Book Sale This Weekend!

The Friends of the Mount Vernon Library Book Sale will be taking place this Friday and Saturday at Fire Station #1, 902 S. 2nd St.

Books, movies, and music will be available for purchase, with most items costing $1 or less. All proceeds will benefit Mount Vernon City Library.

Hours are as follows:
Friday, April 20 3-6 p.m.
Saturday, April 21 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Open Data Workshop Series

Mount Vernon City Library and Burlington Public Library will be hosting an Open Data Workshop Series on Wednesdays this May. Use Open Data to find safe neighborhoods, plan a remodel, give your business a leg up, plan for a flood, plus much more. See the facts for yourself.

Presented by: Data Equity for Main Street

Defining and Identifying Open Data

Wednesday, May 2
12 - 1 p.m.
@Mount Vernon City Library

Learn what Open Data is and how it can be used to power everyday decision making.

Locating and Using Open Data

Wednesday, May 9
12 - 1 p.m.
@ Mount Vernon City Library

Just because Open Data is out there, doesn’t mean it easy to find. Learn some tips, tricks and pathways to great data sources.

Telling the Story with Open Data

Wednesday, May 16
9 - 10 a.m.
@ Burlington Public Library

This hands on learning lab will focus on how to use open data in your projects (no project necessary).

Answering Real World Questions

Wednesday, May 23
9 - 10 a.m.
@ Burlington Public Library

This hands on learning lab will focus on how to use open data to answer questions that come up. Take your answers straight from the data.