Peter Kaye speaks with Courtney Vashaw, Director of the Whitefield Public Library in New Hampshire, serving the North Country region, providing library services and community resources to residents of all ages. Vashaw discusses the wide range of over 450 programs the library offers, from children’s programming to adult programming, e-books, and community support services. She also shares information about the library’s evolving mission as a community hub and plans for a major expansion into a rural entrepreneurial center. The library uniquely trains staff as community health workers and administers Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. (whitefieldpubliclibrary.org)
Original airdate: 7/12/2026
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