Congratulations to VALL’s own recently retired Terry Long for being a recipient of the Bethany J. Ochal Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession! This award is given to a Government Law Libraries Special Interest Section member who has made a significant contribution to law librarianship and who is nearing the end of his or […]
submitted by Gail Warren On February 25, 2019, Kelsey I. Cox joined the Virginia State Law Library as our new librarian. Kelsey is from Chicago, Illinois, and currently lives downtown in Richmond. In her free time, she enjoys practicing yoga, painting, playing the piano, and hiking. Kelsey attended Lake Forest College, graduating in 2015 with […]
Vice President/President-Elect: Jane Harrison, Hunton Andrews Kurth Jane is a member of the research & information services team in the Richmond office of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, and has spent 21 years with the firm. She feels honored and privileged to be able to work among many talented and dedicated professionals, at the firm, and, […]
Terry Long with library staff On February 1, 2019, after almost forty years at the Virginia State Law Library, Terry Long shelved the last law book and answered the last reference question, said “adieu” to law librarianship, and “yes” to retirement. Terry joined the Virginia State Law Library in July, 1980 … moving from the […]
submitted by Gail Warren On January 25, 2019, Ashley N. Vavra joined the Virginia State Law Library as our new librarian-archivist. Ashley is from Gloucester, Virginia and now lives in Henrico with her husband, Dylan, who she met as an undergraduate at the University of Richmond. She enjoys indoor rock climbing, hiking, spending time near […]
Greetings VALL members, I hope this message finds you well and looking forward to a festive (or quiet, depending on your preference) holiday season! It is hard to believe that two months have passed since our fall meeting at the Libbie Mill Library in Richmond. The meeting was a great success and featured educational sessions […]
Welcome to these new VALLers! Kate Boudouris – University of Virginia Law Library Jeanine Cali – Prince William County Law Library Heather Enderle – Cowan Gates; City of Richmond Sheriff’s Office Library Amy Harrison – Williams Mullen Jocelyn Mitchell Manion – U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Library Sarah New – University of Virginia Law […]
submitted by PR Committee Name: Suzanne B. Corriell Organization:U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Library Title: Circuit Librarian How did you become interested in law librarianship? I volunteered at a public library throughout high school. After college, I was researching law school options and discovered I could combine law and librarianship. While in law school, […]
by Ben Almoite On May 2018, the legal collection of the Henrico County Public Library transferred to the Tuckahoe area library, located at 1901 Starling Drive, Henrico, VA 23229. For almost the last thirty years, the law library had been located at the Henrico County Courthouse, at the Western Government Center. Due to a large […]
submitted by Terry Long, VALL liaison · Membership is at 770; some members have yet to pay their dues. · National Library Legislative Day went well with over 30 Virginia librarians participating. They met with staff of senators, Kaine and Warner, and several of the representatives’ staff. · Jobline revenue is on target. · Logo […]