Regular Programs
Book Groups
The library currently has four monthly book groups.
Library Book Group meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at 7pm at the Library. The book list is chosen annually by book group members. The book group is open for new members, and the current book is always available to be borrowed at the library.
Cookbook Club meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm at the library. Stop by the library any time before the meeting to peruse this months cookbook and pick your recipe. Make your recipe and bring it to share on book group night and enjoy some good time and good food with your neighbors.
Family Book Club meets monthly. The date rotates based on availability, check our calendar or contact the library for this months date. Volunteer organized and run, this book group promotes literacy by encouraging families to read a chapter book aloud together. All books chosen are friendly for all ages! Family Book Club is currently PAUSED until Fall.
Reading Rebels Tween Book Club meets monthly. The date rotates based on availability, check our calendar or contact the library for this months date. Volunteer organized and run. Tween Book Club is PAUSED until Fall.
Storytime
Storytime Get Together is a weekly storytime geared toward children aged 0-5 and their caregivers. Storytime meets every Thursday at 10am, and consists of a couple of stories and time for unstructured play and connection. It is a great opportunity for both children, and their caregivers to connect and foster community. Storytime Get Together is PAUSED for the summer.
Bedtime Stories is a seasonal after-dark storytime. Bedtime stories runs once a month from September to March. We encourage you to wear your PJs and bring your favorite stuffed animal so you can get cozy while you listen to Claire Ericksen read silly stories! A take home snack is provided. Bedtime stories are once a month, on Friday night at 7pm. Please check our calendar for specific dates. Bedtime Stories will return in Fall of 2026.
Summer Storytime is a seasonal morning storytime. Usually running weekly for five weeks between mid-June and July. Join Heather Heitkamp-Brown for songs, stories, crafts, and snacks! Please check our calendar of events for specific dates.
Summer Program
The library summer program includes programs for all ages. Program specifics depend on the summer theme. For more information about Summer Program click here.
Annual Programs
The Library Art Carnival is an annual event held in August where community members set up stations to make art with community members! Booths include, tie-dye, flower pounding, jewelry making, henna, and more! Come to the library, learn new skills, and make art with us! Snacks provided.
If you are a creator an have an art or craft that you think would be a good fit, please reach out to us! We are always looking to expand our art carnival!
The Library’s annual Seed Swap starts in early March and runs through the growing season. It is a great opportunity to add some variety to your garden, and share some of your favorites with the community.
Library Craft Swap is a great way to refresh your stash! Bring your (clean) craft supplies and tools that you are no longer using, or excited about, and “shop” for something new! Held annually in January.
Winter Sparks
In the fall of 2025, AARP Vermont awarded Winter Placemaking Grants to eight organizations across the state to support creative, inclusive programming that fosters community connection and combats social isolation among older adults during the coldest months of the year. Middletown Springs Public Library was awarded $4,000 to launch “Winter Sparks,” a program offering workshops and events throughout the winter and early spring.
Winter/Spring 2025-2026 included these series and programs:
Mindfulness Practices & Real Happiness with Shirley Oskamp
Winter Chorus with Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman
Memoir Writing Workshop – How To, and Why Bother? with Herb Childress.
Ready Set Puzzle! Puzzle Challenge.
Mandala Stone Painting Workshop with Gabby Hayward
Community Art Days with Rosemary Moser
And more!
The library is very excited to been awarded this grant and has started to develop even more programming for older adults, as well as for the community at large in the hopes that we can offer this program in our new space in the Winter/Spring of 2026-2027.