Special Events & Series This Summer

• July 9th to August 14th: Get free tickets to see the Craftsbury Chamber Players! Ask at the circulation desk for more details. 

• Thursdays, 7/17, 8/21, 10:30am: Join Emma Cook on the Town Green for a morning of song and dance. This musical program is geared towards kids 4 and younger, but all are welcome! Come enjoy songs, scarf play, and dances. Free and open to the public.

• Saturdays, July 19th & August 2nd, 9am: Spanish language storytime. Cuentos en espanol con Profe Shery!

• Saturday, July 26th, 10am: Pet Parade! 

The annual Jericho Center Pet Parade will take place on Saturday, July 26th, at 10am. Please pre-register by Thursday, July 24th, to ensure a timely start to the parade. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate same-day registrants.

We are excited to announce that we are slightly revamping the Pet Parade this year. We will have the same wonderful MC, Pete Davis, and we will follow the same Upper Jericho Center Circle route. In the interest of having as much fun as possible and keeping the post-parade ceremonies on schedule, we will no longer have a judging panel. Instead, we will provide prizes to all participants who pre-register by Thursday, July 24th, and we will raffle off three larger prizes immediately following the parade.

Though we don't have prizes for particular costume categories this year, we do have a few suggestions to help guide your costume design! If you are looking for an idea, consider tailoring your costume around the following categories:

Color Our World (this year's Summer Reading Theme - let's see the most colorful costume you can imagine)

Literary Characters & References (dazzle us with a costume straight out of the pages of your favorite book)

Vermont Strong (celebrate the things that you love about our state)

Look-Alikes (dress up in matching costumes to showcase all the similarities between you and your pet)

Library Lovers (show us what you love best about libraries)

“This Land Is Our Land” (a costume category inspired by the Woody Guthrie song This Land Is Your Land - celebrate the things you love about our community, state, and country) 

Have an idea that doesn't fit into these categories? We'd love to see it! 

• Tuesday, July 29th, 9-10am: Perler Bead Party! Ages 9 and up are welcome to come make Perler Bead creations to take home. Registration required. This program happens outside of regular library hours.

• August 12th-15th, 8-9am: Robotics Week, a special robotics program for kids 9 and up. Registration required. Learn more here.

Weekly Programs

• Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm: Gentle Yoga (donation-based class for adults). This gentle, accessible, donation-based yoga class is offered by Deanna Bartlett. Donations are optional and go directly to the instructor. Registration encouraged, drop-ins welcome. Learn more and register on Deanna's linktree. 

• Thursdays, 9:30-10am: Move & Groove, a movement-based storytime for kids 6 & under (formerly marketed as Storytime Yoga). No registration required.

• Thursdays, 10am-12pm:  Unstructured Playtime: A chance for little ones to play and caregivers to connect with one another. Ages 0-5. No registration required. 

• Saturdays, 9-9:30am: Romp & Rhyme (for babies, toddlers, & their caregivers). We start with a short 20 to 30 minute storytime, after which you are welcome to stick around for unstructured play. No registration required. No Romp & Rhyme on 6/14, 7/19, 8/2. We will have a Spanish language storytime starting at 9am instead. 

Monthly Programs

• Beginner Spanish Conversation Club will resume in September; third Saturday of each month from 2-3pm. Adults that are just learning to speak Spanish can gather to practice and build their confidence. Registration encouraged. Please email meredith@jerichotownlibraryvt.org with any questions. Please come to cuentos en espanol con Profe Shery on Saturdays, July 19th & August 2nd, 9am to practice Spanish over the summer months.

• Wednesday, June 18th, 7:30-8:30pm: Speculative Fiction Book Group meets to discuss I'm Starting to Worry About this Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin. No registration required, please feel free to drop in whether or not you've finished the book! Email catherine@jerichotownlibraryvt.org with any questions.

• Wednesday, July 23rd, 7:30-8:30pm:  Speculative Fiction Book Group meets to discuss The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. No registration required, please feel free to drop in whether or not you've finished the book! Email catherine@jerichotownlibraryvt.org with any questions.

*The upstairs space may be closed periodically to set up for or host programs. Feel free to call first!