Deloris sets the standard for commitment to excellence and service in the library profession and beyond. She has worked her entire career in higher education at three Virginia institutions, where she has made tremendous contributions to staff development causes. At Swem Library and the wider College of William & Mary campus community, she has distinguished herself as a leader in promoting the stature, reputation, and voice of paraprofessionals, and garnering their participation and engagement in important initiatives. Continue reading Deloris Jones Thomas of William & Mary Named Outstanding Paraprofessional of the Year
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At the 19th Annual Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Conference held May 22-24 at the Holiday Inn Koger Center in Richmond, Deloris Jones Thomas of the Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary was Named Outstanding Paraprofessional of the Year. Congratulatioins, Deloris! Below is the text of her nomination.
At the Annual Virginia Public Library Director’s Association meeting in April, the following awards were given: Category: Outstanding Staff Development Population Size: 50,000-99,999 Winner: Appomattox Regional Library System Title of Nomination: Staff Wiki Description: Zero-cost staff wiki that is available & editable to all staff members, connecting 8 branches, that staff edit an average of 5 times per day.Category: Outstanding Staff Development Population Size: Outstanding Library Friend 100,000+ Winner: Handley Regional Library Title of Nomination: Joan Johnson Description: Manages Library Shop that earns $4,500 annually; she designed a new Christmas ornament that sold out in Dec. 2010. Category: Outstanding Library Trustee Population Size: 0-25,000 Winner: Madison County Library Title of Nomination: Nancy Demarest Description: From Friend to Prez of Friends, then Board member, Board President & a great fund raiser, A Dynamo! Continue reading Annual Virginia Public Library Director’s Association Awards Want to donate to the VLA Scholarship fund, but couldn’t make it to the 2011 VLA Paraprofessional Annual Conference today?Click here to donate any amount via Paypal (minimum donation $1)!VLA is a 501(c)3 organization; your donation is tax-deductible. Do you have anything to say about emerging technologies? How about assessment, information literacy instruction, e-readers? Surveying remote users or implementing chat reference? An overview of past sessions at the VLACRL conference-within-a-conference shows the range and depth of presentations. Join the conversation this fall, and receive a 50% discount on your conference registration! VLACRL, the academic section of VLA and the Virginia Chapter of ACRL, is hosting its third annual conference-within-a-conference at the 2011 Virginia Library Association annual conference, Oct. 27-28, 2011. Please use this link to submit your proposal for an innovative concurrent session or poster presentation that addresses the challenges and changes taking place in academic or research libraries: The theme of this year’s VLACRL conference is “Academic Libraries: Adding Value in a Time of Change,” though we welcome proposals addressing all topics of interest to our members. Proposals will be peer-reviewed through a double-blind review process (the reviewers will not know the authors’ names, and the authors will not know the reviewers’ names). Proposals are due by 5 PM, May 15th, 2011. Please let us know if you have any questions or would like any further information: Craig Amos, amosc@tncc.edu (ex-officio, conference planning chair) Rebecca Pappert, rap8k@virginia.edu (Chair, VLACRL) Tatiana Pashkova-Balkenhol, pashkovabalkenholtb@longwood.edu (Vice-Chair, VLACRL) Maryke Barber, mbarber@hollins.edu (Secretary/Treasurer, VLACRL) |
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