Quechee Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 10-6 | Tue, Thu 2-7 | Sat 10-2 | Storytime Wed @ 10am

Wilder Hours: Tue 10-1 | Wed 2-6 | Thu 2-6 | Fri 2-6 | Sat 10-1 | Storytime Tue @ 10am

Digital Resources

NewYork Times | Libby | Kanopy | WowBrary | Palace | INFOTRACK | Learning Express | Mango

Holiday events at the libraries!

Take-Home ornament crafts for kids starting 12/15 at both Quechee and Wilder!

Wrensong Concert 12/18 at 5pm – The Wrensong a capella group is delightful for all ages, so arrive early for a good seat! The Friends of the Library will provide refreshments to enjoy.

Holiday Movie Screening 12/19 at 5pm – Join us at the Wilder Club & Library for a holiday movie screening! Feel free to bring cozy chairs and blankets. We will have popcorn and hot chocolate to enjoy during the movie! Movie – A film about a young boy seeking the magic of Christmas on a train.

Holiday Hours

The Quechee/Wilder Libraries will be closed Dec 24-28th. Wilder will be closed on 12/31. Quechee will be open from 10-2pm on 12/31. Quechee and Wilder will be closed on 1/1.

Have a warm holiday season!

Gallery Artist/Artist-in-Residence Program

The Quechee/Wilder Libraries are now offering opportunities for a library Gallery Artist or Artist-in-Residence!

These are 1-3 month showings of work (Gallery Artist) or creating art and connecting with the community (Artist-in-Residence). More information can be found here: Information Sheet_FAQs.

Interested artists should fill out the application here. Questions can be sent to Info@QuecheeLibrary.org

Book Discussion Groups

Here’s the monthly list. Pick up any title and join the conversation to match. In person or by Zoom link.

Sci Fi:  Monday, December 29 at 6 pm. Join in to discuss Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor.

Monday Mystery: Each month at 4 pm at the Quechee Library.  For the January 5, 2026 discussion, we will select from books by Val McDermid. Hybrid. Email michaela@quecheelibrary.org for the zoom link.

A Bugbee Center Variety:  The first Friday of each month  we bring  a discussion on a new title—ranging across the genres.  For Friday, January 2, we are reading Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet. Copies are available at Bugbee for borrowing. Email Alec@bugbeecenter.org for the zoom link.

Historical Fiction: January’s title is The Stars are Fire  by Anita Shreve. Copies are available at the Quechee Library.  Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 4:00 pm.   Hybrid. Email michaela@quecheelibrary.org for the zoom link.

 

Storytimes

Enjoy stories and a related craft project. Ten a.m. on Tuesdays at Wilder and Wednesdays at Quechee.

Watch for the storywalks rising up this summer all around town  & for our reading challenges for all ages.

Covers and Keys

The Wilder Club and Library version of Covers and Keys can be enjoyed most Friday afternoons as  Steve Rice,  Doug Morse, Bodie Kelton, and Richard Cook play a mix.

New York Times Here

Quechee/Wilder Libraries patrons now have  digital access to the daily New York Times. We are proud to be able to offer this important resource to our patrons, an important tool to understanding  today’s world as citizens and as individuals.  The Friends of our libraries have given us the additional resource of the New York Times Digital Cooking Access.
Click here to begin.    We are glad to help you navigate until familiar.

Print copies of the Valley News are also available at both libraries. The print Times is also  at the Quechee Library, donated by Jake’s Quechee Market.

Meetings

The Quechee Library Trustees  meets on the second Monday of most months at 5 p.m. Open to the public by requesting Zoom link from info@quecheelibrary.org or attending in person.

The Wilder Club and Library Board of Trustees meets generally on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. These are in-person only.

The Friends’ steering committee will meet next at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 17th. Email info@quecheelibrary.org to join the email list of meeting dates and other Friends’ news.