Children’s Services

Caring Canines friends will be taking a much deserved vacation for the summer. They will be back on Saturday, September 5th for reading, hugs, and love

New Books on Parenting

We have lots of new Early Readers, Level 1-3, come help inspire a new reader!

NEW Nature Series

This informative, beautiful, educational series by Dorling Kindersley called Earth’s Incredible Habitats will keep and peak kid’s interest in the diverse regions of our beautiful and complex planet.

New Picture Books

New Junior Fiction

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences.
The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book *Terrible Things Can Happen to You!,* is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry—and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart.
From #1 *New York Times* best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting new format—a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by artist K. G. Campbell.

fast-paced and exciting read for middle grade fantasy, mystery, and animal buffs. Something strange is happening at the Clarksville City Zoo. Late at night, monkeys are scaling the walls and searching the neighborhood—but what are they looking for?
Noah, his sister Megan, and their best friends, Richie and Ella, live next door to the zoo. Megan is the first to notice the puzzling behavior of some of the animals. One day Megan disappears, and her brother and their friends realize it’s up to them to find her. Their only choice is to follow a series of clues and sneak into the zoo. But once inside, they discover there’s much more to the Clarksville City Zoo than they could ever have guessed…

New Graphic Fiction for Kids

“Tur’s episodic and fast-paced plotting plus a cliffhanger ending will keep readers engaged and itching for the next volume. The energetic, manga-style art matches the energy of the characters, and the dramatic color palette adds to the strong sense of this witchy world…Full of magical adventure and heart. “—Kirkus

“Beautifully and brightly colored with lovely, atmospheric details.”—Booklist

Join us for Story time every Friday at 10:30

Listen to a good story, sing a song, do a craft and twice per month, join Laurie for some get-the wiggles-out playtime at Castleton Recreation.

Laurie is taking the summer off and will be back with us this fall.

( just behind the library in the old CVS building).

Tales & Tails 1st Saturday of every month at 10:30 am

Come visit amazing pups courtesy of Caring Canine of Southern Vermont. Read to a dog, read to yourself beside a dog, or just spend some time patting a sweet pup! All ages are welcome.

New Board Books for Babies and Toddlers

Pictures From the Children‘s Section

Build your Own Dinosaur!

We ended the Summer Reading Program with a “dinosaur” made out of recycled materials and imagination, kids made their own fossils with clay, they also brought home 3 real fossils that were anywhere from 4.6 million to 6 billion years old! we ended the day with ice cream and lots of toppings