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Banned Books Week 2010 (September25- October2): Display Contest The Intellectual Freedom Committee urges all libraries to mark Banned Books week this year by creating displays in your facilities. Library users might not realize that many books are vulnerable to being banned, not just the books that they do not like. For example, the Bible is [...] 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 [...] Library Journal, SirsiDynix Institute, and WebJunction will be webcasting the following FREE programs during April. All of these events (registration links) can be found on the Virginia Libraries Event Calendar: http://host5.evanced.info/lva/evanced/eventcalendar.asp TITLES OF APRIL PROGRAMS: Libraries Go Boom! Library Service to Older Adults and Baby Boomers The Success of Web-Scale Discovery in Returning Net-Gen Users [...] WYTHE CO. – Marilyn Garnto would score high marks on personality alone for any competition she entered. Her remarkable attitude and positive outlook carry over into her work as media specialist at Fort Chiswell High School which won her a state award. Garnto was honored as the Virginia Educational Media Assoc. (VEMA) State Library Media [...] 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 [...] Virginia Cohort In the fall of 2008, the Department of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas, in partnership with James Madison University Library, initiated a highly successful cohort-based Master’s Program. Building on this success, we are recruiting a second cohort of students that will begin study in the [...] 2010 VLA Awards The Awards and Recognition Committee seeks nominations for the following VLA Awards: Honorary Life Membership George Mason Award Trustee Library Award Friends of the Library Award The deadline for nominations is April 15, 2010. The criteria for each award and the nomination form are located on the Awards and Recognition Committee page [...] Preparing for the Unexpected: DISASTER PLANNING FOR CULTURAL COLLECTIONS Presented by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) March 24, 2010 Charlottesville, VA Held at Ash Lawn-Highland, Home of President James Monroe Sessions Include: Before Disaster Strikes: Assessing Vulnerability Crisis Communication Staff Training and Exercising the Plan Disaster [...] We are compiling a book for ALA Publications with the working title True Stories of Censorship Battles in American Libraries. We are looking for stories from librarians and/or about librarians who have experienced a challenge to material in their library. The story does not have to be a “first person” experience. The call for essays and [...] |
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