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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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] October 10-12 Richmond, Virginia Online Registration To register for the 2011 meeting, connect to the conference Website at http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/mac2011/registration.html If you register by the September 2nd deadline, you will save $50! Online registration ends on September 30th. On-site Registration On-site registration must be paid in cash or by check. We will not have the facilities [...] What does this mean for you? Well, if you’re a Wrimo it means you’ll have a cozy library in your neighborhood where you can write your NaNo masterpiece! If you’re a library staff member, you’ll be able to welcome a whole bunch of avid readers and writers into your library. Library staff can check out [...] Cox Communications alerted us today that they needed to change Virginia Library Association phone number. Please note, the VLA Phone number is now (757) 689-0594. We are working diligently to update all pages of our website and all forms to reflect this change. You can also reach us by email at vla.lisav@cox.net. Thank you for your [...] Location: James Madison’s East Campus Library Date: July 28th, 2011 We will have a full day and will gather around 9am. Jori Frazier of the Census Bureau’s Charlotte Office will guide us through American Factfinder 2 to help us better understand this new tool. Lunch is being generously provided by James Madison Libraries. After [...] |
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