115 Ferry Road
P.O. Box 120
Charlotte, Vermont 05445
802-425-3864
The Library and Its
Community
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 of about 38 years, volunteers
organized and opened a library in the Charlotte Central School.
In 1989 the library received its first Town budget allocation and elected its
first Board of Trustees. After a town-wide fundraising campaign begun in
1994, the current Charlotte Library was built on the Town Green and opened
its doors in February 1998.
The library's operating expenses are supported by the Town under a budget
approved annually at Town Meeting. Additional funds are raised each year
by the Friends of the Charlotte Library, mostly through an annual membership
drive and used book sale. A board of five elected Trustees, each serving
a five-year term, governs the library.
Along with a director and six part-time assistants, dedicated volunteers contribute their services to enable the library to be open 36 hours each week.
Joining the Library:
Library cards and privileges are free
to all those with a Charlotte address. (A parent or guardian must sign for
any child 14 and under to receive his/her own card.)
Library offerings:
Children's fiction and nonfiction (board books, easy readers, chapter books, and young adult literature)
Our collection is constantly growing. Come see for yourself.
Library Services
Children's story hours and programs
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
If the Charlotte Library does not have the book you want, Interlibrary Loan resources allow us to search for the book statewide. Simply ask the library staff for help.