Heather Buchanan, JoAnn Featherston, Clarissa McAdoo & Phyllis Harrison Workshops empower residents with resourcesBy Tracy Agnew (Contact) Suffolk News-HeraldPublished Saturday, February 21, 2009 On Friday, people from around Suffolk gathered at the Redevelopment and Housing Authority for empowerment. The monthly empowerment workshop, hosted by SRHA, brings in representatives of community resources to speak to attendees...Read More

The Layoff List: American Lawyer This list from the American Lawyer tracks employment changes at the Am Law 200, Global 100 and other firms. Just click on the firm of interest and you will find articles about what layoffs if any have taken place: http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202425647706 The Layoff List: BlogsHere are some of many blogs with...Read More

Cathy Palombi, Access Services Librarian at the University of Virginia School of Law Library, sailed around the world with the Semester At Sea program this past fall with 700 undergraduates and 100 faculty and staff from all over the country. UVA sponsors this “floating university,” which has been in existence since 1963, and each semester...Read More

Congratulations to Tony & Rosie Ikwueme! Ariana Somto Ikwueme arrived on February 7, at 6:44 am, weighing 7 lb. 13 oz. She joins brother Bradley. Both mother and child are doing well. __________ ASL and Virginia Tech Launch New Program to AwardCertificate of Graduate Studies in Natural ResourcesThe Appalachian School of Law and Virginia Tech...Read More

The deadline for candidate nominations for offices of Vice President/President Elect; Treasurer and Director are fast approaching. You may send your nominations in to Evelyn Campbell at ecampbell@hunton.com or through the comment box in this posting. The deadline for all nominations is Friday, January 9. ___________________ I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about...Read More

Resolutions · res·o·lu·tion (ˌre-zə-ˈlü-shən): a formal expression of opinion, will, or intentAnother new year is almost upon us, which makes it time for resolutions! I always try to include a few resolutions which will make my life easier in some way. In recent years “easier” has usually meant “electronic.” I stopped writing checks in favor...Read More

Scribes, midnight writers, Baldacci wannabes, the Newsletter needs your contributions! Tony Ikwueme acikwueme@liberty.edu and Eric Kistler ekistler@liberty.edu welcome your masterpieces and your photos!Read More

The Nominating Committee is looking for a few good candidates to serve VALL in the 2009 - 2010 term in the offices of Vice President/President Elect, Treasurer and Director. You can nominate as many people as you think fit to hold leadership roles in VALL and you may certainly nominate yourself. VALL is an association...Read More

Constitution & BylawsConstitution of the Virginia Association of Law LibrariesAdopted October 12, 1983Amended January 9, 1985Amended January 15, 1986Amended June 1, 1986Amended April 23, 1994Amended July 11, 2006 ARTICLE I. NAME The name of this association shall be Virginia Association of Law Libraries (the Association).ARTICLE II. OBJECT The Association is established to develop and increase...Read More