In 1854 the State Librarian received a $200 appropriation to buy books of his choosing.

The two units were merged into the Department of Libraries on March 31,1970.

[4] The State Librarian is advised by a Board of Libraries, the seven members of which are also appointed by the Governor.

The 1927 Flood destroyed nearly 50,000 documents belonging to the State Library.

The library later moved next door to 109 State Street (the Pavilion), and in 2018 relocated to Barre, Vermont at the site of the old Spaulding school building in a space it shares with the Vermont Historical Society.