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Heritage Emergency National Task Force Conference Call for Hurricane Irene, August 31, 2011

On August 31, 2011, Heritage Preservation hosted a conference call on behalf of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force to gather information about damage to cultural resources as a result of Hurricane Irene. In addition to Task Force members, leaders of cultural institutions and emergency management organizations throughout the East Coast were invited to contribute. [...]

Corcoran and NSDAR Library Tours sponsored by VLA Region V

Corcoran and NSDAR Library Tours

sponsored by VLA Region V

Thursday, September 29, 2011

10:00AM  Corcoran:  Tour meets in the lobby for the permanent collection highlights and library tour 11:15AM  Tour returns to the lobby Lunch   Available at the Clara Barton Café – located in the Red Cross back building (in between [...]

Leading Your Library, Leading Yourself

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 [...]

2012 VLAPF Conference/Concurrent Session Proposal Form

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 [...]

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 [...]

Library Tapped as Pilot Partner for Augmented Reality Mobile App, Tagwhat

Virginia Beach, Va., July 14, 2011—Virginia Beach Public Library is one of several organizations, including the Associated Press and National Trust for Historic Preservation, selected as pilot partners for the July 2011 launch of mobile storytelling application, Tagwhat. The app shares location-based stories using “augmented reality” technology. Just look through your smartphone at the scenery [...]