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You are invited to 2012 VLACRL Spring Program!

What:  The Virginia Chapter of ACRL (VLACRL) invites you to our annual Spring Program “Starting at the end: Rethink your instruction based on student bibliographies.”

When: Monday, April 9th, 2012

Where: Sweet Briar College, Florence Easton Inn & Conference Center

Registration: Register online 

$45 for VLACRL members (qualification: membership in ACRL or in VLA);

$55 [...]

VLA Technical Services & Technology Forum Presents: “Understanding XML” with Matthew Gibson

Tuesday, March 20, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA This one-day hands-on workshop will explore XML with a specific focus on fundamentals of design, markup, and use. The workshop will explain why XML is important, particularly in the domain of describing, storing, and delivering information in a library setting. XML Workshop [...]

ALA Emerging Leaders from Virginia: Rebecca Kate Miller and Rocco Debonis

Congratulations to Rebecca Kate Miller of Virginia Tech Libraries and Rocco Debonis of the University of Maryland University College, who  have been selected for the 2012 Class of Emerging Leaders of the American Library Association! Click here for the full announcement and more information about the Emerging Leaders program. Past Emerging Leaders from Virginia 2007: [...]

JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT ONLINE CAREER CHAT ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH.

Our topic will be Career Communication Documents – including that all-important resume.

Provided by the ALA JobLIST Placement Center

Register: https://ala.ilinc.com/register/yzvtszr

Your resume is still one of the best tools for your job search and career advancement strategy.  However, resumes – how they look and what they need to communicate – have changed.  And other communications [...]

2012 Virginia Library Leadership Academy Application Now Available

Applications are now being accepted through January 13, 2012 for the second Virginia Library Leadership Academy (VALLA). Please visit https://sites.google.com/site/vlaleadershipdevelopmentforum/valla-2012 for all of the details.

Upcoming LUCY events, October 2011-February 2012

October

October 1, 2011– To Google or Not to Google– That is the Question! Presented by Kathy Allen and Brenda Frank (Secondary); Time– 9am—12pm; Cost- $25*; Face-To-Face; Tri-Cities Higher Education Center (Portsmouth, Virginia)

October 13, 2011– LUCY Super Stars: Latest Multicultural Book Talks; Time (Elementary)- 5pm-5:30pm; (Secondary)- 5:30pm-6pm; Cost- $25*; Webinar

November

November 5, 2011– [...]

Call for submissions to Virginia Libraries: special issue on electronic collections & access, due Nov. 1

Virginia Libraries seeks input on a new theme: electronic collections and digital developments in the library world. With a deadline of November 1, we challenge you to share your experiences with electronic collections, resources, and access–the triumphs, the pitfalls, and the process along the way. With a submission deadline of November 1, we hope to [...]

Corcoran and NSDAR Library Tours sponsored by VLA Region V

Corcoran and NSDAR Library Tours

sponsored by VLA Region V

Thursday, September 29, 2011

10:00AM  Corcoran:  Tour meets in the lobby for the permanent collection highlights and library tour 11:15AM  Tour returns to the lobby Lunch   Available at the Clara Barton Café – located in the Red Cross back building (in between [...]

Leading Your Library, Leading Yourself

Leadership begins with knowing yourself, knowing whom you lead and having the confidence in both to pursue a common goal. Hone your leadership skills at this one-day seminar taught by Nan Carmack, Director of Campbell County Public Library. Spend the morning evaluating your strengths and weaknesses as a leader and how you can utilize the [...]

2012 VLAPF Conference/Concurrent Session Proposal Form

The 20th Annual Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Conference, “Communication 2012 – Paraprofessionals have come a long way, 1992-2012″ will be held on May 20-22, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Koger Center in Richmond. Now is the time to submit YOUR Concurrent Session Proposal Form! (Deadline for submissions is October 3, 2011).

If you have any [...]