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22 V.S.A. § 146
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 3 - Public Libraries|§ 146. Public documents and volumes

§ 146. Public documents and volumes|(a) The governing body of the municipality may vote to place in the library a copy of any documents and volumes received by the municipality and also a copy of any documents and volumes received from the State, except library materials provided by law to be kept in the office of the town clerk, as it shall designate. These materials shall remain the property of the municipality, but their use shall be enjoyed by the library until the governing body votes otherwise.(b) The State Librarian shall deliver to a public library that has been voted the use of documents owned by the municipality, the duplicate documents and volumes published or provided by the State which, in the judgment of the Board of Libraries, can be delivered without prejudice to the Department of Libraries. The documents and volumes shall remain the property of the State, but the library shall use them until the State Librarian is directed by law to demand their return to the Department of Libraries.(c) When a public library exists in a municipality and is not established by it, the municipality may, at an annual meeting, by a two-thirds vote, make the provisions of subsection (a) of this section apply to the library; and, in case of such vote, the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall apply to the library the same as if it were established and maintained by the municipality. (Amended 1989, No. 28, § 15.)
22 V.S.A. § 171
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 4 - Library Patron Records|§ 171. Definitions

§ 171. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Library" means a public library as defined in subdivision 101(2) of this title; any college, university, or school library; or any other library or archive that is open on a regular basis and makes available on site or circulates materials to the public without a fee. (2) "Patron registration records" means library records that contain information a library patron must provide in order to be eligible for borrowing privileges at a library. (3) "Patron transaction records" means library records that contain names or other personal identifying information that discloses an individual's activities within a library, including the materials that have been viewed in print or electronic form, research questions posed, materials in any format that the patron has requested through interlibrary loan or has borrowed, or any other library service or consultation that the patron has requested. (Added 2007, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
22 V.S.A. § 172
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 4 - Library Patron Records|§ 172. Library record confidentiality; exemptions

§ 172. Library record confidentiality; exemptions|(a) A library's patron registration records and patron transaction records shall remain confidential.(b) Unless authorized by other provisions of law, the library's officers, employees, and volunteers shall not disclose the records except:  (1) with the written permission of the library patron to whom the records pertain; (2) to officers, employees, volunteers, and agents of the library to the extent necessary for library administration purposes; (3) in response to an authorized judicial order or warrant directing disclosure; (4) to custodial parents or guardians of patrons under age 16; or (5) to the custodial parents or guardians of a student, in accordance with the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, by the library at the school the student attends.   (c) Statistical records pertaining to the patronage, circulation activities, and use of any service or consultation the library provides, provided that they do not contain the names of patrons or any other personally identifying information, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. (Added 2007, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
22 V.S.A. § 173
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 4 - Library Patron Records|§ 173. Right of patron action

§ 173. Right of patron action|Any person whose confidential patron registration records or patron transaction records have been disclosed, except as provided in this chapter, is authorized to bring a civil action against the library that disclosed the records. (Added 2007, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
22 V.S.A. § 281
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 5 - Vermont Historical Society|§ 281. Members and trustees ex officio

§ 281. Members and trustees ex officio|The Secretary of State and the State Librarian, by virtue of their offices, shall be members of the Vermont Historical Society and of the Board of Trustees thereof. (Amended 1959, No. 80, § 1; 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)
22 V.S.A. § 282
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 5 - Vermont Historical Society|§ 282. Director

§ 282. Director|(a) Subject to the final approval of the Governor, the Board of Trustees shall employ and determine the salary of the Director of the Society.(b) The Director shall have charge of the collections of the Society and such historical objects, books, and documents of the State as shall be placed therewith for use. (Amended 1959, No. 80, § 2; 1987, No. 7.)
22 V.S.A. § 283
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 5 - Vermont Historical Society|§ 283. Expenditure of funds

§ 283. Expenditure of funds|The sums annually available for the Society shall be expended by the Director under the general supervision of the president for the purchase of books, pamphlets, manuscripts, and museum items relating particularly to the history of Vermont and for such other historical material as may be deemed best, for the publication of its proceedings and other matters of historical importance, for the payment of the salary of the Director and the salaries of other employees of the Society, for procuring portraits of deceased Governors and Lieutenant Governors not now possessed by the State, and for binding and preserving documents and other property of the Society. (Amended 1959, No. 80, § 3.)
22 V.S.A. § 284
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 5 - Vermont Historical Society|§ 284. Disposition of books, collections, and property

§ 284. Disposition of books, collections, and property|If the Society is ever dissolved, the books, collections, and property thereof shall become the property of the State. Such Society shall not sell or dispose of any part of its books or collections, except by way of exchange or to further the objects of the Society and then only upon the vote of the Board of Trustees of the Society. Any sale or disposal thereof contrary to the provisions of this section shall be void. (Amended 1959, No. 80, § 4.)
22 V.S.A. § 285
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 5 - Vermont Historical Society|§ 285. Classification of employees

§ 285. Classification of employees|Employees of the Vermont Historical Society shall be classified by the State classification system as if they were State employees and shall receive all general pay increases granted State employees. (Added 1967, No. 137, § 1; amended 1973, No. 37, § 4.)
22 V.S.A. § 601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 601. Appointment of State Librarian; powers and duties

§ 601. Appointment of State Librarian; powers and duties|(a) After consultation with the Board, the Secretary of Administration, with the approval of the Governor and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a State Librarian for an indefinite term. The Secretary, after consultation with the Board, may remove the State Librarian from office. Any person appointed State Librarian must be a professional librarian and must possess a degree in library science from an institution accredited by the American Library Association. The State Librarian shall serve as the administrative head of the Department of Libraries, and shall serve as Secretary to the Board of Libraries, but shall not be a member of the Board.(b) As administrative head of the Department of Libraries, the State Librarian may appoint and engage employees subject to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 13.(c) The State Librarian shall distribute, in accordance with 22 V.S.A. § 611, the following State publications: Acts and Resolves of the General Assembly; the legislative directory; the Vermont Statutes Annotated, including cumulative pocket part supplements when issued; and the journals of the Senate and House of Representatives. The State Librarian shall maintain records of all documents that he or she distributes. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 6, 1996; 2017, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2021, No. 53, § 4.)
22 V.S.A. § 602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 602. Board of Libraries

§ 602. Board of Libraries|A Board of Libraries, referred to in this chapter as "the Board", is established. The Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the State Librarian. The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. At the time of appointment of the initial Board, one member shall be appointed for a term of one year, two members for terms of two years, two for three years, and two for four years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a term of four years. The Governor may appoint a member to replace any member of the Board who dies or resigns, to serve for the balance of the unexpired term of office. No person shall be appointed to the Board for more than two full terms, consecutive or otherwise. In making appointments to the Board, the Governor shall, as the Governor finds feasible, consult with educational officials, librarians and library administrators, the Vermont Bar Association, or other segments of the population. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 6, 1996.)
22 V.S.A. § 603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 603. Officers; meetings

§ 603. Officers; meetings|The Board shall elect annually a chair and a vice chair. The Chair shall preside at meetings of the Board; the Vice Chair shall preside in the absence of the Chair. The Secretary shall record the votes and proceedings of the Board. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 14(a).)
22 V.S.A. § 605
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 605. Duties and functions of the Department of Libraries

§ 605. Duties and functions of the Department of Libraries|The duties and functions of the Department of Libraries shall be to provide, administer, and maintain:  (1) A law library to serve the Supreme Court, the Attorney General, other members of the Judiciary, the legal profession, members of the Legislature, officials of State government, and the general public. (2) A collection of federal documents. (3) An information and reference service to State government, including a comprehensive collection of current information relating to matters of public policy and topics pertinent to State government. (4) A general library collection of a sufficient size and scope to reinforce and supplement the resources of local and regional libraries. All materials of the Department of Libraries shall be available for free circulation to all citizens, institutions, and organizations under regulations of the State Librarian except that the State Librarian may restrict rare or reference-type materials to one location. The Department shall arrange, classify, and catalog all materials in its custody and provide for their safekeeping and shall rebind books as needed. The Department shall provide service to other libraries in the State, schools, and individuals and may provide service by mail or book wagon or otherwise. (5) A service of advice and consultation to all libraries in the State, in order to assist them in realizing their potential. This service shall be provided at a regional level as well as at the State level. The Department may provide centralized cataloging and other related technical services to libraries in the State to the extent feasible. (6) All libraries in State correctional institutions and all State institutions for the treatment of persons with a mental condition or psychiatric disability and persons with an intellectual disability. (7) Reading materials for persons who are blind and persons with a physical disability. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; amended 1971, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 140; 2021, No. 53, § 5.)
22 V.S.A. § 606
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 606. Other duties and functions

§ 606. Other duties and functions|The Department, in addition to the functions specified in section 605 of this title:  (1) Shall administer any grants-in-aid to libraries which may be available from State funds, and may prepare plans and applications to obtain federal aid monies which may be available. (2) Shall provide consultative services to other libraries in the State, and shall encourage formation of central records of library holdings. (3) Shall promote improved communications among libraries in the State as well as cooperative use of facilities. (4) May provide facilities in cooperation with other libraries for storage of little-used materials. (5) May conduct seminars, workshops, and other programs to increase the professional competence of librarians in the State. (6) May receive and administer gifts of real and personal property accepted by the Governor on behalf of the State under 29 V.S.A. § 101. (7) May dispose of by sale or exchange, or may discard, material which is obsolete or has ceased to be useful, because of its physical condition or otherwise. Any proceeds from the sale or disposition of materials shall be credited to a special fund established and managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5, and shall be available to the Department for the purchase of library materials. (8) Shall be the primary access point for State information, and provide advice on State information technology policy. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4(a), 11, eff. May 6, 1996; 1997, No. 59, § 15, eff. June 30, 1997; 2009, No. 33, § 44; 2009, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 6, 2010.)
22 V.S.A. § 607
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 607. Actions to recover books

§ 607. Actions to recover books|The Attorney General, at the request of the State Librarian, shall institute appropriate legal proceedings in the name of the State for the recovery of books or materials of the Department unlawfully taken or withheld by others. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970.)
22 V.S.A. § 608
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 608. Audio-visual Revolving Fund

§ 608. Audio-visual Revolving Fund|There is established within the Department of Libraries a revolving fund for the audio-visual services unit to cover expenses of distribution of audio-visual materials. Receipts to the fund shall be from postage or delivery charges assessed by the Department to users of materials from this unit. (Added 1981, No. 108, § 323.)
22 V.S.A. § 610
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 610. Nonprofit foundation for public library services

§ 610. Nonprofit foundation for public library services|The State Librarian is authorized to establish a nonprofit foundation for the purpose of raising funds from private sources to enhance public library services in Vermont. All funds from private sources shall be used for grants to Vermont public libraries as defined by section 101 of this title to further any purpose considered to be in harmony with the original purpose of the gift. The State Librarian shall not spend more than $5,000.00 of appropriated funds in any one fiscal year to establish and to administer the nonprofit foundation. No funds raised from private sources shall be used by the State Librarian to replace funds appropriated for the operation of the Department of Libraries. (Added 1999, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 30a; amended 2009, No. 33, § 45.)
22 V.S.A. § 611
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 611. Acts and Resolves; Vermont Statutes Annotated; distribution

§ 611. Acts and Resolves; Vermont Statutes Annotated; distribution|(a) The State Librarian shall deliver the Acts and Resolves as follows: to the Secretary of State, six copies; to the Clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court for the use of the Court, one copy; to the Governor's Office and to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, one copy each; to the Library of Congress, four copies; and upon request to other public officials and offices as quantities allow.(b) The State Librarian shall distribute the copies of Vermont Statutes Annotated and any cumulative pocket part supplements, when issued, as follows:  (1) one each to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, Adjutant General, Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, Commissioner of Taxes, Sergeant at Arms, and the head of each administrative department; (2) four copies to the Attorney General; and (3) upon request to each of the following:  (A) one to each town clerk; (B) three to each county clerk; (C) one to each Probate judge; (D) two to the Clerk of the Supreme Court; (E) one to each ex-Justice and Justice of the Supreme Court, Superior judge, and State's Attorney; (F) two to the judge of the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals from Vermont; and (G) four to the U.S. district judges for the District of Vermont.    (c) Upon request, the State Librarian shall give:  (1) one copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated and any cumulative pocket part supplements to a bar association, university, college, or public library that is located in Vermont; or (2) one copy of the Acts and Resolves or the Vermont Statutes Annotated and any cumulative pocket part supplements to a member of the General Assembly.   (d) Additional copies may be sold to parties identified in this section at a price to be fixed by the State Librarian, provided that the sale is permitted by the publishing contract. (Added 2021, No. 53, § 6.)
22 V.S.A. § 631
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 631. General provisions

§ 631. General provisions|On application by the Board of Trustees of a public library in a town, city, or incorporated village not having a free public library owned and controlled by such town, city, or village, the State Librarian may expend $100.00 of the monies annually available for the purposes of this chapter, for books for such town, city, or village, and shall select and purchase books for the purpose of establishing a free public library in that town, city, or village. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 6, 1996.)
22 V.S.A. § 632
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 632. Requirements

§ 632. Requirements|A town, city, or incorporated village shall not be entitled to the benefits of section 631 of this title, unless such town, city, or village has elected a Board of Library Trustees as provided in chapter 3 of this title and has voted to instruct such Trustees to make application therefor to the State Librarian and unless such Trustees have provided, in a manner satisfactory to the Board, for the care, custody, and distribution of the books furnished under this subchapter. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 6, 1996.)
22 V.S.A. § 633
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 633. Appropriation by municipality

§ 633. Appropriation by municipality|A town, city, or incorporated village voting to instruct its Board of Library Trustees to make application to the State Librarian under section 631 of this title shall annually appropriate for the maintenance of its free public library a sum not less than $50.00, if its grand list is $10,000.00 or over, or a sum not less than $25.00, if its grand list is less than $10,000.00 and not less than $2,500.00, or a sum not less than $15.00 if its grand list is less than $2,500.00. The selectboard of such town or the trustees of such village shall annually, in the month of September, draw an order on the treasurer of the town or village, payable to such trustees, for the amount of such appropriation, without the town, city, or village having voted such appropriation. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 6, 1996.)
22 V.S.A. § 634
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 634. Aid to free public libraries

§ 634. Aid to free public libraries|The State Librarian may assist free public or other nonprofit libraries which formulate and implement plans for the systematic and effective coordination of libraries and library services. Grants may be made in accordance with standards of the service, consistent with the Federal Library Services and Construction Act, chapter 16 of Title 20, U.S. Code as amended. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 6, 1996.)
22 V.S.A. § 635
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 22 - Libraries, History, and Information Technology|Chapter 13 - Department of Libraries|§ 635. Requirements

§ 635. Requirements|If the Board of Trustees of a free public library, any part of whose books has been paid for with State funds, fails to provide for the safety and public usefulness of such books or fails to pay the annual appropriation in accordance with section 633 of this title, the State Librarian shall notify in writing the trustees of such library as to the requirements of the State Librarian in respect to such books. If such trustees neglect to comply with such requirements for 60 days after the serving of such notice, such books shall thereafter be under the full control of the State Librarian. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970.)