Welcome to Castleton Free Library
your hometown portal to information and imagination
We are in the process of growing our website to better serve our patrons and wider community. Please check back often to see updates, coming events, and new links, and give us feedback so we can better meet your needs. Take time to explore our online catalog. Note that you can set up your own online account.
While nothing beats browsing a bookshelf and reaching for an actual book in a cozy room with some neighborly chatting, many library services can now be accessed right from home if you have internet access. Go to the “services” tab for more about our digital subscriptions and how to use them from home. We are here to help. Please call us, email, or stop by if you have any questions.
802-468-5574 [email protected]
Journaling Workshops Thursday 4/12 & 4/26 at 7 pm (see Events tab)
e-Vermont news:
New equipment arrived Wed. Mar. 29th. Vermont State Librarian Marty Reid delivered new iPads, Kindles, a flatbed scanner, laptops, and more, thanks to our eVermont grant! Amanda (see below) will be on hand to help you learn to use these exciting new devices as soon as we get proper cases and registrations sorted out. We’ll post as soon as they are ready to go.
Free technology tutor:
Do you have questions about Microsoft Office? Are you just learning or ready to know more? How about setting up an online email or facebook account? Or downloading and organizing pictures? We now have the services of a technology tutor who can work with you one-on-one on Mondays and Wednesdays. Her name is Amanda; she is a business major at Castleton College and is in her senior year. This is another piece of Castleton’s e-Vermont technology grant. She is available on Mondays from 3-8 and on Wednesdays from 2-6. Call the library to reserve a time slot, stop by and sign up, or email [email protected] While Amanda prefers that you sign up ahead so that you can be guaranteed she will be available and so that she knows what you need help with, she is happy to help if you just drop in when she is available. This is a free service thanks to e-Vermont.
The Steering Committee met to discuss the Castleton web portal and branding. We are moving forward to develop the web portal page within the next few months. Feel free to contact us at the library if you’d like to contribute ideas.
Castleton is one of 24 communities selected statewide to receive an e-Vermont Community Broadband Grant promoting access and use of broadband in the school, library, town government, small business community, and general community. How do you envision future broadband initiatives in our town – better websites? computer training? extended wifi zone? improved e-government? more computers at the library? help with small businesses? Castleton’s project has been moving forward with your input. Our Front Porch Forum (a free online newsletter of local events, opinions, queries and news) is the first step of this exciting process – nearly 250 members and growing!
Please join Front Porch Forum to find out what’s happening in Castleton and Hubbardton.
To get an idea of the whole scope of this project, check out this link:
e-Vermont: The Community Broadband Project | e-Vermont
Find us on Facebook. Do you have a Facebook account? If so, please type in Castleton Free Library to view and “like” our page. It’s a quick way for us to get the news out.
Downloadables - audio and e-books
Click on the icon to log in to Listen-Up Vermont, where your Castleton Free Library card allows you to download audios and e-books. When prompted to enter your library card number, enter 5574 (our phone #) and then your card number (without any letters or spaces). Feel free to contact us if you’ve misplaced your card.
Community Calendar
