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Leading Yourself, Leading Your Library



Leadership begins with knowing yourself, knowing whom you lead and having the confidence in both to pursue a common goal. Hone your leadership skills at this one-day seminar taught by Nan Carmack, Director of Campbell County Public Library. Spend the morning evaluating your strengths and weaknesses as a leader and how you can utilize [...]

Come Write In, a NaNoWriMo initiative that encourages Wrimos to write in libraries during the month of November, is looking for participants!

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 [...]

NEW VLA PHONE NUMBER EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: (757) 689-0594

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 [...]

Register Now for the Joint Meeting of the VLA Public Documents Forum and Government Information Resources Section, University of Virginia, at JMU East Campus Library, July 28, 2011

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 [...]

Save the Date: 2011 Annual MAC-MLA Conference

 Please join the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association, October 10-12, 2011, at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, where we will “Capitalize on our Strengths”.

This year’s conference promises an exciting lineup of speakers, including:

Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Health Communications Program at Tufts University School of Medicine. [...]

SnapshotVA: Libraries are ESSENTIAL



Librarians and staff from all over Virginia worked hard to collect statistics, photographs, and patron comments for SnapshotVA 2011. Based on the population served, 46% of the state participated! And now it’s time to turn this program in advocacy for Virginia libraries.

Libraries are ESSENTIAL. Our patrons come to us for education, information, and [...]

Shining a light on Medical Librarians!

Do you know someone who is an inspiring MAC member (Mid-Atlantic Chapter/Medical Library Association)? Recognizing our colleagues is one of the highest honors we can bestow on our peers. The time to nominate your colleagues is now.

It is easy to nominate your fellow MAC member using our online form.

If you know a MAC [...]

Kevin Smith receives VLA Presidential Citation

On Friday, June 10 at the VLA Council Meeting at the Twin Hickory Branch Library in Richmond, VLA President Matt Todd presented Kevin Smith, Director of Library Services in York County, VA, with a Presidential Citation, the text of which read:

In recognition of his service to the Virginia Library Association and the ALA Virginia Delegation [...]

Differentiating Instruction with Technology Offered Online with U of Buffalo, 7/5-8/12/2011

University at Buffalo’s Graduate School of Education Department of Library & Information Studies LIS 500M: Differentiating Instruction with Technology, 3 credit hour graduate level course Instructor: Judy Donovan, EdD Offered completely online from July 5 – August 12, 2011

Course Description This course, open to all, will provide the participants with a philosophical, professional, and [...]

Google Ends Newspaper Digitization Project