Faced with the present harsh economic situation, the tasks ahead for a new President of an association like VALL are many. Despite the many challenges, particularly the dwindling budgetary allocations for professional development by member institutions and law firms which in turn affect most VALL functions, I offer my commitment to take the mandate you...Read More

Congratulations to VALL's own Sally Wambold! Sally Wambold receiving the Service to SEAALL award from Terry Long The Service to SEAALL award is given to "a member who has made special, significant and sustained contributions" to the chapter. "I was privileged to honor Sally this year with the Service to SEAALL award. She is certainly...Read More

Saying farewell to Fred and welcoming Tony ... What could it be? It's a traditional VALL gift to the outgoing president ... a book clock ... to say thank you for the service and that we appreciate the time you gave us. Fred conducting his last VALL business meeting VALL members going over by-laws and...Read More

The library added a new event to its list of activities this year -- a Brown Bag Book event which was a community book read that was open to people from the judicial branch. State Law Librarian Gail Warren picked a book that would be fun and appeal to a wide range of employees and...Read More

The South University library kicked off its National Library Week celebrations with free bookmarks with the NLW 2010 theme Communities Thrive @ your library to all students who stopped by the library. Eager students wait the drawings On the second day of activities students picked up quiz cards in the library for the Ring-Around-the -Databases...Read More

Library week at Hunton & Williams offered a variety of ways for attorneys and staff to learn more about their librarians and the services they provide. The week kicked off with the Library's Newsletter which included an overview of National Library Week events. Each day the library emailed a quiz on library products and services....Read More

The University of Richmond School of Law Library celebrated National Library Week by inviting all students, faculty and staff to the Robert R. Merhige, Jr. Special Collections and Rare Books Room for cake on Tuesday, April 13. Heather Hamilton, Reference and Research Services Librarian (left), and Suzanne Corriell, Head of Reference and Research Services (right),...Read More

It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since I first took office as President of the Virginia Association of Law Libraries. These past months have been trying ones for VALL’s membership, as the economy’s effects were felt across the legal world. Through it all, however, I have been proud to observe how...Read More

Local Lingo: "CW" = Colonial Williamsburg"Confusion Corner" = the intersection of Jamestown Road, Richmond Road, Boundary Street, and Duke of Gloucester Street -- where the College of William & Mary meets the Historic Area."DOG Street" = Duke of Gloucester Street, the primary Historic Area street. The Merchant's Square shopping area is on the west end."The...Read More

The VALL Spring Meeting 2010 will be held on April 23, 4:15 - 5 pm, in the Garden Room, Cascades Conference Center, Williamsburg.Read More