Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

“This is a Nazi resistance story like none you’ve ever heard or read, a story with two unlikely heroines who risked their lives in their subversive—and often wildly creative—struggle to...

Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

Having fun isn't hard when you have a library card! Don't have a library card? Stop in today to get one. Sign up for Whiting Library's summer reading challenge, too!...

Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

Having fun isn't hard when you have a library card! Don't have a library card? Stop in today to get one. Sign up for Whiting Library's summer reading challenge, too!...

Did you know that the North American beaver is one of the largest rodents in the world and an “architect”? These tree-chewing creatures are truly incredible and can be found...

Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

Bats often get a bad rap even though they’re incredibly important and special, animals. Several species of these night-flying fuzzy mammals call New England home. Come join us to dispel...

There will be no Story Time on Friday, July 1st.  Happy Independence Day Weekend!

Whiting Library will close early on Friday, July 1st at 2pm and be closed on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 for Independence Day Weekend. We will see you back at the...

One of New England’s biggest and most popular wildlife creatures is the American black bear. Although often feared, these sizable mammals are intelligent, sneaky, and beautiful. Come activate your inner...

Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

Owls are magnificent predators that we often think of as hooting birds of the night. But, there's more to owls than their distinct calls and nocturnal activity. Come discover how...

Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

What is a pollinator? How do they pollinate? Bees are not the only pollinators! Other pollinators include non-honey bees, butterflies, moths, other insects, birds, and even bats! On average, one...

Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

Many critters, whether living underwater, on land, or flying in the sky, migrate. This includes wildlife that call New England, and our backyards, home! Join us as we explore the...

Come join us at the library every Friday at 11am for Story Time!! Youth Services Librarian Carrie King will read awesome books, crafts ideas will be shared, and booties will...

Calling all Fairies, Elves & Imps! Fire up your imagination by creating your own Fairy Village. We inspire students by teaching them some building basics, showing them some inspiring examples...

The Whiting Library Book Club is holding our monthly book discussion at the library in the community room on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm. The book for...

Chester Recreation will have Spring Sport Sign Ups at the Whiting Library every Tuesday after school until 4PM for the month of March. Come sign up right after school pick...

Penny University: A regular meeting of friendly discussion and debate This month's special guest will be Nena Nanfeldt from the Chester-Andover Family Center. Come learn more about this amazing community...

Southern Vermont Astronomy (SoVerA) will be hosting a four-part mini-series at the Whiting Library on four consecutive Fridays at the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont starting March 24th. Each program...

Southern Vermont Astronomy (SoVerA) will be hosting a four-part mini-series at the Whiting Library on four consecutive Fridays at the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont starting March 24th. Each program...

The Whiting Library is happy to have a student art exhibit for the month of April. New pieces of GMUHS student art are currently on display in the Suzy Forlie...

Southern Vermont Astronomy (SoVerA) will be hosting a four-part mini-series at the Whiting Library on four consecutive Fridays at the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont starting March 24th. Each program...

The Whiting Library Book Club will meet Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 5PM. This month's book is Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. April's meeting will cover chapters 1-17.

Join us Friday, April 14th at 4:30 for Poetry Month! Local poet Susan Bourne will be our special guest to entertain and create found poetry.

Southern Vermont Astronomy (SoVerA) will be hosting a four-part mini-series at the Whiting Library on four consecutive Fridays at the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont starting March 24th. Each program will begin at 6PM. If the skies cooperate after any one of the presentations, binoculars and telescopes will be set up for the participating audience...

Come into the library for National Library Week and put your name into a raffle to win a puzzle for book lovers! Don’t forget to check out the Book Sale on Friday and Saturday of this week!

The library trustees are holding a Fill-a-bag Book Sale Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 in the Book Sale room. Fill a provided grocery bag from Smitty’s Chester Market for only $5! All proceeds go to benefit the library’s collection and programs.

Join us on Friday, April 28th at 4:30 PM. Chester Conservation Commission will be here to share how to get involved and gear up for Green Up Day. The CCC is a group of local volunteers who focus their energies on developing and maintaining Chester’s Lost Mine, Butternut and Brookside Hiking Trails.  The group is...

On May 6th, 2023, Whiting Library is throwing our 4th annual Green Up & Seed Down celebration at the library at 117 Main St. from 10am-1pm.  Join us and get involved with this much-loved, spring clean-up tradition that activates thousands of Vermonters to take care of their communities by picking up roadside litter. Keeping our...

A new community art exhibit presented by the Stone Village Art Guild is on display in the Suzie Forlie Memorial Reading Room through Wednesday, June 28. The exhibit can be viewed during library hours — Tuesday, Wednesday, Fridays from 10am- 6pm and Saturdays from 10am-2pm. Stop by the library and take in a variety of...

Chester, VT- Whiting Library will showcase foster, adoption, and family differences to better understand the foster care world during Foster Care Month in May. On Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 at 3 p.m. at 117 Main St. the public is invited to join a special family story hour and tea time. This event will focus on...

The Whiting Library Book Club will meet Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 5PM. This month's book is Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. May's meeting will cover chapters 17-26.

Chester resident Karen "Ren" Antonowicz will be here to share about her Fashion History presentations and workshops. This program is part of Whiting Library’s Penny University social coffee hour. Come learn, enjoy a cup of coffee and tea, and connect with your community!