Canaan, Vermont, since 1930
A small library with big ideas.
Canaan’s public library since 1930. Free cards, fast wifi, and a warm chair in a historic 1846 hall.
Hours that fit real life
| Monday to Thursday | 12pm-5pm |
| Saturday | 10am-1pm |
| Friday and Sunday | Closed |
Need another time? Call the director and an after-hours appointment can often be arranged.
Start with a book
Search the shelves
Browse the catalog online, then ask us. If we do not hold it, interlibrary loan across Vermont usually finds it.
Take ebooks home
The free Libby app carries ebooks and audiobooks through the Green Mountain Library Consortium. Your card number plus a PIN opens it.
Borrow the unexpected
Snowshoes, a typewriter, cameras, craft tools. Some things circulate. Others, like the Oculus headset, are for in-library play.
A landmark that lends
Jacobs Stand has watched Park Street since 1846. It served travelers, a doctor’s practice, and, since 1930, readers. Step inside for the full story.
“Small library, big ideas.”
Our motto, up in the NEK
This week at the library
A monthly book club that asks Alice. A weekly preschool playgroup. A tech club and robotics teams that once rang up a NASA engineer. Something is always on.
Everyone is welcome
Alice M. Ward Memorial Library, 27 Park Street (P.O. Box 134), Canaan VT 05903. Call 802-266-7135 or write alice.ward.library@gmail.com. Curbside service runs at all hours for anyone who prefers it, and wifi reaches the parking lot. Neighbors from surrounding towns, seasonal visitors, and friends across the border are all welcome, and every card is free.