The VLA Conference Committee is happy to report that registration is going well and we are almost at capacity for our Spring Conference! If
you have not registered for the conference, please do so now. We will
need to suspend registration as soon as we are at maximum capacity and that is likely to happen very soon. So don’t wait! Get your registration in today!
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Vermont Library Conference
LAST CALL for Nominations for Vermont Library Association Awards for 2010
There are so many fabulous librarians and trustees in Vermont that it is always hard to single out just one of each annually, but there are always ones who are extraordinary and deserved to be recognized statewide. Now is the time for you to think about who VLA should recognize this year at the Vermont Library Conference, and nominate those deserving colleagues.
- The 2010 Sarah C. Hagar Award which is for outstanding service in or significant contribution to the field of librarianship in Vermont. Nominees must be working in a Vermont library and a member of VLA.
- The 2010 Trustee of the Year Award for achievement by a trustee on behalf of his or her library, either during the previous year or during his/her years of service.
116th Vermont Library Conference
It’s true! The Vermont Library Association is proud to announce that the 116th Vermont Library Conference will take place at Saint Michael’s College on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
This one day event will allow us to provide a rich educational and professional development experience in a convenient and cost-effective format for attendees.
http://www.vermontlibraryconference.org/
Helen Linda
VLA Communications Officer
VLA Awards for 2009
At the 2009 Vermont Library Conference, the Vermont Library Association presented awards to two outstanding Vermont librarians: Michael Roche and Amy Grasmick, and to one terrific trustee: Tina Rotella.
Conference Evaluations
First, thanks to everyone for such a great conference last week! Â Without all of your help, wonderful presentations, and great attendance, it would not have been possible.
Please be sure to fill out a conference evaluation, available on the VLC website and at the link below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ILuNpEYUge3PeIpbevSX9A_3d_3d
Enjoy the summer!
Barbara Doyle-Wilch and Sara Goldstein
Co-chairs, Vermont Library Conference 2009
Sheraton Special Rate Deadline Extended for Conference
The Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center has extended availability of the Special Rate of $115.00 per room until April 24th. Hurry now to book a room at this great rate.
Looking for a roommate? Someone to carpool with? Try the VLA Travel Wiki. Simply sign up for an account and add your travel information. I have used it myself to coordinate rides and rooms at conferences and found it to be a great way to not only save money and stress, but meet wonderful folks I may never have met otherwise! Please let me know if you’re interested and I’ll sign you right up!
Thanks!
Helen Linda
VLA Advocacy Committee
Celebrate Vermont Libraries party at the VT Library Conference
The Vermont Library Conference is fast-approaching. The conference committee needs your help getting out invitations for our guests to the advocacy cocktail reception at the end of the first day. In addition to all conference participants (and we hope you’ll register and be one of them) we are inviting a number of guests including legislators, principals, college presidents, superintendents, and library trustees/board members. We still need to get out invites to this last group and it is difficult for us to identify these individuals. So if you can, please print out an invite and pass it along to your library trustees and board members. We can’t attach documents to messages on this listserv, but you can follow this link to the invitation pdf and print it out. The link is: http://www.vermontlibraryconference.org/Docs/Invitation.pdf
Conference Scholarships
Don’t forget, scholarships for the cost of attending the conference in May are available. Don’t let the cost of attending keep you away; last year there was scholarship money left over! Click here for details.
Volunteer at the Vermont Library Conference!
As you all know, registration has opened for the 2009 Vermont Library Conference! Speaking Up! Advocacy for Libraries will be held on May 12 & 13 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center.
In order to make a great conference go smoothly, we are in need of a few extra volunteers to help on-site during the 2 days. From helping out with registration, assisting the bookseller, and making traffic flow, we have jobs small to large that we hope you can fill.
We are holding a VLC volunteer luncheon on Saturday, March 21st at the Sheraton. If you are serious about volunteering at the conference, please join us! RSVP to Sara Goldstein (sgoldstein@etsd.org) or Barbara Doyle-Wilch (bdoylewi@middlebury.edu) by Thursday, March 19th.
If you are interested in volunteering but unable to attend the luncheon, please contact us.
Thank you for your support – we look forward to a terrific conference this year!
Sincerely,
Barbara and Sara
Showcase your library at VLC 2009!
Showcase your library at the “Celebrate Vermont Libraries†party at this year’s Vermont Library Conference
At this year’s conference in Burlington we are planning a big celebration of libraries from 5:30 – 7pm on Tues. May 12th (1st day of the conference). We need displays that will highlight the importance of all kinds of Vermont libraries for conference attendees and guests (legislators, gov’t officials, trustees, library friends, principals, etc.) to view while conversing with each other and enjoying food, drink, and music. We welcome all kinds of ideas that showcase the positive benefits of libraries and what libraries contribute to our communities, such as how libraries have touched the lives of someone, a child, a senior, a community group, visitors to our state, etc.