provided by the library. Bon Appetite!

Thank you to the Friends of the Library for the purchase of our newest Library Museum Pass to The Fells!

Call the library to reserve a pass to the John Hay Estate at The Fells and pick up your pass that admits 2 adults for FREE!

One patron per day can check out the library pass.  Visit http://www.thefells.org for hours and more information.

Thank you for your patience while the Library Trustees and the Library Building Committee meet to manage the new library project after the loss of the NEH grant. The Library Trustees will be posting updates on the town website and on the LBC page moving forward. Click on the link below for the most recent update.

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