The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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.
Title 22 : Libraries, History, and Information Technology
Chapter 003 : Public Libraries
Subchapter 002 : INCORPORATION OF LIBRARIES
(Cite as: 22 V.S.A. § 105)-
§ 105. General powers
(a) The trustees, managers, or directors shall:
(1) elect the officers of the corporation from their number and have the control and management of the affairs, finances, and property of the corporation;
(2) adopt bylaws and policies governing the operation of the library;
(3) establish a library budget;
(4) hold regular meetings; and
(5) ensure compliance with the terms of any funding, grants, or bequests.
(b) The Trustees, managers, or directors may:
(1) accept donations and, in their discretion, hold the donations in the form in which they are given for the purposes of science, literature, and art germane to the objects and purposes of the corporation ; and
(2) in their discretion, receive by loan books, manuscripts, works of art, and other library materials and hold or circulate them under the conditions specified by the owners. (Amended 1989, No. 28, § 6; 2023, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2024.)
