Thank you to Terry Long and Patty Petroccione for these photos!     The Liberty Bell needs no introduction Independence Hall ... someone was doing lots of night-time photography  VALL members always know how to have a good time Congratulations to Patty Petroccione on her 10th anniversary with AALL   Patty Petroccione and Donna Bausch And...Read More

Hello VALL! I hope everyone has enjoyed the summer time.   I have some news and a few announcements to share. VALL at AALL 2015 At the AALL Annual Meeting in Philadelphia this July VALL members gathered for a wonderful lunch at McCormick and Schmick’s.  about 20 members gathered to take a break from the heat...Read More

After almost 29 years as the government & law librarian at the Henrico Government & Law Library, Isabel Paul will be retiring tomorrow, and is looking forward to some much deserved down time. Isabel was born in Philadelphia and attended Temple University where she received her B.A. in history; Drexel University where she received her...Read More

Submitted by Terry Long, VALL liaison to VLA Jobline has made $7500 this year Scholarship funding is on track VLA has 284 new members; 23 organizational members, with a push by two public librarians to get all public library systems to join as organizational members VLA’s 2016 meeting will be at the Homestead on October...Read More

Take a break from conference activities to meet up with fellow VALL members for lunch at McCormick & Schmick's on July 20, from 12 - 2 pm. The registration form is available here VALL 2015 Lunch Registration and also on the VALL wiki.Read More

Robert Davis from Prince William County Public Law Library will be retiring at the end of the month after 19 years in public law librarianship. Robert began his career in the county’s planning and zoning department but was laid off within six months of hire. “Last hired, first fired,” Robert said. He was fortunate to...Read More

Congratulations to the following VALL members: Timothy Coggins (Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award); James Heller (Hall of Fame) and Donna Bausch (Volunteer Service Award)!Read More

Congratulations to Suzanne Corriell (4th Circuit Law Library) and Kathleen Klepfer (University of Richmond Law School Library) for being awarded VALL grants to AALL! We look forward to reading about their experiences at AALL in Philadelphia.Read More

The Spring meeting is always an exciting one because it marks the changing of the guard -- saying farewell to an outgoing president and welcoming the incoming one. About 30 VALLers met at the picturesque University of Virginia Law School to listen to a panel of academic law librarians discuss how they "Prep to Practice"...Read More

Hello, VALL members!  I am looking forward to seeing you at the Spring Meeting at the UVA School of Law in a few days. But before then, I just want to take this time to say a few words about what is coming up for VALL this year: VALL Strategic Plan The executive board has...Read More