Last year, Vermont State Librarian Jason Broughton applied for the services of a Vermont Certified Public Manager (VCPM) cohort group to research the value of public libraries within the state. The VCPM class—offered through the Vermont Center for Achievement in Public Service, a division of the Department of Human Resources—requires a capstone research project as a consulting service it makes available to other Vermont State departments.
The capstone report is now available along with survey results of a survey the group sent out earlier this year. The report represents a snapshot in time and reflects a segment of the library landscape prior to COVID-19.