Bradford Public Library has all three of Stieg Larsson’s books and audio CDs.  We also have the DVD of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”.

Back to Basics: Traditional Kitchen Wisdom – This book has easy-to-follow, step-by-step, lovely illustrated instructions and detailed information about specific fruit and vegetable preparation that will enable anyone to create a truly self-sustainable lifestyle. It is a joy to read this time of year.

One of the interesting recipes in the book is for a “Berry Refresher”.  It calls for combining berries, cider vinegar, sweetener and water.  Sounds a lot like our old Vermont “Switchel”.

I took a tour of some of our richly stocked fruit and vegetable stands this week while on vacation. Here are a few pictures to get your mouth watering. BPL has lots of current books on cooking with local, seasonal ingredients. My current favorite is the book       ” Traditional Kitchen Wisdom”.

“Stroll for Stories” library walk will highlight historical areas of interest along a 2 mile loop starting at the Old Church Theater on Sept. 18th.  Pick up pledge sheets at the library or make a donation that day of $5.  Save Sept. 18th  for LEAF and the “Strolling for Stories”.  Find out more on the days events at the following link.

www.leafvt.org

Thursday afternoon Programs for children ages 5 yrs and up.

July 1^st, 1:00 – Art Adventures! Sea Creatures & Glitter Fish

Paint and collage

July 8^th, 1:00 – Library Lab! Water Tension

Hands on Science

July 15, 1:00- Art Adventures! Sea Turtle Foil Art

Textured medium

July 22^nd, 1:00- Library Nature Center! Beavers!

With John Austin from the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife

Build a beaver dam!

July 29^th, 1:00- Art Adventures! Sailors Knots!

Macramé friendship bracelets

August 5^th, 1:00- Library Nature Center Creepy Crawly Pond Life!

Hands on Discovery

******Toddler Story Hour-  Friday Mornings at 10:00 am******

July –  Adult Programs

July 21 – Terminator Seeds / Presenter Emily Marsh. 6:30 PM

July 24 – Music in the Park with the Wall-Stiles. Elizabeth Park, 4 PM

New out of Vermont, the contemporary folk rock sound of the Wall-Stiles is original, energetic, and entertaining.  Bring a picnic lunch, the family and enjoy great music and activities to benefit the Bradford Public Library

July 28 – VT Reads Book Discussion “The Day of the Pelican” by Katerine Paterson.  6:30 PM

Also Green Mountain Club Display in the Reading Room for two weeks.

Bradford Public Library presents:

“In Times Past:  Essays from the Upper Valley.” By Local Historian Larry Coffin Wednesday, June 30, 6:30 PM at the Bradford Public Library.

The book is a series of essays covering topics of local history including Vermont and New Hampshire towns from Lyme to Ryegate.  Topics range from  Town Poor Farms, Town Meetings, Rogers’ Rangers and Disastrous Fires to Abandoned Golf Courses and Things That Never Happened.

Profits will benefit the Bradford Public Library. Books available at the library for 19.95.

Build a Weather Vane with Mark BreenAt the Bradford Public Libraryon June 24th  at 6:00 pm This family event is free and open to the public Mark Breen will explore the challenges of observing the weather. Just putting up a thermometer on the porch won’t cut it! By delving into the details of how weather works, how instruments work, and how to keep track of your observations, you will be on your way to becoming a weather expert. This adventure is designed for families, and the weather will be discussed without a lot of fancy jargon. Find out about taming temperatures, registering rainfall, and handling the humidity among several others.