I enjoyed talking with Lisa and getting her perspective on Starksboro as a parent, the town librarian, as well as someone who moved to VT in her 20s. This interview is more descriptive and informative than it is emotional. She talks a lot about the Robinson School, raising kids in Starksboro, the Library and the challenges it faces, and also expresses her curiosity about whether her kids will return to Starksboro later in life. In this interview, I got the impression that Lisa felt as though she only knew such a small part of the history of the town in comparison to the people whose families have been in Starksboro for generations.
00:46 born/explains connection to VT–>moved from Delaware
3:43 both she and her husband are from outside of VT
4:09 Land on Big Hollow Rd.
8:55 Family Life
9:30 Raising kids in Starksboro–Nate 11 yrs old (6th grade @ Robinson School), Sarah 19 yrs old (@ Skidmore)
13:25 Involvement @ Robinson School
16:15 Sarah’s childhood–“interesting to see where she ends up.”
18:00-27:00 Her experience as Librarian (5 years) Library Programs, challenges
29:50 Challenge of Starksboro is you have to work from your home or else you have to commute elsewhere…
30:38 Stay or leave? “It’s hard to imagine not being in Starksboro.”