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2011 VLA Scholarship Winners Announced!

VLA Paraprofessional Clara Stanley Scholarship: The 2011 recipient of the VLAPF Clara Stanley Scholarship is Andi Ogier from Blacksburg, VA. Currently, Andi works as the Serials Continuations Specialist at the Newman Library of Virginia Tech. Andi has been active in VLA since 2010, and will present a session at the May 2011 Paraprofessional Conference. For [...]

Patricia Wilson Berger, 84, ALA President 89-90

“Patricia Wilson Berger, wife of George H. C. Berger, died at the Inova Alexandria Hospital on March 27, 2011 from complications following a fall. She graduated from Western High School and earned her BS degree at the George Washington University and her MLS at The Catholic University of America. As a Special and Administrative Librarian, [...]

$15 Webjunction Classes available NOW



Save $25 on Webjunction Classes…now only $15!

Webjunction Virginia is offering classes from their online course catalog for only $15 (through the generosity of the Library of Virginia). For information about Webjunction Virginia, please click here

For account information and step-by-step instructions, click here

Remember, getting an account is free…and through this new program, [...]

Nominations for VLA Paraprofessional Forum Awards due May 1

The VLA Paraprofessional Forum invites you to nominate one of your colleagues or yourself to receive one of the three awards being given during the annual conference in May. The awards and descriptions of each one are listed below.

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2011 VLA Awards: Deadline EXTENDED!

It’s time to submit your nominations for the 2011 VLA Awards! Please take advantage of this oppotunity to reward the work that your colleagues, Trustees and Friends do for libraries in Virginia!

The Awards and Recognition Committee seeks nominations for the following VLA Awards:

Honorary Life Membership George Mason Award Trustee Library Award Friends of [...]

Registration for the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference is OPEN! Register today!

Registration for the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference is NOW OPEN! The conference will be held May 22-24, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Koger Conference Center in Richmond, VA.

Click here for the Preliminary Program, the Registration Form and the Hotel Reservation Request. THESE ARE THREE SEPARATE DOCUMENTS.  Please note, you can submit [...]

Grants of $3,000 available to support Civil War reading and discussion series

The ALA Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced an increase in funding for the Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War reading and discussion program grant. Following the application process, 50 selected public, academic and community college libraries will receive a $3,000 grant to support [...]

Save the date: MAC/MLA Annual Conference

Please Save the Date!

October 10 – October 12, 2011

2011 Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association’s Annual Conference

 Capitalize on Our Strengths

Omni Richmond Hotel

Richmond, Virginia

Conference Registration: Early bird registration is $200 by 09/02/2011; $250 after 09/02/2011

Conference Schedule: CE classes and the Welcome Reception will be held on Monday, October [...]

Registration for the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference is OPEN! Register today!

Registration for the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference is NOW OPEN! The conference will be held May 22-24, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Koger Conference Center in Richmond, VA.

Click here for the Preliminary Program, the Registration Form and the Hotel Reservation Request. THESE ARE THREE SEPARATE DOCUMENTS.  Please note, you can submit [...]

List of ALA 2011 Election Candidates

Here is a listing of candidates running in the ALA 2011 Election. Good luck to all of you!