The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
001
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FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE
(Cite as: 22 V.S.A. § 69)
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§ 69. Public libraries; selection and reconsideration of library materials
A public library shall adopt a library material selection policy and procedures for
the reconsideration and retention of library materials that complies with the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, State laws prohibiting discrimination in places of
public accommodation, and that reflect Vermont’s diverse people and history, including
diversity of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability
status, religion, and political beliefs. A public library may adopt as its policy
a model policy adopted by the Department of Libraries pursuant to section 606 of this title. (Added 2023, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2025.)