VLA Newsletter

February 2001

Call for Nominations

The membership of VLA will elect three new officers this year during the regular fall election. The offices are Vice-President/President Elect, Second Vice-President, and Treasurer. The Nominating Committee is responsible for preparing a slate consisting of two nominees for each office. The selections will be announced in the April issue of the VLA Newsletter. Nominations by petition may be submitted through May 15.

Now is the time to send the Nominating Committee the names of individuals you would like to recommend for nomination to the respective offices. Self-nomination is both acceptable and encouraged. To submit recommendations for nomination or to receive a nomination form, please contact Carolyn Barkley at 757-431-3927; FAX 757-431-3018; email: cbarkley@city.virginia-beach.va.us.

--Carolyn Barkley, Chair, VLA Nominating Committee

ALA Midwinter Conference 2001

Here are Council highlights from the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference, held in Washington, D.C., January 11-18:

· Council voted to support association involvement in challenging the recently enacted Child Internet Protection Act (CIP) and instructed its executive board to determine ALA’s role in such a suit. Contending the act is unconstitutional and creates an infringement of First Amendment protections, ALA holds the position that CIPA runs counter to federal efforts to close the digital divide for all Americans. The law mandates the installation of content filters on all computers that offer Internet access as a prerequisite to receiving federal grant funds.

· The Electronic Meeting Task Force’s recommendation that ALA provide some form of chat-based service to members of committees to work during 2001 was accepted. In related action, the Committee on Organization reported that it will seek member input about electronic participation and ALA’s Open Meeting Policy. A hearing will be held at the annual conference in June, and policy recommendation will then be forwarded to Council. (Comments will be sought from VLA members in the coming months.)

· “Privitization: A Report Back to Council with Recommendations” was discussed. Authors Liz Bishoff and Sally Reed urged association-wide discussion of a proposed definition of privitization as “…the shifting of policy making and management of library services from the public to the private sector.” Information about this proposal will be disseminated among VLA members soon for discussion.

· The Nominating Committee reported that Ken Haycock, School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia, and Williams Sannwald, former city librarian of San Diego and present assistant San Diego city manager, are the 2001 ALA presidential candidates; Maurice “Mitch” Freedman of Westchester County Public Library, New York, is a petition candidate, making the election a three-way race.

· The Committee on Education urged the formation of a 501(C) 6 as a vehicle from which post MLS competency certifications could be issued. (For approximately five years, PLA, ASCLA, LAMA and others have discussed the issue of voluntary certification of advanced competencies for those individuals who already have a library degree.) Council delayed approval of the 501(C) 6, asking for clarification of procedures and standards.

· Kent Oliver, Johnson County Library, Kansas, and Patricia “Patty” Wong of the Oakland Public Library, California, were elected to the Association’s executive board. Barbara Striping of the Fayetteville Public School System, Arkansas, was elected to fill the remainder of ALA Treasurer Liz Bishoff’s term on the board.

A full report will be submitted to the VLA Council on February 9 and will be made available to the membership.

-- Mary Mayer-Hennelly, ALA Councilor

VLA Annual Conference 2001

Virginia Libraries: Where Readers Connect

October 17, 2001 may seem a long way off during these cold winter days; but Harriet Edmunds has been working for months to arrange speakers, and the VLA Annual Conference Committee has already held two very productive meetings. A theme, Virginia Libraries: Where Readers Connect, has been chosen; keynote speakers, John Y. Cole of the National Center for the Book; Henry Weincek, author of The Hairstons: an American Family in Black and White; and the Virginia writer, Dabney Stuart, have been retained; and the Holiday Inn Select Koger South Conference Center, located in the suburban Chesterfield County area of Richmond, has been reserved for our use.

The Conference Center has room for 80 vendors’ booths, 700 free parking spaces, ample rooms for presentations, and excellent rates for our lodging. There is a sports and exercise facility next door, as well. Special events currently planned include a Wednesday evening reception and tour hosted by the Friends and Trustees of the Chesterfield Public Library System, a Thursday evening reception at the Library of Virginia sponsored by the LVA Foundation, a Friday ticketed breakfast with a children’s services emphasis, and an author’s lunch on Friday.

Please join me in thanking the energetic members of the Annual Conference Committee for their hard work. Check the VLA Newsletter and the VLA Website for more Annual Conference information throughout the year.

-- Cy Dillon, VLA President

Virginia Library Association Legislative Day, 2001

On the damp and chilly Thursday morning of January 18th, 50-60 librarians, board members, and library advocates visited the state legislators at their offices in Richmond in order to gather support for the following library budget amendments:

· Delegate Dickinson’s and Senator Chichester’s amendments to continue full funding of State Aid to public libraries for the second year of the biennium in the amount of $724,000.

· Delegate Rhodes’ and Senator Lambert’s amendments to finance the Library of Virginia’s new automation system in the amount of $300,000.

· Delegate Plum’s and Senator Trumbo’s amendments to restore the amount cut from the Library of Virginia’s budget: $2.2 million.

Unfortunately, many of the legislators, particularly the Senators, weren’t available because they were in Norfolk attending former State Senator Stanley Walker’s funeral. However, some of the legislators that we were able to visit expressed disagreement with the Governor Gilmore’s plan to further implement the car tax cut, so there may be some hope that the budget cuts won’t be quite as severe as outlined in the Governor’s budget.

VLA Legislative Day ended with an elegant reception sponsored by the Library of Virginia Foundation at the Library. Over 200 librarians, library supporters, and legislators attended.

-- Janis Augustine, VLA Legislative Committee

Intellectual Freedom Update

Petition for Certiorari Filed in Urofsky v. Gilmore

A petition for certiorari was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on Sept. 20, 2000 with the U.S. Supreme Court in Urofsky v. Gilmore, the case which deals with a Virginia statute that bars state employees from accessing sexually explicit materials on the Internet. In the case six college professors challenged the 1997 statute, asserting that it was an unconstitutional restriction on academic freedom and that it would inhibit legitimate research. Last June the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law in an 8-4 ruling, reversing U.S. District Judge Leonie Brickema who had struck down the law (see 216 F.3d 401 for the 4th. Circuit's decision). The ACLU claims that the law violates the free expression rights of state employees, specifically university professors whose teaching and research involves sexually explicit materials. The executive director of the ACLU of Virginia says that the state is telling college professors that they cannot use the computers in their offices to conduct the research they need to teach the courses they were hired to teach. The Virginia Attorney General's office, on the other hand, believes that the statute regulating state employee use of state computers will remain intact.

Follow-Up to VLA Conference Program

The Intellectual Freedom Committee's "How Do You Manage - Intellectual Freedom" program at the Virginia Library Association annual conference in Norfolk dealt with conflicts between staff members about what is and is not appropriate library materials. For another perspective of how staff (a librarian) deals with what is or is not appropriate library material, take a look at David Isaacson's personal essay, "Discriminating Librarians: An Academic Librarian Grapples with a Selection Dilemma - Is It Porn?," in Library Journal (11/15/00, p. 40). Isaacson, Humanities Librarian at Western Michigan University, discusses how he, as a librarian, personally deals with the many issues associated with deciding how to treat materials that others may believe are pornographic and/or obscene. He writes, "My purpose here is to ask my colleagues to admit that we cannot, as a profession, speak with one voice about pornography. Nor should we. Pornography is not only an intellectual, legal, social, and moral issue but a profoundly emotional one as well."

Counsel to the Freedom to Read Foundation

Bruce J. Ennis, a friend to librarians and a nationally recognized expert on the First Amendment and general counsel to the Freedom to Read Foundation, died in July, 2000. Ennis represented the American Library Association and others in American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the 1996 Communications Decency Act. The decision recognized the importance of the Internet and gave the Internet the "highest level of First Amendment" protection. There is an article about Mr. Ennis in the Freedom to Read Foundation News (10/2000, p. 1).

Selected State Issues

A California statute prohibiting the sending of harmful material to a known minor with the intent to seduce the minor is sufficiently narrowly drawn to pass constitutional muster, the California Court of Appeals ruled on August 3, 2000. The defendant had been convicted of two counts of attempting to distribute or exhibit lewd matter to a minor by the Internet, in violation of California Penal Code, Section 282.2(b). The defendant argued that his conviction had to be reversed because the statute violated the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution and the First Amendment. The court affirmed the defendant's conviction and held that the statute did not violate the commerce clause because it did not regulate activities beyond California. It also ruled that the statute did not violate the U.S. Constitution amendment because the statute was tailored narrowly to achieve a compelling state interest in protecting minors from sexual exploitation and predators. The court opinion explains the differences between the California statute, the Communications Decency Act, struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1997, and the Child Online Protection Act of 1998. For a complete copy of the opinion, see People v. Hsu, 82 Cal. App. 4th 976, 99 Cal. Rptr. 2d 184 (2000).

Ken Kesey's novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, is under review by school officials in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District after parents complained that the novel glorifies prostitution, murder and obscenity and should be removed from the school district's libraries. Educators, academic experts, and other parents describe the novel as a valuable teaching tool that is recommended by the California Department of Education.

In late summer a New Hampshire court ruled that Internet history logs are public information under the Freedom of Information Act. Now, the same plaintiff who brought the original action is back in court. This time he is asking for sanctions against a school district in New Hampshire for concealing that almost two years worth of logs he had sued to see no longer exist.

Jefferson Parish Council in suburban New Orleans recently passed an ordinance criminalizing the viewing of sexually explicit or obscene Internet sites on library computers. The ordinance instructs library staff to call police to arrest any users who are spotted looking at sexually explicit sites. Individuals who are convicted can face a $500 fine or up to six months in jail.

Filtering Issues

A rider that would impose software filters on all schools and libraries that receive federal technology funds remains in the latest version of a fiscal 2001 Education spending bill (as of 12/7/00). There had been some questions about whether the filtering language would be dropped after the collapse of negotiations on federal spending in early November. Under the proposal any school or library that did not install software to filter out pornography would lose its federal dollars intended to help buy Internet access. Opponents to the proposal say that the proposal "fails to prepare our children to act responsibly as Internet citizens. Responsibility implies choice, but blocking removes all choice." Other opponents say that the legislation puts Congress in the position of severely limiting the local autonomy of school districts that it otherwise claims to support. The opponents include teacher associations, the American Library Association, American Civil Liberties Union, the Internet industry trade organizations, and some state chapters of the Christian Coalition and American Family Association.

An interesting situation involving filtering occurred during the fall. A conservative congressional candidate from Oregon had advocated mandatory filters on the Internet in schools and libraries because it made common sense to him. He argued that a library would not allow a copy of Penthouse in the library, so why should it allow cyberporn. But, the candidate soon heard that his own Website was blocked by Cyber Patrol, one of the nation's largest filtering companies. After researching the issue, the candidate concluded: "I found out how much power over our free speech we're giving the people at, say Cyber Patrol, to make these God-like decisions over what gets blocked and what doesn't. ... I've now rewritten my issue statement to say that parents should step up to the plate and accept responsibility." (The candidate lost his bid for Congress.)

A recent survey, commissioned by the Digital Media Forum, found that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that schools should install filters to block students from accessing pornography and hate speech. The survey results show that 92% of the respondents said that pornography should be blocked on school computers, while 79% said filters should be used to bar hate speech. A representative of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a member of the Digital Media Forum, said that installing filters on school computers is akin to banning books from a library. "We've described filters simply as censorware," he said. "They can exclude political opinion, medical information and information on sexuality. You essentially rely on someone's unknown list to determine what is blocked."

--Timothy Coggins, VLA Intellectual Freedom Committee

VLAPF 2001 Conference -- Challenge Yourself: Expand Your Horizons

The VLA Paraprofessional Forum’s 2001 Conference will be held on May 20-22 at the University of Richmond. This year’s conference theme will be Challenge Yourself: Expand Your Horizons.

Anita Bunkley, best-selling novelists and motivational educator, will be the keynote speaker for Monday morning’s opening session. Sally Gardner Reed, Director of libraries at the Norfolk Public Library, will kick off Tuesday’s activities with her keynote presentation on intellectual freedom. Ms. Reed, who is an advocate for intellectual freedom, has edited two publications on this topic. The most recent title, which she co-edited with Ann Symons, is entitled Speaking Out: Voices in Celebration of Intellectual Freedom.

During this two-day event, conference attendees will have the option of attending four of the twenty-five sessions being offered on a variety of topics, including children's and young adult services, copyright issues and leadership skills. Round tables will be available for those who wish to network and share ideas with colleagues on a topic of common concern.

Sunday evening arrivals may choose to attend a welcome reception that will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Keller Hall at the University of Richmond. The reception will include refreshments, music, and door prizes.

The Monday evening conference social is a time to dress in your favorite jeans and tee shirt and join the fun. The social will include refreshments, door prizes, a DJ, and dancing. For those who do not wish to dance, other activities will be available on Monday evening. Sharon Garrett from Image 101 will be hosting two Imaging Parties that will focus on personal color analysis. A craft class on making Ukranian eggs will also be offered.

At Tuesday's closing session, the keynote speaker will be Bill Fiege whose speech is entitled, Isn't Life FUN! He has a Master's degree in Speech Communications and was a speech instructor and Director of the Forensics Society at Longwood College for three years. He is now Assistant Director of Alumni Relations at Longwood College. The awarding of scholarship raffle prizes, including a framed P. Buckley Moss print valued at $250 and many unusual gift baskets, will close out the conference.

The VLAPF members feel that this year’s conference will provide many opportunities for professional development, and we invite each of you to join us at the University of Richmond on May 20-22. For more information you may contact Susan Paddock at (757) 431-3014 or via e-mail at sspaddock@aol.com .

-- Lydia C. Williams, VLAPF Secretary

Library of Virginia Board News

The Library of Virginia Board met in Richmond on January 19, 2001.

SNIAB (the State Network Users Advisory Board) reported that VLA’s Amendment to UCITA “is a significant effort and a reasonable compromise to protect the right of access to information and delivery of library services in Virginia.” However, “the amendment’s reach is limited and does not deal with fair use in the digital environment.” Moreover, “ALA has reservations concerning the amendment because it may limit discussion and negotiations…in other states.”

Archival and Information Services Committee reported that 125,000 people visited the Library in 2000, 17,000 less than in 1999. The division is drafting specifications for the proposed new integrated library system. Its acquisitions policy is emphasizing Websites over CD-ROM products.

Publications and Educational Services Committee: The Board adopted a Committee proposal that declared The Library of Virginia’s Website to be intellectual property of the Library; it also adopted appropriate linking procedure to protect that intellectual property. Lastly, the Committee proposed and the Board authorized publication of an edited transcription of the Southam Parish Vestry Book.

Collection Management Services Committee reported that the original model of the Virginia State Capitol, commissioned by Thomas Jefferson in Paris in 1785, will be restored, and a copy of this model will also be made. The restoration project will also include Colonial Williamsburg (which will do much of the restoration work) and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Legislative and Finance reported that Governor Gilmore has proposed general funds budget reductions of $670,677 (4.8%) in FY 2000-2001 and $2,124,387 (13.7%) in FY 2001-2001. However, budget amendments have been introduced to offset the governor’s proposals: 1) $724,000 to fully fund State Aid, 2) $300,000 to help finance the Library’s new integrated library system, and 3) $2.2 million to restore cuts to the Library’s budget. Amendments 1 and 3 are VLA and VPLDA (Virginia Public Library Directors Association) Initiatives; Amendment 2 is a Library Board initiative.

The Public Library Development Committee reported that JLARC is still working on its State Aid study. The Gates Foundation will spend about $7.5 million in hardware, software, and training over the three-year life of its grant cycle. Infopowering money will be tied to the Gates initiative this year. Finally, the Board approved the revision of “Planning for Library Excellence.”

The Records Management Committee received board approval of the revised Microfilm Standards document. Interviews are still being conducted for the position of State Records Center Manager. So far in this fiscal year, $286,000 has been awarded for the Circuit Court records preservation efforts.

The Library of Virginia Foundation has five new board members. The William Styron gala and the legislative reception were both successful.

Nolan Yelich, the Librarian of Virginia, stated that various library guidance documents need to be “tweaked” to reflect the Library as it exists in 2001.

The Board issued a resolution in honor of the late Carroll Kem Shackelford for her service as a Board Member from 1964 to 1974 and tireless efforts in support of libraries throughout Virginia.

The Board will meet next in Richmond on Monday, March 19.

--Alan Bernstein, VLA Observer to the Library of Virginia Board

Central Rappahannock Wins “Library Site of the Month” Award

LibraryPoint.org (http://www.librarypoint.org/), the Website of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, located in Fredericksburg, was selected as the “Library Site of the Month” for January by LibrarySpot.com (http://www.libraryspot.com), a library and reference information portal on the Internet.

Each month LibrarySpot.com recognizes one Website for its outstanding contributions to the online library community. Lauren Zollinger, Library.Spot.com managing editor, recognized LibraryPoint.org as an “invaluable resource for the citizens of Fredericksburg and the surrounding communities “ and described the site as “well-designed, easy to navigate and packed full of useful information.”

LibraryPoint.org’s network includes TeensPoint.org and KidsPoint.org for both homework help and fun, Answer.Point.org for online reference services; History.Point.org for historical information, ArtsPoint.org for local cultural events, and LibraryPoint.org for library information. In addition, the site hosts community nonprofit sites and an “Ask a CRRL Librarian” service.

Congratulations to the Central Rappahannock Regional Library staff and community!

Source: StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. News Release

Buddhist Library Bequeathed to UVA Library

Stanley and Lucie Weinstein of Hamden, Connecticut., have announced plans to bequeath to the University of Virginia Library a significant collection of scholarly books on Buddhism, focusing particularly on Buddhism in China and Japan. This bequest will make U.VA. the holder of one of the major collections for the study of Buddhism in the United States, according to Paul Groner, U.VA. professor of religious studies.

The collection of 10,658 books is particularly strong in 19th and 20th century publications on Buddhism, and also includes many books on other East Asian religions, as well as history, literature, art, and related subjects. Many rare woodblock-printed books are also part of the collection.

"Stanley Weinstein's library is without a doubt the best collection of East Asian Buddhist materials in private hands in the West," said Groner. "He has tracked down and acquired rare books, many of which were published privately and not readily available in bookstores."

"The Weinstein library will be a magnificent addition to our collections," said University Librarian Karin Wittenborg. "We plan to name the room it will be housed in 'The Stanley and Lucie Weinstein Buddhist and Asian Studies Library,' and we expect the collections and the room to be a dynamic meeting place for faculty and students in Asian studies."

For more information, contact: Kendon Stubbs, Deputy University librarian at (804) 924-0501.

-- Melissa Norris, Public Relations Coordinator, University of Virginia Library

Plan Now to Attend ALA Legislative Day

Hampton Roads VLAers, I am planning to host a one day bus that will travel directly to the US Capitol on Tuesday, May 1. Estimated cost: $17-24/round trip. The bus will originate in Norfolk and will stop to pick up Peninsula attendees at a designated place.

Plan to attend the VLA Legislative Lunch and visit elected officials! The company will be excellent, and you will not have the headache of parking in Northern Virginia or at the Capitol. Do share this information with Friends and other library advocates. Please contact me at mmayerh@npl.lib.va.us by February 23 so we can finalize arrangements.

-- Mary Mayer-Hennelly, Virginia Chapter Councilor to ALA

People & Happenings

Katy Caron started working as the Youth Services Librarian at the Culpepper County Library on January 15. Katy graduated from the University of Maryland with an MLS on January 15. She also has a master’s degree in Education from the University of Virginia.

Karen S. Chafin has joined the faculty of the University of Virginia's College at Wise as Lecturer and Catalog Librarian at the John Cook Wyllie Library. She received her BA in Education with a minor in Library Science from Clinch Valley College in 1990. Karen earned her MS in Information Sciences from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1999. For the past 10 years, Karen has worked as the librarian for J.I. Burton High School in Norton, VA.

Edwin S. Clay, III (Sam), the Director of the Fairfax County Public Library, has been honored with one of Fairfax County, Virginia’s top distinctions: a Managerial Excellence Award. Clay was described as “a leader and innovator for his contribution to several Fairfax county information technology initiatives.” His achievements include developing the Fairfax County Millennium forum, a strategic planning tool for county managers; initiating a health information partnership with Inova Health System; forming the first Library of Congress Center for the Book affiliated through a state; and encouraging the formation of the Fairfax County Public Library Foundation, Inc.

Crystal Hampton has accepted the Fiscal Assistant position in the Library Business Office at the Old Dominion University Libraries in Norfolk, VA, effective November 27th. Crystal has been an Office Services Assistant in Circulation since 1999. She is working on her BBA at Averett College.

Cathryn Janka has also accepted the position of Administrative and Program Specialist II in Circulation at the Old Dominion University Libraries in Norfolk, VA, effective December 10th. Cathryn comes to us from GC Services where she was a Domestic Directory Assistance Operator. Prior to that she was a Student Assistant at Pius XII Memorial Library while she was getting her BA in Medieval History at Saint Louis University.

Jack Robertson, former chairman of the Virginia Beach Public Library Board, died at the end of November 2000. He was a life member of the Virginia Library Association, serving as Chair of the Trustee Section in 1982. He was the recipient of VLA's Trustee of the Year Award in 1981. Jack was an active defender of intellectual freedom during his tenure with the Virginia Beach Board in the 1980's. He was extremely interested in local history and was the author of "Block the Chesapeake".

Adrian Tinsley has accepted the position of Administrative and Program Specialist II in Circulation at the Old Dominion University Libraries in Norfolk, VA, effective December 10th. Adrian comes to us from Virginia State University where she worked as an Archival Technician at the Johnston Memorial Library while getting her BA in History.

Keith Weimer is the new Government Information Librarian at the University of Richmond's Boatwright Library. For the past four years, he has worked as a Reference Librarian at Virginia Union University, also in Richmond. For the last two of those years, he was Public Services Coordinator. Keith received his MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh in April 1997. Keith has been active in VLA for the past three years, serving as Region IV Chair from 1998-2000.

Calendar

VLA Council Meetings for 2001

Charlottesville on February 9, April 6, June 1, and September 7.

Library of Virginia Board

Board meeting in Richmond on March 19.

March 1, 2001: Deadline for submission

VLA Scholarship Application

Contact: Marianne Ramsden, (804) 286-3541, mramsden@avenue.org

March 30, 2001

Those Nasty Little Numbers: Gathering and Using Library Statistics

Sponsor: Academic Section and Technical Services & Technology

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Place: Library of Virginia, Richmond

Contact: Sharon McCaslin (804) 395-2444, smccasli@longwood.lwc.edu.

April 13, 2001

Copyright Law and UCITA: Impacts on Libraries

Sponsor: VLA Intellectual Freedom Committee and Region 6

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Place: Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Charlottesville

Contact: Jeff Clark (540) 568-6770, clarkjc@jmu.edu

April 20, 2001

Evaluating Electronic Resources

Sponsor: Collection Management Workshop

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (time tentative)

Place: Library of Virginia, Richmond

Contact: Ellen Wertman, (703) 323-3868, nvwerte@nv.cc.va.us

April 27, 2001

Friends of Virginia Libraries Annual Meeting

Place: Hampton Public Library

Contact: Bill Whitesides (804) 932-8261

May 1, 2001

ALA Legislative Day and VLA Legislative Lunch

Location: Washington D.C.

May 1, 2001: Deadline for Submission

Concurrent Session Proposal for 2001 VLA Conference

Contact: Linda Hahne (757 583-0041, hahne@bellatlantic.net

May 20-22, 2001

VLA Paraprofessional Forum’s 2001 Conference

Place: University of Richmond, Richmond

October 17-19, 2001

VLA Annual Conference

Place: Holiday Inn Select Koger South Conference Center, Richmond

Officers:

Cy Dillon…………… President

Iza Cieszynski ………President Elect

Ruth Arnold…………Second Vice President

Carolyn Barkley……. Past President

Janis Augustine…….. Secretary

Jeanette Friedman…...Treasurer

Editor (for submissions):

Helen Q. Sherman, Librarian, DTIC Technical Library, Defense Technical Information Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0944, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6218

(703) 767-8180, fax (703) 767-8228, email hsherman@dtic.mil

Executive Director (for change of address):

Virginia Library Association, P.O. Box 8277, Norfolk, VA 23503-0277; (757) 583-0041; fax (757) 583-5041; email hahne@bellatlantic.net

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