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Take a Snapshot View of Virginia Libraries: April 19-30

April 2010 FREE Continuing Education Events

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 [...]

SNAPSHOT: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF LIBRARIES, VIRGINIA’S CARDINAL ASSET

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 [...]

March Information Sessions for University of North Texas MLS Virginia Cohort

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: Call for Nominations

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 [...]

School of Library & Information Science (SLIS) Catholic University of America (CUA) Information Session

Join the Information Professions of the 21st Century!

Interested in working in libraries, cultural heritage organizations, or the information industry?

Interested in managing information organizations?

Learn about the Master’s Degree program and the Advanced Certificate in Library Leadership and Management at SLIS.

School of Library & Information Science (SLIS) Catholic University of America (CUA) [...]

Cancelled: VLA Region V presents “Strategic Technology Planning: Library Technology in the 21st Century”

Updated: 3/13 : Region 5’s spring program scheduled for Thursday March 18th has been canceled. Registrants whose program fees are received after March 13 will be contacted after March 23rd regarding return of their checks.

VLA Region V Committee presents an informative and lively panel discussion featuring the following speakers:

Chris Glover, Technology Coordinator, Central [...]

Disaster Planning Program – Register Now!

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 [...]

Seeking Submissions about Challenged Materials

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 [...]

Program Swap for 2010 Summer Reading

Program Swap for 2010 Summer Reading Youth Services Forum, Region V Thursday, March 4, 2010 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: Salem Church Library 2607 Salem Church Road Fredericksburg, VA 22407-6451

Program Swap:  Bring a program idea and handouts to share for either children or teens in the 2010 Summer Reading Program

Tour the newly [...]