Past VLA Presidents
We are embarking on a period of time with unparalleled opportunities for change — for developing sustainability, fostering community and professional partnerships, and constructing the framework upon which authentic systematic innovations are realized. I am eager for this opportunity to collaborate with my colleagues, as we strive to strengthen our member-driven organization and the libraries and communities we serve.
Kelly L. McCagg (2022-2023 President)
As we enter into the unchartered territories of the late stages of pandemic living and the transition to a new normal, I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues in the Vermont library world to support the critical work we in libraries are doing: sustaining community, connecting our communities to vital resources, strengthening our democratic institutions, and pursuing equity, inclusion and justice.
– Mike Roy (2021-2022 President)
– Mike Roy (2021-2022 President)
The Vermont Library Association supports library workers, friends, volunteers board members, and all those who use our services. Vermonters visited their libraries in person more than 5 million times last year, while also accessing digital resources provided through libraries more than 5 million times. Libraries are busier than ever. both online and in person; this is an exciting time to help lead our Association forward.
– Kevin Unrath (2020-2021 VLA President)
– Kevin Unrath (2020-2021 VLA President)
The longer I am involved with the Vermont Library Association, the more I realize how much support and strength we have in Vermont Libraries. As your President, I look forward to standing with our members as we continue to raise awareness, partnerships and opportunities for our membership and all Vermont Libraries.
– Amy Olsen (2019-2020 VLA President)
– Amy Olsen (2019-2020 VLA President)
I feel very honored to serve as your president this year and look forward to collaborating on projects that will enrich the Vermont Library Association and advance the professionalism of Vermont librarians.
– Cindy Weber (2018-2019 VLA President)
– Cindy Weber (2018-2019 VLA President)
Libraries champion democratic access to accurate information and are welcoming spaces that bring people together around ideas. The VLA supports and enhances this work by providing opportunities for librarians, Trustees, and Friends from all types of Vermont libraries to collaborate and learn from each other and advocate for libraries.
— Joy Worland, (2017-2018 VLA President)
— Joy Worland, (2017-2018 VLA President)
What makes the opportunity to be part of the VLA so exciting and energizing is the chance to bring our libraries together. We can advocate more effectively and launch programs more successfully when we marshal our resources. I don’t believe that means a cookie-cutter mold that all libraries must match but rather an umbrella under which our ideas, endeavors and inspiration can fit. I hope to have the chance to work with Vermont Library Association and bring forward our designs and dreams.
— Margaret Woodruff, (2016-2017 VLA President)
— Margaret Woodruff, (2016-2017 VLA President)
I see Vermont’s Libraries as the living rooms for the towns that they serve, a community gathering place where folks can be comfortable sharing ideas with their neighbors. VLA fosters the same comfort with its membership, librarians, and libraries in Vermont at large.
-Virgil Fuller (2015-2016 VLA President)
-Virgil Fuller (2015-2016 VLA President)
Libraries enrich our patrons and communities, just as the VLA does for its members. The more I am involved in this organization, the more I grow.
– Toni Fortini Josey (2014-2015 VLA President)
– Toni Fortini Josey (2014-2015 VLA President)