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Fort Chiswell High School librarian wins state award

WYTHE CO. – Marilyn Garnto would score high marks on personality alone for any competition she entered. Her remarkable attitude and positive outlook carry over into her work as media specialist at Fort Chiswell High School which won her a state award.

Garnto was honored as the Virginia Educational Media Assoc. (VEMA) State Library Media [...]

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 [...]

School of Library & Information Science (SLIS) Catholic University of America (CUA) Information Session

Join the Information Professions of the 21st Century!

Interested in working in libraries, cultural heritage organizations, or the information industry?

Interested in managing information organizations?

Learn about the Master’s Degree program and the Advanced Certificate in Library Leadership and Management at SLIS.

School of Library & Information Science (SLIS) Catholic University of America (CUA) [...]

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 [...]

ILS webinar moderated by Marshall Breeding

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 [...]

ALA Washington Office Webinar: Libraries, Advocacy and Social Media

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 [...]

2010 Virginia Library Association Scholarship

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