Museum ABC’s is a collaboration between Bennington Free Library and the Bennington Museum. The program is intended for children ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions and supports early literacy and a lifelong love of museums and learning.

Museum ABC’s is offered at no charge to participants, thanks to generous support from the A.D. Henderson Foundation, Stewart’s Shops and The Bank of Bennington.

Watch Museum ABC’s videos on the Bennington Museum’s website

Museum ABCs is expanding its programming! Stay tuned for events throughout the summer!

June 17 Museum ABCs
Goats in the Museum @ 1:30 PM

There are a lot of farm animals roaming the Bennington Museum in different works of art. Are the goats in a painting? In a photograph? Or even on a wall? They might be Billy Goats Gruff! We will find them, listen to  stories about them, and make a goat friend to take home to add to your animal collections.
(Image: Altered image of Jill Van Orden, Goat, paper maché and wood.)

Goats in the Museum?
Check out these books at Bennington Free Library:
*Giddy Goat by Jamie Rix (PB-RIX)
*Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier (PB-MCB)
*Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat (PB-SHA)
*Polly & her Duck Costume by Leanne Lauricella (PB-LAU)
*The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone (PB-GAL)
*The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Jerry Pinkney (PB-PIN)
*The Three Billy Goats Gruff retold by Irene Yates (ER-YAT)
*The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco (K-3 POL)
*Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea (PB-SHE)

May Museum ABCs: Rocks Rock!
Took place in person and outside and included rock hunting and some rockin’ art and stories made possible from the generous support of The Bank of Bennington and The Henderson Foundation.
Look below for books about rocks!

Read more about rocks…check out these books!

If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christain, PB-CHR
Let’s Go Rock Collecting by Rona Gans, E-552 GAN
Old Rock (Is Not Boring) by Deb Pilutti, PB-PIL
A Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long, E-652 AST
Roxaboxen by Alice McLarran, K-3 MCL
Sylvester & the Magic Pebble by Willliam Steig, PB-STY

April Museum ABC’s
Celebrate Earth Day!
Preschool Planet Protectors
Watch a recording of “Preschool Planet Protectors” and other Museum ABC’s videos

Look below for Earth Day books you can borrow!

Books related to Earth Day…ready to borrow!

10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh, PB-WAL
The Earth Book by Todd Parr, PB-PAR
One Little Bag by Henry Cole, PB-COL
We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers by Lauren Child, PB-CHI
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, PB-LIN
Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy & Theresa Howell, PB-CAM
Thank You, Earth by April Pulley Sayre, J-550 SAY
Fun & Easy Crafting with Recycled Materials by Kimberly McLeod (in process)
Recycle & Remake, Creative Projects for Eco Kids (in process)

March Museum ABC’s “Hats Off to Hats!” 
We take a look at some of the hats in the Bennington Museum collection.
Watch a recording of “Hats Off to Hats!” & other Museum ABC’s videos!

Look below for hat books from our Children’s Collection:

Check out these wonderful HAT books from our Children’s Collection:
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen, PB-KLA
Do You have a Hat? by Eileen Spinelli, PG-SPI
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, ER-SEU
Ho for a Hat by William Jay Smith, PB-SMI
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina, PB-SLO
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Stoeke, PB-STO
The Paper Hat Book by Alyn Carlson, J-745.59 CAR
You Must Bring a Hat by Simon Phillip, PB-PHI

CURRENT WEEKLY HOURS

Open Hours:
Mon – Wed: 10 AM to 1 PM
Thurs: 4 PM to 7 PM
Fri: 1 PM to 5 PM
Sat: 10 AM to 1 PM