Members of the public and library staff may share testimony with the Working Group on the Status of Vermont’s Libraries during meetings of the Working Group. Those unable to provide testimony to the Working Group directly during one of its meetings may provide written testimony with the members of the Working Group by emailing the State Library at lib.contact@vermont.gov . All testimony provided to the Working Group will be part of the public record and will be shared with the Working Group members and the public via the Vermont Department of Libraries website.
Social Services and Emergency Preparedness (3/24/23 Meeting)
- Barbara Ball at Windsor Public Library
- Carolyn Brennan at Kellogg-Hubbard Library
- Catherine Goldsmith at Starksboro Public Library
- Margaret Woodruff at Charlotte Public Library
- Monika Antonelli at Minnesota State University
- Randal Smathers at Rutland Free Public Library
- Sharon White at Alice Ward Memorial Library
- Wendy Hysko at Brownell Library
- Cindy Weber at Stowe Public Library
Inclusive Services (1/27/23 Meeting)
- Abby Adams at Platt Memorial Library
- Dana Hart at Ilsley Public Library
- Esbey Hamilton with Vermont Migrant Education Program
- Jane Potter from White River Junction
- Karen Holmes with Vermont Department of Corrections
- Loren Polk at Aldrich Public Library
- Martin Hahn with Vermont Coalition to Prevent Homelessness
- Mona Tolba, Trustee at Fletcher Free Library
- Nate Eddy at Winooski Memorial Library
- Nathan Cleveland with VT Community Development Program - VCDP Overview | Accessibility Modification Grant Handout
- Ruth Shattuck Bernstein at Salisbury Free Public Library
- Tom Frank at the ABLE Advisory Board and Board of Libraries
Continuing Education (11/18/22 Meeting)
- Bree Drapa at Westford Public Library
- Cassie Willner at the Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF)
- Johnny Flood at the Vermont Humanities Council
- Judith Kaplan
Staffing (7/22/22 Meeting)
- Abby Adams at Platt Memorial Library
- Almy Landauer at Fletcher Free Library
- Beth Royer at Carpenter-Carse Library
- Bob Joly at St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
- Dana Hart at Ilsley Public Library
- Eileen Gatti at Eliot D. Pratt Library of Goddard College
- Katie Male-Riordan at New Haven Community Library
- Laura Fetterolf at Cornwall Public Library
- Maya Newroot at Rochester Public Library
- Patty Genadio from Jeffersonville
- Peter Langella at Champlain Valley Union High School Library
- Susan O'Connell at Craftsbury Public Library
- UVM Libraries on behalf of Dean's Council
- UVM Libraries - University of Vermont Inclusive Excellence Committee
Technology (5/20/22 Meeting)
- Testimony from School Librarians/Media Specialists
Deb Ehler-Hansen at Fair Haven Union High school; Abby Adams at Shoreham Elementary School; Jen Wasyliko at Springfield High School; Julie Goraj at Ludlow Elementary and Mount Holly Elementary School; Jill Abair at U-32 Middle & High School; Alyson D. Mahony at Doty and Rumney School Libraries; Meg Allison at U-32 Middle & High School; Genevieve Gallagher at South Burlington High School; Rebecca Sofferman at Colchester Middle School; Keeley Schell at St. Francis Xavier School; Stephanie Sherman at Middlebury High School; Jess Wisloski at the Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes; Frances Ginder at Colchester High School; Annette Goyne at Richford Junior Senior High School - Almy Landauer from South Burlington Public Library
- Amy Grasmick from Kimball Public LIbrary
- Bree Drapa from Westford Public Library
- Bryan Carson from Middlebury College
- Dana Hart from Ilsley Public Library
- Howard Burrows, Trustee from Brooks Memorial Library
- Jacob Pelletier from Vermont Humanities Council
- Jessamyn West
- Kate Owen from Thetford Academy
- Stacey Knight from St. Michael's College
- Susanna Kahn from Charlotte Public Library
- Various Staff from UVM Libraries
- Wendy Hysko from Brownell Library
Facilities (3/25/22 Meeting)
- Amy Grasmick from Kimball Public Library
- Amy Young from Berlin Elementary School Library
- Barbara Ball from Windsor Public Library
- Bree Drapa from Westford Public Library
- Bridget Carbonetti from Irasburg Village School Library
- Carrie Watson from Varnum Memorial Library
- Catherine Goldsmith from Starksboro Public Library
- Cheryl Doubleday from Bradford Elementary School Library
- Dana Hart from Ilsley Public Library
- Emily DiGiulio from Fairfax Community Library
- Emily Zollo from Latham Library
- Jennie Rozycki from John G. McCullough Free Library
- Jill Abair from U32 School Library
- Joe Bertelloni from Tinmouth Elementary School Library
- Kendra Aber-Ferri from Morristown Centennial Library
- Linda Saarnijoki from Wilder Memorial Library
- Lisa Sammet from Jeudevine Memorial Library
- Maureen Badger from Dailey Memorial Library
- Peter Langella from Champlain Valley High School Library
- Peter Money from Mary L. Blood Memorial Library
- Randal Smathers from Rutland Free Library
- Scott Miller from UVM Howe Library
Collections (1/14/22 Meeting)
- Almy Landauer from South Burlington Public Library
- Alyson Mahony from Doty and Rumney School Libraries
- Amy Grasmick from Kimball Public Library
- Bryn Geffert from UVM Libraries
- Cynthia Hughes from Marlboro School Library
- Dana Hart from Ilsley Public Library
- Frances Binder from Colchester High School Library
- Joanne Allen at Enosburg Elementary School Library
- Karen McCalla from Mill River Union School Library
- Lisa Sammet from Jeudevine Memorial Library
- Margaret Woodruff from Charlotte Public Library
- Mary Danko from Fletcher Free Library
- Mary Pat Larrabee from St. Albans Free Library
- Randal Smathers from Rutland Free Library
- Rebecca Sofferman from Colchester Middle School Library
- Susan O'Connell from Craftsbury Public Library
- Wendy Sharkey from Bennington Free Library
Programming (11/12/21 Meeting)
- Testimony from School Librarians and Media Specialists
Susie Snow at Hiawatha Elementary School; Katherine Hancock from Newport City Elementary School; Julie Altemose from Mary Hogan Elementary School; Alyson Mahony from Doty and Rumney Elementary Schools; Jill Abair from U-32 Middle and High School; Meg B. Allison from U-32 Middle and High School; Eileen Vaughn from Barnard Academy, Killington Elementary, Reading Elementary, and Woodstock Elementary Schools; Genevieve Gallagher from South Burlington High School; Clara Clopton from Allen Brook School; Peter Langella from Champlain Valley Union High School; Jennifer Hill from Crossett Brook Middle School; Sarah Keener from Hazen Union School - Amy Olsen from Lanpher Memorial Library
- Bree Drapa from Westford Public Library
- Dana Hart from Ilsley Public Library
- Jane Ramos from Sherburne Memorial Library
- Jeannette Bair from Rochester Public Library
- Karson Kiesinger from Bennington Free Library
- Linda Donigan from Bennington Free Library
- Lisa Sammett from Jeudevine Memorial Library
- Marieke Sperry from Quechee Library
- Mary Danko from Fletcher Free Library