Welcome to the Vermont Department of Libraries

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Welcome to the Vermont Department of Libraries web site. The Department is part of the Agency of Administration and provides a variety of library and information services to state government, libraries statewide, the general public, and Vermonters with special needs.

The Department is organized as follows:

Mission Statement

Guided by 22 V.S.A. §601-635, the mission of the Department of Libraries (VTLib) is to collect, organize, and disseminate information and library materials in a variety of formats to the three branches of State government, libraries statewide, the general public, and Vermonters with special needs; to support and strengthen local libraries; to foster new means for statewide cooperation and resource sharing among all types of libraries; and to increase public awareness of libraries and their services and to act as an advocate on their behalf.

  • We provide access to information in a variety of formats to the three branches of Vermont State Government in order to contribute to effective and efficient government;

  • We provide consultation, training and other services to librarians, public library board members and elected officials and offer resources, services and grants to qualifying libraries in order to strengthen their capacity to deliver quality library service;

  • We enable resource sharing between all types of libraries;

  • We provide all Vermonters with qualifying visual and physical disabilities access to quality library services and the special format materials they need in order to enjoy recreational reading, to engage in lifelong learning and to improve their economic self-sufficiency.

Inherent in this mission is the Department's advocacy of the right of Vermont citizens to read and have full access to information by ensuring that libraries and their resources are readily accessible to all Vermonters regardless of their geographic location, their level of income, access to technology or disability, and, as the official depository for Vermont state publications, the preservation of the record of Vermont state government for public scrutiny. 

 

Strategic Plans

The current strategic plan of the Department of Libraries is found here.

 

Please use the Department's address and phone number listed below to contact us with any questions you may have.

Agency of Administration
Department of Libraries
109 State Street
Pavilion Office Building
Montpelier, VT 05609
(802) 828-3261