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PTPL Scholarship Announcement 2011

Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL), a regional affiliate of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, is a professional organization for technical services librarians in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.  Each year we offer a scholarship to Library School students, details of which are in the announcement below.  Please forward as appropriate.

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2011 Annual Conference: Exhibitor Information

Thanks for considering the purchase of an exhibitor booth at this year’s VLA Annual Conference in Portsmouth, VA, October 27-28. All details are below. Please let us know if you have any questions!

Exhibitor Invite to Exhibit Letter- Portsmouth

Exhibitor Application form – Portsmouth

Exhibitor rules and regulations – Portsmouth



Exhibitor Booth Floor Plan [...]

FREE Cont. Education Events in March

Wednesday, March 3 (11am -12 pm) One World, Many Stories: Summer Reading Program 2011 (Nebraska Library Commission)

Sally Snyder, Coordinator of Children and Young Adult Library Services at the Nebraska Library Commission, will give brief book talks of new titles pertaining to the 2011 Summer Reading Program themes: “One World, Many Stories” (children’s theme) and [...]

FREE Cont. Education Programs in Feb 2011

Tuesday, February 17 (12-1 pm)

Self-Service in Libraries: Lessons to Be Learned from the Retail World (Library Journal)

NCR, the world leader in self-service technologies has helped more than 150 retailers in over 25 countries achieve cost efficiencies and improved customer service through self check-out. Company experts will share valuable lessons learned from studies done [...]

New Contact Info for VLA

 

Effective immediately, please update your address books with the following VLA contact information:

Lisa R. Varga Executive Director Virginia Library Association P.O. Box 56312 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Phone: (757) 689-0594 Fax: (757) 447-3478 vla.lisav@cox.net

Paraprofessional Award Nominations Due May 1

VLA Paraprofessional Forum Awards

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, descriptions and nomination requirements of each one are listed below.

Nominations must be submitted to a co-chair listed below by [...]

VLA Scholarship deadline approaching

 Are you pursuing your MLS or know someone who is? The deadline for VLA scholarship applications is March 1. Click here for more information and links to required forms: http://www.vla.org/demo/Scholarship/Scholarship/vla-scholarships.html.

VLA Council Meeting Friday, January 28 is ON

The VLA Council will meet at 10am on Friday, January 28 at the Twin Hickory library in Richmond. Lunch will be provided. See you there! The weather is fine in Richmond and roads are clear as of 7:30pm, Thursday. REMEMBER: this is Linda Hahne’s last VLA Council meeting…you don’t want to miss it!

ACRL e-Learning opportunities

Looking to expand your professional development horizons? Then these upcoming ACRL e-Learning opportunities are just the place for you. Stretch your professional development budget by registering now for these affordable online seminars and Webcasts! Click on each event title for more information, including a link to online registration and registration fees. Space is limited, so [...]

Submit your Concurrent Session Proposal NOW for VLA 2011!

Complete your Concurrent Session Proposal NOW for the 2011 VLA Annual Conference in Portsmouth, VA on October 27-28, 2011! You can now complete the fillable .pdf and e-mail it to VLA! Help us promote sustainability by saving paper! Deadline: May 1, 2011.

Concurrent Session Proposal Form 2011