Appointments MUST be made in advance for vault use (i.e. title searches, genealogy work, etc). Please call 802-257-1496 or email townclerk@dummerston.org. 

Librarian Job Advertisement

Lydia Taft Pratt Library in West Dummerston, Vermont is seeking a part time Library Director. Approximately 20 hours/week, benefits not included. Salary range will be between $17 and $20/hour depending on previous experience. 

Responsibilities include: organizing and coordinating library services, overseeing the library space, ensuring organization and cleanliness, and creating a welcoming, safe environment. Ensuring that the library’s technology is up to date and functioning properly, including security protocols. Maintaining the library’s website, and sustaining a collection of materials that represent diverse ideas, information, and insights. Presenting and advocating for the library’s interests in appropriate community forums.

A Bachelor’s degree is required and an MLS/MLIS degree or equivalent library experience is preferred. The successful candidate will be encouraged to work toward a Vermont Public Library certificate if they do not have a degree in Library Science, and must be willing to pursue continuing education to stay current in library science.

A full job description is available upon request. Please send a letter of interest and resume by email to:

dummerstonvtlibrary@gmail.com

Lydia Taft Pratt Trustees

P.O. Box 70

West Dummerston, VT 05357

The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

WINTER OPERATIONS PLAN

Plow routes are set up to open the major traffic routes and bus routes first. After all bus routes are finished, we will then plow the roads which we feel may cause the most problems for the public (based on traffic volume, steepness and curves, etc.) and continue until all roads are open.

The Town of Dummerston will enforce “NO PARKING” rules at all places where the plow trucks turn around.

The Town of Dummerston has only four full time employees and utilizes one part-time employee to plow 61.44 miles of the 77.75 total highway miles in Town. Each employee has a specific route which takes about five hours to complete once a storm ends. We vary from these routes only for emergency situations (fire, ambulance, etc.) The Town does not plow Class 4 roads or private roads.

We usually begin operations by 3AM to have the major highways and bus routes clear by 7AM. After sixteen to seventeen hours on the job we will stop operations to get a minimal amount of rest.

Salt will be applied to most paved roads, with a minimal amount of sand added as necessary. Salt is not effective when road temperatures are below fifteen degrees.

Sand will be applied to the gravel roads after the plowing is done on most roads. Some of the hills may be sanded at the time of plowing if the driver of that route feels he has enough ballast weight to get back up the hills to the garage.

In most cases, there will be no, or a minimal amount of, maintenance between 10PM and 3AM.

Lee Chamberlin

Road Foreman