Vermont Department of Libraries
Every resident of Vermont has free access to a statewide library system run by Vermont Department of Libraries. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.
Vermont public libraries at a glance
Research databases: Vermont Online Library (VOL)
Vermont Online Library (VOL) is Vermont's free statewide research service.
Resources students can use inside Vermont Online Library (VOL) include:
- Gale In Context (Elementary, Middle, High School)
- Gale Biography, Science & U.S. History
- Gale eBooks
- Peterson's Test & Career Prep
- Gale Presents: Udemy
Ebooks & audiobooks: Palace app and Libby (Green Mountain Library Consortium), free with a library card.
Homework help: Peterson's Test & Career Prep
Through VOL, Peterson's Test & Career Prep offers SAT, ACT, and career practice tests. This is test prep rather than live tutoring.
Accessible reading & talking books
Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through ABLE Library, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. The ABLE Library (Audio, Braille, Large print, Electronic) is Vermont's NLS network library for residents who can't read standard print; apply through the ABLE Library.
Find a library & get a card
Use the official locator to find your nearest Vermont public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →