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Roz King: From libraries to lifelines, how Vermont reinvents rural health care

by Opinion November 30, 2025, 7:04 amNovember 28, 2025, 6:11 pm

A small library interior with wooden floors, desks, chairs, bookshelves, and large windows letting in natural light.

Government & Politics, Rutland County

Trouble in the stacks: Pawlet divided over rehiring of library director and resignation of staff

by Greta Solsaa November 25, 2025, 5:51 pmNovember 25, 2025, 5:53 pm

Multiple copies of the book "The Black Wolf" by Louise Penny are arranged in a pattern; the cover features a dark wolf illustration on a red background.

After a famed Canadian author exits a U.S. tour, a Vermont library enters with an alternative

by Kevin O'Connor October 30, 2025, 6:54 amOctober 30, 2025, 12:45 pm

A modern building with large glass windows and an adjacent walkway. A lamp post in the foreground displays a banner reading "We're better when we're together.

Central Vermont, Education, Lamoille County, Regional

Vermont State University-Johnson swaps library space for nursing labs

by News & Citizen May 11, 2025, 8:34 amJune 6, 2025, 11:35 am

People stand and walk outside the Flynn theater at night, under a lit marquee displaying “VT Digger & Hickenlooper.”.

Vermont organizations are reeling from federal rollbacks to arts and humanities funding

by Auditi Guha May 9, 2025, 7:25 pmMay 12, 2025, 11:39 am

Modern library interior with bookshelves, tables, chairs, and colorful artwork on the upper level. The space is well-lit with natural and artificial lighting.

Vermont libraries, museums grapple with uncertain funding future

by K. Fiegenbaum April 4, 2025, 6:53 amApril 3, 2025, 4:14 pm

Red-brick Rutland Free Library with white columns and a prominent sign in the foreground. Nearby, a blue returns box. Bare trees and snow are visible under a clear sky.

Economy, Regional, Rutland County, Southern Vermont

Rutland’s library is old and outdated. So why is changing that proving so challenging?

by Kevin O'Connor February 4, 2025, 6:53 amFebruary 4, 2025, 2:15 pm

Columns: opinion pieces by regular contributors.

Bill Schubart: Book bans, censorship, what’s next?

by Bill Schubart October 6, 2024, 7:02 amOctober 4, 2024, 2:13 pm

A room filled with stacked U-Haul moving boxes, some labeled with sticky notes. There are also pillows, books, and office supplies organized in plastic crates and on metal shelves.

14 Vermont libraries receive grants for upgrades and enhanced internet access

by Klara Bauters October 2, 2024, 4:33 pmOctober 3, 2024, 11:51 am

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Government & Politics

Phil Scott signs annual transportation bill with new fees on electric vehicles

by Shaun Robinson June 3, 2024, 7:02 pmOctober 27, 2024, 11:06 pm

Bob Stannard: It’s the libraries

by Opinion February 11, 2024, 6:11 amOctober 27, 2024, 11:04 pm

Vermont State Library

An audiobook app gives Vermont libraries a one-stop digital collection

by Kate O'Farrell April 16, 2023, 8:48 amApril 16, 2023, 12:36 am

Vermont State University president Parwinder Grewal resigns as system pauses library changes

by Peter D'Auria April 14, 2023, 10:09 amApril 14, 2023, 2:00 pm

Nita Karpf: Is a skeletal collection of books enough to earn accreditation?

by Opinion March 24, 2023, 7:04 amSeptember 14, 2024, 8:59 pm