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On Friday, September 9 at the VLA Council Meeting at the Twin Hickory Branch Library in Richmond, VLA President Matt Todd presented Cy Dillon and Lyn (C.A.) Gardner, with Presidential Citations, the text of which read: In recognition of [his/her] outstanding contributions as co-editor of Virginia Libraries, in developing, promoting, and improving library and information [...] Corcoran and NSDAR Library Tours sponsored by VLA Region V Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:00AM Corcoran: Tour meets in the lobby for the permanent collection highlights and library tour 11:15AM Tour returns to the lobby Lunch Available at the Clara Barton Café – located in the Red Cross back building (in between [...] The 20th Annual Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Conference, “Communication 2012 – Paraprofessionals have come a long way, 1992-2012″ will be held on May 20-22, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Koger Center in Richmond. Now is the time to submit YOUR Concurrent Session Proposal Form! (Deadline for submissions is October 3, 2011). If you have any [...] 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 [...] (August 2011) TechSoup is part of an unprecedented national coalition designing and piloting public access technology benchmarks for public libraries, supported with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. These benchmarks support continuous improvement and local advocacy efforts in public access technology at libraries, including positioning libraries for success by: Creating a common language [...] 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 [...] |
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