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2011 VLA Scholarship Winners Announced!

VLA Paraprofessional Clara Stanley Scholarship: The 2011 recipient of the VLAPF Clara Stanley Scholarship is Andi Ogier from Blacksburg, VA. Currently, Andi works as the Serials Continuations Specialist at the Newman Library of Virginia Tech. Andi has been active in VLA since 2010, and will present a session at the May 2011 Paraprofessional Conference. For [...]

Patricia Wilson Berger, 84, ALA President 89-90

“Patricia Wilson Berger, wife of George H. C. Berger, died at the Inova Alexandria Hospital on March 27, 2011 from complications following a fall. She graduated from Western High School and earned her BS degree at the George Washington University and her MLS at The Catholic University of America. As a Special and Administrative Librarian, [...]

Call for Papers and Posters: 2011 Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC) of the MLA Annual Meeting

The Contributed Papers and Posters committees of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MLA) invite you to help us “Capitalize on our Strengths” by sending your   proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2011 MAC MLA Annual Meeting in Richmond, Virginia from October 10 through 12, 2011 at the Omni Richmond Hotel [...]

Rebecca A. Ebert rececives Martha Washington Medal

Rebecca A. Ebert, archivist of Stewart Bell Jr. Archives at Handley Regional Library, was awarded the prestigious Martha Washington Medal at a recent meeting of the Col. James Wood II Chapter of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The award was made in recognition of her outstanding service to the Sons [...]

$15 Webjunction Classes available NOW



Save $25 on Webjunction Classes…now only $15!

Webjunction Virginia is offering classes from their online course catalog for only $15 (through the generosity of the Library of Virginia). For information about Webjunction Virginia, please click here

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Remember, getting an account is free…and through this new program, [...]

Nominations for VLA Paraprofessional Forum Awards due May 1

The VLA Paraprofessional Forum invites you to nominate one of your colleagues or yourself to receive one of the three awards being given during the annual conference in May. The awards and descriptions of each one are listed below.

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Kathy Perry receives VLA Presidential Citation

On Friday, April 8 at the VLA Council Meeting at the Glen Allen Branch Library, VLA President Matt Todd presented Kathy Perry with a Presidential Citation, the text of which read:

In recognition of her outstanding contributions as director of the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) and over 17 extraordinary years of creative, passionate, and [...]

Thinking of getting your MLS/MLIS?

ALA-accredited distance MLS programs available in Virginia

Program Website On campus requirement Program accepts new students distance programs offered besides Masters Catholic University of America http://slis.cua.edu/ Classes offered in Northern Virginia and Richmond  Fall, Spring, Summer   Catholic University of America Online & Weekend learning programhttp://slis.cua.edu/owl/  4 to 5 Saturdays a semester Cohort Fall 2011 [...]

2011 VLA Awards: Deadline EXTENDED!

It’s time to submit your nominations for the 2011 VLA Awards! Please take advantage of this oppotunity to reward the work that your colleagues, Trustees and Friends do for libraries in Virginia!

The Awards and Recognition Committee seeks nominations for the following VLA Awards:

Honorary Life Membership George Mason Award Trustee Library Award Friends of [...]

Registration for the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference is OPEN! Register today!

Registration for the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference is NOW OPEN! The conference will be held May 22-24, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Koger Conference Center in Richmond, VA.

Click here for the Preliminary Program, the Registration Form and the Hotel Reservation Request. THESE ARE THREE SEPARATE DOCUMENTS.  Please note, you can submit [...]