So far I've gone to 2 events here: a monthly movie night with an independent film and a poetry…read moreslam. The movie night was with free popcorn and film on the life of James Baldwin which I was dying to see, so I couldn't have been happier. After the movie we discussed race relations in the US which was a very fascinating dialogue. However, the age group for this event was more mature but they still had a good crowd regardless. The next event was a poetry slam with prizes. They even had free pizza! I didn't partake but it was a nice touch. The age range of participants was 15 to 83! Wow! That's really impressive. So much goes on here and I'm so glad to be part of it.

If you are looking for a quiet place to read, do work, or use the computer, I suggest looking…read moresomeplace else. Every time I have come in here I have found it to be extremely loud. The people who work here speak at full volume and chat, chat away. It's not uncommon for people to have entire conversations across a ten-foot span, from a computer to the help desk. Some of them have booming voices. In fact, I have come in here today for two reasons: 1. to look up the address of the public library in Montpelier, and 2. to leave a review about how difficult it is to concentrate in here. When the school day lets out, you'll also find that a lot of teenagers are stomping up and down the stairs, yelling, talking loudly, etc. The third floor is supposed to be a quiet area? but I have never found that to be the case. Right now, in fact, there is a singing group of some sort meeting downstairs. Never mind, I just overhead the front desk talking to a patron! It's not a group meeting, it is a concert! I am happy that this community has a public space where groups can meet, where people can get together and talk, a social space. However, I am very, very angry that as a person who needs quiet to work and be able to concentrate, I am unable to use THE LIBRARY. If I had the money, I would fix my computer and cell phone and not fuss any further about it. But I don't. As a person with limited income who struggles as a quiet person in a very loud world, I am disheartened that there is not a space for quiet in the library. Don't expect the people who work here to maintain a quiet atmosphere, either. They're part of the problem.

This is a great small public library just a block outside of downtown Northfield. It's got a…read morecombination of places to hang out from the big library tables in the front, to a great kids' section, to some comfy chairs in the fireplace section. Magazine swap inside and sometimes fun little giveaways like free calendars or stickers. A classic building with modern services. I always stop by here when I come through Northfield.

Super nice staff, The best evening story time ever! Great place to go with your kids. Plus they…read morehave an awesome used book selection downstairs, very affordable!

Great town library. Very helpful staff. Seems like a safe place for children and adults. Great…read moreebook lending via Libby/Overdrive and part of Green Mountain Library Consortium. Checking out ebooks is easy.

"Unzipping The Earth" by Chris Miller, billed as the largest zipper in North America. It's 74'…read morelong, situated in an alley next to the Studio Arts Building. Lion and I went to check it out recently on a clear day. I am a lover of the oddball and kitschy. This meets the bill. It's made of granite, stretches down a narrow alleyway. It was pretty cool, really looks like a zipper. Simple but effective. Definitely worth a stop when visiting Barre.

This is a sculpture--a cool piece of public art as nice as others in much larger…read morecities--confusingly sounding like a roadside attraction as it appears as "Largest Zipper in North America" if you're lucky enough to notice it by accident on Google maps. I found this on the map that way when passing through Barre, so we stopped to check it out. The surprise of seeing what it is when we got to it, and sharing the experience with other visitors to town was all well worth it. Plus, we parked the car and got to some local spots, and visited the very nice library. It was a good little visit to town. So, if you're in the vicinity of Barre, definitely don't miss this. I was thinking maybe not worth it to drive more than an hour out of your way... but then again, if it's worth it to you, why not?

The good, the bad, and the ugly all rolled into one…read more Four years at Goddard made grad school way easier than it would have been otherwise. Truly. If you know what you want to do, are motivated, and work well independently, this is the place for you. The campus and the surrounding woods have terrific energy. Plainfield VT is one of the most beautiful little towns in the whole, wide, world. You will meet life changing people at Goddard, and you will be in company with some amazing, brilliant, and inspiring people. But be aware; Goddard has the same problems that can be found at any college. Mixed in with amazing and dynamic faculty advisers are the burnt out, the personality disordered, and the incompetent. Goddard admin has it's unique set of problems, and low residency is much harder than traditional type college. All that said, I'm so grateful I went to Goddard. I never would have learned so much about the world and about myself. I designed my own studies, instructed myself in everything from herbal tincturing, Jungian dream analysis,creative writing, transpersonal theory, and developmental psychology. And, based on my studies, I got accepted at a great graduate school! Goddard is an experience that never really stops; my time at Goddard shaped the way I interact with the world in general. It changed me. In the best ways. If you go to Goddard, take a sidetrip down the street to the Plainfield Co-op -- Plainfield Co-op rocks!!!!

My graduate experience at Goddard was a joke.Inept eccentric (aka progressive) professors who had…read moreno place to even instruct others. Administration was worthless (Vaccaro the inept president). After I decided to stop returning there, Their inflated tuition costs really reinforced what a joke it was to attend the school. In undergrad, I was an honor student in a Harvard-based society (Delta MU Delta). When I challenged certain professors, I was black-listed. When that happens, all of the professors stick up for each other and the student is deemed "insignificant". I worked very hard while in graduate courses, yet the whacked , eccentric professors made it even more difficult for me. So much for their supposed mission. Now- they are defunct for different reasons, but my experience with those 'inept" professors contributed to their downfall. And re: doctorate designations? Sometimes those designations are ill-awarded. One goes through the academic hoops, but that does not necessarily make you worthy of that designation. That was obvious with certain professors at Goddard. Anyway, those who are sad at Goddard's eventual downfall, there are others who saw it a different way.