Bixby Library
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Ferrisburgh News : See what’s going on at your schools, and volunteer
Don’t forget to come out for all the upcoming homecoming activities.
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Tutors are restoring school for Afghan girls
“One of the things she misses from her days in school was that sense of belonging, and I think that we have been able to build that in…
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Successful head of Bixby Library is stepping down
Now, after five years of success in Vergennes, Hays will soon leave the Bixby due to positive personal reasons.
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Libraries face Trump’s budget ax
Local libraries, which have become the latest target in President Donald Trump’s war on free expression and sharing of ideas, are bracing for the loss of federal funding.
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Anunnaki Tales: Stories and discussion with Vergennes alumni
Despite having origins deep in the past, myths from the Ancient Egyptians, Israelites, Greeks, and other cultures continue to resonate.
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LEGO competition at Bixby sparks creativity
The seventh annual Bixby Memorial Free Library and Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes LEGO contest inspired 44 entries — built from scratch by creators from kindergarteners…
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Swing into spring with Bixby free concert series
Returning for its second year, the Bixby Library in Vergennes will kick off the Freda Fishman Stroh Free Concert Series on Saturday, March 22, from 12:30-2 p.m., with…
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Escape the winter blues with stories of global birding adventures
The Otter Creek Audubon’s three-part Cabin Fever Lecture Series will continue with “It’s Easter and It’s Chilly!” on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Bixby Library…
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Cabin Fever lecture series brings birds into focus at the Bixby Library
Flock to the Bixby Library on Thursday, Jan. 16, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., for an evening with Mass Audubon Grassland Bird Biologist Hyla Howe.
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Cat Cafe brings kitties to Bixby Library
The Vergennes library has partnered with Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society to bring sweet, adoptable cats to the Bixby on Saturday, Jan. 11.
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Bixby Library gets $361K weatherization grant
Thanks to one major new grant, plus a smaller grant and a number of donations, the Bixby Free Memorial Library can see a series of energy-efficiency improvements and…
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Who was Samuel Strong? War hero and local legend explored in new exhibit
When 14,000 British troops marched down from Canada toward Plattsburgh, N.Y., in the fall of 1814, the commander of the U.S. fort there put out a call to…
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Beyond Ethan Allen: New biography explores Ira Allen’s life
Who was Ira Allen? Land speculator, pamphleteer, politician, and revolutionary, Ira Allen has long been hidden in the shadow of his brother, Ethan Allen.
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‘Autumn in Addison County’ falls into Bixby Library
The stunning collection of historical artworks capture the local landscape in its autumnal splendor.
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Bixby offers many chances to practice Tai Chi
For a number of years Bixby Memorial Library has been home to Tai Chi classes, and this year is no exception. A new season of classes at the…
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Bixby Library over the moon after fundraiser
Bixby Free Memorial Library Director Catharine Findiesen Hays called the institution’s May 31 “Celestial Soiree” fundraiser at the Main Street library “an astronomical success” in a Monday interview…