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VALLEY VOICES Continue: Climbing into the Guinness Book of World Records
Last fall Norwich teen Kristen Kelliher set the record as the youngest female to climb to the highest point in each of the contiguous 48 states. She'll share her adventure with us in our second event of the Valley Voices series.
Join us Tuesday, February 9th, 2012, from 12-1 in the Community Room. Bring a bag lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Annual Appeal Is in Full Swing
NPL's Annual Appeal is in full swing. You can drop a donation by the library, or you can donate online at Network for Good. You can find our list of current donors by clicking this link.
State Library Offers Universal Classes to Local Patrons
Follow this link to the home page of the Universal Class site, provided by the Vermont State Library. There patrons will find a staggering list of classes available, from career-building skills to personal enrichment--from business programs to spiritual studies, over 500 in all.
The courses are taught by professionals, though the courses themselves are no-credit classes.
Students have six months to complete the courses and can access their work online at any time.
Check out the Universal Classes site for a complete list of course offerings and the logistics for accessing them. You will need your library card number to register.
NPL Offers Mango Language Link
Traveling soon?
NPL patrons can now practice conversational skills in one of over thirty languages online using the Mango Language program.
Among the languages offered are Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, and Russian.
Follow this link to the registration/login page for Mango language study. Sign in, using your library card number.Check Out NPL's Strategic Plan
The Library's Board of Directors adopted a new strategic plan at its January 2011 meeting.
Check out its goals and activities by following this link.