For Big Kids, Little Kids, and their Parents
Fairlee Public Library Youth Information

To stimulate children's knowledge and imagination, the library offers a wide spectrum of materials, services and programs for children of all ages. Our collection includes:

• Board books
• Picture Books (Stories and non-fiction)
• Easy Readers
• Chapter Books
• Non-Fiction
• Audio Cassettes
• Videos
• Magazines
• Parenting Books and Materials

 Preschool Storybook Times -- The Spring Session of story hours for preschoolers ages 3-5 on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. will begin March 24 and continue through May 26. These programs feature stories, finger-plays, songs, and fun! Please join us!  

Internet Access Policy

The Fairlee Public Library does not monitor, and has no control over, information accessed through the Internet and cannot be responsible for its content. As with other library materials, children's access to the Internet is the sole responsibility of the child's parent or guardian as detailed in our Policy and Guidelines for Public Access Computer Use. Parents may visit

for tips on protecting children from pornography and sexual predators on the Internet. The Internet is an exciting learning tool and is available to adults and children alike. Just as parents assist children in the selection of movies, books and TV programs children will benefit from parent's direction in their appropriate use of the Internet. The best way to insure your child's safety on the Internet is to be there. But that is not always possible. Just as you teach your child rules about dealing with strangers it is important for to teach them about rules for communicating online. The American Library Association suggests the following tips for "Webwise" parents:

• Explore cyberspace with your children. Help them discover web sites that can help them with their homework or hobbies.
• Ask your children to share their favorite web sites with you.
• Provide clear guidelines. Let your children know what subjects or areas you prefer to be off limits and explain why.
• Teach your children to be wise consumers in cyberspace. Remind them that not everything they see or hear may be true
• Attend an internet class, use books or ask a librarian for information on how to evaluate internet sites and help teach this skill to your children.
• Teach your children safety rules for dealing with strangers on line
  • Never give your name, address, phone number or school name to anyone you meet on line.
  • Never give out credit card information without parent's permission.
  • Never arrange to meet a person you have met on line unless you have your parent's permission and an adult goes with you.
  • Always tell your parents or an adult you trust if you see something on line that you feel is inappropriate.

At the Children's Sites link of our "Online Resources" page, there is a link to the "Internet Safety Game" that your child can play to check out his/her understanding of the rules.

Graphic Novels

The Library is periodically adding titles to the juvenile collection in the format called "graphic" novels, also known as bound comic books or illustrated novels. The number of titles is small but growing and includes "X-Men", "Fantastic Four", "Bone", and "Superman". Come in and check them out!

Juvenile Audio Tapes

The Library is also continuing to add to its juvenile books-on-tape collection. We currently have about 40 titles available in the Youth Room, as well as titles in the adult collection which are suitable for juveniles as well. We would like suggestions of other titles to purchase, so you can fill out a form at the library if you have a good title for us to put on our list, or call 802-333-4716, or e-mail us.

Recent Acquisitions

The library has several titles from the most recent Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Red Clover lists for our patrons to check out. More new titles arriving soon.

Preschool Storybook Times

The Library offers Spring and Fall sessions of story hours for children ages 3 -5 weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. A theme is chosen for each program, which integrates stories, songs, finger rhymes, and FUN!

Summer Reading Program

Each summer the Library joins other libraries around Vermont in participating in the Vermont Department of Libraries Summer Reading Program. The program features several weeks of programs and activities, and is designed to encourage children to read for fun, and to help keep "reading skills" intact for the next school year.

Watch for Upcoming Intergenerational Programs
 

Interesting Sites and Cool Links

Looking for something on the web? Check out these sites designed just for kids:
- Children's Sites

The following Internet Sites may be of interest to teens / young adults (ages 14-18):

- Sites to help with school work

- Sites with information for Parents

Other sites for searching for books and magazine articles:

Use this site to do online searches of academic, public, and regional libraries statewide.

Click on the above link for the Vermont Department of Libraries Catalog.

Click on the Catalog button.

Click on the Other Libraries button at the top of the page that appears next.

Click in the check box for Public Libraries (Public Library Catalog (selected) (PUBCAT)). You can “Click Off” the Department of Libraries selection, but it will reappear every time you return to this page for a new search.

Type your title or other search in the Enter a word or phrase to search box and click on the appropriate  Search records by button.

On the "Summary of Results" page, click on the PUBCAT results link, if it appears.

Look for the Fairlee Public Library’s symbol (VSR9) to appear under the Library Holdings list for each entry. (You can Ctrl/F to find the symbol or just scan the page manually.)

If we own the title, you can copy the information and then email it to us so we can reserve the book for you.  If we do not, you can ILL it as above.

Vermont Online Library

(Requires password--see below)

Call 802-333-4716, e-mail us, or visit the Fairlee Public Library during regular business hours to receive the password and other information for using this database.