Residents in the small Windham County town of Athens say they can no longer afford their public library. Athens says it's hard to maintain the library in a difficult economy with few grants and other resources.

When the West Hartford Library was damaged by Tropical Storm Irene, people in the village started to think about how it would get rebuilt. That may indeed happen, but at a select board meeting recently, one board member cast some doubt on moving ahead, at least too quickly.  

State Librarian Marty Reid provides an update on how libraries fared after Tropical Storm Irene.

The Burlington political landscape has been racked by controversy and contention as the mayoral race is beginning to get crowded, Vermont community libraries were impacted by flooding from Irene and the hospital budgeting process concludes.

We'll talk about life in towns on the Vermont-Quebec border and the issues that concern people whose work and social lives straddle two different countries and cultures.