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VLA Annual Conference Speaker for NMRT named Library Journal Mover and Shaker

VLA congratulates Naomi House, founder and publisher of the popular webzine and jobs list INALJ.com (I Need a Library Job) on being named a 2013 Mover and Shaker by Library Journal! Naomi will be the VLA New Members Round Table Forum’s (NMRT) keynote speaker at the 2013 VLA Conference. Naomi was nominated for this award [...]

communication & technology

FREE Black Belt Librarian Workshop 4/9/13

RDA Workshop Slides and Documentation, 2/5/13

ALA Announcement about ALA dues

dues press release

01-31-2013 Dues Adjustment Proposal

 

2013 VLA Scholarship Deadline Approaching: March 1, 2013

VLA Scholarship Application 2013

VLA Scholarship Recommendation Form 2013

The links above are the application packet for the Virginia Library Association Scholarship. The Virginia Library Association awards two $2,500 scholarships to students pursuing a Masters degree in Library Science at ALA accredited schools. One of these, the Clara Stanley Scholarship, is awarded by the VLA [...]

2013 VLA Awards Call for Nominations

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 May 15, 2013. The criteria for each award and the nomination form are located on the Awards and Recognition Committee page on the VLA website [...]

Webinar Series: Now That's A Meeting, 2/19/13

Show of hands…who has been subjected to death by meeting?  Don’t be the executioner!

Learn how to lead a great meeting that leaves people saying:

“Now THAT’s A Meeting!”

Who:  Anyone who chairs meetings (or hopes to!) anywhere anytime (library, PTA, family, civic group, etc).

When:  Tuesday, February 19, 2013 from 10 to 11 am [...]

Five Virginians Selected as 2013 ALA Emerging Leaders

This week, librarians from around the nation and the world are traveling to Seattle, WA for the 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting.  Fifty-five of those librarians have a special reason for attending the meeting.  They were selected to participate in the ALA Emerging Leaders program, a leadership development program begun in 2007 that enables newer library [...]