Margaret Woodruff from the Charlotte Library is our speaker today.
October 14, 2020
Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary via Zoom
Carrie Fenn, Erik Kilomaznik, Chris Davis, Keith Walsh, Charlie Kofman, Nancy Danforth, Rosalyn Graham, Jim Donovan, Linda Gilbert, Richard Fox, Dan York, Denis Barton, Susan Grimes, Terry Kennaugh, Bob Sanders, Jessica Brumstead, John Hammer, John Pane, Carole Obuchowski, Ric Flood, Jonathan Lowell, Bill Deming, Joan Lenes
Guest: Tad Dippel
Chris rang the bell promptly at 7:30.
Nancy Danforth offered the following opening words:
“For as long as space endures
And for as long as living beings remind,
Until then may I too abide
To dispel the misery of the world.”
-Shantideva
Membership- Laurie Caswell Burke has been proposed for membership. Laurie is special gifts liaison at the Stern Center for Language and Learning. She brings with her a love for community service activities, fundraising expertise, writing skills and lots of enthusiasm for Rotary.
Keith told a cool story of his grandparents who fell in via letters. When his grandfather finally met his grandmother at the Montreal train station, he said she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
Roz shared a biography that her grandmother wrote of coming to Canada and moving to a farm with her husband. What a wonderful gift to have!
Joan’s father came from Iran with her siblings and father. Her grandmother came later with other siblings, but they were sent to Sweden due to one of the children having conjunctivitis. She was upper class and didn’t know how to work, but she could crochet, so she saved money and earned passage back to the US.
If you are interested in volunteering at Shelburne or Charlotte food service program, email Carrie. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Richard Fox will be sending out a sign up sheet for the Halloween parade.
For the winter clothing program, Charlotte and Hinesburg libraries will be drop off points. Gift cards are fine, but they need to be to specific sites, like Lenny’s. Cash donations are fine.
Margaret Woodruff, from the Charlotte Library is our speaker today. Margaret has been the director of the library since 2011. Before that she was the children’s librarian. She lives in Charlotte with her husband.
Rural Libraries in the SLIP* Stream *sustainable libraries in practice. Almost every library in Vermont qualifies for rural and small library status. Burlington is the only library that isn’t considered a rural library. All Vermont libraries operate independently, which gives them a lot of flexibility but also creates challenges.
The library just underwent a big expansion, featuring a larger front porch, new children’s area, new young adult area, new local history section.
Current efforts in sustainability include:
- Ahead of the Storm: Stormwater demonstration program;
- Charlotte Seed Library: Check out seeds at the beginning of the growing season, bring a few seeds back at the end of the season. Features a lot of other activities like composting, permaculture, variety of things;
- Climate Change Conversations: water quality, readings of Wendell Berry, solar ovens;
- Conservation Corner: in concert with the Charlotte Energy Committee, with various tools that can be checked out;
- Supporting a Healthy Community Head to Toe: Mental health resources and discussions, how climate change is impacting human health (tick prevention).
Moving Forward: Managing Sustainably- “What the world needs most right now is what libraries are already very good at.”
Sustainability and Resilience:
- Driving the Car: Step One- Community Resilience Assessment. The assessment will be rolled out next month. After the data has been compiled and analyzed, recommendations will be made around what our community needs
- Learning How to Drive: Step Two- Analysis and Information Session with the community.
- How to Map our Journey: Step Three-
- Manage our response to the future
- Build self reliance and strong community ties.
The library received lots of support from businesses and organizations in Charlotte and state agencies.
Serendipity has played a role in the library’s accomplishments so far. Margaret is hoping to create a framework that other libraries can follow.
The library is currently open from 10-3 Monday through Thursday, with a closing at 12 for lunchtime. Cleanings occur before opening and after closing as well. Porch pick up is also available Monday through Saturday. Library card holders in Chittenden County, except Fletcher Free Library, and a few other libraries outside Chittenden County, can check out books at Charlotte. Books need to be returned to the library where they were checked out.
October 14, 2020
Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary via Zoom
Carrie Fenn, Erik Kilomaznik, Chris Davis, Keith Walsh, Charlie Kofman, Nancy Danforth, Rosalyn Graham, Jim Donovan, Linda Gilbert, Richard Fox, Dan York, Denis Barton, Susan Grimes, Terry Kennaugh, Bob Sanders, Jessica Brumstead, John Hammer, John Pane, Carole Obuchowski, Ric Flood, Jonathan Lowell, Bill Deming, Joan Lenes
Guest: Tad Dippel
Chris rang the bell promptly at 7:30.
Nancy Danforth offered the following opening words:
“For as long as space endures
And for as long as living beings remind,
Until then may I too abide
To dispel the misery of the world.”
-Shantideva
Membership- Laurie Caswell Burke has been proposed for membership. Laurie is special gifts liaison at the Stern Center for Language and Learning. She brings with her a love for community service activities, fundraising expertise, writing skills and lots of enthusiasm for Rotary.
Keith told a cool story of his grandparents who fell in via letters. When his grandfather finally met his grandmother at the Montreal train station, he said she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
Roz shared a biography that her grandmother wrote of coming to Canada and moving to a farm with her husband. What a wonderful gift to have!
Joan’s father came from Iran with her siblings and father. Her grandmother came later with other siblings, but they were sent to Sweden due to one of the children having conjunctivitis. She was upper class and didn’t know how to work, but she could crochet, so she saved money and earned passage back to the US.
If you are interested in volunteering at Shelburne or Charlotte food service program, email Carrie. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Richard Fox will be sending out a sign up sheet for the Halloween parade.
For the winter clothing program, Charlotte and Hinesburg libraries will be drop off points. Gift cards are fine, but they need to be to specific sites, like Lenny’s. Cash donations are fine.
Margaret Woodruff, from the Charlotte Library is our speaker today. Margaret has been the director of the library since 2011. Before that she was the children’s librarian. She lives in Charlotte with her husband.
Rural Libraries in the SLIP* Stream *sustainable libraries in practice. Almost every library in Vermont qualifies for rural and small library status. Burlington is the only library that isn’t considered a rural library. All Vermont libraries operate independently, which gives them a lot of flexibility but also creates challenges.
The library just underwent a big expansion, featuring a larger front porch, new children’s area, new young adult area, new local history section.
Current efforts in sustainability include:
- Ahead of the Storm: Stormwater demonstration program;
- Charlotte Seed Library: Check out seeds at the beginning of the growing season, bring a few seeds back at the end of the season. Features a lot of other activities like composting, permaculture, variety of things;
- Climate Change Conversations: water quality, readings of Wendell Berry, solar ovens;
- Conservation Corner: in concert with the Charlotte Energy Committee, with various tools that can be checked out;
- Supporting a Healthy Community Head to Toe: Mental health resources and discussions, how climate change is impacting human health (tick prevention).
Moving Forward: Managing Sustainably- “What the world needs most right now is what libraries are already very good at.”
Sustainability and Resilience:
- Driving the Car: Step One- Community Resilience Assessment. The assessment will be rolled out next month. After the data has been compiled and analyzed, recommendations will be made around what our community needs
- Learning How to Drive: Step Two- Analysis and Information Session with the community.
- How to Map our Journey: Step Three-
- Manage our response to the future
- Build self reliance and strong community ties.
The library received lots of support from businesses and organizations in Charlotte and state agencies.
Serendipity has played a role in the library’s accomplishments so far. Margaret is hoping to create a framework that other libraries can follow.
The library is currently open from 10-3 Monday through Thursday, with a closing at 12 for lunchtime. Cleanings occur before opening and after closing as well. Porch pick up is also available Monday through Saturday. Library card holders in Chittenden County, except Fletcher Free Library, and a few other libraries outside Chittenden County, can check out books at Charlotte. Books need to be returned to the library where they were checked out.
The library is offering great Zoom classes. Classes include how to use Zoom, how to download books, how to edit photos on line among others.
We’ll be donating a library book to the Charlotte Library, but we aren’t sure which one yet!
Have a great week! library is offering great Zoom classes. Classes include how to use Zoom, how to download books, how to edit photos on line among others.
We’ll be donating a library book to the Charlotte Library, but we aren’t sure which one yet!
Have a great week!