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...Read More

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...Read More

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,...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

Thirty-eight people attended the VALL Spring Meeting at the University of Virginia Law School Library on Friday April 20.  On the agenda that beautiful spring day were three programs; a business meeting where VALL said goodbye to outgoing president, Lara Dresser; secretary, Dana Deseck-Piazzon; director, Doris Morgan; and welcomed incoming president, Andrew Winston; vice president/president...Read More

Vice President/President Elect: Christina Vassey Chris Vassey Chris is the client services manager for Thomson Reuters. Since joining the company in 1995, Chris has served in a number of roles, including law firm account manager, regional manager and director of academic account management.    She received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of...Read More

Greetings, VALL members, I hope this message finds you well and enjoying this beautiful spring day! The spring meeting is just around the corner, and I’m looking forward to seeing many of you. If you haven’t already registered, it’s not too late! The meeting is on April 20th at the University of Virginia School of...Read More

VALL has two different grant programs to provide support to members who want to attend the AALL Annual Meeting.  The first is the VALL/AALL grant.  This grant is open to any VALL member seeking financial support to attend the AALL Annual Meeting or an AALL Workshop.  The second is the Barbara Cumming Grant.  This grant...Read More

The program and registration form for the VALL Spring Meeting, to be held on April 20 at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, is available on the VALL wiki: Spring Meeting Form Our meeting will include great sessions about serving on a public library board in retirement, mindfulness for professionals like us, and...Read More