The University of Virginia Arthur J. Morris Law Library is undergoing summer renovations, including carpet replacement and a new Reference Desk. You can follow news of the transformation in the Morris Library’s blawg, “MoreUs” (http://uvalaw.typepad.com/library/) and on their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/uvalawlibrary), both launched this spring.Read More

By Michele Gernhardt I recently took several photos of the main library in the Richmond office of Hunton & Williams so that our fantastic blogmaster could update the images on the VALLTalk page. I ended up taking quite a few photos, both of the library and its view of the James River and downtown Richmond....Read More

Congratulations to Femi Cadmus who will be taking up her appointment in August as the new director of the Cornell University Law Library! Femi is currently the associate director for administration at Yale Law School's Lillian Godman Library. We are very pleased for Femi and we wish her all the best!Read More

It has been an honor serving as the 2010-2011 Vice President of the Virginia Association of Law Libraries. In coordinating our meetings this past year, each personal interaction with a library professional reinforced my respect for my colleagues and pride in my profession. Everyone I encountered was helpful, responsive and eager to take any steps...Read More

Retiring Director of Ehrhorn Law Library, Barbara Baxter & Dean Mathew Staver VALL bids a fond farewell to Barbara and wishes her well in her retirement. Barbara has been a longtime friend to VALL ... hosting VALL meetings and participating in VALL programs. She began her academic career at another start-up law school, Regent University,...Read More

Andrea & Ben Almoite at an old lava flow in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park VALL welcomes Ben who is the newest librarian at the Virginia State Law Library, a division of the Supreme Court of Virginia, in Richmond. He was previously a reference librarian with Keller and Heckman LLP in Washington, DC. He is a...Read More

From Chris Vassey Thank you for your commitment to our Association’s goals of developing and increasing the usefulness and efficiency of law libraries, promoting librarianship and fostering a spirit of cooperation among members of the profession. VALL is the only state-wide association dedicated to the unique needs and interests of law librarians and law librarianship....Read More

Reference Librarian (Position #: 9002642)Liberty University School of Law, Lynchburg, Virginia The Liberty University School of Law, Ehrhorn Law Library, invites applications for a non- tenure-track full-time administrative faculty library position. The mission of the Law Library is to support the Law School in equipping future leaders in law with superior legal education in fidelity...Read More

Job description: The individual filling this position reports to the State Law Librarian and is responsible for identifying, appraising, documenting and directing the safekeeping of judicial branch archival records, both print and electronic, and other historically valuable items. The librarian/archivist conducts research activities using materials in the library collection and the Supreme Court of Virginia...Read More

Don't forget to renew your VALL membership! Membership application form is here: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/page/23225994/MembershipRead More