RICHFORD, Vermont — The patron came in, as many have lately, to ask about Episode Six.

The McGill Collective's documentary audio series Nous Sommes RONA / We Are RONA has made Richford one of its featured communities this season, and the library on Main Street has quietly become a local hub for residents following the submission process. Staff have grown used to the questions: What counts as a contribution? Where do you send recordings? Is there a deadline?

This time, though, the question was different. After getting what she needed about Episode Six, the patron paused and asked Colette Aubin-Roy, who works the reference desk, whether the earlier episodes — the ones produced before Richford was involved — were available to stream or download locally.

Aubin-Roy pointed her to the collective's public listener forum, where all five prior episodes are archived and freely accessible. The patron thanked her and left.

"It was just a small thing," Aubin-Roy said. "But she wanted to understand what she was part of. That felt different."

Whether a single exchange signals anything broader about how Richford residents are engaging with the series is difficult to say. But the question itself — asked after the practical matter was settled — was not one Aubin-Roy had heard before.