The Vermont Department of Libraries supports new librarians via a team of subject-specific librarian consultants. Contact your consultant with any questions or to schedule a meeting.

Education and Information

• Certificate of Public Librarianship
• Continuing Education Classes
• Deadlines for Library Directors
• Department of Libraries Monthly Newsletter
• Laws That Govern Your Work
• Library Professional Organizations
• Services to Children and Teens
  • Youth Services Toolkit
• Vermont Library Directory
• Vermont Library Listservs

Growing Your Library

• Library Statistics
• List of Local Grants
• State Library Grant Collection
• Strategic Planning Assistance
• Trustees and Friends Organizations

Vermont Libraries and Legal Issues

• Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
• Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
• Open Meeting Law
  • *Open Meeting Law Update 6/15/2021* - The temporary measures enacted by the Vermont Legislature and tied to the declared emergency will have expired. Among them are Acts 92 and 113 of 2020, which had temporarily amended the open meeting law (OML) to allow for fully remote public meetings and electronic posting of notices. As of this update, public bodies must now comply with the long-standing OML as it appears in 1 V.S.A. §§ 310-314. This includes providing a staffed physical location where members of the public may attend and participate in public meetings.The Secretary of State's office has issued this memo to local officials to help with the transition.
• Vermont Library Law