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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Rave draws hundreds to JMU library

Hundreds of students at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, tried to cure their studying ills by throwing a rave December 6 in the lobby of the East Campus Library. The flash mob appeared about 9:35 p.m., with students arriving in the library in droves. It was quiet at first, but that changed after not [...]

Gates Foundation Announces New Support for Public Libraries to Help Provide Broadband Access for More Americans

Foundation will fund state-level efforts to improve Internet connections in libraries, and to apply for federal broadband stimulus funds

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: +1.206.709.3400 Email: media@gatesfoundation.org

SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today committed nearly $3.4 million in grants to bolster Internet connections for libraries in five states. It also announced partnerships with [...]