Parenting Shelves
Visit our “Parenting Shelves” for books and magazines on babies, teens and every age between. Ask at the desk and we’ll point it out to you.
Award Winning Books
Red Clover Book Award
The Red Clover Book Award is presented to the book selected by children in kindergarten through fourth grade. Each year thousands of Vermont school children read the 10 nominated picture books and cast their votes for their favorite in the spring. The award has been presented annually since 1997.
Vermont Golden Dome Award
The Vermont Golden Dome Award was created to honor excellence in children’s literature. Since 1957, Vermont students in grades four through eight have selected their favorite book from a list of nominees.
Caldecott Award
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Newberry Award
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.