All Members

Do you or a colleague need some extra funds to attend AALL this year? There’s still time to apply for one of two available VALL Grants. The AALL Grant is for $1000 and is meant to defray the cost of any member who is attending either the AALL Annual Meeting or one of the AALL Institutes. The Barbara Cumming Grant is for $500 and is limited to a…[Read more]

Good morning and greetings from the United States Department of Justice!

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Libraries is pleased to announce four internships for the Fall 2024 semester. DOJ Libraries will provide graduate students in library, information science, history, museum studies, archival, and related disciplines the…[Read more]

We’re happy to announce the slate of incoming new officers for VALL. The changeover happens at our Spring meeting, May 8th in Richmond at Williams Mullen.

Here are the new officers:
– Vice President / President-Elect: Devan Orr, Foreign and International Reference Librarian, William and Mary Law School
– Board Member: Pete Vay, Research…[Read more]

Applications are now being accepted for the VALL AALL Annual Meeting Grants/Barbara Cumming Professional Development Grant. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 19. Please find the application at the following link and contact Joyce Janto (jjanto@richmond.edu) with any questions: https://wlu.box.com/s/csxo3p1gq2n4m9j99nu38y4asqa6hwi0

Tomorrow, Friday, February 23rd, is the last day to register for the PLLIP-SIS and BLL-SIS 2024 Diversity Summit: A New DEI? Roadblocks and Pipelines. The Summit will be held on Friday, March 1st from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Doing DEI work is challenging generally. In a time when DEI is under attack, it can be even more difficult to…[Read more]

There’s still time to make a nomination for the AALL Emerging Leader Award! Nominations are due by March 1st.

AALL is now accepting nominations for the Emerging Leader Award. This award recognizes newer members who have made significant contributions to the profession and have demonstrated the potential for leadership and continuing…[Read more]

Are you aware of an AALL member, library, SIS, or chapter that has undertaken some extraordinary or inspiring community engagement in the past year? Do you feel that these efforts deserve to be recognized by our peers?

The Excellence in Community Engagement Award honors outstanding achievement in public relations activities by an AALL member,…[Read more]

AALL is now accepting nominations for the Emerging Leader Award. This award recognizes newer members who have made significant contributions to the profession and have demonstrated the potential for leadership and continuing excellence.
Selection criteria include:
o The nominee must be a member in good standing of AALL
o The nominee must be in the…[Read more]

Our friend-of-VALL, Lisa Varga, Executive Director of the Virginia Library Association, has been named Library Journal’s Librarian of the Year – an amazing honor for an amazing woman.
https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/speaking-up-lisa-varga-is-ljs-2024-librarian-of-the-year

Hello — If anyone subscribes to Litigation Finance Journal, https://litigationfinancejournal.com, would you please let me know at christensena@wlu.edu? We have someone in need of an article. Thanks in advance! -Andrew

VALL Fall Meeting — Fri. Nov. 10 at George Mason University — Register Today!

See the full announcement and registration info at https://mailchi.mp/69684deeb9e2/vall-fall-2023-meeting-register-today.
If you can’t make it in person, a Zoom option is available.

Hope to see you in Arlington!

Supreme Court of Virginia Press Release –
APPOINTMENT OF ALEXIS FETZER SHARP AS STATE LAW LIBRARIAN
Read all about it here!
https://www.vacourts.gov/news/items/2023_1004_scv_press_release_state_law_librarian.pdf

Good morning all – my students are woefully ignorant about the business side of the practice of law. If it isn’t a violation of firm policy, could you tell me what the billing rate is for a first year associate.

I appreciate any information you can provide.

We are pleased to announce the application for the Virginia Library Leadership Academy (VALLA), 2024 cohort is now available. You do NOT need to be a VLA member to apply for VALLA – all librarians are welcome to apply!

Who:
We are looking for:
• Individuals who are interested in developing their leadership skills over the next year, r…[Read more]

Hi VALL! We are looking at getting a hotel room block (with rates discount) for the November 10 Fall Meeting in Arlington. Please take a minute to fill out the 1-question survey below to help us plan. Thanks!
-Andrew
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Igao0Zmp5UOOtnhzkF6TnuD8yH9v9TlPjqDhDaM1E29UQURFUk8yQzI2MDQ0S1FPUFJXTE9UR0tLWi4u