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Submit your Concurrent Session Proposal NOW for VLA 2011! Deadline May 1, 2011

The deadline is just around the corner to submit your Concurrent Session Proposal Form for the VLA 2011 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.

REMEMBER: Presenters receive 50% [...]

VLA 2012 Elections: Candidates Announced!

VLA’s 2012 Elections will be held electronically in August 2011. Please take the time to read your candidate’s Biographical Information and Candidate Statements.

Remember, in order to vote you MUST BE A MEMBER OF VLA. To become a member or renew your membership, click here.

Vice President/President Elect: Lisa Lee Broughman (Randolph College) and Carol [...]

2011 VLA Scholarship Winners Announced!

VLA Paraprofessional Clara Stanley Scholarship: The 2011 recipient of the VLAPF Clara Stanley Scholarship is Andi Ogier from Blacksburg, VA. Currently, Andi works as the Serials Continuations Specialist at the Newman Library of Virginia Tech. Andi has been active in VLA since 2010, and will present a session at the May 2011 Paraprofessional Conference. For [...]

$15 Webjunction Classes available NOW



Save $25 on Webjunction Classes…now only $15!

Webjunction Virginia is offering classes from their online course catalog for only $15 (through the generosity of the Library of Virginia). For information about Webjunction Virginia, please click here

For account information and step-by-step instructions, click here

Remember, getting an account is free…and through this new program, [...]

Nominations for VLA Paraprofessional Forum Awards due May 1

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 and descriptions of each one are listed below.

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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

Video: The Surprising Realities Behind What Motivates Us (in Illustrated Form)

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New VLA Logo Adopted

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 [...]

Would you like to present at the 2010 Annual Conference?

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

85 Reasons to be Thankful for Librarians

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 [...]