My Favorite Posts
This is a collection of posts that have an emotional impact when I re-read them.
Note: This is not a list of my favorite libraries. All of Vermont’s Libraries are complex micro-universes of knowledge and culture with unique personalities. I refuse to rank them.
Weird Libraries.
Being weird is a privilege.
Library 45: The Hitchcock Museum & Library. Holy Taxidermy.
Library 91: John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library. A shrine to one person and her stuff.
Library 85: Isle La Motte Free Public Library. A halloween storage facility with some books.
Posts I think about often.
Library 47: Dailey Memorial Library. Why I love taking selfies with taxidermy.
Library 12: Kreitzberg Library. On being a pacifist at a military library.
Library 70: Rand Memorial Library. The people who go to libraries.
Library 22: Haskell Free Library. Knitting in two countries at the same time, with Stuck in Vermont.
Library 111: Baxter Memorial Library. When I read 11 years of library board meeting minutes to uncover a story of a stuffed grebe.
Libraries where a book drove the post.
Library 101: Putney Public Library. The book was “Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut” by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. James.
Library 94: Haston Library. The book was “Rebel Girl” by Kathleen Hanna.
Library 84: Alburgh Public Library. The book was “I Eat Poop: A Dug Beetle Story” by Mark Pett.
Library 105: Starksboro Public Library. The book was “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler.
Library 106: Davison Library at Breadloaf. The book was “Stone Butch Blues” by Leslie Feinberg.
Libraries where people drove the post.
Library 57: Kimball Public Library. Jessamyn West & Dave Cavanagh.
Library 63: Ilsley Public Library. Judith & the Colonel.
Library 20: Craftsbury Public Library. An ode to librarians and their stories.
Library 134: The Hancock Free Public Library. Debby & Noni.
Libraries with themes.
I love a theme.
Library 83: North Hero Public Library. The Star Wars library.
Library 104: Swanton Public Library. The swan library.
Library 85: Isle La Motte Free Public Library. The halloween library.
Library 89: Milton Public Library. The pirate library.
Library 142: Dorset Village Library. The pug library.
Where I read “Gather” across Vermont.
Library 67: Blake Memorial Library (Corinth). Chapters 1-3.
Library 71: Jaquith Public Library (Marshfield). Chapters 4-6.
Library 73: Barnet Public Library. Chapters 7-8.
Library 80: Baldwin Memorial Library (Newbury). Chapters 9-11.
Library 86: St. Albans Free Library. Chapters 12-15.
Library 87: Peacham Library. Chapters 16-20.
Library 92: Georgia Public Library. Chapters 21-24.
Library 93: Highgate Library & Community Center. Chapter 25.
Library 97: Roxbury Free Library. Chapter 26.
Library 104: Swanton Public Library. Chapters 27-28.
Library 109: Quechee Library. Chapters 28-29.
Library 110: West Hartford Library. Chapters 29-30.
First and last.
Comparing the first post (Essex Junction #1) and the most recent post (as I update this, it is #142 the Dorset Village Library) gives me nostalgia for the day I started the project. The first post was brief and flat, and did not convey how excited I was about the first stop. My writing has improved, and I hope recent posts better convey the spirit of why I love this project.
