Recent Jobs

Upcoming Events

View Calendar

VLA Conferences

 

Resources

– Report a Challenge
– Search Vermont Newspapers
– Presenter Recommendations
– Libraries of Things
– Vermont Public Library Websites
– State Library Association Websites

VLA Updates

VLA Presents Intellectual Freedom Lecture on First Amendment Speech Challenges Under the New Administration

Posted: February 6, 2025

UVM President Emeritus Thomas Sullivan, J.D., presents First Amendment Speech Challenges for Libraries and Society Under the New Administration in Washington: Why Books and Expressive Thought Can’t Be Banned, as guest lecturer for the Vermont Library Association’s (VLA) 2025 John Swan Intellectual Freedom Lecture series. “Libraries in the past few years have been increasingly faced with […]

2025 VLA Annual Conference Call for Proposals

Posted: January 7, 2025

The Vermont Library Association is accepting presentation proposals for its 130th annual conference “Rooted In Community,” scheduled for Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel and Conference Center. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 3. “We seek sessions that can be scaled to suit libraries of all sizes and types, on […]

See all updates

Look At Some Of Vermont’s Libraries

Our Mission

The Vermont Library Association is an educational organization working to develop, promote, and improve library and information services and librarianship in the state of Vermont.

From Our President

I am honored and excited to be VLA President for the next year.  Vermont librarians have shown again and again that we provide for our communities in a myriad of ways.  From the collections we curate, the programs we deliver, the technology services we provide, and the spaces we share, Vermont librarians innovate and respond.

As skilled problem solvers, Vermont librarians approach challenges with grace and creativity.   We know that the foundation of our democracy is rooted in the freedoms of speech and assembly.  Librarians are keepers of this democratic cornerstone through our enduring commitment to providing free access to quality services and information in our libraries.

I’m committed to supporting our state’s librarians and to working towards a better future along with all our wonderful VLA board members, section leaders, working groups, committees, and round tables.  If you’re not involved with VLA in some capacity, please consider joining a committee or round table today.

Mary Danko (she, her)
VLA President
Library Director, Fletcher Free Library