Changes to VLA Conference Discount Structure

January 14, 2020
By Lisa R. Varga, VLA Executive Director

Effective with our 2020 Annual Conference, the Virginia Library Association is changing its structure for discounts for those who shape and create our conference.

All VLA Council Chairs, members of the VLA Executive Committee and the members of the Conference Committee will receive a discount code for $75 off their conference fees for the year(s) in which they are serving the Association. All Presenters will also receive a discount of $75 (up to two presenters per session, up to two presenters per poster, and up to two presenters per lighting talk.)

Award Committee Chairs will also be given a complimentary ticket to the Annual Scholarship and Awards banquet.

This new structure ensures that the individuals who work (in some cases, for up to 18 months) to bring a conference to fruition are given a small token of VLA’s appreciation for hours of service.

After a cost structure analysis of the 2019 VLA Conference and projection of income and expenses for the 2020 conference, VLA is moving forward with this change, which provides a more equitable distribution of discounts to our members, presenters and attendees.

Please contact me with any questions at [email protected]

Lisa R. Varga, MLS
Executive Director
Virginia Library Association
P.O. Box 56312
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Phone: (757) 689-0594 Fax: (757) 447-3478
[email protected]

Call for 2021 VLA Officer Nominations

The Virginia Library Association Nominating Committee is seeking nominations from academic libraries for the following VLA Executive Committee offices for 2021:

• President (3 year commitment as President-Elect, President, and Past-President)
• Secretary (2 year commitment)

The terms for each position will begin at the conclusion of the VLA Annual Conference in October, 2020.  For more details on each position, please read their descriptions in the VLA Manual

Anyone with an active membership in the Virginia Library Association (VLA) is eligible for nomination; self-nominations are encouraged.  The deadline for submitting your nominations is February 14, 2020.

Please submit your nominations/self-nominations here

Those elected will join the members of the 2021 VLA Executive Committee:

• Joslyn Bowling Dixon, Prince William County Public Library (2021 VLA President)
• Jennifer Resor-Whicker, Radford University (2020 VLA President)
• Regina Carter, US Army, 2^nd Vice President
• Bill Edwards-Bodmer, Suffolk Public Library, Treasurer
• Lucinda Rush Wittkower, Old Dominion University, ALA Councilor
• Lisa R. Varga, VLA Executive Director

For more information, please contact Jessica Scalph, VLA Past-President

VLACRL Nominations

Dear Virginia Library ACRL Colleagues-

It is that time of year to ask for your nominations for our upcoming VLACRL election at VLA Conference in Norfolk on Thursday October 24, 2019 . As  Chair, I’m reaching out to you, our members, to nominate the best candidates for two Executive Committee positions:

• Co- Chair ( 3-year commitment: Co- Chair, Chair, Past Chair)
• Secretary/Treasurer (1-year commitment)

You may self-nominate or nominate another VLACRL member. Nominees are asked to submit a brief bio/position statement as part of the nomination. Anyone with an active membership in the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) or the Virginia Library Association (VLA) can be considered a member of VLACRL.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS/ SELF NOMINATIONS here.

To read more about VLACRL in a nutshell, as well as duties of the positions, please see the attachments VLACRL in a nutshell and  VLACRL Timeline and procedures.

Thank you.

Lisa Nickel and Sophie Rondeau

Chair and Co-chair, Virginia Association of College & Research Libraries (VLACRL)

P. S.-  Please ask lots of questions about positions! I’ll try to answer them as best I can and current co-chair Sophie Rondeau is also available.