Virginia Library Association » Membership http://www.vla.org Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:25:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 VLA Kindle Fire Drawing WINNER! http://www.vla.org/2011/11/29/vla-kindle-fire-drawing-winner/ http://www.vla.org/2011/11/29/vla-kindle-fire-drawing-winner/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:27:22 +0000 Lisa Varga http://www.vla.org/?p=4405 Congratulations to Susan Lawlor of Thomas Nelson Community College, winner of the VLA Kindle Fire drawing!  Susan was entered into the drawing to win her brand-new Kindle Fire by joining VLA after she attended the 2011 VLA Annual Conference during October in Portsmouth, VA.

Although it may be too late for you to win a Kindle Fire from VLA, it’s never too late for you to reap the benefits of VLA membership.  Visit the VLA website for more information on how to join and to access the VLA membership form.

]]> http://www.vla.org/2011/11/29/vla-kindle-fire-drawing-winner/feed/ 0 Call for submissions to Virginia Libraries: special issue on electronic collections & access, due Nov. 1 http://www.vla.org/2011/09/15/call-for-submissions-to-virginia-libraries-special-issue-on-electronic-collections-access-due-nov-1/ http://www.vla.org/2011/09/15/call-for-submissions-to-virginia-libraries-special-issue-on-electronic-collections-access-due-nov-1/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:38:13 +0000 Lisa Varga http://www.vla.org/?p=4191 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 [...]]]> 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 recruit articles on a wide variety of topics: e-books and e- readers; digitization of special and historical collections; interesting solutions for online catalogs, collections, and projects; new web and social media techniques; problems and solutions in serving up electronic content; and much, much more. We welcome interviews with key players in the field, as well as collaborative articles you might write to highlight digital repositories or projects that you admire. What are some of the most exciting developments you’ve seen in the last ten years? How have they developed–and changed our perspective? What will the library universe look like in the next ten to fifteen years? What do patrons want–and expect? How can we prepare? Join us in exploring this new universe by sharing the challenges and triumphs of today, while we speculate about the wonders that await us tomorrow.

Please send queries and submissions to both Lyn C. A. Gardner, cgardner@hampton.gov, and Cy Dillon, cdillon@hsc.edu.

Guidelines for Submission to Virginia Libraries

1. Virginia Libraries seeks to publish articles and reviews of interest to the library community in Virginia. Articles and interviews reporting research, library programs and events, information of particular interest to libraries in Virginia, and opinion pieces are all considered for publication. Queries are encouraged. Brief announcements and press releases should be distributed via the VLA listservs and blog (www.vla.org).

2. Please submit manuscripts via email as attachments in Microsoft Word, rich text, or plain text format. Articles should be double- spaced with any bibliographic notes occurring at the end of the article. Please avoid using the automatic note creation function provided by some word processing programs.

3. Work published in Virginia Libraries conforms to the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Accepted pieces are subject to editing for style and clarity. Authors will be consulted on points of fact.

4. Articles should generally fall within the range of 750-3,000 words. Please query the editors before submitting any work of greater length.

5. Reviews should consider works produced by Virginia creators or concerning Virginia subjects that have been published within the last two years. The reviewed works can appeal to any age or audience or appear in any format or area of the arts, sciences, and humanities. Reviews generally fall within the range of 500-1,500 words and must include a bibliographic citation in Chicago style and an evaluative statement supported by evidence from the text. Please query the editors before writing or submitting a review.

6. All work submitted for consideration will be reviewed by the editors and may be refereed by the editorial board. Material not selected for publication will be returned within three months.

7. VLA holds the copyright on all material published in Virginia Libraries. Contributors receive one copy of the issue in which their work appears.

8. Illustrations are encouraged and should be submitted whenever appropriate to accompany a manuscript. Hard-copy illustrations will be returned if requested in advance. Digital images should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Authors are responsible for securing legal permission to publish photographs and other illustrations.

9. Each contributor should provide a brief sketch of professional accomplishments of no more than fifty words that includes current title, affiliation, and email address. Unless specified otherwise, this information will be shared with readers of Virginia Libraries. Physical addresses should also be provided for the mailing of contributors’ copies.

10. Email manuscripts and queries to both Cy Dillon, cdillon@hsc.edu, and Lyn C. A. Gardner, cgardner@hampton.gov. Please be sure to include both editors.

11. Virginia Libraries is published quarterly. The deadlines for submission are November 1 for Number 1, January/February/March; February 1 for Number 2, April/May/June; May 1 for Number 3, July/ August/September; and August 1 for Number 4, October/November/ December.

]]> http://www.vla.org/2011/09/15/call-for-submissions-to-virginia-libraries-special-issue-on-electronic-collections-access-due-nov-1/feed/ 0 2012 VLAPF Conference/Concurrent Session Proposal Form http://www.vla.org/2011/08/15/2012-vlapf-conferenceconcurrent-session-proposal-form/ http://www.vla.org/2011/08/15/2012-vlapf-conferenceconcurrent-session-proposal-form/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:51:03 +0000 Lisa Varga http://www.vla.org/?p=4059 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 [...]]]> 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 questions about the conference, please contact Co-Chairs Deloris Thomas and/or Susan Carroll.

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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.”

Click here for the 2011 Annual Conference Preliminary Program. This .pdf document includes Preconferences, Schedules, Session Descriptions, Maps, and information about the Portsmouth Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center. Don’t miss your chance to win $100 toward your conference expenses from the VLA Professional Endowment Committee (page 5) and/or a free conference registration (page 10).

Make your Hotel Reservations by September 26 to receive the group rate! The VLA discount code will appear on the hotel website when you use this link.

Register online using the 2011 Conference Registration Form. Send via email or print and fax it to VLA at (757) 447-3478. Members of VLA, VLACRL and/or the Virginia Association of Law Libraries qualify for the VLA member registration rate. New this year: a discounted Student registration rate! Join us today by completing the Membership Form.

Want the Preliminary Program on your smartphone? Scan this code: 

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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 former and overcome the latter to move toward a positive, servant-leadership style of work. In the afternoon, we will discuss techniques for motivating, communicating with and delegating to your staff.

Friday, August 19 from 10:00 am-3:30 pm
Coeburn Community Library, Lonesome Pine Regional Library
111 Third St., Coeburn VA 24230

Space is limited, so register early. Deadline: August 12

$45.00 for VLA members/$60.00 for non-members (lunch is included)

Click this link to register: http://tinyurl.com/LeadershipWorkshopRegistration

Click here for more details

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]]> http://www.vla.org/2011/06/22/new-vla-phone-number-effective-immediately-757-689-0594/feed/ 0 SnapshotVA: Libraries are ESSENTIAL http://www.vla.org/2011/06/16/snapshotva-libraries-are-essential/ http://www.vla.org/2011/06/16/snapshotva-libraries-are-essential/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:57:05 +0000 Lisa Varga http://www.vla.org/?p=3844 Librarians and staff from all over Virginia worked hard to collect statistics, photographs, and patron comments for SnapshotVA 2011. Based on the population served, 46% of the state participated! And now it’s time to turn this program in advocacy for Virginia libraries.

Libraries are ESSENTIAL. Our patrons come to us for education, information, and [...]]]> 

Librarians and staff from all over Virginia worked hard to collect statistics, photographs, and patron comments for SnapshotVA 2011. Based on the population served, 46% of the state participated! And now it’s time to turn this program in advocacy for Virginia libraries.

Libraries are ESSENTIAL. Our patrons come to us for education, information, and assistance. Libraries are at the heart of their communities and the content collected during SnapshotVA 2011 underscores this idea very strongly.

The SnapshotVA website has been updated with a kick-off campaign that libraries can use right away and throughout the budget cycle to connect with their patrons, communities, and budgetary decision makers. Posters and bookmarks are available for you to use to appeal with impressive facts, moving quotes, and some amazing photographs. It’s all ready for download at: http://snapshotvirginia.org/

Check out the statistics, patron comments, and photos for your library’s use. There’s some really great content there for illustrating just about any advocacy message you might need to produce for your library. Check it out on the Results and Community tabs at: http://snapshotvirginia.org/

In a couple of weeks you’ll be hearing about other campaigns planned for the coming year to focus on the specific areas in which libraries are essential.

If you have any questions or suggestions, or need help accessing, printing, or distributing these items, please contact Sean Bonney at sbonney@crrl.org

SnapshotVA:
http://snapshotvirginia.org/
https://www.facebook.com/snapshotvirginia
https://twitter.com/snapshotva
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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.

]]> http://www.vla.org/2011/05/23/support-an-mls-student-with-a-donation-to-the-scholarship-fund/feed/ 0 The 19th Annual VLA Paraprofessional Conference is only 19 days away! http://www.vla.org/2011/05/03/the-19th-annual-vla-paraprofessional-conference-is-only-19-days-away/ http://www.vla.org/2011/05/03/the-19th-annual-vla-paraprofessional-conference-is-only-19-days-away/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 18:41:51 +0000 Lisa Varga http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=3540 Hotel Reservation RequestRegistration for the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference is STILL 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 [...]]]> Hotel Reservation RequestRegistration for the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference is STILL 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 your Registration Form for the conference via email, and you can pay with Paypal.

Deadline to register is April 25. To receive the conference rate at the Holiday Inn Koger Conference Center, the Hotel Reservation form must be delivered to the hotel by May 8.

Thanks for joining us! We can’t wait to see you on May 22!

Want the VLA Member rate? Click here for the Membership Application.



]]> http://www.vla.org/2011/05/03/the-19th-annual-vla-paraprofessional-conference-is-only-19-days-away/feed/ 0 VLAPF Conference Registration Deadline: April 25 http://www.vla.org/2011/04/21/vlapf-conference-registration-deadline-april-25/ http://www.vla.org/2011/04/21/vlapf-conference-registration-deadline-april-25/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:27:01 +0000 Lisa Varga http://www.vla.org/wordpress/?p=3509 It’s not too late!  Deadline for registration is right around the corner!  (See http://www.vla.org/demo/Paraprof/Pf-Events.html for details and forms.)

Have you heard?  Highlights for the VLAPF conference will be:

Keynote Speaker Monday Morning Peter Pober - George Mason University’s Director of Forensic – the only forensics director in history to orchestrate a top-ten team national placement [...]]]> It’s not too late!  Deadline for registration is right around the corner!
 (See http://www.vla.org/demo/Paraprof/Pf-Events.html for details and forms.)

Have you heard?  Highlights for the VLAPF conference will be:

Keynote Speaker Monday Morning
Peter Pober - George Mason University’s Director of Forensic – the only forensics director in history to orchestrate a top-ten team national placement for 21 consecutive years.

Author Reception Sunday Evening
Donna Andrews – author of the award winning Meg Langslow series.

Storyteller – Tuesday Luncheon
Megan Hicks – the storyteller who pulls art from thin air.

Monday Evening Social – “Dancing With the Stars” featuring Dance, Dance, Dance and DJ Bill Irvin.  Do you know the Cupid Shuffle?

The game room will also be available featuring Wii games and various board games.

Scholarship Raffle
Featuring a P. Buckley Moss print, a lap quilt donated by Annette Whalen, and baskets galore!

Conference Sessions
Don’t forget to check out the sessions being offered!

Networking Opportunities
Monday lunch, Tweet away at hashtag #vlapf11, roundtables on Tuesday and, of course, all during the conference!

Help with registration fees
Did you know that the VLA Professional Endowment Fund is offering a matching-grant program – $50 off the registration fee will be offered on a first-come first-served basis.

Do you need to pay your conference fees in installment payments?

For either of these options contact Lisa Varga (vla.lisav@cox.net)

Registration Deadline – April 25
For late registration information contact Lisa Varga (vla.lisav@cox.net)

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