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Longtime Radford Public Library Director Ann Fisher will retire this month after three decades. “It has been a very wonderful experience,” said Fisher, who will depart Sept. 30. “Radford has been good for me, and I think I’ve been good for Radford.” Fisher has been with the library for 33 years — the first three [...] The new VLA logo was unveiled and adopted at the April 9th Council Meeting. The new logo is available for download and use on all VLA publications, signage, web sites, etc. in various sizes, formats and color variations. Special thanks go to Visa Varga and the Central Rappahannock Regional Library graphics staff for the beautiful [...] The Virginia Library Association and the Library of Virginia need your help. We want to take a snapshot of a typical day in the life of Virginia’s libraries. What would Virginia be like if there were no libraries? What services do we provide on a daily basis that simply go unrecognized and unappreciated? We have [...] The 2010 VLA Annual Conference will be held Oct. 21-22, 2010 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel, Portsmouth VA. Would you like to present at the 2010 Conference? If so, please complete the Concurrent Session Proposal Form (PDF) . DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MAY 1, 2010 1. Librarians take care of libraries, which are still invaluable today. 2. Not all information is on the internet. 3. Older books still hold great cultural significance. 4. Libraries are still repositories for some of the most valuable works of literature in the world. 5. Even with the internet, the library is still the best [...] Believe it or not, Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and other Web 2.0 applications are becoming more and more effective tools for library advocacy efforts. Join Dr. Curtis Rogers (South Carolina State Library), Kristin Murphy (ALA Washington Office) and Stephanie Vance (Advocacy Guru), for this session [...] Need assistance getting your MLS? VLA might be able to help with a scholarship. Below is the online application packet for 2010 Virginia Library Association Scholarship
Next time you’re thinking about a new library building project you can draw inspiration from the Kansas City Library. Their “Community Bookshelf” is a striking feature of Kansas City’s downtown. It runs along the south wall of the Central Library’s parking garage on 10th Street between Wyandotte Street and Baltimore Avenue. The book spines, which [...] Stephen J. Gertz writes: “Launched by Erin McKean, former editor in chief of the New Oxford American Dictionary, Wordnik is a word-feast offering a summary, definitions from dictionaries old and new, related words, pronunciations, real-world usage examples, etymology, synonyms, antonyms, cross references, and usage statistics. One of its great advantages is the example sentences pulled from [...] |
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