Julien and Virginia Cornell Library at Vermont Law School

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10/03/2023

We’re celebrating Banned Books Week and freedom to read at the library! Check out our book display in the lobby, borrow a banned book to read and make your own colorful bookmark to keep! What’s YOUR favorite banned book?

09/20/2023

We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with with a collaborative book display. A big thanks to students for lending personal copies of Latinx literature. Stop by the library lobby for reading list inspiration, or search the library catalog to discover ebooks and films on Latino history, culture, politics, food and more.

06/02/2023

Library staff had fun making these mosaics at our annual retreat. Swipe to see them all!

05/16/2023

Myrna Pérez was sworn in as a United States Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit in November 2021.

Judge Pérez was born and raised in San Antonio. She received her J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2003, her M.P.P. in 1998 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and her B.A. from Yale University in 1996.

Judge Pérez served as a law clerk for Judge Anita B. Brody on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2004, and for Judge Julio M. Fuentes on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 2004 to 2005. From 2006 until her appointment, Judge Pérez served in various roles at the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University (NYU) School of Law, most recently as the Director of their Voting Rights and Elections Program.

Active in her different communities, Judge Pérez has served on local and national boards of directors for nonprofit organizations and was chair of the Election Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association. She holds formal and informal positions in her church, and with local community service organizations.

Among other awards and honors, she was awarded the Latina Lawyer of the Year Award by the Hispanic National Bar Association in 2021, the Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award by the Leadership Institute for Women of Color attorneys in 2021, the Excellence in Academia Award by the Puerto Rican Bar Association in 2011, the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Public Service by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1998, and was named one of "50 Hispanic Influentials" by Hispanic Business in 2014.

Judge Pérez was born and raised in San Antonio. She received her J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2003, her M.P.P. in 1998 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and her B.A. from Yale University in 1996.

Source: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit website

05/08/2023

Our weekend studiers did a great job with the Retro Diner puzzle. Stop by the library lobby this week for a fresh challenge.

04/26/2023

We asked and you answered! Here are your favorite authors.

Stop by the lobby all week for our as part of

04/25/2023

We totes know you wanna win this bag! It’s easy to enter our National Library Week Contest:

Make a quick video on your reels or page and tell us what YOU love about the VLGS library. Tag us so we see your entry!

We'll re-post your entries and choose TWO winners. Contest runs April 24 - 28, 2023. Open to all current VLGS students (online and residential).

If you're in South Royalton be sure to stop by the library lobby this week for fun activities, question of the day, treats, and more.

04/25/2023

National Library Week fun continues with the Question of the Day.

* Tuesday’s Prompt *
Who is your favorite author?

Stop by the library lobby or answer in a post and tag us so we can see your responses!

Here are yesterday’s picks for “what is your favorite book”?

04/24/2023

As part of our National Library Week celebrations we invite you to enter our giveaway of a fun reader tote (swipe to see).

To enter: make a quick video on your reels or page and tell us what YOU love about the VLGS library. Tag us so we see your entry!

We'll re-post your entries and choose TWO winners. Contest runs April 24 - 28, 2023. Open to all current VLGS students (online and residential).

If you're in South Royalton be sure to stop by the library lobby this week for fun activities, question of the day, treats, and more.

04/18/2023

Often overlooked, the library's basement level houses our periodicals collection in print and international law books. It’s the quietest space for study at the carrels, tables, and in the study room. Check out this distraction-free zone next time you're on campus.

04/13/2023

Stop by the library lobby this week for a wellness break. Work on the community puzzle or check out a book from our mental health collection.