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Thank You Letter from VLA to Accomack County School Board

Earlier this week, VLA President Keith Weimer sent the letter below to Dr. Ronnie E. Holden, Chair of the Accomack County School Board. For more background on this letter, please see the links below to news stories.

December 12, 2016

Dr. Ronnie E. Holden, Chair
Accomack County School Board
23296 Courthouse Ave.
Accomac, VA 23301

Dear Dr. Holden,
On behalf of the Virginia Library Association, an organization that advocates for intellectual freedom and represents more than 1000 members from academic, public, special, and school libraries across the great Commonwealth of Virginia, I am writing to thank you for your board’s decision to reinstate The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird to the shelves of Accomack County Public Schools.

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Virginia Library Association Concerns About Proposed Amendment to 8VAC-131-270

On November 22, VLA President Keith Weimer emailed Dr. Cynthia Cave, Assistant Superintendent, Policy & Communications of the Virginia Department of Education, regarding an Agenda item titled First Review of Proposed Amendments to the Regulations Governing Local School Boards and School Divisions (8VAC 20-720) Regarding Use of Sexually Explicit Instructional Materials (Proposed Stage). The document is available on the Virginia Department of Education website. 

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2016 Banned Books Week Display Winners

Congratulations to the staff at the Augusta County Library and the Chesapeake Public Library, Central Branch — co-winners of the VLA 2016 Banned Books Week display contest, sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Committee!

Augusta County Library

To celebrate Banned Books Week, Augusta County Library commissioned a local artist, Ben Thomas, to create a "mixed media piece by deconstructing and burning banned or challenged books" which had been donated to the library and which were in poor condition. The library also featured a “caught reading banned books” mugshot station, and separate displays of banned and challenged books in adult, teen, and children's areas. The library’s teen librarian visited a local middle school and gave 3 book talks about banned and challenged books. Get more information about the August County Library's Banned Books Week displays here.

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FREE Job Search Workshop on Saturday November 12th at Alexandria Public Library

The Virginia Library Association is sponsoring a FREE Job Search Workshop on Saturday November 12th at Alexandria Public Library

Speakers with experience in Academic, Public and Federal libraries will offer tips for the entire job search process, from cover letters to interview skills. Reviewers will also be on hand to provide feedback on resumes and cover letters.

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2016 Annual Banned (and Challenged) Books Week Display Contest

This week is Banned Books Week (September 25 - October 1) and if you're like many of us, your planned events are in full swing and your display is already generating conversation with your patrons. Fantastic!

Don't forget to document your events and displays so that you can submit them for our annual Banned (and Challenged) Books Week display contest. The Virginia Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee supports access to information in all its wonderful varieties, formats and genres. We want to help libraries across Virginia highlight their collections, including materials which have been challenged. 

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