Board of Trustees -

The Hartland Library Board of Trustees meet on the THIRD Tuesday of each month at 6:15 PM at the library, unless otherwise specified.

The Hartland Public Library Board of Trustees oversees the Library’s operating and administrative policies, votes on and establishes Library policy, sets the institution’s strategic goals, and acts as an agent of public trust governing the Library. The Trustees work together with the Library Director to carry out governance and policy-making responsibilities, as well as financial and development oversight and strategic planning.

Board of Trustees

Becka Warren, Chair [2025]
Dana Jacobson-Goodhue, Vice-Chair [2026]
Chris Drain, Treasurer [2026]
Meredith Liben, Secretary [2025]
Tina Skehan, Member-at-Large [2027]

Public Documents

View Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes and Agendas here >>

View our five-year strategic plan 2015-2020 Strategic Plan >>

	April 2024
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	1	2 Storytime Storytime April 2, 2024 10:30 am - 11:15 am Join us at the library where we'll read books and play together! Each week we'll explore different themes of books. Recommended for age 0-5, but all are welcome. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. See more details Bridge Club Bridge Club April 2, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bridge Club Every Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM \| in the Library's Community Room NEW at the Hartland Public Library! Join us weekly for Bridge with Toni and Edith. Players of all levels are welcome. Want to learn how to play? Contact Toni at 802-436-2943 or email tonidave@vertmontel.net. See more details • •	3 Family Place Playgroup at the Library Family Place Playgroup at the Library April 3, 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am See more details Adult Crafts Adult Crafts April 3, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Come to the library to make fun things with your friends and neighbors. We’ll create bookmarks and cards, paint with watercolors, create picture frames, do some Zen coloring, dabble in collage, and more! See more details Cribbage for Adults Cribbage for Adults April 3, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cribbage for Adults! Every Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM \| in the Library's Community Room Join the cribbage group every Wednesday at the library! Don't know how to play? We will teach you! You will meet new people and have fun doing math! See more details • • •	4 Library Closed Due to Severe Weather Warnings Library Closed Due to Severe Weather Warnings April 4, 2024 See more details •	5 Senior Cafe Senior Cafe April 5, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Senior Cafe, sponsored by Aging in Hartland and The Hartland Public Library, is an accessible and hospitable space for senior Hartland residents to gather with a mission to foster community, connection, and wellness. This will be held every first Friday in the Community Meeting Room at 10:00. See more details •	6 Storytime! Storytime! April 6, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am Each Saturday we'll explore a different theme through reading and activities. We’ll read, make crafts, create experiments, and play games. Saturday Story Time is intended for preschool and early elementary aged kids, but all are welcome! See more details Observing and Understanding Eclipses Observing and Understanding Eclipses April 6, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Learn what an eclipse is, why they happen so rarely and how to observe them safely! If the sun is shining, we will demonstrate safe ways to view the sun pre-eclipse. We'll also discuss how to use a sun spotter and share ideas about what fun experiments you can try during the eclipse! Eclipse glasses will be available for you to take home. See more details • •
7	8	9 Storytime Storytime April 9, 2024 10:30 am - 11:15 am Join us at the library where we'll read books and play together! Each week we'll explore different themes of books. Recommended for age 0-5, but all are welcome. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. See more details Bridge Club Bridge Club April 9, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bridge Club Every Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM \| Community Room Join us every Tuesday for Bridge with Toni and Edith. Players of all levels are welcome. Want to learn how to play? Contact Toni at 802-436-2943 or email tonidave@vertmontel.net. See more details • •	10 Cribbage for Adults Cribbage for Adults April 10, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cribbage Every Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM \| Community Room Join the cribbage group every Wednesday at the library! Don't know how to play? We will teach you! You will meet new people and have fun doing math! See more details Cookbook Club Potluck Cookbook Club Potluck April 10, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Cookbook Club Wednesday, April 10 6:00 PM \| Adult Fiction Room Join our cookbook club and potluck! Come to the library to check out the cookbook and choose your recipe(s). We'll be cooking from Matt Jennings' Home Grown: Cooking from my New England Roots. See more details • •	11 STEAM Thursdays STEAM Thursdays April 11, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and craft activities each Thursday. Something different every week! See more details Board Game Night Board Game Night April 11, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Come to the library to play games and meet your neighbors! Each month we'll explore and play different games. See more details • •	12	13 Storytime! Storytime! April 13, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am Each Saturday we'll explore a different theme through reading and activities. We’ll read, make crafts, create experiments, and play games. Saturday Story Time is intended for preschool and early elementary aged kids, but all are welcome! See more details •
14	15	16 Storytime Storytime April 16, 2024 10:30 am - 11:15 am Join us at the library where we'll read books and play together! Each week we'll explore different themes of books. Recommended for age 0-5, but all are welcome. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. See more details Bridge Club Bridge Club April 16, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bridge Club Every Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM \| Community Room Join us every Tuesday for Bridge with Toni and Edith. Players of all levels are welcome. Want to learn how to play? Contact Toni at 802-436-2943 or email tonidave@vertmontel.net. See more details Hartland Library Board of Trustees Meeting Hartland Library Board of Trustees Meeting April 16, 2024 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm Meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Regular monthly meeting. See more details • • •	17 Cribbage for Adults Cribbage for Adults April 17, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cribbage Every Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM \| Community Room Join the cribbage group every Wednesday at the library! Don't know how to play? We will teach you! You will meet new people and have fun doing math! See more details •	18 STEAM Thursdays STEAM Thursdays April 18, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and craft activities each Thursday. Something different every week! See more details 8th Annual Hartland Poetry Fest 8th Annual Hartland Poetry Fest April 18, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Join us for the 8th Annual Hartland Poetry Fest co-sponsored with Hartland Community Arts! You'll hear poetry from Laura Jean Gilloux, Taylor Katz, Hatsy McGraw, April Ossmann, Ivy Schweitzer, and Diana Whitney. Light refreshments served. See more details • •	19	20 Special Earth Day Story Time Special Earth Day Story Time April 20, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Celebrate Earth Day with a special story time that will include recycled art collaging and planting seeds to grow at home! See more details Sticks and Stone: Art Reception Sticks and Stone: Art Reception April 20, 2024 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Celebrate our April artist, Deborah Kidwell, and her story figures -- where gesture, color, and shape converge. She uses pencil, watercolor, and collage to reveal the stories within. In honor of poetry month, viewers are invited to respond in poem & verse. Light refreshments served. See more details • •
21	22	23 Storytime Storytime April 23, 2024 10:30 am - 11:15 am Join us at the library where we'll read books and play together! Each week we'll explore different themes of books. Recommended for age 0-5, but all are welcome. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. See more details Bridge Club Bridge Club April 23, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bridge Club Every Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM \| Community Room Join us every Tuesday for Bridge with Toni and Edith. Players of all levels are welcome. Want to learn how to play? Contact Toni at 802-436-2943 or email tonidave@vertmontel.net. See more details • •	24 Cooperative Nursery Storytime Cooperative Nursery Storytime April 24, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Cooperative Nursery Storytime Cooperative Nursery Storytime April 24, 2024 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm See more details Cribbage for Adults Cribbage for Adults April 24, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cribbage Every Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM \| Community Room Join the cribbage group every Wednesday at the library! Don't know how to play? We will teach you! You will meet new people and have fun doing math! See more details • • •	25 STEAM Thursdays STEAM Thursdays April 25, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and craft activities each Thursday. Something different every week! See more details •	26	27 Storytime! Storytime! April 27, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am Each Saturday we'll explore a different theme through reading and activities. We’ll read, make crafts, create experiments, and play games. Saturday Story Time is intended for preschool and early elementary aged kids, but all are welcome! See more details The Art of Botany: Rendering the Essence of Botanicals The Art of Botany: Rendering the Essence of Botanicals April 27, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm An in-depth drawing workshop with artist and Hartland Community Arts president, Chiho Kaneko. Chiho holds a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. As a visual artist, she has illustrated books and exhibited her watercolors and pen & ink drawings in the U.S. as well as in her native Japan. Co-sponsored by Hartland Community Arts, the Hartland Garden Club, the Hartland Community Garden and the Hartland Public Library. See more details • •
28	29	30 Storytime Storytime April 30, 2024 10:30 am - 11:15 am Join us at the library where we'll read books and play together! Each week we'll explore different themes of books. Recommended for age 0-5, but all are welcome. Books read during story time count toward 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. See more details Bridge Club Bridge Club April 30, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bridge Club Every Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM \| Community Room Join us every Tuesday for Bridge with Toni and Edith. Players of all levels are welcome. Want to learn how to play? Contact Toni at 802-436-2943 or email tonidave@vertmontel.net. See more details • •

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