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The Virginia chapter of ACRL (VLACRL) invites you to submit proposals for presentations at its second annual conference. This year’s theme is “Bringing the Big Picture to Your Campus.” The conference will be held as part of the Virginia Library Association 2010 Annual Conference, October 21-22, 2010 in Portsmouth,VA. Want to add a peer-reviewed presentation [...] 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 [...] The Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project will be meeting, Friday, February 26, 2010 11 AM – 2 PM at the Earl Gregg Swem Library at College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. For more information please contact: Sonia Yaco Phone: 757-683-4483Email: syaco@odu.edu 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 [...] Richmond Virginia: Gene Damon, Director of Library Automation for the Virginia Community College System received special recognition by VLA President John Moorman at the January 29, 2010 Council Meeting. Damon was praised for for his many years of tireless service to Virginia Libraries. Congratulations Gene!
Gene Damon Commended by VLA President Moorman [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Join ALA TechSource and WebJunction December 10 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time for a discussion of integrated library systems with systems expert Marshall Breeding and representatives from vendors in the field. They will discuss new features and capabilities available in the most modern library software, and what it really means for these tools to [...] Believe it or not, Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and other Web 2.0 applications are becoming more and more effective tools for library advocacy efforts. Join Dr. Curtis Rogers (South Carolina State Library), Kristin Murphy (ALA Washington Office) and Stephanie Vance (Advocacy Guru), for this session [...] Need assistance getting your MLS? VLA might be able to help with a scholarship. Below is the online application packet for 2010 Virginia Library Association Scholarship
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