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Message from the President

Hello, VALL members and Happy New Year!  As 2015 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. After a very enjoyable lunch at AALL in Philadelphia, VALL members gathered again […]

In and Around VAll

It is that time again to bid farewell to a long-time VALL member who is retiring; welcome a new member into our midst; and send good wishes to those who have moved into new positions. Please see below on updates from VALL institutions. From Gail Warren at the Virginia State Law Library: On behalf of […]

VALL at VLA Conference, October 21 – 23, 2015

The joint VLA/VALL conference was held at the Richmond Marriott from Oct. 21 -23, 2015, with VALL members presenting three programs and one Library Speed Networking session. VALL also had a table in the exhibition hall which attracted a lot of traffic. VLA President Suzy Szasz Palmer getting ready to cut the ribbon to the […]

VLA Council Sept. 18, 2015

Submitted by Terry Long ·         Jobline greatly contributes to the VLA bottom line ·         900 members of VLA ·         VLA/VALL meeting o   477 registrations so far o   28 people have signed up for the tour of the Va Supreme Court and library o   72 of 75 booths have sold o   New Member Forum will offer […]

Moving on …

Ben Almoite is leaving the Virginia State Law Library on Sept. 3rd and will take up his new position as librarian of the Henrico Government & Law Library on Sept. 8. Ben is excited to be following in Isabel Paul’s footsteps and plans on continuing the great service she provided to the library’s patrons for […]

Happy Retirement to Joe Wynne!

Systems Librarian Joe Wynne retired on July 24th after 37 years of service to the University of Virginia Law Library.  Joe joined the law school in 1978 as a cataloger, worked under two library directors (Larry Wenger and Taylor Fitchett), was a reference librarian, budget and technology manager, a leading contributor in moving the library […]

The Power of Connection

by Suzanne B. Corriell Associate Circuit Librarian, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Library   This year’s AALL Annual Meeting theme of “The Power of Connection” was exactly what I needed as I transitioned to a new role in a federal court library.  Our library has embarked upon the strategic planning process, and several of […]