Free Public Library Service (Vermont)
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 6, 1894 |
| Dissolved | March 31, 1970 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | State of Vermont |
The Free Public Library Service (FPLS) was one of two state library agencies in Vermont.[1] It was created in 1894 through an act of the State Legislature.[2] The act mandated the creation of a state board of library commissioners, who would offer advice to existing free public libraries.[3] The commission would also offer $100 for towns without libraries to purchase books to start a library, provided they set it up with a trained board of trustees.[3]
FPLS ran a series of regional libraries, maintained a union catalog, and provided for bookmobile and interlibrary loan services in the state between 1894 and 1970.[4] It also oversaw the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award and provided library services to individuals with print disabilities.[5] It merged with the State Library to become the Department of Libraries on March 31, 1970.[6][7]
Bookmobile service
[edit | edit source]FPLS began Vermont's first "book-wagon" service in 1922 funded by the state Federation of Women's Clubs.[8] It delivered book and other materials to small libraries, and loaned materials directly to individuals in towns without libraries.[8] By 1940, FPLS has developed regional library services and divided the state into four regions, each with its own bookwagon funded by the Federation of Women's Clubs.[8] In 1957 as a result of funding received through the new federal Library Services Act, FPLS purchased two larger type bookwagons that could hold materials and patrons.[8] In 1970, FPLS merged with the State Library to create the Department of Libraries.[6] The State Board of Libraries decided to discontinue state-operated bookmobile service in 1974.[8]
FPLS Executive Secretaries
[edit | edit source]| Year(s) | Name |
|---|---|
| 1969–1970 | James Igoe |
| 1968–1969 | Lillian Irons |
| 1965–1968 | Elena Horton |
| 1964–1965 | Lillian Irons |
| 1957–1964 | Jane Hobson |
| 1935–1957 | Dorothy Randolph Barre |
| 1928–1935 | Elizabeth T. Williams |
| 1924–1928 | Mildred C. Cook |
| 1922–1924 | Helen M. Richards |
| 1920–1922 | Julia C. Carter |
| 1917–1920 | Ruth Brown |
| 1910–1917 | Rebecca Wright |
| 1904–1910 | Frances Hobart |
| 1903–1904 | Esther Taber |
| 1901–1903 | M. H. Buckham |
| 1901 | Charlotte Gibson |
| 1894–1901 | Mary L. Titcomb |
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