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Read Aloud Virginia’s fall fundraiser with author Kathryn Erskine

Read Aloud Virginia’s fall fundraiser will feature National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine, author of Mockingbird—a sensitive and realistic portrayal of a young girl with Asperger’s.

The event will be in Richmond on Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. Afternoon session is at the Library of Virginia –Optional lunch ($15) begins at 11:30am; Session ($25) with autism [...]

Nominations are open for the 2011 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award

The award invites library users nationwide to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community.  Nominations are being accepted online at atyourlibrary.org/ilovemylibrarian through Sept. 12.  

Up to 10 librarians will be selected.  Each will receive a $5,000 [...]

Banned Books Week 2011 (September 24-October1) Display Contest

The Intellectual Freedom Committee urges all libraries to mark Banned Books week this year by displays in their facilities. So many people do not understand that it is not only books that they do not like which are vulnerable to being banned. For example the Bible is one of the most banned books of all [...]

2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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 [...]

Massanutten Regional Library in the Daily News Record using SnapshotVA materials

With summer reading programs in full swing and the demand for beach/vacation reading, many communities are making the most of their libraries during this break from school. If you haven’t already, consider joining the other Virginia libraries who have used the SnapshotVA advocacy materials in their summer programs. Some libraries are displaying posters, others are [...]

Help Needed from Tech Services and Digital Services Librarians/Survey

We are doing a study of how technical services librarians acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for success in their positions. This survey asks several questions about your degree and professional experience, the type of education and skills you as a technical services librarian need, your opinion on the importance of continuing education, and the [...]

2011 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting: Capitalize on Our Strengths

October 10-12 Richmond, Virginia

Online Registration

To register for the 2011 meeting, connect to the conference Website at http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/mac2011/registration.html

If you register by the September 2nd deadline, you will save $50!

Online registration ends on September 30th.

On-site Registration

On-site registration must be paid in cash or by check. We will not have the facilities [...]

Leading Yourself, Leading Your Library



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 [...]

Come Write In, a NaNoWriMo initiative that encourages Wrimos to write in libraries during the month of November, is looking for participants!

What does this mean for you? Well, if you’re a Wrimo it means you’ll have a cozy library in your neighborhood where you can write your NaNo masterpiece! If you’re a library staff member, you’ll be able to welcome a whole bunch of avid readers and writers into your library.

Library staff can check out [...]

NEW VLA PHONE NUMBER EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: (757) 689-0594

Cox Communications alerted us today that they needed to change Virginia Library Association phone number. Please note, the VLA Phone number is now  (757) 689-0594. We are working diligently to update all pages of our website and all forms to reflect this change. You can also reach us by email at vla.lisav@cox.net. Thank you for your [...]