by Evelyn M. Campbell There are few things that can rival a crisp Fall day in Hot Springs, VA, even when foliage is not quite in its glory. More than 500 people attended the Virginia Library Association's Annual Meeting from Oct. 26 - 28, at the Homestead. I had submitted four programs designed to build...Read More

by Patricia Petroccione If you weren’t at the VALL 2016 Fall Meeting on October 14, you missed a very engaging event. Lara Dresser and the program committee, Alison Hancock and Chris Vassey, put much thought and effort into planning the entire day, which began with a light breakfast and ended with an invitation to stroll...Read More

by Anthony Brown Ikwueme As one of the recipients of the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship (CADF) Award for 2016, I was in Nigeria from May to July of 2016 at the University Of Nigeria Faculty Of Law, Enugu Campus, where I worked with the law faculty to jointly develop a new curriculum and teaching methodology...Read More

submitted by Terry Long, VALL liaison to VLA ·         Jobline has exceeded expectations, even though posting charge has increased; it has brought in $16,000 so far this year. ·         Membership is strong – 986 members ·         The 2017 annual conference will be held in downtown Norfolk. ·         The 2016 conference at the Homestead has sold...Read More

By Alison Hancock   Even though I have only been employed as a law librarian for two years, the theme of the AALL 2016 Annual Meeting, “Making It New Creating the Future,” strongly resonates with me.  The legal market, technology, and access to information are all rapidly and constantly changing.  It is a challenge, to...Read More

by Jason Zarin As a recent transplant to Virginia and new member of VALL, I was very fortunate to receive a grant this year to attend the AALL annual meeting in Chicago. The reference librarians at the University of Richmond Law School are reevaluating the way legal research has been taught over the last few...Read More

by Greg Stoner This July, with extremely generous support from both VALL and my employer, I attended the AALL Annual Meeting in Chicago. As I had previously attended the Annual Meeting only once before (in 2010), I was particularly excited to be able to participate once again. The theme of this year’s meeting, “Make It...Read More

by Alex Jakubow Attending the recent AALL meeting in Chicago symbolized my formal transition into academic law librarianship.  I never attended law school.  I never received any formal training in library science.  Instead, I spent most of my twenties earning a Ph.D. in political science.  The data science skills I acquired during the course of...Read More

Submitted by Lara Dresser  Highlights of the VLA Council Meeting: ·         Seeking submissions for the 2016 annual edition of the Virginia Libraries Journal—deadline August 1st: http://www.vla.org/call-for-submissions--virginia-libraries-2016 ·         The VLA is applying for a library license plate with the DMV. The VLA license plate committee is having a slogan contest (ends June 16). The VLA Executive...Read More

Hello, VALL members and happy summer!  As my term as President has now come and gone I would like to take a moment to thank all VALL members for a great year for our organization and look forward to many more milestones and achievements! To my colleagues on the executive board - thank you for...Read More