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Jean Carr describes the response of the Vernon Free Library in Vernon, Vermont, to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the initial transition of library services to curbside pickup and other remote options. She also discusses how living on a state…

Paul Costello describes his role in Vermont's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as executive director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) and chair of the local support and community action team of the Vermont Covid-19…

Eileen Curtis describes the Converse Home's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the decision to shut down right before the virus really exploded in Vermont in early 2020. The facility remained locked down for three months and she discusses…

Calvin Cutler describes attending historic daily COVID briefings with Governor Phil Scott's administration as a political reporter for WCAX. He explains the responsibility felt by reporters to represent their viewers during these briefings and…

Eve Dolkart discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted her both personally and professionally. She recalls celebrating her wedding in Guatemala in February 2020 and returning to her home in Burlington, Vermont, at the very outset of the pandemic.…

Anne Donahue discusses the challenge of operating remotely faced by the Vermont legislature during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes the process of developing rules for voting and explains how internet connection issues, limited bandwidth capacity…

Mary Fitzgerald reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected her family, church community, and everyday life at the Converse Home in Burlington, Vermont. She describes her two bouts with positive cases of the COVID-19 virus, which were fortunately…

Dennis Fuller discusses the operations of the Canaan Historical Society during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, he describes the historical society's relationship with the Alice M. Ward Memorial Library. The historical society's museum is in the…

Ellen Gnaedinger, DNP, APRN, discusses both the rural pediatric primary care office where she worked in Royalton, Vermont, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and her transition to a school nurse role in summer 2021. She describes modifications…

Jill Greene describes both her experiences as a nurse in a Michigan hospital at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent move to Vermont in September 2020. In Michigan, she was redeployed from the PACU to the ICU, but did not perceive that…

Denise Hartman discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her work as a physical therapist in a long term care facility. She describes the many procedural changes at her workplace, including testing and increased use of PPE. She also speaks…

Andrea Howe discusses changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to both the town government in Marlboro, Vermont, and other aspects of her life. As the town's assistant treasurer, she describes their in-office practices and the transition of their town…