At Evelyn's request, I'm going to share my thoughts about the retirement continuum in four installments for the VALL Blog. To start, I will talk about aspects of preparing for retirement. The second installment will focus on time management for the retiree. In “up for adventure,” the third installment will point to opportunities for exploring...Read More

Barash, David P. Homo mysterious: evolutionary puzzles of human nature. Oxford, 2012. 329p index afp ISBN 0-19-975194-3, $27.95; ISBN 9780199751945, $27.95. Reviewed in 2013mar CHOICE. 50-3832 GN281 2011-44302 CIP Barash (psychology and biology, Univ. of Washington), a prolific author, has written a highly unusual, delightful, comprehensive book about many existing human evolutionary puzzles. It is...Read More

The deadline to turn in your registration for the Spring meeting is April 4. Don't let time get away from you! Click here to get registration form and information about the meeting: http://vall.pbworks.com/w/page/7198017/FrontPageRead More

submitted by Terry Long The highlights of the February VLA Council Meeting held at Twin Hickory Library in Henrico County were: • VLA ended the year with a surplus in their treasury. • Advertising for current Virginia Librarian was sold out. • Membership is strong – 153 new members as of year end • VLA...Read More

Sally Wambold at her retirement party at the University of Richmond Law School Library VALL bids a fond farewell to Sally Wambold, who will be retiring from her position as technical services librarian at the University of Richmond Law School Library, on Feb. 28. She has worked at the library for over 30 years. “It was...Read More

 Vice President/President Elect: Benjamin Almoite: Ben currents holds the position of librarian at the Virginia Supreme Court. He previously worked at Keller & Heckman as a reference librarian; at the Catholic University of America as an acquisitions assistant; and at the San Diego County Public Law Library as a branch assistant. He received his BA...Read More

Vice President/President Elect: Benjamin Almoite, Virginia State Law Library Treasurer: Linday K. Tesar, William & Mary Law School, Wolf Law Library Director: Catherine Lemann, US Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit Library If there are further nominations to be considered, they may be sent to Anthony Brown Ikwueme, chair of the Nominating Committee, at acikueme@liberty.edu Additional nominations must...Read More

Happy 2013! I can hardly believe it’s January already (not to mention that it’s nearly February). I hope that everyone had a joyous holiday season. Despite the holidays, VALL members have been busy! Vice-President/President-Elect Amy Wharton has been making plans for the spring meeting, to be held at the Wolf Law Library at the College...Read More

Choice, v.50, no. 06, February 2013. To highlight the wide range of publications reviewed in Choice, each month Choice editors feature some noteworthy reviews from the current issue. Andrews, Julia F. The art of modern China, by Julia F. Andrews and Kuiyi Shen. California, 2012. 364p bibl index afp; ISBN 9780520238145, $80.00; ISBN 9780520271067 pbk,...Read More

Librarians are confronted everyday by copyright issues and now there is help! VALL members Jim Heller, Paul Hellyer and Ben Keele from William & Mary have recently published a book, The Librarian's Copyright Companion, 2nd ed. It provides a practical analysis of copyright law from the librarian's perspective. Jim, who is director of the law...Read More