Vermont Library Association 130th Annual Conference
Registration is OPEN!
Monday, May 19, 2025
Killington, VT
The VLA Annual Conference offers a unique opportunity to make meaningful connections with library professionals dedicated to supporting Vermont’s communities.
An immense thank you to our sponsors for helping to make this conference possible.
Interested in sponsoring a future VLA conference? Email: conference@vermontlibraries.org to start the conversation.
Announcements
Schedule now available!
Check out all session descriptions here.
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Session Snapshots
Check out a sneak peek of sessions you can expect at this year’s conference, “Rooted in Community.” Stay tuned for more this week ahead of the release of the full schedule later in April!
Registration is now OPEN!
The time has arrived! As the first buds of spring begin to emerge, be an early bird and register for the conference TODAY at a reduced price. Join or renew your VLA membership to make sure you get the best price.
To support your attendance at the conference, we’re offering a limited amount of scholarships. Please submit the form here to apply for support to attend the conference. Submit by April 4th, 2025 to be considered. Those selected will be contacted by April 11, 2025. Thank you to the Vermont Library Association and the Vermont Fairytale Festival for their support of these scholarships.
Keynote Speakers
We are thrilled to announce two esteemed keynote speakers for the Vermont Library Association’s 2025 Annual Conference, “Rooted in Community.” Our morning speaker, AnnaLee Dragon, is a powerhouse in the New York public library community. Our lunchtime speaker, Dr. Hannah Miller, is a long-time Vermont library-lover and advocate. Both presentations will offer key insights into their work to support and champion libraries. More program information will be available soon.
AnnaLee Dragon
AnnaLee Dragon is the Executive Director of the New York Library Association, having started in the position in February 2022. Prior to this role, AnnaLee was the Director of the Kinderhook Memorial Library in Columbia County, New York for 10 years, where she led the organization through a successful capital campaign and building expansion/renovation. AnnaLee has experience at both large urban and small rural public libraries, having worked for several years as a Reference Librarian and a Branch Librarian at Albany Public Library before her tenure at Kinderhook.
Ms. Dragon will be this year’s morning keynote speaker. Be sure to arrive promptly for registration and breakfast hour so you don’t miss out on this insightful start to the day.
Hannah K. Miller
Dr. Hannah K. Miller (they/them) is an Associate Professor of Education at Vermont State University Johnson (formerly Johnson State College). Hannah teaches in the educator preparation program, and they teach courses that prepare educators to enter the profession of teaching. Their scholarship interrogates the process of social change in educational systems, with a focus on privilege, power, justice, and liberation. Hannah’s current research project, TeachOut Vermont, is a critical participatory action research project that aims to build social and professional networks for queer, nonbinary, and transgender teachers in Vermont.
Hannah is currently on a quest to knit in every public library in Vermont. The idea for this project emerged in 2023 when the Vermont State College System announced plans to cut back on many in-person services in the university’s academic library system, including laying off library staff. During the period of protest that followed this announcement, public and academic librarians from across Vermont advocated to keep the VSC libraries open and funded: they wrote letters, contacted their legislators, gathered data and evidence, and showed up at the capital to protest. Seeing this turnout made Hannah want to spend more time in public libraries to learn more about the role that libraries and librarians play in preserving our freedom to read, safeguarding our civic rights and institutions, and building resilience in our local communities. Hannah has never met a librarian they didn’t want to befriend. Hannah lives in Morrisville with their wife (near the Morristown Centennial Library) and enjoys knitting, collecting yarn, playing instruments, playing Wingspan, and rearranging furniture in every room of the house.
Dr. Miller will be speaking during the lunch hour. Make sure to join the conversation in the ballroom.
Conference Details
The Vermont Library Association is pleased to announce the 130th annual conference, “Rooted in Community” to be held at Killington Grand Resort Hotel and Conference Center on Monday, May 19, 2025. More details will be outlined on this website as they become available.
Registration & Pricing
Registration is OPEN! Register here!
| Registration Type | Price |
| Early Bird, member | $120 |
| Early Bird, nonmember | $155 |
| Regular Registration, member | $145 |
| Regular Registration, nonmember | $200 |
| Discounted (budgets under $100K) | $65 |
| Primary Presenters | $120 |
The conference committee is sensitive to the fact that increased registration prices will likely create a barrier for some to attend this event. To support your attendance at the conference, we’re offering a limited amount of scholarships. Please submit the form here to apply for support to attend the conference. Submit by April 4th, 2025 to be considered. Those selected will be contacted by April 11, 2025.
Interested in volunteering before or during the conference? Let us know how you’d like to help by emailing conference@vermontlibraries.org
Lodging
Rooms are available for conference presenters, attendees, and vendors/exhibitors. Using this link to select an option from our event’s block of rooms.
Make sure to use the code 35K4WP to reserve a room with a VLA conference only price.
Exhibitors
Make sure to stop by the exhibit tables throughout the conference area to learn about these amazing organizations and how they can and do support Vermont libraries.
Vermont Humanities
Vermont Department of Libraries
Lakeshore Learning
Lyrasis
Gale Academics
Blackstone Publishing
Vermont Library Association
Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
Vermont Space Grant Consortium/NASA EPSCoR
Tucker Library Interiors
Simmons University
Phoenix Books
Vermont Construction
Teach My Kid to Read
Sustainable Library Initiative
SpringShare
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Scholastic, Inc.
Vermont Financial Services
Network of Medical Libraries
New England Library Association
American Library Association-Intellectual Freedom Committee
Vermont Fairytale Festival
Vermont Veteran Services
Perma-Bound Books
Sisters in Crime
Call for Proposals
The proposal submission deadline has passed. We hope to see your submission next year!
Watch this space for new conference details! Questions can be directed to conference co-chairs Erin Davison and Maria Avery at conference@vermontlibraries.org
Maria Avery (she/her)
Community Outreach Manager, University of Vermont Libraries
Erin Davison (she/her)
Youth Services Librarian, Norwich Public Library