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Peer Advice Directory
PEER ADVICE DIRECTORY
Have you ever wished there was someone you could call for a bit of advice as you embarked on a new project or tried to solve a problem at your library? The Peer Advice Directory can help.
Following is a list of Vermont Library Association members who have generously agreed to serve as peer advisors. These advisors will provide any VLA member with a single, brief consultation via phone or e-mail regarding topics with which they have some experience. They may not be experts, but they’re happy to share what they know. So feel free to get in touch. When you do, please make your question as focused and specific as possible. Also remember that regional library consultants from the Department of Libraries can help you with many of these issues.
Note: This directory is provided as a service by and for VLA members and does not represent an endorsement or recommendation by VLA of specific individuals or their advice.
WANT TO JOIN OR SUGGEST A TOPIC?
Please consider becoming a peer advisor, or suggest a topic to include in the directory. For more information, contact Trina Magi, VLA past president, at 656-5723 or tmagi@uvm.edu.
TOPICS
Automating a Library (in cooperation with another library)
Automating a Library (using a software vendor)
Bibliographic Instruction
Budget Preparation
Building a New Library
Capital Campaigns, Planning and Implementing
Censorship
Children’s Programs
Collections Management
E-Rate Applications
Events and Celebrations (openings, anniversaries, etc.)
Friends Groups, Forming/Revitalizing
Grant Writing
Internet Use Policies
Moving a Library
Newsletters
Professional Development/Continuing Education
Program Planning
Public Access Computing
Renovating a Building/Adding an Addition
Rural Libraries
Salary Negotiation
Seasonal Customers
Staff Training
Strategic Planning
Town Government, Working with
Trustees, Working with
Volunteers, Managing
Web Sites, Organizing and Creating
Young Adult Programs
PEER ADVISORS (BY TOPIC)
Automating a Library (in cooperation with another library)
Sharon Bartram
Brown Public Library, Northfield
E-Mail: brown@nfld.tds.net
Phone: 485-4621
Best Times to Call: M-F 2-5
Automating a Library (using a software vendor)
Carolyn Barnes
Community College of Vermont, Burlington
E-Mail: birchwood169@hotmail.com
Phone: 652-4114 or 878-5370
Jerry Carbone
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
E-Mail: Jerry@brooks.lib.vt.us
Phone: 254-5290
Best Times to Call: M-F 9-6
Hilari Farrington
Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier
E-Mail: hilarifarrington@hotmail.com
Dale Gasque
Randolph Elementary, Randolph
Phone: 728-9555
Best Times to Call: M-F 2:30-3:30
Debbie Roderer
Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston
E-Mail: debbie@Williston.lib.vt.us
Phone: 878-4918
Best Times to Call: M, W, F 10-4
Lisa von Kann
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
E-Mail: lvkann@stjathenaeum.org
Phone: 748-8291
Gail Weymouth
Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington
E-Mail: gailwey@town.killington.vt.us
Linda Brew
Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington
E-Mail: lbrew@uvm.edu
Trina Magi
Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington
E-Mail: tmagi@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-5723
Best Times to Call: M-F 8:30-5
Patricia Mardeusz
Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington
E-Mail: patricia.mardeusz@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-5718
Best Times to Call: M-F 8:30-4:30
David Clark
Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury
E-Mail: dclark@myriad.middlebury.edu
Phone: 388-4095
Best Times to Call: M-F 8-5
Gary Mason
Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport
E-Mail: garymn4@hotmail.com
Sharon Bartram
Brown Public Library, Northfield
E-Mail: brown@nfld.tds.net
Phone: 485-4621
Best Times to Call: M-F 2-5
Dale Gasque
Randolph Elementary, Randolph
Phone: 728-9555
Best Times to Call: M-F 2:30-3:30
Gary Mason
Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport
E-Mail: garymn4@hotmail.com
Gail Weymouth
Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington
E-Mail: gailwey@town.killington.vt.us
Capital Campaigns, Planning and Implementing
Jerry Carbone
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
E-Mail: Jerry@brooks.lib.vt.us
Phone: 254-5290
Best Times to Call: M-F 9-6
Gary Mason
Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport
E-Mail: garymn4@hotmail.com
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1
Paula Baker
Rutland Free Library, Rutland
E-Mail: paulajb@hotmail.com
Phone: 773-1860
Best Times to Call: M-F 2-6
Gail Weymouth
Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington
E-Mail: gailwey@town.killington.vt.us
Megan Allison
Kellog-Hubbard Library, Montpelier
E-Mail: megan@kelloghubbard.org
Phone: 223-4665
Best Times to Call: Tu, W, F 10-3
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Lisa Sammet
Jeudevine Library, Hardwick
E-Mail: jenniferrabbit@hotmail.com
Phone: 586-7533
Best Times to Call: M-F 1-5
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1
Lisa von Kann
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
E-Mail: lvkann@stjathenaeum.org
Phone: 748-8291
Sharon Bartram
Brown Public Library, Northfield
E-Mail: brown@nfld.tds.net
Phone: 485-4621
Best Times to Call: M-F 2-5
Events and Celebrations (openings, anniversaries, etc.)
David Clark
Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury
E-Mail: dclark@myriad.middlebury.edu
Phone: 388-4095
Best Times to Call: M-F 8-5
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1
Lisa von Kann
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
E-Mail: lvkann@stjathenaeum.org
Phone: 748-8291
Friends Groups, Forming/Revitalizing
David Clark
Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury
E-Mail: dclark@myriad.middlebury.edu
Phone: 388-4095
Best Times to Call: M-F 8-5
Jody Kebabian
Fletcher Free Library (Trustee), Burlington
E-Mail: kebabian@together.net
Phone: 863-4312
Penny Pillsbury
Brownell Library, Essex Junction
E-Mail: brownell_library@hotmail.com
Phone: 878-6955
Best Times to Call: M-F 9-5
Lisa Sammet
Jeudevine Library, Hardwick
E-Mail: jenniferrabbit@hotmail.com
Phone: 586-7533
Best Times to Call: M-F 1-5
Lisa von Kann
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
E-Mail: lvkann@stjathenaeum.org
Phone: 748-8291
Jerry Carbone
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
E-Mail: Jerry@brooks.lib.vt.us
Phone: 254-5290
Best Times to Call: M-F 9-6
Charlotte Louisa Maison
Stowe Free Library, Stowe
E-Mail: clmaison@stowelibrary.org
Phone: 253-6145
Best Times to Call: M, W, F 9:30-5:30; Tu, Th 2-5
Lisa von Kann
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
E-Mail: lvkann@stjathenaeum.org
Phone: 748-8291
Paula Baker
Rutland Free Library, Rutland
E-Mail: paulajb@hotmail.com
Phone: 773-1860
Best Times to Call: M-F 2-6
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1
Gail Weymouth
Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington
E-Mail: gailwey@town.killington.vt.us
Carol Chatfield
Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury
E-Mail: cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu
Phone: 388-4097
Best Times to Call: M-F 9-5
Hilari Farrington
Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier
E-Mail: hilarifarrington@hotmail.com
Dale Gasque
Randolph Elementary, Randolph
Phone: 728-9555
Best Times to Call: M-F 2:30-3:30
Susan Pierce
Brownell Library, Essex Junction
E-Mail: brownell_library@hotmail.com
Phone: 878-6955
Best Times to Call: M 1-9; Tu, W, F 9-5; Th 1-5
Penny Pillsbury
Brownell Library, Essex Junction
E-Mail: brownell_library@hotmail.com
Phone: 878-6955
Best Times to Call: M-F 9-5
Jean Wolfe
Tunbridge Public Library, Tunbridge
E-Mail: tunbridge@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 889-9404
Best Times to Call: M, Tu, F afternoons; Sa 10-4; M, W, F 6-8
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1
Lisa von Kann
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
E-Mail: lvkann@stjathenaeum.org
Phone: 748-8291
Professional Development/Continuing Education
Linda Brew
Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington
E-Mail: lbrew@uvm.edu
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Jerry Carbone
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
E-Mail: Jerry@brooks.lib.vt.us
Phone: 254-5290
Best Times to Call: M-F 9-6
David Clark
Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury
E-Mail: dclark@myriad.middlebury.edu
Phone: 388-4095
Best Times to Call: M-F 8-5
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Charlotte Louisa Maison
Stowe Free Library, Stowe
E-Mail: clmaison@stowelibrary.org
Phone: 253-6145
Best Times to Call: M, W, F 9:30-5:30; Tu, Th 2-5
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1
Lisa von Kann
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
E-Mail: lvkann@stjathenaeum.org
Phone: 748-8291
Sharon Bartram
Brown Public Library, Northfield
E-Mail: brown@nfld.tds.net
Phone: 485-4621
Best Times to Call: M-F 2-5
Daisy Benson
Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington
E-Mail: dsbenson@uvm.edu
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1
Lisa von Kann
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
E-Mail: lvkann@stjathenaeum.org
Phone: 748-8291
Renovating a Building/Adding an Addition
Carolyn Barnes
Community College of Vermont, Burlington
E-Mail: birchwood169@hotmail.com
Phone: 652-4114 or 878-5370
Sharon Bartram
Brown Public Library, Northfield
E-Mail: brown@nfld.tds.net
Phone: 485-4621
Best Times to Call: M-F 2-5
Hilari Farrington
Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier
E-Mail: hilarifarrington@hotmail.com
Charlotte Louisa Maison
Stowe Free Library, Stowe
E-Mail: clmaison@stowelibrary.org
Phone: 253-6145
Best Times to Call: M, W, F 9:30-5:30; Tu, Th 2-5
Gary Mason
Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport
E-Mail: garymn4@hotmail.com
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1
Nancy Wilson
Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol
E-Mail: nancy@middlebury.net
Jean Wolfe
Tunbridge Public Library, Tunbridge
E-Mail: tunbridge@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 889-9404
Best Times to Call: M, Tu, F afternoons; Sa 10-4; M, W, F 6-8
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Charlotte Louisa Maison
Stowe Free Library, Stowe
E-Mail: clmaison@stowelibrary.org
Phone: 253-6145
Best Times to Call: M, W, F 9:30-5:30; Tu, Th 2-5
Lisa Sammet
Jeudevine Library, Hardwick
E-Mail: jenniferrabbit@hotmail.com
Phone: 586-7533
Best Times to Call: M-F 1-5
Nancy Wilson
Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol
E-Mail: nancy@middlebury.net
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Charlotte Louisa Maison
Stowe Free Library, Stowe
E-Mail: clmaison@stowelibrary.org
Phone: 253-6145
Best Times to Call: M, W, F 9:30-5:30; Tu, Th 2-5
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Trina Magi
Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington
E-Mail: tmagi@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-5723
Best Times to Call: M-F 8:30-5
Gail Weymouth
Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington
E-Mail: gailwey@town.killington.vt.us
Sharon Bartram
Brown Public Library, Northfield
E-Mail: brown@nfld.tds.net
Phone: 485-4621
Best Times to Call: M-F 2-5
Jerry Carbone
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
E-Mail: Jerry@brooks.lib.vt.us
Phone: 254-5290
Best Times to Call: M-F 9-6
David Clark
Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury
E-Mail: dclark@myriad.middlebury.edu
Phone: 388-4095
Best Times to Call: M-F 8-5
Hilari Farrington
Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier
E-Mail: hilarifarrington@hotmail.com
Jody Kebabian
Fletcher Free Library (Trustee), Burlington
E-Mail: kebabian@together.net
Phone: 863-4312
Charlotte Louisa Maison
Stowe Free Library, Stowe
E-Mail: clmaison@stowelibrary.org
Phone: 253-6145
Best Times to Call: M, W, F 9:30-5:30; Tu, Th 2-5
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1
Lisa von Kann
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
E-Mail: lvkann@stjathenaeum.org
Phone: 748-8291
Debra Edmands
Fairlee Public Library, Fairlee
E-Mail: fairlee_pub@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 333-4716
Best Times to Call: F 2-7
Lisa Sammet
Jeudevine Library, Hardwick
E-Mail: jenniferrabbit@hotmail.com
Phone: 586-7533
Best Times to Call: M-F 1-5
Penny Pillsbury
Brownell Library, Essex Junction
E-Mail: brownell_library@hotmail.com
Phone: 878-6955
Best Times to Call: M-F 9-5
Jean Wolfe
Tunbridge Public Library, Tunbridge
E-Mail: tunbridge@dol.state.vt.us
Phone: 889-9404
Best Times to Call: M, Tu, F afternoons; Sa 10-4; M, W, F 6-8
Web Sites, Organizing and Creating
Daisy Benson
Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington
E-Mail: dsbenson@uvm.edu
Dale Gasque
Randolph Elementary, Randolph
Phone: 728-9555
Best Times to Call: M-F 2:30-3:30
Bonnie Stewart
Maclure Library, Pittsford
E-Mail: mlibrary@adelphia.net
Phone: 483-2972
Best Times to Call: M-F 10-1