It is membership renewal time again. Don't let time slip by you! Click on the link below for a copy of the membership renewal form:https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_JC8PoDHZnTVG9RYkZfaFdjRmM/edit?usp=sharing or if you are unable to open google docs, you can click on the link below to get the form from the wiki:http://vall.pbworks.com/w/file/66463794/2013-2014%20VALL%20Membership%20Form.docxRead More

Congratulations to Tim Coggins and Sally Wambold! Tim is the recipient of the 2013 Robert L. Oakley Advocacy Award. Click here for more information about the award: http://aallwash.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/congratulations-to-the-2013-oakley-and-pagi-advocacy-award-winners/ And Sally is the recipient of the Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions in Technical Service Law Librarianship.Read More

by Terry Long, VALL Liaison to VLA  Highlights of the VLA Council Meeting: • VLA’s finances are stable; ad income is up for Virginia Libraries and for programs. • Membership has increased, even so, a survey will be sent to non-renewing members. • May 8th is ALA Legislative Day in Washington; VLA members attending...Read More

The Spring meeting was held at the College of William & Mary Law School. More than 40 VALL members braved torrential rain to attend the meeting. Linda Tesar, head of technical services at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library, presented Forensic Bibliography: Reconstructing the Library of George Wythe. The program was based on the winning...Read More

VALL welcomes the following new members: Jennifer Gonzalez (Seattle, WA)Jessica Barile (Richmond)Mary Mitchell (Norfolk)Read More

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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