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Take Action: Help Protect Institute of Museum and Library Services Funding

Posted: March 27, 2025

If you’d like to help bring attention to President Trump’s Executive Order that includes defunding the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), here are some simple but meaningful ways to get involved. 1 – Understand the Executive Order Read the Executive Order (EO) itself so you’re informed about its content and implications: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/continuing-the-reduction-of-the-federal-bureaucracy/ The […]

Vermont Library Association Statement of Support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Posted: March 26, 2025

President Trump’s Executive Order to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) poses a serious threat to Vermont’s libraries and the communities they serve. The elimination or drastic reduction in functions and funding of IMLS would effectively strip away essential Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants and other federal support that Vermont relies […]

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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