Dorothy Alling Memorial Library

Can you help? We are now signing up volunteers for the annual Friends of the Library book sale. Stop by the circulation desk, contact us at 878-4918 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to sign up. We need the following help:

Book Sorters-Go through donations, organize by categories, repack for sale. Some lifting, flexible hours – May 31- June 29.

Set up-move books from library to school, set up tables, unpack books. Lifting required, except for unpacking- July 2, 8 am-noon

Sale days-assist buyers, keep tables neat.  No lifting- July 3, 4-6 pm & July 4, 9 am- 2 pm

Tear down-repack books, tear down tables, clean up.  Lifting required, except repacking -July 4, 2 pm- 4 pm.

We have two job openings.
One year-round position: Student Assistant (see job decription here). Student assistants are responsible for shelving returned library materials and providing general help around the library. This job will start in early August. You would work about ten hours per week – including one or two evenings and Saturday rotations (about two Saturdays per month). Applicants must be at least fifteen years old when they begin work and still enrolled high school or home-school.

June 11-August 30: Book mobile assistant (see job description here). Help deliver library materials throughout Williston and St. George.  For insurance reasons, you must be at least sixteen years old and have a valid driver’s license for at least six months without restrictions. Preference given to high school students or recent graduates.  You would work about eight hours per week --most likely Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4:45 pm to 7:30 pm.

Williston and St. George students are preferred, but others may apply.  Pay is $8.46 per hour. Apply by post, email or in-person to Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Attn: Jill Coffrin, 21 Library Lane, Williston, VT 05495 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Pleasures of Story Hunting
Wednesday, May 30 at 6:30 pm. Perhaps the only thing greater than our desire to tell stories is the world's appetite to hear them. The role of journalist is often to serve as a conduit, seeking great stories and retelling them to a wider audience. Kiernan will discuss his experiences with the pleasures of hunting for stories and the gratifications from sharing the best ones.