Resources

The library is open for community groups to use as a meeting place, without charge, provided your meeting is free and open to the public. Arrangements are made with the librarian regarding a key for access.

Following are the rules for library use:

1. Food is allowed. If possible, use the back table. Please wash any dishes and put them away. Please do not put food or empty food containers in the trash cans.
2. Moving furniture to accomodate your groups is fine. Please return it to its place before leaving.
3. Small children love to play with the toys and scatter them throughout the library. Please help them pick up and put away toys when finished.
4. Copier and printer fees are 10 cents per page. Payment may be left on librarian desk with an accompanying note.
5. Meetings may take place any time between 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.
6. Keys are not to be duplicated or loaned to anyone other than the person responsible for the group meeting.

Access our Online Catalog

Download Audiobooks and E-books

Download Audiobooks and E-books at no charge from your home computer or bring your device to the library for help using the Listen Up Vermont! service.

Click here and use 8504 combined with the last four digits of your patron account number (no spaces) to log on from the Cutler Library Log on page:
http://www.listenupvermont.org

Vermont Department of Libraries' on-line access to UNIVERSAL CLASS

http://vermontstate.universalclass.com/register.htm
Learn Something New Today through the Vermont Department of Libraries' on-line access to UNIVERSAL CLASS! Register using the code 2566700000xxxx with the last four digits (xxxx) being your Cutler Library patron number.

Interlibrary Loan: Libraries Share Their Materials with Other Libraries

Did you know? If we don't have a book you want, the odds are very good that we can get it for you within days. Interlibrary loans make it possible for small libraries such as ours to serve our communities even though we have limited space and funds for books. There is a cost to both the lending library and the borrowing library (about $3 postage each way), so a donation in the "Book Borrowing Fund" donation box at the front desk is welcome, but the service is free. And we encourage you to ask for what you want!! If you borrow locally, you're more likely to meet neighbors and learn about fun and interesting things happening here in your own town. And it educates us about what books to buy in the future, so we can provide our diverse community with what they're looking for.

The Town of Plainfield

Explore the Town of Plainfield website. Keep up with the town's committees and commissions and view their calendar of events and news.

The ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center

The ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center in Burlington has extended its discount program for library patrons: come pick up our discount card for a 62% break on the cost of admission through September 15th.

Master Gardener Program

The Cutler Library is delighted to receive assistance from the University of Vermont Master Gardener Program in order to resurrect the library's historic gardens. The gardens extend around the entire building and thus have garden exposures ranging from full sun to deep shade. Due to these multiple exposures, opportunities to learn several different garden capabilities are available. The grounds boast some old and significant shrubs on which to teach pruning techniques and also has space to compost garden waste. Plainfield's strong family-oriented community provides work assistance while enjoying educational opportunities.

In addition to Master Gardeners Claudia Clark and Laura Zeisel, who spearhead the project, a number of volunteers lend time and also learn techniques along the way. All are welcome.

First Year Plan, 2008:

Identify the plants and conditions in each of the library garden areas. Conduct routine weeding and pruning and identify any invasive plants that might be present. Work with librarian to design a long-term calendar of reading and writing programs that appeal to various age groups interested in gardening. Generate community involvement during the historical research, i.e. what grew in the gardens during its early years. Develop a long-term "planting" plan. Develop and encourage community involvement and volunteer educational work days.

Plainfield Historical Society

The Plainfield Historical Society's mission is to collect, preserve, share and create materials that establish or illustrate the history of Plainfield, Vermont. The Society also works with town officials, with the state historical society, with teachers and students at Twinfield, and with individuals in carrying out this mission. It is a volunteer, nonprofit association made up of dues-paying members who make the decisions and carry out the work of the organization.