Lawrence Memorial

Lawrence Memorial We provide free access to information, services and programs to nurture the intellectual and cultural life of the Bristol community.

The library provides enlightening and entertaining materials and serves as a center of learning for children and families.

A beautiful, sunshiny Sunday and plenty of poetry to share. Thanks to and .ory for helping us host a special open mic t...
04/27/2026

A beautiful, sunshiny Sunday and plenty of poetry to share. Thanks to and .ory for helping us host a special open mic to close out PoemVillage!

What a great afternoon celebrating poetry and our talented poets from Addison County! We had a packed parlor at Peake Ho...
04/19/2026

What a great afternoon celebrating poetry and our talented poets from Addison County! We had a packed parlor at Peake House and a fabulous time listening to our authors and their poetry. Thank you to Cohousing for being such welcoming hosts and to our poets, Lily, Dave, Ruth, Eliane, and Cindy for sharing their craft with us!

You can now explore the world of Kanopy with your LML library card! Kanopy is an on-demand video platform that offers ac...
04/13/2026

You can now explore the world of Kanopy with your LML library card! Kanopy is an on-demand video platform that offers access to a variety of of quality content including festival films, indie flicks, world cinema, TV series and popular movies from award-winning filmmakers from around the world. Kanopy also offers youth-centric materials on their Kanopy Kids platform including a catalog of PBS series and real-aloud books.

Visit the Library website at lawrencelibraryvt.org/kanopy and have your LML library card info ready to set up an account today!

Not sure about your card information? Email us at [email protected] for support!

Today is our last day of public service (for a little bit)! Come down to the Library to drop off materials, pick up a st...
03/10/2026

Today is our last day of public service (for a little bit)! Come down to the Library to drop off materials, pick up a stack, or get your HomeCard. We’ll be here until 7 PM helping patrons get ready for our short closure.

We’re so grateful for the outpouring of excitement and love for LML over these past couple of weeks. Thank you to everyone who has shared their enthusiasm about for the library construction project. We look forward to reopening in May with exciting updates!

We had eight teams join us this morning for our 2nd Annual Puzzle competition. Teams got the chance to see who could com...
02/28/2026

We had eight teams join us this morning for our 2nd Annual Puzzle competition. Teams got the chance to see who could complete our cozy cat puzzle first, our winning time clocking in at 19.51 minutes. 🧩🤯 Congrats to all our competitors who finished their puzzles within 1.5 hours. We’re looking forward to next year!

This Wednesday, February 25th at 1:30 PM: join us for a casual afternoon of building! We’ll have materials, LEGO books, ...
02/23/2026

This Wednesday, February 25th at 1:30 PM: join us for a casual afternoon of building! We’ll have materials, LEGO books, & MOC designs available to inspire designs. All ages welcome! Kids 8 and younger will need an adult present with them.

Community! Art! Pizza! Is there anything better?! 🎨🖌️🍕Join us from 5-7 PM tomorrow evening as the Library transforms int...
02/18/2026

Community! Art! Pizza! Is there anything better?! 🎨🖌️🍕

Join us from 5-7 PM tomorrow evening as the Library transforms into a space for creative process and expression! We’ll have art-technique stations to inspire your work as well as semi-structured crafts for all to enjoy. We’ll even have extra Love Your Library bookmark templates out for creating!

This program is for all ages, and we encourage families to attend with their kiddos for support. We hope to see you there!

Join writer David Weinstock at the library for an afternoon of poetry exploration and discovery.In this workshop, design...
02/17/2026

Join writer David Weinstock at the library for an afternoon of poetry exploration and discovery.

In this workshop, designed for writers at all levels of experience, you will learn several nearly-magical tricks to find and release your talented inner poet. Let’s bring those hidden poems into the world. This will be a “generative” workshop; by the end of our two hours together each of us will have one or more new poems, and some new ways of finding how to write them. We will explore ourselves to find the possibilities, and also to identify anything that might keep your poetry from emerging.

We have a few spots still available! Sign up on our events page today!

You came. You partied. You voted. Thanks to everyone for an absolutely Cat-tastic Saturday!We’re here to share that the ...
02/09/2026

You came. You partied. You voted. Thanks to everyone for an absolutely Cat-tastic Saturday!

We’re here to share that the votes for our valued team member was a TIE between Oreo and Milky Way Galaxy—two incredible choices. After a series of not-so-serious debates among library staff, we’re happy to share that the name of our animatronic cat is…OREO GALAXY!

Thanks to everyone who made a name suggestion! Oreo looks forward to plenty of snuggles and good books.

Join us for a catastic morning tomorrow, February 7th at 10:30 AM, and celebrate our newest team member at LML. Join us ...
02/06/2026

Join us for a catastic morning tomorrow, February 7th at 10:30 AM, and celebrate our newest team member at LML. Join us for a kitty craft, scavenger hunt, cuddles, and treats. Plus, cast your vote for our name animatronic cat’s name!

Address

40 North Street
Bristol, VT
05443

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 1pm - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 1pm - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

802-453-2366

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