Summer Learning 2025
There are many ways to participate in the MRV Libraries' Summer Learning Program, "Color Our World." Take your family on an adventure hunt, attend one of our free events, visit a StoryWalk®, or complete a reading challenge for a prize. (Yes, we have reading challenges for both children and adults!) Please visit this page often as information will be updated throughout the summer.
Adventure Hunt with the MRV Libraries
Can you follow the clues to find stamps hidden around the MRV? Collect all stamps from all 8 of our secret boxes in an Adventure Passport (either one from the library or a blank notebook) and bring it to the library for a prize from Chooseco, publishers of Choose Your Own Adventure books!
All 8 hidden boxes contain rubber stamps, an ink pad, and the clue to the next secret location! All you need to get started is the first clue:
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This little piggy went to market, These little piggies went too./'Cause all the little piggies in the Valley were trying to solve a clue./They went where the vendors gather, all on a Saturday morn/Then they rooted around 'till a box was found/Below the music makers' platform.
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Happy hunting!
Events
MRV Libraries at the Market
June 28
9am-1pm
Waitsfield Farmers Market
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Visit us at the Waitsfield Farmers Market and help paint a banner for the Warren 4th of July parade! Color your own bookmark to take home.
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Crafternoons
June 9 @ Joslin Library
July 18 @ Warren Library
July 21 @ Moretown Library
3-4:30 pm
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Enjoy a quiet afternoon with a different all-ages craft at each library. In Warren we will be doing wet felting for all ages and needle felting for older children & adults.
Color Our Twirly Whirly World
July 12
3 pm
Warren Public Library
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Join puppeteer Sarah Frechette of Puppetkabob for a performance of The Snowflake Man, inspired by Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, the self-educated farmer and scientist who attracted world attention when he became the first person to photograph a single snow crystal. The Snowflake Man swings audiences into the historic 1920s through creative storytelling, intricately designed Czech-style marionettes, and a striking pop-up book of water color scenery. The magic continues with a hands-on workshop after the show where we will celebrate the summer weather by creating twirling whirling windsocks filled with color and character.
Family Hike
July 27
10 am
Boyce Hill Town Forest, Fayston
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Join the librarians for a family-friendly hike exploring the colors of nature. Dress for the conditions and bring water. Light snacks will be provided. Parking is limited, so please consider carpooling if you can.
Colors of Ponding
July 6
10 am
Bliss Ridge Farm, Moretown
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Would you like to learn more about all the different critters that live together in the deep? We’ll visit a local pond with our nets and magnifiers to explore the curious life beneath the water. This outdoor family program is suitable for all ages.
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Clothing Upcycling & Pizza Party
July 11
5:30 pm
Joslin Memorial Library
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Join local artist and mender Meg Reinhold and remake our clothes into something new! Please bring a few items of clothing that are asking for an update, whether they need a patch or could just use some pizzazz. We'll learn the basics of mending from Meg and experiment with painting, stamping, nature prints and more. See how much you can transform your clothes by the end of the evening! We'll need some fuel for this fashion-y fete, so pizza will be served.
This program is drop-off friendly for kids 10 and older, but younger children may also participate along with an adult caregiver.
Community Art: Color My World
July 19
10 am -1 pm
Moretown Community Library
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Drop in for a vibrant community art session with local artist Beth Kendrick where imagination shines and stories come to life! Turn old, forgotten CDs into works of art that show the world what brings color to your life. We will then put them together into one collective piece of art for the community to enjoy. All materials are provided, just bring your imagination. Can’t make the date or time? No problem, there will be take home kits with instructions to do on your own at all three MRV Libraries.
RSVP requested, best suited for ages 5 and up
Big Art Party
August 2
4-6 pm
Moretown Recreation Fields
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Celebrate the end of our Summer Learning Program with art stations big and small, snacks, music and a viewing of our Community Art Project.
Special thanks to Vermont Department of Libraries and the Mad River Valley Libraries’ Friends organizations for providing funding for these summer learning events!