You can now request items for curbside pickup, including Laptops and Museum Passes!
What’s happening at the library?
The Bixby Library is currently offering curbside pickup & remote services while we navigate the demands of Covid-19. You can also request to check out a laptop for one week, or a museum/park passes for three days. Inter library loan services are also available with some new restrictions in place. We are available by email, live chat (click the chat bubble in the corner during normal business hours), or by phone (802-877-2211), please be patient and we will reach back out to you as soon as possible.
We have greatly increased our digital offerings. Please check out our online resources to check out all the ebooks, audiobooks, databases, and more that you can access with your Bixby Library card. Check our events calendar for virtual programming.
If you live in Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes or Waltham we can sign you up remotely for a Bixby Library card. Please email Maddy or Laksamee with your Name, Address, Phone Number, and Email. We can help you get a card and provide instruction on accessing resources.
Book returns: All patrons may bring returns back to the Bixby. Drop in either of the 2 book drops, located in the back parking lot or by the front door. Please wait if you or anyone in your household is sick. There are no overdue fines being accrued at this time.
Wifi: Our free wifi, “Bixby Free Internet” will stay on and patrons can use our wifi from outside the building. There is also a map of public wifi hotspots all across Vermont.
Communication: The library will maintain communication through our website, Front Porch Forum, and Facebook. You can also sign up to receive our newsletter.
Recent Announcements
Happy Independence Day! – Kid’s 4th of July Craft
Share your craft on Facebook and our new Instagram account! Here are instructions if you didn't get a kit. Staff will be out of the building and unavailable this Friday and Saturday in observance of the 4th of July Holiday. Curbside will resume Tuesday 7/7. We wish you all a safe and happy Independence Day. Read More
Book Donations and Book Sale!
Hello book lovers! No doubt you have missed the book sales at the Bixby Library in Vergennes. An outdoor book sale is planned for July, organized by The Friends of the Bixby, a group that raises money to fund special library programs and projects. Most recently, funding from the Friends… Read MoreAnti-Racism Statement from the Bixby’s Board of Trustees
The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 and subsequent protests have reminded all of us that racism is not a thing of the past in our country. We are particularly reminded in this moment of the longstanding and ongoing effect of racism on black lives and communities. American… Read More