Click here for the full announcement and more information about the Emerging Leaders program.

Past Emerging Leaders from Virginia

2007:  Mario A. Ascencio, LeRoy Jason LaFleur (both from George Mason University)

2008: Mary Hanlin (Tidewater Community College), Renee DiPilato (Alexandria Public Library), Sally Ma (Fairfax County Public Library).  Sally, Renee and Mary wrote this article in Virginia Libraries  about their experiences.

2009: Laura  Horne (University of Richmond), Sara Townsend (Norfolk Public Library), Beth Larkee (Hollins University), Suzanna Panter (Henrico Co. Public Schools), Sarah Wright (Potomac Library)

2010: Laura Amos (Norfolk Collegiate School), Nathan Putnam (George Mason University)

2011:  Elizabeth Appleton (George Mason University), Alicia Blowers (St. Stephen & St. Agnes School), Megan Hodge (Chesterfield Co. Public Library), Matthew Jabaily (Old Dominion University)

Rocco Debonis

Rebcca Kate Miller

 

 

Rocco DeBonis has earned a Master of Secondary Education, Master of Fine Arts in Literature and Creative Writing, and most recently a Master of Library Science. He has been a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the University of Maryland University College since January 31st of this year, where he is liaison to the Undergraduate School’s Center for Student Success and the Graduate School’s Education Department. Previously, he taught science in New York City public schools and then English and creative writing at Northern Virginia Community College. He hopes that the Emerging Leader program will introduce him to other librarians of all ages who are new to the field, and that the program will serve as a conduit to continued involvement in ALA.

Rebecca Kate Miller is the Information Literacy Coordinator & College Librarian for Science, Life Sciences, and Engineering at Virginia Tech.  She earned my MLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007, and worked at Louisiana State University until she joined the faculty at Virginia Tech in May 2010.  As a new information professional, she is very interested in connecting and supporting other new librarians, and work with the Virginia Library Association to do this.  Currently, Rebecca serves as the VLA Membership Chair and has collaborated with Megan Hodge to reactivate the VLA New Members Round Table Forum.  Nationally, she serves as the Secretary of the ALA New Members Round Table and on several ACRL committees.  Rebecca is looking forward to meeting new colleagues and gaining new insights through the Emerging Leaders program.

The VLA Annual Conference will be held Oct. 27-28 at the Portsmouth Renaissance Hotel in Portsmouth, VA. Please join us for “Nature is a Language, Can You Read? Literacy and Sustainability in Virginia’s Libraries.”

One easy step that all Virginia libraries can take is to send a press release to local newspapers and other media. It can be as simple as sending an email and the resulting publicity can help get the word out about your busy library and essential libraries across Virginia. I would like share the success story of Cheryl Griffith, Community Relations Manager for the Massanutten Regional Library. She sent a fabulous press release to her local newspaper in which she citied state-wide statistics, her library’s participation, and tied it all together with quotes from her patrons. This turned into a compelling and informative article in the Daily News Record. I am always happy to answer questions about SnapshotVA that reporters might need to fill out a story, so feel free to share my contact information.

Click on these links for Cheryl’s press release and the newspaper article it inspired.

If you have any questions about making the most of SnapshotVA or creating press releases, please let me know.

Thank you,
Sean Bonney
Central Rappahannock Regional Library
sbonney@crrl.org

https://twitter.com/snapshotva

• Submission period:
  Sunday, May 1, 2011 – Monday May 30, 2011
• Submission instructions:
  2011 NMRT Video Contest Website (http://bohyunkim.net/nmrt)
  (You must be a current ALA-NMRT member to submit a video.)
• Voting period:
  Tuesday June 7, 2011 – Wednesday June 15, 2011
• Voting instructions:
  Give stars to the submissions in http://bohyunkim.net/nmrt
• Winner announcement:
  Saturday June 25th at the ALA Conference NMRT Student Reception and online at ALA Connect NMRT page (http://connect.ala.org/nmrt)
• Prize:
  Amazon gift card (1st place – $50, 2nd – $30, 3rd – $20)  for the 3 videos with the most votes.
• Video Topics:
  • Helpful information for the new librarians who are unable to attend the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.  Topic examples are:
  • Job searching tips for new librarians
  • How to survive your first year at your first professional job
  • Tips for professional development of the conference
  • How to use NMRT to get help with any of these above (ex. resume review service, mentoring program, conference scholarships, networking, and committees etc.).
  • Or other similar topics.

The NMRT video contest is organized by the 2010-2011 New Members Round Table (NMRT) Annual Program Committee.  E-mail your questions regarding the video contest to nmrtvideo@gmail.com.