Deborah Rawson Memorial Library is proud to collaborate with the Jericho Town Library to bring our communities a summer full of fun! We look forward to seeing you soon.
To see what summer adventure we have for adults (19+) click here!
Youth Reading Program Registration
How does summer reading work this year?
Youth ages 0 to 18 may register online beginning June 1 for the summer reading program, “Adventure Begins At Your Library,” then pick-up a goody bag and reading log at Deborah Rawson Memorial Library (DRML) or Jericho Town Library (JTL) beginning Tuesday, June 11.
Read (or be read to) at least 60 minutes a week, and record the time in the reading log. Show the log to a librarian at DRML or JTL, and you may pick a prize from the treasure box. You may visit one treasure box one time per calendar week through Saturday, Aug. 24.
If all participants read a combined total of 700 hours this summer, DRML will host cosmic bowling at the library! All who register online will be entered into an end-of-the-summer drawing for raffle prizes.
Youth Programs
Click here to download a copy of the youth summer program brochure.
Jump to: June | July | August | Adult Programs
Ongoing Throughout the Summer
Community Story Time
Tuesdays at 10:30pm on the back lawn of the library when it is nice, or in the story corner when it is not. A baby and toddler focused story time where you can meet other parents, caregivers and little ones! We will play finger games, do lap bounces, sing, dance, and read a story or two. No registration necessary.
Story Walk®
Starting at the end of the sidewalk on the right side of the building and wrapping around the edge of the field. Look for a new story almost every month, or reread great stories on each visit.
Visit DRML and JTL at the Jericho Farmers’ Market – Starting 6/20
DRML and JTL will be taking turns at the farmers market again this summer. We will have book giveaways, some games, probably bubbles, and a lot of fun. See you there!
June
Summer Kickoff with Vermont Institute of Natural Science: Raptor Road Trip – Saturday, June 22nd at 1:30pm [all ages]
Our friends from VINS are coming for a visit with some very special raptor friends. We hope you can join us to learn all about how and why hawks, falcons and other raptors migrate. If the weather is nice, please plan to be outside. While you’re here, register for the summer program and pick up your goody bag!
Jericho Families in Nature – Sunday, June 2nd at 10am – Jericho Research Forest (carpooling highly encouraged!)
Free and open to all. Meet at the UVM Research Forest at 127 Tarbox Rd (carpooling is encouraged) for this hour-long free walk open to everyone and held rain or shine. Walks are about an hour and rain or shine. Register here: https://bit.ly/jfin24
Making Maps – Tuesday, June 4th from 3-4pm [all ages]
Create new worlds when you join us for this map making craft. We’ve got all the supplies you need to create a treasure map, a road map, a space atlas! The only limit is your imagination. Crafts options for a range of ages. No sign up needed.
Fun with Vacuum Science! with Greg Wolf – Wednesday, June 5th from 3-4pm. [Ages 8+]
Vacuums don’t suck! Find out why when science educator Greg Wolf joins us for a very cool afternoon of experiments with vacuum science. Please sign up when to visit, call or email the library. And don’t forget to check out Greg on social media @wolf.science
Read to Wyatt – Thursday, June 6th from 3 to 4:30 [all ages]
Wyatt, the therapy dog, wants to hear your stories! Come visit this big love to read, snuggle and make a dog’s day. Please sign up for a spot when you visit, call or email the library.
LEGO Club – Fridays, June 7th & 21st from 3-4pm [ages 6+]
Let’s build! We’ll dump out the giant tub of LEGOs and then you have an hour to build anything you want. Can’t think of what to create? We’ve got inspiration cards for that! Sign up to join us when you call, visit or email the library.
Pride Pins – Saturday, June 8th from 10 to noon [all ages]
Drop in and use our button machine to make magnets, key chains, or pins to show your pride and allyship.
STEM Stations – Friday, June 14th at from 3-4pm [ages 8+]
Mess around with Makey Makey, create with the 3D Doodle Pen, or spend some time with LEGO Spike playing with coding and hardware.
Make Day: Cricut Stickers – Tuesday, June 18th from 3-4:30pm [ages 8+]
We’re busting out the Cricut machine to make simple vinyl stickers to go on your water bottle, laptop or wherever you put cool stickers. Sign up to join us when you call, visit or email the library.
Adventure Club: Reading Passports – Wednesday, June 19th from 3 to 4pm [ages 6+]
Because adventure begins at your library we’ll have an Adventure Club meeting once a month throughout the summer. This month we’re making Reading Passports! Create your own, passport sized reading journal, and decorate it with adventure themed stickers. Can you fill it with a read from every continent? No sign up needed. Hope to see you there!
Animation Camp – Week of June 24th to the 28th, from 9am to noon. [ages 8+]
Animation Camp is back! In addition to learning animation software, this year we’ll also play around with camera angles, genres, lighting, and more to create some really awesome animations. Friday at noon we’ll have a screening of all the animations for friends and family.
Spots are limited to 8 participants so be sure to sign up quickly! Visit the library, call us at 802-899-4962, or email [email protected]
July
Puppetry Camp – Monday, July 8th through Friday July 12th from 9 to 12 [ages 8+]
Make your very own puppets, build a puppet theater, write a show and perform it for your family on Friday at noon! Puppetry camp is always a blast, but space is limited so sign up when you call, email or visit the library.
Read to Wyatt – Friday, July 12th from 3 to 4:30 [all ages]
Come lay on the cool tile floor with Wyatt and read him a story. He loves to hear your voice as you tell him a tale that will make his tail wag. Sign up for a spot when you visit, call or email the library.
Jericho Families in Nature – Saturday, July 13th at 10am. Meet at the Old Red Mill. [all ages]
This month we check out the Old Red Mill. Bring gear to splash around in the river with! Walks are free and open to all. They last about an hour, move at a slow pace, and happen rain or shine.
Register here to let us know you’ll be there: https://bit.ly/jfin24
Maker Day: Cricut Totes – Tuesday, July 16th from 3 to 4:30pm. [ages 8+]
We’re busting out the Cricut again, this time to make some tote bags with iron on designs. Use the digital design space to pick what you want to put on the bag, use the Cricut machine to cut it out of iron on vinyl, and then use our heat press to stick it on. Space and supplies are limited so sign up to join us when you call, visit or email the library.
Adventure Club: Armchair Travel – Thursday, July 17th from 3 to 4pm. [ages 6+]
Let’s go anywhere in the world! We’ll explore from our seats with Google Earth on the big screen. Want to visit Machu Picchu or Antarctica? We can do that! We’ll also set up the green screen to take pictures and digitally transport you wherever you want to go. No sign up needed, come on down!
Very Merry Theater present Finding Nemo Jr. – Thursday, July 18th at noon [all ages]
We are thrilled to once again host our friends from Very Merry Theatre and their all star kid cast! If the weather is nice we’ll be on the lawn between the UID building and the library. Bring your lunch, and something to sit on! If it rains we’ll be at the Jericho Community Center. See you at the show!
LEGO Club – Friday, July 19th at 3pm [ages 6+]
Build a fireworks machine, a supersonic space plane, or a gorgeous summer garden. Need inspiration? We’ve got idea cards. There’s no wrong way to LEGO Sign up to come play when you call, visit or email the library.
Introduction to Geocaching – Saturday, July 20th at 10am. Meet at Mills Riverside Park Pavillion [all ages]
Mike and Deb Weinberg and other geocachers will tell us all about the adventurous past time of geocaching. After talking about it, we’ll split into small groups and spread out in the park to find some caches. Please bring a small, inexpensive ($1 or less) trinket to trade for something in the cache you find!
Stuffed Animal Sleepover – Tuesday, July 23rd. Drop off by 1pm. [stuffed animals]
Calling all stuffed animals for a sleepover at the library! Start their library adventure with a story time Tuesday morning at 10:30, and then let them stay with Mz. Abbey at the library for the night. Stuffed animals will play games, help the librarians, and have plenty of adventures during their overnight stay. Make sure to drop them off by 1pm so they can join in the fun, and pick up any time the next day.
Adventure Journals w/ Diana Dunn – Thursday, July 25th at 11am [ages 8+]
Local artist and engineer Diana Dunn (author and illustrator of Pipsqueaks Adventure) helps you capture your adventures and travel with an easy to make accordion book or loosely bound book. Please sign up when you call, visit or email the library.
STEM Waterslides – Tuesday, July 30th at 3pm [ages 8+]
Using a variety of craft and recycled materials, create the tallest water slide you can that won’t leak, and that a LEGO mini figure can slide all the way down. What design will work, and will just get wet? Drop in for this fun STEM activity.
August
Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate – Saturday, August 3rd at 11am [all ages]
Ahoy mateys! Rockin’ Ron is back for a pirate music performance you won’t soon forget. Laugh, since and dance with the greatest pirate in the green mountain state. The show is free and open to all. Hope to see you there!
Olympics Minute to Win It – Tuesday, August 6th at 3pm [ages 6+]
The summer Olympics are officially underway! Let’s play our own way. Compete in a variety of fun and silly minute to win it games to earn your own library olympics medal! No need to sign up, just show up and join in the fun!
The Planetarium Lady – Sunday, Aug. 11, at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. [See ages below]
Educator and storyteller Carrie Cruz is bringing her inflatable planetarium. Due to its size, space is limited and registration is required. Call or visit the library, or email [email protected].
The 11 a.m. show is for kids ages 0 to 7.
The 12:30 p.m. show is for kids ages 8 to 12.
Adventure Club: Adventuremobile – Wednesday, August 14th from 3 to 4pm [all ages]
In our final meeting of the Adventure Club for the summer we’ll be designing our very own Adventure-mobiles. What do you think you’ve gotta have in your adventure mobile when you hit the road? No sign up needed,
Microscope Magic – Thursday, August 15th from 10 to noon [all ages]
Let’s explore the little things that hold our world together. We will take a walk around the library and pick up things from nature, then we will learn how to mount a slide and use a microscope for a really up close look at what we collected. No registration necessary.
LEGO Club – Fridays, August 16th and 30th at 3pm [ages 6+]
The dog days of summer are here, so come in, cool down and play with LEGO at the library! Build a dog, build a beach, or an ice ball planet. Your imagination is the only limit. Sign up required when you call, visit or email the library.
Tech Take Apart – Tuesday, August 27th from 3 to 4 [ages 8+]
Ever wondered what’s inside a computer, speakers, or even a Playaway device? We’re opening up the tool box, handing out eye protection, and cracking open some tech! Sign up when you call, visit or email the library.
Adult Programs
Library BINGO
Adults age 19 and older, pick up a Summer Reading BINGO card at the library, then complete five squares in a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally to get BINGO. Turn in the card with your name and telephone number included for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card at a drawing to be held Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.
Poetry Walk
Daily (beginning mid-June) at Mills Riverside Park, 338 VT 15, Jericho
Visit the Seventh Annual Poetry Walk, a collaboration between Deborah Rawson Memorial Library and Mills Riverside Park. This year features the works of nine poets on the subject of summer.
Eric Carle Garden Party
Sunday, July 28, 1:30 p.m.
Join us in the library’s garden for refreshments and readings of selected Eric Carle books