Vermont Department of Libraries

Pettee Memorial Library is one of the local libraries that will see some of its funding restored. File photo

In reversal, libraries likely to receive full federal allotment

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Local libraries received word late last week that, despite earlier information to the contrary, the Vermont Department of Libraries is likely to receive its full allotment from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), totaling roughly $1.24 million.
Last week...

Participants at the “crafty lady table” program at the Whitingham Free Public Library made shamrocks for Saint Patrick’s Day in March. Local directors are preparing for a loss of funding from the Vermont Department of Libraries due to cuts in federal programs. Courtesy WFPL/Facebook

Local libraries bracing for impacts of federal funding cuts and shortages

Editor's Note: After this story was published, the Vermont Department of Libraries sent an update to The Deerfield Valley News that it had gotten word that it is likely to receive its full allotment from the IMLS, rather than the approximate half it believed it was receiving when department...

Library awarded grant

WHITINGHAM - The Whitingham Free Public Library will be awarded $3,549 from the Vermont Department of Libraries under American Rescue Plan Act grants.
The department had been awarded $2,135,819 in ARPA funding to help communities respond directly and immediately to the pandemic and to...