State librarian now hopes to receive Vermont's full share of federal support for libraries
"This is a positive outcome as the Grants to States award from IMLS comprises 1/3 of the Department's total budget and is essential to the services the Department provides statewide," Delneo said in an email to the Burlington Free Press.
The Free Press reported on March 27 that federal funding for the state's libraries was threatened by the Trump Administration's slashing of budgets for federal agencies, including IMLS.
About two weeks later, Hannah Kirkpatrick, a recent University of Vermont graduate with a master's degree in history, lost her IMLS-funded job helping Vermont's numerous local historical societies get ready for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the country by establishing their priorities for their collections and energizing their communities to help ensure the continuing preservation of local history.
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Delneo said she received another update from IMLS staff on Wednesday, May 5, saying that while their final appointment has not yet been issued by the Office of Management and Budget, "we do plan to issue the remainder of the FY 2025 awards to the states, which will bring them to levels similar to last year's allotments."
"The Department is hopeful that it will ultimately receive the full expected Grants to States allotment from IMLS in the amount of $1.24M, which was Vermont's 2024 Grants to States allotment," Delneo said.
Contact Dan D'Ambrosio at 660-1841 or ddambrosio@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @DanDambrosioVT.
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