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April 2018

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4	5 Read to Dog 03:30 PM Bring a book and read to one of our registered Therapy Dogs of Vermont. All ages. Call 878-4918 to pre-register for individual 10 minute sessions. Date : 4/5/2018	6	7
8	9 Story Time in French! 06:00 PM Bring kids in PJs for stories in French and English with Delphine Quenet. Non-French speakers welcome to attend! Date : 4/9/2018	10	11 Technology Night: Online Photos 05:30 PM Ken Bernard of Vermont Tech will offer a new program on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. This month the focus will be how to manage Facebook photos. Bring your own device if you would like. Open to all ages. No registration required. Date : 4/11/2018	12	13	14
15	16 Library Trustee Meeting 07:00 PM Date : 4/16/2018	17 Story Time: Plant a Seed 10:30 AM Join us for story time and a simple craft activity! This Tuesday join us to talk about planting seeds. No registration required. Kids of all ages welcome. Tuesday, April 17, 10:30 am. Brown Bag Book Club 12:30 PM Looking to meet others who love to discuss books? Check out our 'Book Group' page under 'Things to do' for the list of upcoming books and meeting dates. Books may be available at the front circulation desk Date : 4/17/2018	18 Current Events Conversation 10:30 AM Gather with others interested in informal discussion on current newsworthy topics. So much to talk about! 10:30-12 pm. Date : 4/18/2018	19 Thursday Playtime 11:00 AM Thursdays, 11 am - 12 noon. Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited for an informal play time following our Preschool Music program. For children birth to age 5. Sponsored by Building Bright Futures. Read to Dog 03:30 PM Bring a book and read to one of our registered Therapy Dogs of Vermont. All ages. Call 878-4918 to pre-register for individual 10 minute sessions. Photography Club 05:30 PM Take better pictures! Our club is for anyone who is interested in photography and wants to improve or share their skills. We will explore both basic and advanced techniques and go out and take shots. Learn Date : 4/19/2018	20 Tech Tutor 04:00 PM Stop by anytime during tech hours for one-on-one technology help from a local teen. Guarantee a time by making a 30 minute appointment. Friday, April 20, 4-6 pm. Date : 4/20/2018	21 VINS Raptor Encounter! 11:00 AM This first-hand encounter enables participants to understand the defining characteristics that make a bird a raptor and their adaptations for life as a predator on the wing. Touchable artifacts and hand-on Date : 4/21/2018
22	23 Preschool Music 11:00 AM Up to age 5 with a caregiver. No pre-registration. Limit: one session per week per family. Date : 4/23/2018	24 Story Time: Fairy Stories 11:00 AM Join us for story time and a simple craft activity! This Tuesday join us to hear fairy stories. No registration required. Kids of all ages welcome. Tuesday, April 24, 10:30 am. Fairy Houses 12:00 PM Drop-in Craft. Make a fairy house. 12-2. No registration required. Date : 4/24/2018	25 Cook the Book 11:00 AM Hey, you foodies out there! Join our new monthly cooking program. A selected cookbook reamins in the library so patrons can stop by at their convenience and photocopy a recipe of their choice. Prepare the Mah Jongg 01:00 PM Have you wanted to learn how to play, revisit the game or just love the game of Mah Jongg? We are offering bimonthly sessions of this tile-based game on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Come alone Date : 4/25/2018	26 Thursday Playtime 10:30 AM Thursdays, 11 am - 12 noon. Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited for an informal play time following our Preschool Music program. For children birth to age 5. Sponsored by Building Bright Futures. Preschool Music 10:30 AM Up to age 5 with a caregiver. No pre-registration. Limit: one session per week per family. Date : 4/26/2018	27 Preschool Yoga with Danielle 10:30 AM Simple yoga poses, stories and songs for children birth to age 5 and their caregivers. No pre-registration required. Date : 4/27/2018	28 Spanish Music with Constancia 10:30 AM Spanish music for children birth to age 5. Includes playtime and a snack. Non-Spanish speakers welcome. Movie: Wonder 12:00 PM New Release! Based on the New York Times bestseller. August Pullman, a boy with facial differences, enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream school for the first time. Snack provided. Rated PG. Running Date : 4/28/2018
29	30 Preschool Music 11:00 AM Up to age 5 with a caregiver. No pre-registration. Limit: one session per week per family. Date : 4/30/2018

Apr

Preschool Music

Date: April 23 2018, 11:00

Apr

Story Time: Fairy Stories

Date: April 24 2018, 11:00

Apr

Fairy Houses

Date: April 24 2018, 12:00

Dorothy Alling Library offers two options to download books from our website. Overdrive, a product of the Green Mountain Library Consortium (GMLC) and RBdigital from the Vermont Department of Libraries (VTLib).Together there are over 20,000 items available with more added on a regular basis. You will need your Dorothy Alling Library card number and password to download a book. We also now offer magazines using RBDigital Magazines!

HomeCard patrons from other libraries can only download items via their home library. Not all libraries participate in both programs. For assistance, please call your home library.

If you need additional assistance please visit the help section on each website - link on chart below under "Help". We strongly suggest you review the help section before starting a download. It only takes a few minutes and can save you a lot of time and frustration!

	OverDrive (LUV)	RBDigital Books	RBDigital Magazines	Other Information
Items Available	Audiobooks & E-Books	Audiobooks & Limited E-Books	Magazines
What do I need to login?	DAML barcode on the bottom of your yellow library card and your PIN which is normally your last name (or whatever you have set up to use the library system, Koha), it is case sensitive!	DAML barcode on the bottom of your yellow library card. Once in an account can be setup with an email for future use.	DAML barcodce on the bottom of your yellow library card. Once in an account can be setup with an email for future use.
Getting Started	Click Me!	Click Me!	Click Me!	Please walk through the instructions on the website(s) before using either product or calling for help.
Software Used	Windows: OverDrive Console for Windows and Windows Media Player, iTunes (if Apple device used). Mac: OverDrive Console for Mac and iTunes Media Center for Windows computers ,Windows Media Player , iTunes (if Apple device used) NEW! Libby App now available for your phone or tablet!	MediaManager for PC/Mac Apps available for iPod, iPhone, Android
Titles Available	4,612 audiobooks 8,439 e-books	7,000 audiobooks 300 e-books	Over 60 titles available	Collections are regularly added to so check back frequently!
Availability	Some titles always available. Hold lists used.	Some titles always available. Hold lists used.	All titles always available. Check out as many as you want! Back issues also available.	When a title on OverDrive becomes available it will send an email to the account specified when the hold was placed. The title must be checked out within 3 days of receiving the email.
Check out period	7 or 14 days. No renewal allowed, but can be checked back out if no one is waiting. Most items can be returned early.	Up to 21 days, some renewals allowed. Most items can be returned early.	No returns required.
Expiration	Will expire on computer/player when loan period is through. Most titles can be returned early.	Will expire on computer/player when loan period is through. Most titles can be returned early.	No expiration.
Concurrent checkouts	3	10	No limit.
Concurrent Holds	5		No holds.
Help!	Please review this help section	Please review this help section	Please review this help section
Support	Overdrive Support	RBdigital Support	RBDigital Support	Please have all pertinent information ready before calling: Hardware/software being used Media player type Title being downloaded Error codes/messages Account information

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