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Aldrich Public Library

Aldrich Public Library's mission is to inspire the joy of reading, promote lifelong learning, and strengthen the communities of Barre Town and Barre City. The Katherine Paterson Children's Room hosts a craft corner and a host of events and playgroups.

American Precision Museum

The Museum preserves the heritage of the mechanical arts, celebrates the ingenuity of our mechanical forebears, and explores the effects of their work on our everyday lives. The American Precision Museum, housed in the original Robbins & Lawrence Armory,…

Bennington Museum

The Bennington Museum is known as the trusted caretaker of the largest collection of Grandma Moses art and memorabilia available to the public. Located in the heart of Vermont, our galleries evoke the rich heritage of this state with collections of paintings…

Bent Northrop Memorial Library

Bent Northrop Memorial Library serves the residents of Fairfield, Vermont. Please check their Kids page for upcoming events. 

Billings Farm & Museum

Billings Farm & Museum is just a scenic stroll from the village center of Woodstock, Vermont and is regarded as one of the finest outdoor history museums.  Billings Farm & Museum is known for its excellent Jersey breeding, dynamic programming and events…

Birds of Vermont Museum

The Birds of Vermont Museum exhibits over 500 life-like woodcarvings of birds, and offers activities, bird walks, an annual art show (kids welcome!), carving classes, hiking trails, a gift shop, and other events. The museum exists to share love and knowledge…

Bixby Memorial Library

Bixby Memorial Free Library provides a range of children's and young adult programs and services, from weekly preschool story hours to special events during vacations and the summer reading program. Picture books, easy readers, fiction and nonfiction…

Brattleboro Museum

Founded in 1972, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center presents rotating exhibits of contemporary art, complemented by lectures, artist talks, film screenings, and other public programs. Located in historic Union Station in downtown Brattleboro, at the…

Bread and Puppet Theater

All Bread and Puppet Theater shows, created and designed by Peter Schumann with input from the company, use music, dance and slapstick to get their point across. Their distinctive imagery — featuring puppets (of all kinds and sizes), masks, costumes,…

Brighton State Park

Brighton State Park lies a beautiful remote location surrounded by mountains with tree-covered slopes, fast running streams, and clear lakes, perfectly suited to the angler, the hunter, or the outdoor lover. The campground sits on the mostly undeveloped…

Brownell Library

The Brownell Library offers a wide variety of services and programs for kids of all ages and their families.

Burlington City Arts

Burlington City Arts (BCA) has served the cultural and artistic needs of the Greater Burlington area for more than 30 years. Burlington City Arts’ education program features high quality classes, drop-in classes, workshops and youth summer camps in all…

Burnham Memorial Library (Colchester)

The Colchester Library is located just down the road from Claussen's Greenhouse and Union Memorial School.The offer ongoing programs for Children and Young Adults.  Hours  Mon 10-8Tues 10-6Wed 10-8Thurs 10-6Fri 12-5Sat 9-3Sun Closed  

Calvin Coolidge Museum

The Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, Inc. was established by a group of Coolidge enthusiasts. They are a non-profit, non-partisan organization charged with the responsibility for Calvin Coolidge’s legacy. They use their unique location at Plymouth…

Carpenter -Carse Library

The Library provides encouragemebnt and diverse resources to parents and caregivers to help instail a love of reading in all young children. Check here for their youth programs and story times. Library Hours Mondays & Saturdays from 10-3 Tuesdays-Fridays…

Charlotte Public Library

The Charlotte Library advocates and supports life-long learning by providing information, services and programs for all ages in a welcoming atmosphere. They host playgroups and reading hours, along with many other community events for kids and teens.

Cobleigh Public Library

The Cobleigh Public Library is an inviting community center, which provides programs, services, books and materials, public space, and information to all residents in the Lyndon area. The library connects people of all ages with opportunities to…

Cosmodome Space Science Centre

The Cosmodome houses the Space Science Centre, a fascinating and exceptional learning environment. Whether you’re alone or with a group, discover the history of the conquest of space and the evolution of science and technology. Allow yourself to be…

Deborah Rawson Memorial Library

The Deborah Rawson Memorial Library is a 5, 000 square foot building situated next to the Underhill I.D. School and close to the Brown's River Middle School. It offers wonderful views of Mt. Mansfield from the main reading room complete with a fireplace,…

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library (Williston)

The Dorothy Alling Memorial Library offers many services to meet the needs of the community such as Outreach services which deliver books and other library items to home-bound Williston residents and senior citizen homes.  They also have a bookmobile…

ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain is Vermont's innovative science and nature museum on Lake Champlain waterfront in Burlington, Vermont. The museum's mission is to inspire and engage families in the joy of scientific discovery, the wonder of nature,…
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Essex Free Library

Located in Essex, Vermont, the Essex Free Library offers many youth services, like a summer reading program, storytimes, play groups, and clubs for tweens and teens.

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum & Historic Site

A large park along the Winooski River in Burlington featuring numerous wildlife species and elevated boardwalk trails, as well as Ethan and Fanny Allen's restored 1787 farmhouse--the historic home of Vermont's founder Ethan Allen and his wife, Fanny. Just…

Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium

ONLINE INFO FROM THE MUSEUM While our doors are closed, we’re working on new ways to connect with you. Eye on the Sky meteorologists created remote broadcasting capabilities to keep delivering quality, in-depth forecasts. And our exhibit and collections…

Fleming Museum

Museum Mission Statement The Robert Hull Fleming Museum serves as a gateway for active cultural exchange and critical thinking in our communities and an essential learning resource for the University of Vermont. Through the experience of our diverse collection,…

Fletcher Free Library

The Fletcher Free Library is a vibrant member of the Burlington community. Their collection includes music CDs, books on tape, videos, a vast array of children's materials, and over 100,000 books. In the future, the Library will continue to seek out programs…

Fort Ticonderoga

The Fort is more than just a restored military fortress. It is a National Historic Landmark. Children can come away with a better understanding of American history from the French and Indian Wary and revolutionay war periods during the 18th centuries.Fort…

Georgia Public Library

The Georgia Public Library was established in 1896, when the State of Vermont offered each town a gift of $100 for the formation of a library, with the condition that each town appropriate an additional $25.00. The library was first located over the Post…

Highgate Public Library

Our mission is to promote community growth and engagement. We provide and support diverse, lifelong learning opportunities in an inclusive, imaginative, and welcoming environment. Highgate Library offers baby and toddler playgroups, and art and lego programming.

Historical Trolley Tours of Burlington

Are you interested in a historical tour of Burlington? Jump on the trolley at The Chamber of Commerce Center or the Union Station Bus stop and you will learn about Historic Homes from the 1800's, The Incredible Dr. Walter Vincent, Oakledge Park and Manor,…

Ilsley Public Library

The Middlebury public library hosts several story times, music and movement classes and other kids programs.  Check the calendar for dates and times.   Hours Mon, Wed, Fri 10 AM - 6 PM Tues, Thurs 10 AM - 8 PM Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM Sun 1 PM - 4 PM (Oct-Apr)

Jericho Town Library

The Jericho Town Library offers Children's Story Time every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 10:30-11:30am and Circle Time ever 3rd Wednesday from 10:30-11:30am. Check out the website to stay up to date on all of their youth programming offerings! 

Kellogg-Hubbard Library

The Kellogg-Hubbard Library is located at the corner of Main and School Streets in Montpelier, Vermont's capital city (Exit 8 on I-89). It resides in an Italianate granite structure with a fascinating history. The Children's library offers story times,…

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Museum The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has hands-on exhibits and learning adventures for all ages. It showcases the rich history of the Lake Champlain region and its people.They have a large collection of original small watercraft built over the last…

Manchester Community Library

Manchester Community Library is Manchester’s public library and a regional resource for education, enrichment, and enjoyment in the Northshire. Our services are free to all residents of Manchester and to our non-resident members. They offer a wide variety…

Middlebury College Museum of Art

The Museum’s collection of several thousand objects ranges from antiquities to contemporary art and includes distinguished collections of Asian art, photography, 19th-century European and American sculpture, and contemporary prints. The produce 6-8 temporary exhibits ar…

Milton Public Library

The Milton Public Library is a center for learning and leisure, a gathering place, and a source of community pride.  They strive to fulfill patron needs for information and entertainment materials; endeavor to meet the learning needs of patrons on topics…

Montreal Biodome

The Biodome of Montreal is one of four Nature Museums along with the Botanical Garden, Insectarium and Planetarium. It is the only place in the world that represents four ecosystems from the Americas with widely different climates… under one roof!The…

Montreal Science Centre

Located in the Old Port, The Montréal Science Centre helps visitors of all ages acquire an understanding of science and technology for use in building their future. There are several interactive activities and exhibits for kids. There are four permanant…

Montshire Museum of Science

This hands-on museum offers many exciting indoor exhibits that focus on the natural and physical sciences, ecology and technology. Step outside the museum to experience the many outdoor exhibits that teach children about the solar system, New England…

Moretown Memorial Library

Hours: Mon , Tues, Thurs: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wed: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fri - Sat: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm STORY TIME: 11:15am Fridays In our collection: Children’s Books, Mysteries, Science Fiction, Fantasy, DCF Books, Biographies, How-to-Manuals,…

Ndakinna Education Center

The Ndakinna Education Center is an affiliate of the Greenfield Review Literary Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and charitable organization located in Greenfield Center, New York. Ndakinna is a place to learn… Wilderness & Survival Skills: fire making,…

New England Maple Museum

The museum offers a trip through over 200 years of maple sugaring history starting with the Native American discovery that maple sap cooked over an open fire produces a sweet syrup. Today, the sweet aroma of sap permeating the air, still harkens the arrival…

Old Stone House Museum

Located in a quiet and picturesque Northeast Kingdom village, the museum includes six buildings on fifty five acres. Seemingly untouched by time, this hillside town is centered around a monumental stone dormitory, called Athenian Hall, built in 1834-36…

Pierson Library

The Pierson Library is located on Route 7 in Shelburne in back of the Town Hall. They are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 to 5:30Tuesday and Thursday from 10 to 8Saturday from 10 to 3 The Children's Library offers a variety of story times…

Pointe-à-Callière Montreal Musem

Located at the birthplace of Montréal, Pointe-à-Callière is the only museum complex—made up of five buildings—built on a concentrated number of national historic and archaeological sites that illustrate major eras in the history of Montréal, Québec,…

Richmond Free Library

The Richmond Free Library is located at 201 Bridge Street in downtown Richmond, VT. With a collection of over 16,000 books, audiobooks, periodicals, and more, you're sure to find something of interest, whether for education, enrichment, or entertainment.…

Rock of Ages Granite Quarries

The Rock of Ages Quarry offers spectacular narrated tours of world’s largest active granite quarry! There are also self guided tours of the visitors center and factory. Check out the outdoor granite bolwing lane and visit the Cut-in-stone Center where…

Rokeby Museum

The Rokeby Museum provides an intimate record of two centuries of Vermont family life and agriculture. The house and farm nurtured and survived the growing up and growing old of four generations of Robinsons—a remarkable family of Quakers, farmers, abolitionists,…

SEE Science Center

The SEE Science Center is a great place for children and visitors of all ages to discover the wonder of science. Interactive hands-on exhibits allow visitors to learn by experience. Check out some of their exhibits. They are also the permanent home for…

Shelburne Museum

Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont is one of North America’s finest, most diverse and unconventional museums of art, design and Americana. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in a remarkable setting of 38 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic…

South Burlington Public Library

The South Burlington Public Library strengthens the community through abundant resources, including books; information; and opportunities to learn, share and grow. It is a community destination that welcomespeople of all ages and abilities. We foster…

St. Albans Free Library

Youth Programming Story hour Pajama story hour Crafts Visiting performers Home Schooling Resource Center Museum pass program Summer Reading Program   HOURS Monday 10-6 Tuesday 10-8  Wednesday 10-6  Thursday 10-8 Friday 10-6 …

St. Albans Historical Museum

The Saint Albans Museum, located in a historic school building constructed in 1861,  features displays and exhibits on the history, art, and archaeology of Saint Albans, Franklin County, and northern Vermont. Our areas of emphasis include: The Saint…

Stowe Free Library

The Stowe Free Library holds regular events, story times, crafts, sing-alongs, movie nights and more for Kids & Teens:Babies & Toddlers (ages 0-3)Pre-K and Up (ages 3+)School Age Programs (second grade and up)Teen Movie Nights (middle school and up) 

The Charlotte Library

The town of Charlotte, Vermont (pop. 3, 569), located 12 miles south of Burlington, has a long history of privately funded library service, dating from books circulated out of a law office in 1826.  In 1988, after a hiatus in the library services…

The Current

Located in Stowe, The Current was established in 1981, growing out of a community project to save a historic building and use it for the benefit of the community. Their mission is to enhance the human experience through the visual arts. They provide year-round…

The Flynn

Summer camp registration opened Feb. 3, 2024.  Burlington's "Wonder Theatre" was established in 1930 as a state-of-the-art vaudeville and motion pictures venue. The Flynn has endured a zigzagging history to become the renowned, world-class performing…

The Nature Museum

The Nature Museum is a regional resource for nature, science, and environmental education in the Vermont and New Hampshire communities of the Connecticut River Valley.  The Museum provides information and experiences which engage and enlighten its audiences…

The Railroad Depot Museum

This beautiful little museum is "stationed" at the site of an old roundhouse. Several buildings have been restored and moved to the site, as well as a restored caboose, switches, and maintenance car. The volunteers have put together a great place for…

Varnum Memorial Library

An historic library in the heart of Jeffersonville, the Varnum has programs for everyone! Come and check out their Crafting Circle (Mondays, 5-7pm); Story time and crafts with LN (Thursdays, 10-11am); the YA Book Club and the YA Literature Adult Book…

Vermont Granite Museum

The Vermont Granite Museum was founded by a coalition of over 300 Central Vermont citizens in 1994 as way to preserve the story and memories of the community’s granite industry. Since that time they have worked relentlessly to salvage the historic Jones…

Vermont History Museum

Celebrating 175 years, the Vermont Historical Society is the only organization in Vermont that collects artifacts, books, and documents that reflect the entire history of the state, including every geographical area and every chronological period.…

Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS)

For more than 30 years, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) has nurtured children’s interest in the natural world. Open year-round, the 47-acre campus, adjacent to Quechee State Park, features 17 state-of-the-art raptor enclosures, 4 exhibit…

Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum

Located in the heart of Stowe Village, in the Old Town Hall, the Vermont Ski Museum collects, preserves and celebrates Vermont's skiing history.Exhibits include:Searching for Vermont's Lost Ski AreasShred Vermont: Iconic Snowboarding PhotographyVermont…

Wilson Castle

Wilson Castle! This architectural masterpiece was built in the middle of the 19th Century in the heart of the Green Mountains. The Castle stands as a monument to the heritage of the past. The Castle has been the home of five generations of the Wilson…

Winooski Memorial Library

The Winooski Memorial Library is part of downtown Winooski. The Library collection includes a variety of children's materials and plenty for parents too. The Library offers programs for children and families, including a weekly informal playgroup Thursday…

Wonderfeet Kids' Museum

A place where families can learn and play together – a destination discovery center that highlights the rich heritage of Vermont while building essential 21st century skills in our youth – especially in the areas of science, technology, engineering,…