Submitted by Terry Long, VALL liaison to VLA
- Jobline has made $7500 this year
- Scholarship funding is on track
- VLA has 284 new members; 23 organizational members, with a push by two public librarians to get all public library systems to join as organizational members
- VLA’s 2016 meeting will be at the Homestead on October 26-28. In celebration of its centennial year, the Homestead is offering a room rate of $250 for two nights.
- ALA Legislative Day had 18 VLA members attending. Congress was not in session which allowed for more time with Congressional staff.
- VLA’s Professional Associates Forum held a one full-day conference (in the past it has been two days) in May. There were 170 attendees. The conference received mixed reviews about the length. Another one-day conference will be held next year at the Doubletree in Williamsburg. After that meeting, the conference length will be re-evaluated.
- Candidates for VLA officers were introduced:
- VP/PE: Luke Vilelle (Hollins University) and Keith Weimer (University of Virginia Libraries)
- 2nd VP: M. Teresa Doherty (Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries) and Cori Strickler (Bridgewater College)
- Treasurer: Shaunna Hunter (Hampden-Sydney College) and Jennifer Resor-Whicker (Radford University)
- VLA is considering a library license plate. 450 have to be pre-sold and a legislator engaged to patron a bill for the designation. After 1000 are sold, VLA gets $10 for each plate. This project will take 8 months to 2 years to come to fruition.
- Scholarship Committee is soliciting baskets for their annual raffle at VLA meeting in October.
- VLA Annual meeting has two pre-conferences, a tour will be offered of the public tv station, WCVE, and a tour of the Virginia Supreme Court courtroom and library on Thursday. A craft brewery tour will be held and a dine-around.
- Registration fee for the meeting will be $110 to honor VLA’s 110 years.
- Vendor booths are selling well, only 34 left.
