CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Virginia Library Association Annual Conference October 21–23, 2015 • RICHMOND MARRIOTT AND CONVENTION CENTER Virginia Library Association Annual Conference 2015

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Contents President’s Message...... 5 VLA’s 2015 Conference Schedule...... 6 Keynote Speakers...... 9 Conference Awards and Scholarships...... 10 App Wednesday Schedule...... 12 Thursday Schedule...... 14 generously Come Visit Neighboring Libraries...... 28 provided by Why Americans Love Their Public Libraries...... 30 Friday Schedule...... 33 Boopsie Poster Sessions...... 45 Vendors...... 49 Conference Committee 2015...... 58 Conference Sponsors...... 58 Richmond Events and Info...... 58

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President’s Message Welcome to Richmond for the 2015 Virginia Library Association annual conference. We are thrilled to be in the state’s capital this year, and in addition to an exciting program, there will be a wide range of opportunities to enjoy all that the city has to offer. A conference app will be available to make it fun and easy to choose and locate a session or nearby activity. This year’s theme, Libraries @ The Center, challenges the notion that libraries are losing their relevance in today’s technological world. In fact, libraries remain at the center: for students and teachers in K-12 schools, for college and university faculty and students, and for the public at large. Indeed, what other institution can say it has an impact on the cultural, social, educational, and civic fabric of our lives? We’re pleased that you are here to celebrate the vital role libraries continue to play in our communities by creating new environments for exploration, learning, interaction, and imagination. We are proud to feature two nationally recognized Virginia authors as our keynote speakers this year: Carrie Brown is the author of six acclaimed novels, including Rose’s Garden and The Last First Day; her latest work, The Stargazer’s Sister, an historical novel Suzy Szasz Palmer set in 19th-century England, will appear in January 2016. Ms. Brown will speak at the opening session on Thursday morning. Lydia Netzer’s Shine Shine coveted reservation-only option. And as our good Shine was one of 100 New York Times Book Review luck would have it, we’re in town for Restaurant Notable Books in 2012; she is also the author of How Week! For a list of participating restaurants, check to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky. Ms. Netzer will join out http://richmondrestaurantweek.com/. us at the second general session on Friday morning. VLACRL will hold its “conference within a Two pre-conferences take place on Wednesday conference,” open to everyone with sessions afternoon: The VLA Presentation Academy that on Thursday and Friday. This year we are also debuted earlier this year will take place for a partnering with the Virginia Association of Law new group of attendees; Introduction to Open Libraries, which will provide additional offerings on Educational Resources (OER) for Libraries explores Thursday. Finally, thanks to the generosity of Virginia the growing use of free, openly licensed content. Two Commonwealth University Libraries, Dr. Wayne A. ticketed-tours also take place on Wednesday: go Wiegand will be a featured lunch speaker on Friday behind the scenes of the Community Idea Stations at the Library of Virginia. Often referred to as the WCVE public radio and TV station or enjoy a private “Dean of American library historians,” Dr. Wiegand’s tour of the Virginia Supreme Court Library. most recent book is Part of Our Lives: A People’s Thursday night at the Marriott includes a ticketed History of the American Public Library. dinner with husband and wife Virginia writers and Please be sure to visit with vendors in the Exhibit illustrators Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell. Earlier Hall, and thank them for their part in helping to this year, Cece was awarded the Newbery Honor for make this conference happen. They are here to her graphic novel El Deafo – the first time a Newbery provide you with information about their products Honor has ever been awarded to a comic. Tom is and services, and many of them sponsor events best known for his New York Times bestselling series, and contribute to our scholarships. And speaking Origami Yoda. The annual social, this year featuring of scholarships, don’t forget to check out the all- Trivia Night, follows. important VLA Scholarship baskets on display – and Richmond is becoming well known as a hot spot buy your tickets! for food and drink, and several dine around options If you have any questions during your time at are being offered on both Wednesday and Thursday the conference, please see me or any Conference evenings. Transportation will be provided from the Committee member, or visit the Registration Booth in Marriott to selected locations in Carytown, taking the Exhibit Hall. I hope you have a great time in RVA. you steps away from just about anything your taste buds desire. A craft brewery tour, stopping at four Suzy Szasz Palmer, President locations (beginning with dinner) will be a highly Virginia Library Association

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VLA Annual Conference VLACRL Conference-within-a-conference VALL Joint Conference

Wednesday, October 21 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Preconference: VLA Presentation Academy. Registration required. 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tour: The Community Idea Stations (radio and television). Transportation provided. Reservations required, space is limited. 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Preconference: Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) for Libraries. Registration required. 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tour: Virginia Supreme Court and Library. Reservations required, space is limited. 6:00 pm – 1:30 am VLA New Members Round Table Pub Crawl. Transportation provided.

Thursday, October 22 9:00 am – 10:00 am Ribbon Cutting and Registration Packet Pick Up. Coffee, tea, and light breakfast provided. 10:00 am – 11:30 am Welcome and Keynote Address with Carrie Brown 11:45 am Box Lunch Distribution in Exhibit Hall. Ticket required. 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Concurrent Sessions 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Concurrent Sessions 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Concurrent Sessions 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Visit the Exhibit Hall/Coffee and Snack Break/Virginia Library Association College and Research Libraries Poster Sessions. 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Concurrent Sessions 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm VIVA Users’ Group Meeting and Reception 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Various Receptions/Business Meetings 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm Craft Brewery Tour. Registration required. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner with Cece Bell and Tom Angleberger. Ticket required, seating is limited. 6:00 pm – 10:30 pm Dine-Arounds. Transportation provided. Registration required. 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm VLA All-Conference Social

Friday, October 23 8:30 am Exhibit Hall Opens. Coffee, tea, and light breakfast provided. 9:00 am – 9:30 am Scholarship and Awards Presentation/VLA Business Meeting 9:30 am – 10:30 am Keynote Address with Lydia Netzer 10:45 am –11:15 am Visit the Exhibits. 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch on Your Own 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Luncheon with Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand at the Library of Virginia. Reservations required, space is limited. Lunch provided by Virginia Commonwealth University. 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Jefferson Cup Luncheon with Gail Jarrow. Ticket required, seating is limited. 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall closes/Scholarship Raffle Basket Winners Announced 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Concurrent Sessions 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Concurrent Sessions 4:15 pm Safe Travels! Mark your calendar for October 26-28, 2016 at The Omni Homestead Resort.

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Keynote Speakers

Thursday, October 22, 10:30 – 11:30 am Friday, October 23, 9:30 – 10:30 am RM, Lower Level Salons 1–8 RM, Lower Level Salons 1–8

Carrie Brown Lydia Netzer Carrie Brown is Lydia Netzer is the the author of six author of Shine acclaimed nov- Shine Shine, a New els — most recently York Times Notable The Last First Day — book, a Library and a collection of Journal Best Book, short stories, The and a finalist for the House on Belle Isle. LA Times Book Prize. A new novel, The Her second novel, Stargazer’s Sister How to Tell Toledo (Pantheon), will be from the Night Sky, published in January was published in 2016. She has won 2014 by St. Martin’s many awards for Press and is currently her work, including nominated for a a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, People’s Choice Award for fiction in the Annual the Barnes and Noble Discover Award, the Janet Library of Virginia Literary Awards. She was born Heidinger Kafka Prize, The Great Lakes Book in Michigan and educated in the Midwest, but Award, and, twice, the Library of Virginia Award now lives in Norfolk, Virginia with her husband for fiction. Her short fiction has appeared in and children, their dogs and horse. journals including One Story, Glimmer Train, The Georgia Review, and The Oxford American. Her work has been translated into several languages, and she has read at literary festivals, libraries, bookstores, and colleges and universities across the country. She taught for many years at Sweet Briar College in Virginia, and was a Distin- guished Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Hollins University.

Carrie Brown and Lydia Netzer will be available in Booth #111 to sign their books immediately following their talks. Please purchase their titles in the O’Brien Associates Booth #305 in the Exhibit Hall.

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VLA Annual Awards

VLA Friends of the Library Award — University through speaking, teaching, and pub- Friends of the Culpeper County lishing activities. He is also an active member of Library VLA and held a variety of positions. The commu- nity of Virginia librarians is fortunate to have the The Friends of the Culpeper County Library is a dedicated and passionate commitment of Mr. nonprofit, volunteer organization with approxi- Clay. The George Mason Award is a fitting and mately 200 members. Their purpose is to bring richly deserved recognition for all that he has attention to the Culpeper County Library, support helped us accomplish together. and provide educational programming, to assist in the development of children’s services, and to encourage the support of the Library. The Friends group supports many activities includ- Trustee Award — ing summer reading programs for children and Michael L. Ramsey teens, author events, flower sales in the spring Michael Ramsey has served the Roanoke Public and fall, a storytelling festival, Chamber break- Libraries since 1997 beginning with the Roa- fasts, and a used book store to name a few. noke Public Library Advisory Board from 1997 They have purchased computers for the library to 2008 and then on the Roanoke Public Library and stepped in to ensure staff meetings took Foundation from 2002 to the present. Dur- place when the educational line was cut due to ing his association with these organizations he budget constraints. During the last two years they has logged about 4,200 volunteer hours. Mr. partnered with community partners to hold the Ramsey’s dedication to the concept of lifelong highly successful “Culpeper Tells…A Festival of learning is borne out in his efforts on behalf of Words.” The festival was able to continue past the Roanoke Public Libraries. His contributions to the first year due to the efforts of the Friends the Board and Foundation include strengthening group. Without the support of the Friends group connections between the City Council and the li- the Culpeper County Library would not be able braries, funding of a study to evaluate the library to provide many of the services and events that system which resulted in the expansion and ren- are integral to the library’s success. ovation of the main library and three branches as well as planned work on the other branches. Mr. Ramsey developed two well-received out- George Mason Award — reach programs that allowed the public to meet Edwin S. Clay III and interact with regional authors and musicians as well as regional writers. For the last eleven For more than 30 years, Edwin S. Clay III has years, Mr. Ramsey has held the position of presi- served as the director of the Fairfax County Pub- dent of the Roanoke Public Library Foundation. lic Library. During his tenure, four regional and During his tenure, the Foundation’s endowment five community branches have been added to has almost doubled and a significant expansion the county library system. In addition, four older of the Virginia Room occurred. This expansion branches were renovated. Mr. Clay was instru- allowed more people to research their family his- mental in the establishment of the Fairfax County tories and local, regional, and state history. His Library Foundation, which since its inception in efforts have led to the expansion of programs 1995 has donated more than $7.5 million to the promoting early childhood literacy as well as for Fairfax County Libraries. Mr. Clay advocated for other age groups. As a result, the City Librar- new technologies, including the launch of the ies are one of the top libraries in the state in the Fairfax County Public Library website in 1996. number of programs offered and program atten- He has established email and real-time virtual dance. Mr. Ramsey’s unwavering advocacy for reference service, as well as wireless connectivity the libraries has contributed funding by the City in each library branch. He is an active member of Roanoke for renovations that will make all the of several state and community organizations Roanoke Public Libraries modern with new facili- and has been appointed by the Governor of Vir- ties, technology, and refreshed collections that ginia to statewide organizations. He has passed represent the neighborhoods they serve. In short, his knowledge of the profession on to librarians a library could not ask for a better champion and paraprofessionals in the Commonwealth than Mr. Mike Ramsey. as well as many, many MLS students at Catholic

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2015 Scholarship Award Winners

Since 1991, VLA has provided Scholarships to Master’s of Science in Library and Information library school students in the Commonwealth. Studies from Florida State University, and expects to graduate in 2016. Bill greatly enjoys helping people find the information they need and has VLA Professional Associates an interest in new technology developments in Clara M. Stanley Scholarship libraries. His goal is to combine these interests The 2015 recipient of with a public service component to help public the VLA Professional libraries and their patrons advance technologi- Associates Clara M. cally. Mr. Edwards-Bodmer has been active in Stanley Scholarship is VLA since 2015. Lamar Ford III, from Newport News, VA. Mr. Ford currently VLA Scholarship Winner works full time for Hampton University’s The 2015 VLA Harvey Library, and Scholarship re- additionally for York County Public Library. He cipient is Abigail is pursuing his Master’s in Library Information Hargreaves from Science from the University of North Texas, Arlington VA. Ms. and expects to graduate in 2016. Ultimately, Hargreaves is cur- he wants to work in an academic library. In rently employed as his scholarship application, Lamar stated that a Library Technician his “short-term goal is to obtain [his] master’s with Library Systems degree …, learning as much as possible about and Services, LLC all departments collectively, meanwhile molding in Maryland as well myself into a highly qualified, versatile librarian.” as with the Arling- Mr. Ford has been a member of VLA since 2015, ton County Public but active in the association since 2014. Library. Ms. Harg- reaves is pursuing her Master’s of Library and Information Science through San José State University and expects to graduate in May of 2016. Ms. Hargreaves’ future goals include working in a public library serving the young adult population. Abigail is very supportive of free speech and intellectual freedom and promotes the library every chance she gets. Library and Information Science has always felt like a passion for Abigail and she is well on her way to achieving her goals. Ms. Har- greaves has been a member of VLA since 2015.

VLA Virginia Public Library Directors Association Scholarship The 2015 recipient of the VLA VPLDA Scholar- ship is William (Bill) Edwards-Bodmer from Ports- mouth, VA. He has been employed by Norfolk Public Library as an IT Trainer since January of this year. Mr. Edwards-Bodmer is pursuing his

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Wednesday Schedule Wednesday, October 21, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Wednesday, October 21, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm RM, Lower Level Commonwealth Room RM, Lower Level Shenandoah Room PRECONFERENCE: PRECONFERENCE: VLA Presentation Academy Introduction to Open Educational Cost: $25 for VLA members, $40 for Resources (OER) for Librarians non-members Cost: $20 for VLA members, $35 for non-members Would you like to… Librarians of all types can benefit from learning • Discover ways to brainstorm presentation about the Open Educational Resources move- ideas? ment: what it is, why it is growing, opportunities • Write effective conference proposals? and challenges presented by this movement, • Improve your public speaking skills? and opportunities to explore how each librar- • Design effective presentational aids? ian may leverage OER to benefit and contribute • Receive formal feedback on a presentation? to their respective institutions and communities. An increasing amount of free, openly licensed Then enroll in VLA’s Presentation Academy! A content is available for reuse and modification, recent survey of some VLA members revealed ranging from complete textbooks to images, that a number of library professionals would games, simulations and nearly any other type of be interested in presenting, but requested help copyrightable property. Openly licensed con- with the necessary skills. This venture is intended tent, often licensed with a Creative Commons to support VLA members of all stripes, senior- license, another open license, or available in the ity, and persuasions in an effort to expand and public domain, is frequently referenced as Open improve presentations in our area. Whether you Educational Resources, or OER. Such content are a seasoned professional just looking for is increasing in prominence through use in a some new ideas or a new member who wants to variety of cost-saving, learning, social, creative, learn the basics, the Presentation Academy may and commercial applications. be for you. The Presentation Academy will be a hybrid experience. Participants will first attend The session will: an in-person workshop on Wednesday, October • Provide a brief overview of what Open 21. At this meeting, we will brainstorm ideas for Educational Resources are and how they are presentations, learn techniques to combat public being used speaking nerves, and discuss how to write a • Share some top trends that support use of strong proposal. Throughout the winter, we will OER in Virginia and nationally host webinars on effective presentation design. • Share evidence and arguments that explain For those of you who want to submit for VLA the value of OER for higher education 2016, academy faculty members will provide • Guide exploration of OER relevant to each written feedback to your draft proposals. During participant’s professional role and user the VLA selection process, your proposals will be community • Facilitate discussion between participants re- given extra consideration. garding the benefits and challenges of using Organizers: Candice Benjes-Small and Jennifer OER in different contexts Resor-Whicker, Radford University; Nathan • Facilitate an action plan activity whereby Flinchum, Roanoke Public Library; Rebecca K. each participant may develop one or more Miller, Penn State ideas to experiment with using OER relevant to the participant’s institution and community • Explore creating a network wherein librarians Wednesday, October 21, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm engaged in OER initiatives can work together TOUR Public Radio/Television Station toward common goals Transportation will be provided from the Rich- Organizers: Anita Walz and Ginny Pannabecker, mond Marriott to The Community Idea Stations Virginia Tech; Lucretia McCulley, University facilities in Chesterfield County, wait during the of Richmond; Joy Yaeger and Stephanie Fair, tour, and transport attendees back to the hotel. Tidewater Community College; Kathleen This event is free, but attendees must pre-register. DeLaurenti, College of William & Mary; Tara Cassidy, Virginia Community College System

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Wednesday, October 21, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Wednesday, October 21, 6:00 pm – 1:30 am TOUR Virginia Supreme Court New Members Round Table Pub Crawl and its Library Transportation provided by VCU and the The librarians in Virginia’s third branch of gov- Chesapeake Public Library Foundation. OCT ernment, the judicial branch, invite you to tour 21 2015… The date that Marty McFly has gone the courtroom and library of the Supreme Court back… to the future. Travel with librarians of Virginia. The Supreme Court of Virginia is one around Richmond with VLA’s New Members of the oldest continuous judicial bodies in the Round Table. Back by popular demand, the United States. Its roots are deep in the English pub crawl will include stops in Richmond’s most legal system dating to the early seventeenth popular neighborhoods and locations. While we century as part of the Charter of 1606 under may not be able to time-travel, the VLA NMRT which Jamestown, the first permanent English Forum will coordinate safe transportation from settlement in North America, was established. the hotel to the pubs and participants will be Pre-registration required. No charge. Partici- responsible for purchasing their own beverages pants meet in the lobby of the building at 100 N. and food. Everyone is welcome! Join us in the Ninth St. at 3:00 p.m. A picture ID is required for lobby of the Richmond Marriott at 6 p.m. for a admittance. meet & greet; buses start at 6:30 p.m.! Details will be publicized as they become available.

Wednesday, October 21, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm YAVA Book and Author Celebration

The Richmond Public Library invites book fans of all ages to meet and mingle with award-win- ning and best-selling Virginia authors of books for children and young adults. Enjoy an evening of music, refreshments, book sales and signings, prize raffles and more. The event is free and the public is invited. The Richmond Public Library looks forward to hosting YAVA on October 21. Richmond Public Library Foundation is pleased to announce our first Richmond Public Library YAVA award, a $1,000 juried prize to be presented to one of our 2014 published YA authors.

“Virginia authors are setting the creative standards for kid’s lit. We boast NYT Bestsellers, winners of the National Book Awards, Newbery Awards, Jane Addams, Pura Belpre and more. The impetus for the original Teen ’13, now YAVA, was to raise the book and author talk experience to a new level of energy and excitement. We created a fun environment where the community meets the people who are shaping kid’s lit and also celebrating what it is to be a VA author and a VA reader/book lover.” —Meg Medina

The event is made possible by support from the Richmond Public Library Foundation and the Richmond Public Library, Friends of the Library. Richmond Public Main Library, 101 East Franklin Street, Richmond VA, 23219 Keep up with YAVA news on Facebook: facebook.com/celebratingteens

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THURSDAY, October 22 Thursday Concurrent Sessions Thursday Highlights All sessions are open to all attendees. 9:00 am – 10:00 am Ribbon Cutting and Registration Packet Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Pick Up. Coffee, tea, and light breakfast RM, Lower Level Salons 6–8 provided by the Richmond Public Library Technology, Trends, Challenges, and Friends & Foundation. Learning: The 2015 Horizon Report: 10:00 am – 11:30 am Library Edition Welcome and Keynote Address with Keeping up with educational technology trends Carrie Brown. and challenges in libraries can be overwhelm- 11:45 am ing. The New Media Consortium, drawing upon Box Lunch Distribution in Exhibit Hall. Ticket worldwide panels of experts, annually explores required. Sponsored by Book Systems, Inc. and documents ed-tech trends through its Horizon Project reports. This interactive session, facilitated by long-time Horizon Project advisory 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm board/expert panel member Paul Signorelli Business Meetings (onsite) and NMC Horizon Report series lead • VLA Leadership Development Forum (LDF) writer Samantha Adams Becker (via a Google RM, Lower Level Shenandoah Hangout) will review and discuss the technology, trends, and challenges documented in the 2015 • VLA Legislative Committee Library Edition (released in summer 2015). RM, Lower Level Salons A&B Presenters: Paul Signorelli, Paul Signorelli & • New Members Round Table Forum (NMRT) Associates; Samatha Adams Becker, New Media RM, Lower Level Madison/Jefferson/Monroe Consortium • VLA’s Association of College and Research Libraries (VLACRL) RM, Street Level Salon C In locations, RM stands for Richmond Marriott and GRCC stands for Greater Richmond • Virginia Association of Law Libraries (VALL) Convention Center. RM, Lower Level Dominion/Commonwealth

Track/Session Key Presentation Academy Virginia Association of Law Libraries Virginia Library Association College and Research Libraries Sponsored by BCWH Leadership Development Forum Sponsored by Friends of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library Technical Services and Technology Forum Diversity & Inclusion Forum New Members Round Table Forum Youth Services Forum Sponsored by MALiA Meetup Session In a Meetup session, the presenters will give a brief presentation and then facilitate a discussion on the topic among the attendees.

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Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm GRCC, Street Level B17 RM, Lower Level Salon 4 STEAMing Up the Library OWLS Take Flight: Outreach to Incorporating science, technology, engineer- Senior Communities ing, art, and math (STEAM) elements into the After retiring our bookmobile, we needed a new library doesn’t always mean creating brand new method to serve senior communities. We grew programming. Learn about the importance of from having one person, in a van, delivering STEAM education, how to identify and implement library materials, to many librarians supplying a STEAM elements into your ongoing and special variety of services; the recent addition of senior programs for children, and get ideas for great programming now rounds out our outreach standalone programs as well. service. Learn how OWLS (Our World: Lives Presenters: Rachel Sharpe and Awnali Mills, Shared) evolved and share your ideas about Henrico County Public Library serving seniors. Presenters: Pamela Smith, Jennifer McGee and Kara Rockwell, Central Rappahannock Regional Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Library GRCC, Street Level B18 Make It @ the Library: Connecting Teens with the Maker Movement Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm RM, Lower Level Madison/Jefferson/Monroe The Maker Movement is more than 3D printers Committee Work 101 and hi-tech toys. Understand this movement and its place in libraries. Learn how you can create a Let us unravel the mysteries of committees so you Pop-up MakerSpace for teens that fosters creativ- can use them to grow your career and your as- ity and 21st-century skills. Explore how commu- sociation! Learn the basics of committees within nity partners can help you create programs you VLA and other organizations, how to join, what couldn’t do alone. to expect from committee work, as well as how committee service can enhance your career. Presenter: Angela Critics, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Presenters: Margaret Howard, Chesterfield County Public Library; Megan Hodge, Virginia Commonwealth University Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm RM, Lower Level Shenandoah Leadership? Me? Why You Should Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Attend the Virginia Library Association RM, Lower Level Dominion/Commonwealth Leadership Academy Even If You So You Want to Get Published Don’t Plan to Take Over the World Many of us joined the library profession because Participants will hear from VALLA graduates on we love the written word. For many of us, that their VALLA experiences and how it has helped love doesn’t stop at reading: we want to write! not only their careers, but also their peer re- Join this panel of authors and editors for an in- lationships and customer service. Directions side look at the processes associated with writing on how to apply to VALLA and suggestions for and publishing your work — in Virginia Libraries, securing funding to attend will be discussed. or elsewhere. Presenters: Nan Carmack, Campbell County Presenters: Rebecca K. Miller, Penn State Public Library; Tina Rollins, Hampton University; University; Suzy Szasz Palmer, Longwood Barbara Ferrara, Chesterfield County Public University; Shari Henry, Arlington Public Library; Library Ginny Pannabecker, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth Land, York County Public Library

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Thursday Concurrent Sessions Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm RM, Lower Level Salon 5 RM, Street Level Salon C Lightning Talks Opening Up the “Closed” Stacks: Join us for these lightning-fast, 7-minute presen- What Archives & Special Collections tations on a variety of topics! Can Do for You & Your Patrons! • The ESL Conversation Cafe: A Public Library Sharing current practices and collaborations Program for Henrico County’s Immigrant from Virginia Tech Special Collections’ experi- Community, Steven Carter-Lovejoy and Kate ence, this session will describe what academic McClory, Henrico County Public Library special collections and archives do, why you • User Experience for the Non-Techie Librar- should know about them (for you and your ian, Nancy Speisser, South University patrons!), and how and why you might want to • It’s Time for a Redesign…Now What?, team up with them on a project or program. Adriana Puckett, Central Rappahannock Presenter: Kira Dietz, Special Collections, Regional Library Virginia Tech

Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm RM, Street Level Salons A&B RM, Lower Level Salons 1–3 VLA’s Annual Legislative Session One Minute Tips: Take Two! This year will mark the 70th anniversary of ALA’s Student Perceptions of Videos Washington Office. Join Adam Eisgrau, the cur- Used for Teaching Information rent Managing Director of ALA’s Washington Literacy Concepts Office of Government Relations, for a look at Digital learning objects are all the rage, but library advocacy in the nation’s capital — past, what does the YouTube Generation think? We present and future — and how libraries and will discuss student perceptions of videos used librarians everywhere can make a difference in for information literacy instruction and methods Washington and beyond. for incorporating short videos into assessable Presenter: Adam Eisgrau, ALA Washington learning activities. Faculty perceptions and uses Office of Government Relations of library videos will also be shared. Presenters: Lucinda Rush, Rachel Stott, Topher Lawton, and Megan Smith, Old Dominion Thursday, October 22, 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm University RM, Street Level Salon D The VIVA Last Copy Video Project In 2012, seven VIVA libraries began a project to Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm RM, Lower Level Salons 6–8 analyze their video collections. The primary goal of this project was to identify titles needing pro- Programs to Go: Portable Adult tection from discard, but it has also highlighted Programming the complexity around media preservation and Learn how to create and promote adult pro- the challenges faced in a collaborative retention grams that can be shared with multiple branch- project. es, both one-time programs as well as passive, Presenters: Laura Jenemann, George Mason take-away programming. In addition, we’ll talk University Libraries; Leigh Rockey, University about how portable programming can lead to of Virginia Library; Anne Osterman, VIVA, The more staff collaboration and draw key demo- Virtual Library of Virginia graphics to the library. Presenters: Erica Younglove, Sarah Hamfeldt, Joanna Duffet, and Hayley Tompkins, Jefferson- Madison Regional Library

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“May the Books Be With You” Tom Angleberger

“Seeing Yourself in Books” Cece Bell Virginia Library Association Annual Conference 2015

Thursday Concurrent Sessions Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm RM, Street Level Salons A&B GRCC, Street Level B19 Shelf Life: How to Inform, Engage Get Inspired: A Readers’ Advisory with, and Recommend with Reviews Guide to Christian Fiction By maintaining a review blog, libraries can gen- Learn how to answer a customer who asks, erate original web content while helping to en- “What can I read with no swearing, sex, vio- courage circulation — and even get the attention lence, blood, guts, or gore?” Learn about popu- of authors and publishers through social media. lar authors in Christian fiction across five genres: We will discuss the framework for constructing contemporary, romance, historical, Amish, and and conducting a blog, explain how anyone can mysteries/thrillers. We’ll provide a handout that write a review, and explore simple critical review lists authors, websites, and the major awards for writing basics. Christian fiction. Presenters: Virginia Johnson and Craig Presenters: Lonnie Elliott, Chesterfield County Graziano, Central Rappahanock Regional Public Library; Alexandra Hamby, Henrico Library County Public Library

Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm GRCC, Street Level B17 RM, Lower Level Salon 5 Summer Read and Feed @ Health @ the Center: The Health Your Library! and Wellness Information Center @ Discover how your library can holistically serve Portsmouth Public Library (HWIC) your community by nourishing children’s bodies Portsmouth is an unhealthy city, ranking 118 out and minds through a Summer Read and Feed of 133 health districts. We put together a team program. Learn about the USDA Summer Food from the city’s public library, health department, Program, state requirements, and programming Eastern Virginia Medical School Brickell Library, tips. Benefit from lessons learned and explore and other interested parties to discuss ways to the possibility of Summer Read and Feed @ your improve the health literacy of our community— library. culminating in the HWIC. Presenter: Heather Ketron, Loudoun County Presenters: Todd Elliott, Portsmouth Public Public Library Library; Ruth Smith, Brickell Medical Sciences Library (EVMS)

Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm GRCC, Street Level B18 Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Starting a Satellite Teen Advisory RM, Lower Level Salon 4 Board at the High School Library: Centering Your Library Job A Public/School Library Partnership Search Meet teens where they live! This session will Don’t be left in the dark about the best resourc- explore how to create a teen advisory board es, strategies, and steps for conducting a thor- where teens hang out: in a school library. Come ough library job search. Learn the fundamentals talk about challenges, strategies, pitfalls, and of searching for job postings, preparing applica- successes in building a Public/School Library tions, creating a great resume and cover letter, partnership. and working through the stress that comes with seeking the perfect position. Presenters: Angela Critics, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library; IdaMae Craddock, Albemarle Presenters: Margaret Howard, Chesterfield County Public Schools County Public Library; Jill Hames, James L. Hamner Public Library

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Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm RM, Street Level Salon D RM, Lower Level Shenandoah Student, Teacher, and Partner: Workplace Privacy: A Reality or an Understanding and Supporting the Oxymoron? Many Roles of Graduate Teaching Americans spend almost half of their wak- Assistants ing life at work. We often come to think of our As instructors for many core undergraduate workplace as our second home. How many of courses, graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are us have joked about having an office spouse or important university library partners in learning complained about the antics of our office kids? and information literacy. But as novice teachers Some of us have become so comfortable in our and budding scholars themselves, GTAs have workplaces that we assume, often to our detri- their own unique needs. How can librarians ment, that we enjoy the same right of privacy support GTAs and other new academics in their that we do in our real homes. This program will teaching and learning roles? explore the amount of privacy you actually enjoy during the work day. Presenters: Julia Feerrar, Virginia Tech; Rebecca K. Miller, Penn State University Presenter: Joyce Manna Janto, University of Richmond School of Law

Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm RM, Lower Level Salons 1–3 Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm RM, Lower Level Madison/Jefferson/Monroe Why Good LibGuide Design Matters & How You Can Get It Right They Didn’t Teach That in Library School Roughly 4,600 libraries and 75,000 librarians worldwide use the LibGuides platform to cu- Come to our NMRT panel to hear how several rate information resources. Discover how good library workers have gained unconventional skills instructional design facilitates learning and in an ever-evolving field. Gain a snapshot of dif- transforms a collection of resources into both ferent positions in various types of libraries. Hear an educational and teaching tool. Learn how to real-life experiences straight from the library implement technical and pedagogical design staff, and about current professional develop- techniques to improve your LibGuides. ment opportunities in the evolving library field. Presenter: Katie Hoskins, Northern Virginia Presenter: Cammy Koch, Chesterfield County Community College Public Library

Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm RM, Street Level Salon C RM, Lower Level Dominion/Commonwealth Storytime Ideas for the Adventurous Finding what Fits: Communication Strategies at the Librarian: Puppets and Songs to Help Center of Faculty/Liaison Interaction You Get Your Storytime Groove On! While there are plenty of strategies for successful Sara Meldrum and Laurie Ziegler, Youth Ser- interaction with faculty, the key is to identify the vices librarians at the Williamsburg Regional strategies that will work best with your institu- Library, will present favorite storytime activities tion’s culture. This session will highlight the ways and resources, focusing on using puppets and that Bridgewater College and George Mason other add-ons to enhance picture book reading University adapted traditional strategies to work and expand horizons regarding musical activities within our unique environments. in storytime, regardless of musical ability. Learn new songs for a variety of storytime audiences. Presenters: Cori Strickler, Bridgewater College, and Anne Driscoll, George Mason University Presenters: Sara Meldrum and Laurie Ziegler, Williamsburg Regional Library

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Thursday Concurrent Sessions Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm GRCC, Street Level B18 GRCC, Street Level B17 The Pop-Up Library: Meeting the Library Services for Customers Community Where They Are Experiencing Homelessness The Pop-Up Library, as developed by the Suf- Want to better serve those experiencing home- folk Public Library, is a mechanism for expand- lessness in your community? Learn how you can ing a library’s presence outside the walls of the provide assistance with programs such as work- building to meet and engage with residents of force development and technology classes and the community where they live, work, and play. maximize your efforts by partnering with other Learn the ways you can adapt and replicate the city departments and non-profit organizations. Pop-Up concept in your library. A Pop-Up Library We’d love to hear your ideas too! will be set up for you to see and explore. Presenters: Jessica Harley and Adam Parcell, Presenters: Sarah Townsend and Clint Rudy, Chesapeake Public Library Suffolk Public Library

Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm RM, Lower Level Salon 4 RM, Lower Level Salons 6–8 Talking the Talk: Engaging Young Library Construction, Readers with Nonfiction Renovations, and Disasters: The When nonfiction is written well, kids love it…and Dos and Don’ts of Moving Collections they can learn how to write it. Seymour Simon Moving library collections into new spaces, dur- shares his own writing techniques and discusses ing renovations or because of disaster, can be a the power of nonfiction stories that employ ac- daunting task. Learn from three librarians with tion words, analogies, and vivid word pictures. first-hand experience managing moves as they Simon also shares tips for utilizing digital media share their experiences and offer suggestions to engage children in both reading and writing on new construction moves/renovations/disaster nonfiction, from Skype, to blogging, to e-books. recovery as well as pitfalls to anticipate. Presenter: Seymour Simon, StarWalk Kids Media Presenters: Adrian Whicker, Roanoke County Public Library; Carol Farmer, Appomattox Regional Library; Tom Shepley, Pamunkey Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Regional Library GRCC, Street Level B19 Library Speed Networking

Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Based on the popular speed dating format, you RM, Lower Level Dominion/Commonwealth are invited to participate in this fun, simple way to connect with other librarians. Presenters will Understanding Teen Emotional and guide participants through an interactive exercise Neurological Development that will allow you to talk to other librarians and Unsure or nervous about talking to a teen patron share ideas. Everyone is welcome. Bring your at your library, either about homework help or to business cards. correct their behavior? Attendees will learn how Presenters: Terry Long, Virginia State Law to transform research about the developing teen- Library; Bettina Peacemaker, Cabell Library, aged brain into an action plan for their staff to Virginia Commonwealth University; Christian better understand and serve teens. Small group Pascasio, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; discussions will provide an opportunity to discuss Tiffany Harris experiences and ideas. Presenter: April Shroeder, Loudoun County Public Library

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Thursday Concurrent Sessions Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm RM, Street Level Salons A&B RM, Street Level Salon D Privacy and Intellectual Freedom DIY Renovation: The ACRL PATRIOT Act, NSA, privacy and surveillance Framework and You all have populated the headlines for the past The recent overhaul of ACRL Standards pres- ­several years. Join Adam Eisgrau, Managing ents an ideal occasion to update and upgrade Director of ALA’s Washington Office of Govern- traditional approaches to library instruction. This ment Relations, for an up to the minute recap of session will address incorporating the new ACRL where the fight to restore American’s civil liber- Framework into your teaching. Learn to use ties stands and libraries’ and librarians’ central principles from user experience and instructional role in that vital fight. design to reframe content and delivery, specifi- Presenter: Adam Eisgrau, ALA Washington cally focusing on the one-shot session. Office of Government Relations Presenter: Meagan Christensen, University of Virginia

Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm RM, Lower Level Salon 5 Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Cece Bell Presents El Deafo RM, Lower Level Salons 1–3 Implementing Open Educational In this session, Cece Bell will talk about her Resources @ Your Library: Research, graphic novel memoir El Deafo but also about the responses she’s received from kids and 4-year, Community College, and adults, with and without hearing loss, for the Public Libraries book. She’ll also discuss how her original inten- Freely available, openly licensed educational tion for the book has “sort of come true.” resources (often known as OER) are increasingly Presenter: Cece Bell, Author being leveraged in many different ways at com- munity colleges, 4-year and research universi- ties, public libraries, and elsewhere. Explore op- Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm portunities for OER @ your library with a panel RM, Street Level Salon C of librarians and educators actively engaged in implementing OER initiatives and programming. Playing with Fire: Emergency Procedures Training Can Presenters: Anita Walz, Virginia Tech; Lucretia Be Educational and Fun! McCulley, University of Richmond; Steven Litherland, Tidewater Community College; Are you responsible for emergency procedures in Ginny Pannabecker, Virginia Tech your library? Do your co-workers look to you for guidance in handling emergency situations? Join us to learn about a Jeopardy!-style game we Thursday, October 22, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm successfully implemented at our institution and to RM, Street Level Shenandoah share and learn about other libraries’ emergency Privacy, Archives, & the Digital Age planning methods. This program will tackle the important issue of Presenters: Elizabeth Johnson and Robert Turner, privacy in digitizing and disseminating archives Radford University and special collections. These digital collections serve patrons of all types and connect students and researchers with the material that they need. Are there legal, ethical or practical concerns? Have the expectations of donors changed in the digital era? What about the privacy of third parties — those mentioned in materials? These questions will be explored. Presenter: Caroline Osborne, Washington & Lee University School of Law

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Thursday Concurrent Sessions Thursday, October 22, 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm RM, Street Level Inside Grand Ballroom RM, Lower Level Salon 5 Conference Break Bibliotherapy Coffee and snacks available in the Exhibit Hall. This session will explore young adult fiction as a Sponsored by Louisiana State University, School resource for educators and librarians who often of Library and Information Science. deal with teenagers in crisis. With themed rec- ommendation lists, Courtney and Joy will show how fiction is a safe place for teens to explore Thursday, October 22, 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm difficult issues and how they can be inspired by RM, Street Level Outside Grand Ballroom characters. VLACRL Poster Sessions Presenters: Courtney C. Stevens, young adult Please see page 45 for more detailed author of Faking Normal and The Lies about information. Truth, and Joy N. Hensley, teacher and young adult author of Rights of Passage.

Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm RM, Lower Level Salons 6–8 Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm RM, Lower Level Shenandoah VIVA Users’ Group Meeting: Introducing the New VIVA Director Managing Online Presence for Students and Professionals VIVA has a new Director — only the second in its over 20 year history. In this session, Anne We all live in a world where everything seems C. Osterman will be introduced as the new discoverable from photos and writings to re- VIVA Director and will discuss her vision for the lationships and associations whether personal consortium. VIVA will also update attendees on or professional. Librarians, professionals and the consortium’s activities and provide product students of all kinds need strategies to manage updates from vendors. A reception will follow the information about themselves. Managing online program. presence is an essential skill for students of all ages today. Law students and undergraduate students in particular often do not grasp the dis- Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm coverability of personal information on the web GRCC, Street Level B17 and how it impacts their career strategy. Students Promoting Library Events openly share photos, public comments and per- Using “Meetup” sonal information without understanding privacy policies and settings in their favorite social media Learn how Loudoun County and Arlington public platforms. This program will share ideas and libraries have used Meetup.com to create a local experiences to educate students in how to turn online community, increase program atten- their online presence into an advantage in their dance, and reach the valued 20s and 30s demo- career search rather than a liability. graphic. Participants will gain an understanding of Meetup.com, how it works, and about the two Presenter: Stephanie Miller, Washington and Lee systems’ successes and failures in learning to use University School of Law the tool effectively. Presenter: Tracy Kallassy, Prince William Public Library

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Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm RM, Lower Level Dominion/Commonwealth RM, Street Level Salon D Exploring Openness in Libraries Flipping for the Framework: Adapting This session features a panel of authors who a College Writing Library Instruction contributed to the Virginia Libraries special, peer Session to the New Framework for reviewed issue on exploring openness. Panel- Information Literacy ists will discuss topics from the issue, including This presentation will cover a brief overview of teaching, MOOCs, OERs, predatory publishing, the new Framework for Information Literacy and and managing open access collections. Don’t how one librarian attempted to adapt the new miss this opportunity to explore openness in framework into a College Writing Library Instruc- libraries with these experts! tion session. First, using flipped classroom mod- Presenters: Rebecca K. Miller, Penn State eling, students worked through online modules University; Anita Walz, Virginia Tech; Craig ahead of time using a research tutorial. Second, Arthur, Radford University; Ashley Faulkner, both the writing faculty and librarian together se- Texas A&M University lected three specific databases and gave ample class time to discovery based searching. The session will also address strategies to minimize Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm cognitive overload arising from the adapted GRCC, Street Level B18 discovery based learning. Growing Graphic Novels for Presenter: Avril Cunningham, American Grown Ups University Library Graphic novels aren’t just for kids any more. Demand for content geared towards adult Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm readers continues to grow. Learn how to build or GRCC, Street Level B19 expand an adult graphic novel collection, as we share tips we learned during the creation of our Preserving Our Pictorial History: own adult graphic novel collection and examples Training Our Donors to Meet Our of critically acclaimed titles, authors, and artists. Informational Criteria Presenters: Linde Furman and Philip Agnew, Library users eager to donate photographs to Roanoke Public Libraries their library’s digital collection are unaware of the need to identify vital information. Libraries are not able to collect everything, leaving these un- identified photos to fall by the wayside. Train your library users in simple techniques to save a pho- tograph from becoming historically ineffective. Presenter: Kevin Clement, Chesapeake Public Library

Join the Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm RM, Lower Level Salon 4 conversation: Tom Angleberger’s World #2015vla Tom Angleberger will talk, doodle and fold — and possibly ask you to do the same — about a variety of subjects, which may include, but shall not be limited to: Star Wars, origami, Star Wars origami, rodentia, lawn- mowing toads, his books, other people’s books and your favorite books. Presenter: Tom Angleberger, Author

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Thursday Concurrent Sessions Thursday, October 22, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Thursday, October 22, 6:00 pm – 10:30 pm RM, Lower Level Monroe/Jefferson/Madison Dine-Arounds Youth Services Forum Annual VLA will provide buses on continuous loops from Wine and Cheese Reception the Richmond Marriott to three stops in Cary- town and back to the hotel. Sign up sheets will be available at the Registration Desk beginning Thursday, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Thursday morning at 9:00 am. Business Meetings • VLA Professional Associates Forum RM, Lower Level Shenandoah Thursday, October 22, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm RM, Lower Level Salons 1–2 • Technical Services and Technology Forum Tom Angleberger on “May the RM, Lower Level Salon 4 Books Be with You” and Cece Bell on • Local History, Geneaology, & Oral History “Seeing Yourself in Books” Forum RM, Lower Level Salon 5 Tickets must be purchased in advance: $50 for conference attendees; $60 for non-attendees • Focus Group: Ad Hoc Website Content Committee Dinner will be served at 6:30; Mr. Angleberger will RM, Lower Level Dominion/Commonwealth speak from 7:00-7:30 and Ms. Bell will present from 7:30-8:00. Both authors will be available after the event for book sales and signings.

Thursday, October 22, 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm Sponsored by the Roanoke Public Library Craft Brewery Tour Foundation The bus will transport attendees from the Rich- mond Marriott to Legend Brewing Company for Thursday, October 22, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm dinner and then to local craft breweries. The bus RM, Lower Level Salons 5–8 will wait during the brewery visits and dinner, All-Conference Social and then transport attendees back to the hotel. Registration required. Join your colleagues and friends at our TRIVIA EXTRAVAGANZA! Log in to our games from your internet-enabled device and compete with others in the room for prizes. Cash bar. (Remember to check the box for one free drink ticket on your Registration Form.)

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Come Visit! The following libraries are all willing to have Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M., of Virginia interested librarians visit them during the Library, Museum, and Historical conference. Federation https://grandlodgeofvirginia.org/contact/library-museum Community Health Education Center Preserves, collects and restores the Masonic (CHEC) records and artifacts of Virginia and Masonic http://wp.vcu.edu/chec/ history. M-F: 10a-4p MWF: 9a-4p; closed 12:30p-1:30p Tours: 10/21 and 10/23 — Please join Dana Contact: Marie Barnett, 804-222-3110; Ladd MS, Community Health Education Center [email protected] Librarian on Wednesday, October 21 from 4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. or Friday, October 23 from 4:30p.m-5:15p.m for a tour and overview of J. Sergeant Reynolds Community the CHEC. CHEC is a library for patients and College Library (Downtown) their family members to find reliable health http://library.reynolds.edu/ information. CHEC contains a variety of health- related books, journals, and videos and also has M-Th: 7:45a-9p; F: 7:45a-5p; Sat: 8a-12p computers for searching health information, a children’s area, aquarium, reading, area, and media room. Library of Virginia http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ CHEC is located at 1200 E. Marshall Street in the VCU Health System Gateway building, The Library of Virginia (www.lva.virginia.gov ), ground floor and is just a short (5-10 minute) located in historic downtown Richmond, holds walk from the Richmond Marriott and the world’s most extensive collection of material Convention Center. For more information or to about the Old Dominion and has been a register for one of the tours, please call Dana at steward of the commonwealth’s documentary (804) 628-2429 or email [email protected]. and printed heritage since 1823. The story of Virginia and Virginians has been told in many

ways since 1607. At the Library of Virginia it is Division of Legislative Services told through more than 119 million manuscripts Legislative Reference Center and nearly 2.5 million books, serials, bound http://dls.virginia.gov/lrc.htm?OpenDocument periodicals, microfilm reels, newspapers and state and federal documents, each an individual Law library and public administration library tile in the vast and colorful mosaic of Virginia’s serving members of the General Assembly and experience. legislative staff. M-Sat: 9a-5p M-F: 8a-5p Visitors welcome Visitors welcome; contact Theresa Schmid ([email protected]) if you would like a tour. Richmond Public Library (and branches) http://www.richmondpubliclibrary.org/branch.asp Main: M-W: 10a-7p; Th-F: 10a-6p; Sat: 10a-5p [Branch hours vary — check web site]

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Union Presbyterian Seminary – Virginia Commonwealth University William Smith Morton Library Libraries http://library.upsem.edu/ http://www.library.vcu.edu/ M-Th: 8a-10p; F: 8a-6p; Sat: 1p-6p James Branch Cabell Library: Sun 10a - Fri 10p (24-hours); Sat: 10a-10p Contact: Fran Eagan, [email protected], 804- 278-4312; Circulation desk — 804-278-4310 Tompkins-McCaw Library: M-Th: 7:30a-12a; F: 7:30a-8p; Sat: 9a-6p; Sun: 11a-12a There is a security gate, so be sure to have your VLA Conference name badge with you. Cabell Library is nearing the end of a $50 million renovation/construction project.

Tompkins-McCaw Library is located within a few University of Richmond – blocks of the Conference site. Boatwright Memorial Library http://library.richmond.edu/ Virginia Museum of Fine Arts M-Th: 8a-1a; F: 8a-7p; Sat: 10a-6p; http://vmfa.museum/library/ Sun: 11a-1a Museum hours: Sat–Weds, 10a-5p; Thursday & Contact: Cassandra Dee Taylor-Anderson, Friday, 10a-9p Customer Services Supervisor, 804-289-8876 Library: Collection focuses mainly on art,

especially on resources that relate to the VMFA University of Richmond - William T. art collection. Open to the public; provides free Muse Law Library internet (and wifi), as well as reference services. Has an archive, a rare books room, an extensive http://law.richmond.edu/library/index.html periodicals collection and thousands of clipping M-Th: 6:30a-midnight; F: 6:30a-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; files on many topics related to art and the VMFA. Sun: 9a-midnight M-F: 12p-5p (visitors as early as 10a with prior Contact: Joyce Janto, [email protected] arrangements) Parking pass required; Joyce Janto or Andrew Contact: Maggie Allbee, Reference Librarian: Frank, Access Services Librarian, can provide. 804-340-1625; tours may be available Library main number: 804-340-1495 The Valentine http://thevalentine.org/collections/archives Virginia State Law Library Specializes in the history of Richmond. http://www.courts.state.va.us/courtadmin/library/home. html Museum hours: T-Sat: 10a-5p; Sun: 12p-5p Open to conference attendees by appointment Archives: by appointment only, T-F: 12p-4p only: 804-786-2075, [email protected]. VLA conference attendees may receive free va.us admission to the museum galleries and 1812

John Wickham House during October 21-23 by showing their conference badge. Virginia Union University Brief orientations to the Valentine’s Archives https://www.vuu.edu/library.aspx are available on a limited basis and may be M-T: 8a-10p; F: 8a-8p; Sat: 8a-3p; Sun:2p-10p scheduled by contacting Meg Hughes, Curator of Archives, at [email protected] or (804) Includes the L. Douglas Wilder Collections, 649-0711 ext. 342. memorializing Virginia’s first African-American Governor.

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Why Americans Love Their Public Libraries By Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand with the solid treatises of a dusty lower shelf and F. William Summers Professor of Library and Infor- actually read … 15 feet in a line,” an interviewer mation Studies Emeritus, Florida State University reported. Another contemporary noted that “many times Edison would get excused from duty under Indisputable fact: Americans love their pub- pretense of being too sick to work, … and invari- lic libraries. Evidence to support this statement ably strike a beeline” for the public library, “where abounds. A 2013 report by the Pew Research he would spend the entire day and evening read- Center’s Internet and American Life Project noted ing … such works on electricity as were to be had.” that in the previous decade “every other major In 1899, Wilbur and Orville Wright came upon an institution (government, churches, banks, corpora- ornithology book in the Dayton Public Library “that tions) has fallen in public esteem except libraries, rekindled their interest in human flight,” writes one the military, and first responders.” The study also of their biographers. Harry Truman said in later found that 91 percent of those surveyed over 16 life, “By the time I was 12 or 14, I had read every years old said libraries are “very” or “somewhat” book in the [Independence, Mo. public] library, important to their communities, and 98 percent including the encyclopedias. …Those books had a identified their public library experience as “very” great influence on me.” or “mostly positive.” Another Pew study found 94 Second, library as place. At the Atlanta Pub- percent of parents believe libraries are important lic Library’s Sweet Auburn branch — one of the for their children; 84 percent said because librar- few places in Atlanta’s 1930s segregated soci- ies develop a love of reading and books. ety where blacks felt welcome — director Annie Although in the 1980s many evangelists of Watters recalled one summer when 10-year-old information technology predicted the demise of Martin Luther King, Jr. came to the library several public libraries by the turn of the century, they’ve times during the week. “He would walk up to the been proven wrong. In 2012 (the latest year for desk and … look me straight in the eye.” which we have statistics) the U.S. had more public “Hello, Martin Luther,” she would respond, libraries than ever — 17,219, including branches always calling him by his first and middle name. and bookmobiles. While the number of visits “What’s on your mind?” declined slightly in 2012 from 1.52 to 1.5 billion “Oh, nothing, particularly,” he would say. For (the recession forced libraries to reduce hours by Watters, that was the cue that King had learned a 2 percent; more patrons were downloading library new “big word,” and they then initiated a conver- e-books from home computers), the decade sation in which King used the word repeatedly. nonetheless showed a 21 percent increase. That Another game involved poetry. Again, King would same year 93 million Americans attended a public stand by the desk, waiting. “What’s on your mind, library program, a one-year increase of 4 percent Martin Luther?” Watters would ask. “For I dipped and an eight-year increase of 38 percent; 65 mil- into the future, far as the human eye could see,” lion attendees were children, a nearly 4 percent he responded. Watters immediately recognized increase from the previous year and a 24 per- the poem, and finished the verse: “Saw a vision of cent increase from the previous decade. In 2012 the world, and all the wonder that would be.” public libraries circulated 2.2 billion items (includ- For many Americans (and I’ll bet most of my ing audio and video materials and e-books) — a readers) visiting a public library also constituted 28 percent increase from 2003; circulation per the first place in the public sphere where they en- capita showed a 10-year increase of 17 percent. joyed adult privileges, and by obtaining a library Public libraries also provided users with access to card as a child formally accepted a civic respon- 250,000 internet-ready computers, 100 percent sibility to respect public property. That sense of more per capita than a decade earlier. responsibility does not go away easily. One of Americans love their public libraries, but why? Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s concerns Historical research shows reasons fit into three after he landed US Airways Flight 1549 in New broad categories — for the useful information York’s Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009, was a they make accessible; for the public spaces they Contra Costa (Calif.) Public Library book he had provide that help construct community; and for the aboard his plane. It might come back late, he told transformative potential that reading, viewing and the library, perhaps even water-damaged. listening to the commonplace stories that public Third, the transformative potential of com- libraries provide in a variety of textual forms. monplace stories. In a 2008 interview, 88-year- Historical examples for each abound. First, use- old Pete Seeger recalled: “At age 7, a librarian ful information. As a Detroit teenager in the 1860s, … ­recommended me a book … about a teen- Thomas Edison decided to read through the entire ager who runs away from his stepfather — who’s public library for scientific information. “He began beating him — and is adopted by a middle-aged

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Indian whose tribe was massacred, and whose benefits accrue to those who experience high wife was sold into slavery, and is living alone.” levels of face-to-face contact, including improved That he remembered this story so vividly eight de- vocabularies, an increased ability to empathize, cades later, a New York Times reporter noted in a a deeper sense of belonging, and — most impor- 2014 obituary, was “fitting for someone who went tant — a longer lifespan. Neuroscientific research on to engage issues of conscience.” that focuses on the social nature of commonplace For Oprah Winfrey, reading was “an open reading reinforces these conclusions. Fiction, notes door for freedom in my life” that “allowed me to research psychologist Keith Oatley, “is a particu- see … a world beyond my grandmother’s front larly useful simulation because negotiating the porch” in Mississippi, ”that everybody didn’t have social world effectively is extremely tricky, requir- an outhouse, that everybody wasn’t surrounded ing us to weigh up myriad interacting instances of by poverty, that there was a hopeful world out cause and effect. Just as computer simulations can there and that it could belong to me.” In a small help us get to grips with complex [scientific] prob- Milwaukee apartment as a 9-year-old in 1963, lems, … so novels, stories and dramas can help she read a public library copy of A Tree Grows us understand the complexities of social life.” in Brooklyn — the story of Francie Nolan whose For generations now, adolescent series fiction life was full of humiliation and whose only friends and adult westerns, romances, horror and science were in books lining the public library shelves. fiction novels have driven public library circulation. “… I felt like my life was hers.” They still do. Through commonplace stories like After her father died in 1963, 9-year-old Sonia these that they circulate by the billions, American Sotomayor buried herself in reading at her Bronx public libraries help empower, inform, intellectual- library and in the apartment she shared with her ly stimulate and inspire their readers, viewers and mother and brother. Her reading, she admitted, listeners, just like they did for Seeger, Winfrey and was her “solace and only distraction” that got her Sotomayor. And through the tens of thousands of through this “time of trouble.” Of particular inter- spaces they make available to their patrons they est was “Nancy Drew,” who “had a powerful hold help construct community in multiple positive ways on my imagination. Every night, when I’d finished through the billions of face-to-face encounters reading and got into bed and closed my eyes, they nurture and the civic responsibility they teach, I would continue the story, with me in Nancy’s just like they did for Martin Luther King, Jr. and shoes until I fell asleep.” Her mind, she noted, Sully Sullenberger. “worked in ways very similar” to Nancy’s. “I was a Information, place, and reading. Americans keen observer and listener. I picked up on clues. I love their public libraries for all these reasons — figured things out logically, and I enjoyed puzzles. justification enough to encourage even more of I loved the clear focused feeling that came when I our citizens to use these much-loved community concentrated on solving a problem and everything incubators of personal happiness and informal else faded out.” In 1963, most American public self-education. libraries had Nancy on their shelves. Not NYPL, however, where librarians considered series fic- ENDNOTE: tion “trash.” Instead, Sotomayor got her copies of Often referred to as the “Dean of American library Nancy from her mother—for good behavior. NYPL historians,” Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William finally dropped the ban on series fiction in 1976. Summers Professor Emeritus of Library and Infor- For generations now, library and government mation Studies at Florida State University and for- officials have argued that the public library’s most mer director of the Florida Book Awards. He is the important role is to provide access to useful infor- author of more than 100 articles and books. His mation that develops intelligent consumers and newest book is Part of Our Lives: A People’s His- informed citizens—the kind of information Thomas tory of the American Public Library. He also edited, Edison pursued in his public library that, many alongside Pamela Spence Richards and Marija argue, people can now retrieve on their computers, Dalbello, A History of Modern Librarianship: Con- at home. Public library users, however, show a dif- structing the Heritage of Western Cultures. ferent set of priorities. For them, the tens of thou- In 2008-2009, he was a National Endowment sands of spaces public libraries provide for many for the Humanities Fellow to support his research purposes and the billions of commonplace stories on the American Public Library. He holds a B.A. in they circulate in a variety of textual forms are as history from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh important as, perhaps even more important than, (1968), the M.A. in history from the University of access to information, and for a variety of reasons. Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1970), the M.L.S. from Recent research in the fast-developing field Western Michigan University and a Ph.D. in history of social neuroscience shows that substantial from Southern Illinois University (1974).

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FRIDAY, October 23 Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Friday Highlights RM, Lower Level Salon 4 The Changing View of LGBTQ 8:30 am Exhibit Hall Opens. Coffee, tea, and Libraries can serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- light breakfast provided. Sponsored by gender, and questioning (LGBTQ) people by Midwest Tape. ensuring that this population is reflected in their collections and provided with library services. 9:00 am – 9:30 am Learn how to better understand and serve the Scholarship and Awards Presentation LGBTQ community by enhancing your book and VLA Business Meeting collection. Gain tips on the best titles to offer, 9:30 am – 10:30 am including new resources. Keynote Address with Lydia Netzer Presenters: Janice Hummel and Levi Branson, 10:45 am – 11:15 am Ashburn Library Visit the Exhibits.

Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm GRCC, Street Level B17 Friday Concurrent Sessions Bullseye: Neighborhood Profiles & Targeted Programming All sessions are open to all attendees. Do you offer great programs that are poorly attended? Do you know who lives near your Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm library? An important part of remaining relevant RM, Lower Level Salons 6–8 to your community is understanding the char- Hands On: Preschool Science acteristics and aspirations of nearby residents, businesses, and organizations. We’ll share Learn how to plan, research, and implement CCPL’s creation and use of neighborhood pro- hands-on science experiments for your preschool files to offer engaging programs. crowd, and how Preschool Science is connected to Every Child Ready to Read early literacy skills. Presenters: Meg King-Sloan, Barbara Ferrara, Find out how to locate resources to develop your Jessica Gonzalez and Hayley DeRoche, own programs. Then, dive into STEAM with our Chesterfield County Public Library hands on demonstrations while you get some one-on-one advice. Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Presenters: Matt Haddox and Kathi DuBois, RM, Lower Level Salon 5 Virginia Beach Public Library Projects Big and Small: How to Succeed at Them All Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm What do website redesign, National Library RM, Lower Level Dominion/Commonwealth Week events, developing a maker-space, and Our Jefferson Cup Overfloweth the dreaded collection weeding all have in com- The 2015 Jefferson Cup Committee members mon? They are all projects libraries of any size will present an overview of some of the titles that may undertake to remain @ the Center. Learn were considered for the award. the increasingly valuable principles of Project Management and how to apply them for project Presenters: 2015 Jefferson Cup Committee success. Members Presenter: Bethany Young, Christopher Newport University In locations, RM stands for Richmond Marriott and GRCC stands for Greater Richmond Convention Center.

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Friday Concurrent Sessions Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm GRCC, Street Level B19 RM, Lower Level Salons 1–3 Jail Library Projects: A Public Library Urban Legend or Practical Pedagogy: Partnership Opportunity Are You a Teaching Ninja? This presentation will examine a North Carolina Are learning styles real? What about the learning public library’s partnership services to jailed pyramid? How long can people pay attention in populations along with examples of similar a lecture? In this interactive session, you will find library initiatives in Virginia and nationally. out what the research says and discuss how this Service models will be shared along with best can impact your teaching and training. Fabulous practices and lessons learned. This project is in prizes await! conjunction with participation in the North Caro- Presenters: Candice Benjes-Small, Jennifer lina Library Association’s Leadership Institute. Resor-Whicker and Alyssa Archer, Radford Presenter: Elizabeth Gregg, Loudoun County University Public Library

Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm RM, Street Level Salon D RM, Lower Level Madison/Jefferson/Monroe Come OER or High Water: The ‘Maker’ Behind Maker-Space Librarians as Guides in an OER The maker-space movement on the rise is grow- Adoption Model ing in popularity. This hands-on approach to Hesitation isn’t an option when jumping into the personal learning is well suited for application choppy seas of Open Educational Resources in public libraries but can be more involved than (OER). Hold your nose, brace for the splash, and its practical name suggests. We will provide an seize an extraordinary opportunity to enhance overview of the process CCPL employed in order courses with quality open content and join a to implement a successful maker-space. lively discussion on the challenges and opportu- Presenters: Mike Mabe and Ben Strohm, nities that OER brings to librarianship. Chesterfield County Public Library; Bruce Davies, Presenters: Heather Blicher and Joi Jackson, PhD, CCPL Volunteer Northern Virginia Community College

Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Friday, October 23, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm GRCC, Street Level B18 RM, Street Level Salon C The CRRL NetStation Project: Public “Shall We March without Access Computing with Chrome OS Our Neighbours, I Trust Not”: Faced with a library full of aging public access Defining the Roles and Goals of computers but limited money for replacements? Primary Source Literacy Maybe you’ve heard about Chrome OS and are Last fall, the SAA-ACRL/RBMS Joint Task Force wondering how it might fit into your organiza- on the Development of Guidelines for Primary tion. Come hear about one library’s experience Source Literacy began work intended to comple- replacing all of their 250+ public access com- ment the Framework for Information Literacy puters with Chromeboxes. in Higher Education. Join us to discuss primary Presenter: Chris Glover, Central Rappahannock source literacy, its role in information literacy, Regional Library and the information professional’s role in edu- cating patrons! Presenter: Kira Dietz, Special Collections, Virginia Tech

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Friday, October 23, 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Friday, October 23, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch Break GRCC, Street Level B17 How Important is the Collaboration If you are not attending the Jefferson Cup Lun- of Public, College, and Correctional cheon or the VCU-sponsored lunch and talk with Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand at the Library of Virginia, Libraries in the Re-Entry Process of we invite you to visit local restaurants and join us Offenders? again in the afternoon for additional sessions. We looked at the correctional setting, the De- partment of Corrections Re-Entry Initiative, and what public, college, and correctional libraries Friday, October 23, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm are doing to support this process. If offenders RM, Street Level Salons A&B are to succeed and contribute to their communi- The Jefferson Cup Luncheon ties, support is vital. All types of libraries must be with Gail Jarrow a part of that support. Ticketed event. One hundred years ago, pellagra­ Presenters: Freida Hull, Virginia Department swept across the American South. No one knew of Corrections, St. Brides Correctional Center; the cause or cure for this deadly, disfiguring Ernestine Batten-Meekins, Virginia Department disease. Red Madness: How A Medical Mystery of Corrections, Indian Creek Correctional Center Changed What We Eat tells the story of the doctors, researchers, and public health officials who strug- gled to stop the epidemic and solve the baffling Friday, October 23, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm medical mystery. Gail Jarrow is an award-winning RM, Lower Level Salon 4 author of nonfiction books for ages 8 and above. Fostering Diversity & Visit her at www.GailJarrow.com. Sponsored by the Inclusion in Your Library Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. Are you doing everything you can to attract the most diverse job candidates possible? Do Friday, October 23, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm patrons from all walks of life feel welcomed and RM, Lower Level Madison/Jefferson/Monroe included at your library? Come hear from a panel of librarians representing a variety of com- Keep Calm and Read On: A Penguin munities discuss how to foster an environment of Random House Book Buzz diversity and inclusion. Collection development and readers’ advisory Presenters: Shari Henry, Arlington Public ­librarians, book club leaders, and anyone inter- Library; Kevin Clement and Rekesha Spellman, ested in being the first to hear about the hottest Chesapeake Public Library; Mutahara upcoming adult titles from Penguin Random House Mobashar and Lena Gonzalez Berrios, Central won’t want to miss this presentation. Find out which Rappahannock Regional Library; Kareemah titles you and your patrons will want to read next! Hamdan, Henrico County Public Library Presenter: Lara Oliver, Penguin Random House

Part of Our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library By Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand Friday, October 23, 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm — Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. VCU Libraries presents a talk by Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand, distinguished historian, noted authority on American library history, and F. William Sum- mers Professor Emeritus at the School of Information, Florida State Univer- sity. Dr. Wiegand will discuss his new book, Part of Our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library (Oxford UP). A light lunch will be served beginning at 12:00 pm. Seating is limited, so please register.

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Friday Concurrent Sessions Friday, October 23, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Friday, October 23, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm GRCC, Street Level B17 RM, Lower Level Dominion/Commonwealth School Readiness @ the Library Creating 21st Century Libraries: Public libraries are frequently overlooked as key Reinvention or Extinction players in early childhood education. Learn more For 200 years, libraries were designed primarily about Kindergarten assessments and preschool as places to collect, access, and preserve print grants in Virginia so you can incorporate edu- collections. The Steelcase Workspace Futures cational activities into programming and story- research team will help you rethink your space; times. Learn how to become an active member understand design principles behind the renova- within your community to help preschoolers tion/creation of a library space for collaboration, become school ready. concentration, and technology; and hear about the latest research and case studies being used Presenter: Cammy Koch, Chesterfield County in libraries today that impact student success. Public Library Presenters: Tim Barron, Steelcase; Debbie Lennick, Creative Friday, October 23, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm RM, Street Level Salon C Mystery Solved: How Digital Tools Friday, October 23, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Can Help Reveal the Past RM, Lower Level Salons 1–3 Central for All Students: A mysterious, 19th-century ship’s journal resided in Rare Books and Special Collections for an Creating Diverse Academic Library unknown number of years, with little background Instruction & Programming information. This presentation will discuss how By integrating critical pedagogy into instruc- digital tools helped uncover the truth about the tion sessions and partnering with the Center for book, as well as bring its story to life again. Diversity & Inclusion for programming, Radford Presenter: Angie White, University of Richmond University librarians seek to ensure that the library is central to the lives of all members of our diverse student body. In this session, we will Friday, October 23, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm share best practices and lessons learned. GRCC, Street Level B18 Presenters: Katelyn Tucker and Craig Arthur, Seeking the Benjamins: Money Smart Radford University Week @ the Library

“Money Smart Week”(MSW) is a national initia- Friday, October 23, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm tive sponsored by ALA and the Federal Reserve. RM, Street Level Salon D Come learn how we have participated in MSW and the many ways your branch/library system Digital Writing and Information can host events to increase financial literacy Literacy Initiative: A Collaboration of skills. Participants will also learn about the Con- Metaliteracy Learners sumer Finance Bureau’s free printed resources How do we answer the ACRL Framework’s call and community financial education project. to develop collaborations that shift the ways we Presenter: Melanie Greene, Nofolk Public Library conceptualize and teach information literacy throughout the curriculum? The Digital Writ- ing and Information Literacy Initiative (dwilicnu. wordpress.com) uses the concept of metaliteracy to position students, librarians, and writing teachers as collaborative creators in participatory online environments. Presenters: Lauren Wallis and Trevor Hoag, Christopher Newport University

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Friday, October 23 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

$37 for conference attendees $52 for non-attendees Sponsored by the Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library

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Friday Concurrent Sessions Friday, October 23, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Friday, October 23, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm GRCC, Street Level B19 RM, Street Level Outside Grand Ballroom A is for Aeronautics: STEM Scholarship Raffle Basket Programming with NASA Winners Announced Learn how to introduce young children to a You do not need to be present to win. Your variety of aeronautics concepts in a series of basket may be picked up by a colleague three fun STEM story programs developed by but must be claimed by 4:00 pm. NASA Einstein Fellow Rebecca Vieyra. We will also have quick and easy tips for using these concepts in your library programs, regardless of space, staffing, or budget. Friday, October 23, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Presenters: Diana Price, Alexandria Library; GRCC, Street Level B17 Rebecca Vieyra, NASA Building a Culture of Collaboration

The needs of the communities we serve are Friday, October 23, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm changing. Many times as librarians, we find RM, Lower Level, Dominion/Commonwealth ourselves struggling to navigate this changing landscape. Learn ways to conduct an environ- Graphic Novel Diversity Awards mental scan to identify potential partnerships Informal Meetup and community stakeholders in order to ensure An informal meet up of the VLA Diversity & that the role of your library is meeting the needs Inclusion Forum featuring a new book awards of your community. program. The Forum will introduce our first Presenter: Anita Jennings, City of Newport News award, the VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award, which will honor 2015 publications at the 2016 VLA Conference at the Homestead. The Friday, October 23, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Awards Planning Committee will present the GRCC, Street Level B18 requirements for nomination. The committee will open up the floor to suggestions, questions and Getting that Library Job: Insights volunteers for judges. From Both Sides of the Table Presenter: Kevin Clement, Chesapeake Public Whether searching for your first library position Library or expanding your career, join us as we guide you through the process in academic and public libraries. We will provide practical tips and tricks, Friday, October 23, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm as well as share our recent experiences from RM, Lower Level Salon 5 both sides of the interview table. Public Library Collection Management Presenters: Katie Hoskins, Northern Virginia Discussion Community College; Cori Strickler, Bridgewater College; Clint Rudy, Suffolk Public Library An opportunity to share information, network, and discuss aspects of Collection Management: Acquisitions, Selection, Collection Maintenance, Collection Analysis, and emerging issues. Gain contacts and share strategies, successes, and concerns with other Collection Management librarians. Presenters: Ann Theis, Henrico County Public Library; Shari Henry, Arlington Public Library

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Friday Concurrent Sessions Friday, October 23, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Friday, October 23, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm RM, Lower Level Salon 4 RM, Lower Level Salons 6–8 A Tale of Two Libraries Display Neighborhoods: Where Are Henrico County needed to build two new librar- the Truck Books? ies with the same service model and basic space Where are the truck books? The dinosaur program, but in very different communities. books? Every children’s staff member is familiar Learn how individual libraries can address the with these questions. Learn how we changed needs and desires of unique communities and the way we organize our picture book collection customize progamming for their communities to be able to answer: “Right here!” Patrons are while complying with a system-wide standard of ecstatic; circulation has gone through the roof. service. Hear how Display Neighborhoods might work Presenters: Kylan Shirley, BCWH; Jeff Hoover, for you. Tappé Architects; Jerry McKenna, Henrico Presenters: Erin Rogers and Linda Shepard, County Public Library Henrico County Public Library

Friday, October 23, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Friday, October 23, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm RM, Lower Level Salons 6–8 RM, Lower Level Madison/Jefferson/Monroe Growing a Youth Puppeteer Troupe Tight Library Budget? Developing Harness the vibrant creativity and spirit of the Community Partnerships to Promote young adults in your area. Middle school and Early Literacy high school puppeteers are great models for Augusta County Library has worked with six other youth, and heroes to young children. non-profit organizations to offer seven literacy Librarians and youth will discuss their success in programs for children and their families. Learn using puppets in library programs. Participants about our community partners, funding incen- will leave with a discography of puppet songs for tives, and how we reached more people than every season and event. ever with: Rubber Ducky Club, Week of the Presenters: Donna Hughes and Beth Trumm, Young Child, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, Handley Regional Library Books for Newborns, Summer Reading incen- tives, Students’ Art Displays and Read & Feed. Presenters: Tammy Coulter and Ann Hunter, Friday, October 23, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Augusta County Library RM, Street Level Salon D Decentralizing the Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians to Friday, October 23, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Put the LIBRARY at the Center RM, Lower Level Salon 5 When you hear the term Electronic Resources Internships @ the Center of Learning Librarian, do you think of yourself? This session and Experience will discuss the NASIG Core Competencies for Thinking about hosting an internship program Electronic Resources Librarians, explore meth- at your library? This session offers strategies odologies for assessing skill levels of all library for managing an internship program for either staff, and investigate ways to design professional MLS/MIS students or undergraduates, focusing development programs to make the LIBRARY on ways of structuring the internship to pro- central to users. vide a rich learning experience for the interns Presenter: Stacy Baggett, Shenandoah University while ensuring that none of the library staff are overextended. Presenters: Susan Erickson, Virginia Wesleyan College; Susan Paddock, Virginia Beach Public Library; Candice Cheshire, ECPI (and former intern at VWC)

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Friday Concurrent Sessions Friday, October 23, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Friday, October 23, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm RM, Lower Level Salon 4 RM, Street Level Salon C How to…NOT Get a Job at Your Patent Please! Library: Handling Rejection with An increased focus on entrepreneurship in aca- Professionalism in Order to Succeed demia comes with an increased need to under- in the Future stand and be able to use patents. While they are Have you applied for a position but not been a type of intellectual property, understanding selected? How you react in this situation has and searching patents isn’t always easy to delve an impact on your administrators’ view of your into. This session will cover an introduction to the potential for promotion. Using examples, role- purpose, history, and issues related to patents playing, and audience feedback, we will discuss and patenting, tricks and tools for searching ways to reframe your attitude and behavior for patents, and how to teach students and faculty future professional success. about patents. Presenters: Elizabeth Hensley and Deborah Presenter: Maggie Nunley, University of Virginia Wright, Prince William Public Library

Friday, October 23, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Friday, October 23, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm RM, Street Level Salon D RM, Street Level Salons A&B Digital Outreach: Strategies from Creating Destination Libraries Special Collections through Customer Segmentation Special Collections staff at the UVA Law Library The rise of digital content requires libraries to use an array of digital outreach tools to remain position their physical locations as destinations to a vital center for academic research in a tech- drive usage. Libraries can use customer segmen- nological world. This presentation discusses how tation to identify needs and create destination library archives can open their digital collections identities for their facilities that attract customers to new research innovations like computerized by addressing those needs. Participants will un- topic modeling and strengthen the educational derstand the concepts that underlie the use and mission of an academic library through digital application of customer data. outreach. Presenters: Tom Shepley, Pamunkey Regional Presenters: Loren Moulds and Randi Flaherty, Library; Clark Swanson, OrangeBoy Inc. University of Virginia Law Library

Friday, October 23, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm RM, Lower Level Salons 1–3 Upcoming FREE Job Search Roanoke Baby Workshops 2016 Learn how Roanoke Public Libraries, as part of the National Campaign for Grade Level Read- April 16th at the Alexandria Public Library ing, and the Star City Reads campaign, created Roanoke Baby — a high-quality board book April 30th at the Smithfield Branch of celebrating the lives of Roanoke’s youngest resi- Blackwater Regional Library dents and the special places they might visit in the city. This is the first book of its kind published May 21st at VCU Library through DuoPress in Virginia. June 4th at Bridgewater College Presenters: Sheila Umberger, Charlsie Parker and Amber Yopp, Roanoke Public Libraries More details will be emailed/posted soon!

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Poster Sessions Thursday, October 22, 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Jargon-Free Librarianing: Outside Exhibit Hall, RM, Street Level Speaking the Language of Our Patrons Librarians are notorious for speaking in jargon, Can You Spare 2 Hours? Target Your often to the detriment of our users. By examin- Audience with Customized E-news ing the words we use to communicate with people E-newsletters (built in an affordable or free online from both the resource discovery and instruction mail platform) allow librarians to reach faculty with perspectives, we are seeking ways to break down pointed, subject-based information. This poster fea- barriers between ourselves as librarians and our tures samples from a series of e-newsletters created users by providing consistency in both face-to- by liaison librarians, as well as tips for producing face communication and virtual interactions with customizable newsletters and discussion of impact resource discovery systems. focusing on increased interaction with faculty. Presenters: Ashley Brewer, Lucinda Rush and Rachel Presenters: Patricia Sobczak, Bettina Peacemaker, Stott, Old Dominion University Martha Roseberry, and Sue Robinson, Virginia Commonwealth University Bring Out Your Dead: Digging up Print Reference Issues to Recommend what Is New Learning from Old Records: Next for a Collection Teaching Information Literacy with With the rise of online resources and discovery Local History Resources systems, the question of whether print reference is By teaching information literacy concepts through dead yet has been raised. In response to collec- the context of local history resources, librarians can tion changes, VCU librarians assessed usage and connect students with their community. Although issues in Cabell Library’s print reference collec- the specific records are unique to each locality, the tion — revealing trends, challenges, and leading to kinds of records and the exploration strategies are proposed collection designs. universal. Presenters: Julie Arendt, Nell Chenault and John Presenters: Stephanie Hardy and Melissa Davis, Glover, Virginia Commonwealth University Southern Virginia University Leading from the Center Out: The Joint You Can Get what You Want: Library Services Leadership Team at Library Instruction Strategies James Madison University to Improve ILL Workflow In a system with multiple service points, how can Many ILL article requests are cancelled because the leadership work together to keep the library as requested item is available in a database or free a whole relevant and central to students? James online. This poster will discuss the interaction be- Madison University Libraries created the Joint tween ILL and research help, and instruction strate- Library Services Leadership Team, which works gies used to lower the number of cancellations and outside traditional departmental silos to provide save time for ILL staff. coherent, consistent, and collaborative services regardless of location. Presenter: Stephen Leist, Virginia Wesleyan College Presenters: K.T.L. Vaughan; Kristen Shuyler; Kelly Mill- er-Martin; Erika Peterson, James Madison University Making it Easy: Reducing Perceived and Real Barriers to Finding Open How Students (Mis)use Sources: Educational Resources A Cross-University Comparison Perceptions of the time and effort required to locate open educational resources remains the most Librarians spend hours teaching students how to significant barrier to wider faculty adoption of OER. find resources, but how well do students really use This poster explores a range of systems, projects, those sources in their papers? This poster shares and models to aid librarians, educators, and the the results of studies completed at two universities general public in quickly locating openly licensed with very different study bodies. Despite the student and public domain materials. differences, errors were consistent. Presenter: Anita Walz, Virginia Tech Presenters: Candice Benjes-Small and Eric Ackermann, Radford Univeristy; Carrie Ludovico and Carol Wittig, University of Richmond

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Vendor Directory Booth # 403 Booth # 105 3M Company Baum USA www.3M.com/us/library http://baumusa.com/ 3M Library Systems is an industry leader in BAUM Retec was established in Germany almost library automation including areas such as RFID, 35 years ago, which is also where we design collection theft protection, automated material and manufacture a growing range of high qual- handling and eBook/Audiobook lending. ity, assistive technology solutions for people who are blind or visually impaired. Our solutions include braille displays, reading machines, and Booth # 205 magnification devices. American Psychological Association www.apa.org Booth # 412 American Psychological Association is the pre- mier source for information in psychology. APA BCWH www.bcwh.com delivers this information through its expansive collection of books, journals, newsletters, elec- BCWH is an Architecture, Interior Design, Cam- tronic products and its website, www.apa.org. pus Planning, & Landscape firm specializing in K-12, Higher Ed & Municipal projects.

Booth # 516 Association Book Exhibit Booth # 507 Book Systems, Inc. A combined display of scholarly/professional www.booksys.com titles from leading publishers. Free ordering catalog available. Book Systems is a progressive Library Automa- tion and Asset Management provider. Atriuum, our ultimate centralized library manage- Booth # 111 ment solution, has advanced features like quick Author Signings cataloging, configurable user interface, customiz- Buy your books at O’Brien Associates (Booth able reporting, and federated searching. 305) and come to Booth 111 for signings by Booktracks meets the challenge of managing authors Carrie Brown, Lydia Netzer, Seymour your textbooks and other assets by readily pro- Simon, Tom Angleberger, Cece Bell and more! viding you the tools and information necessary (A more detailed schedule will be provided.) so you’ll know exactly what you have, where it is located, and who is responsible for it. Booth # 202 Baker & Taylor Booth # 508 www.baker-taylor.com Boopsie, Inc. Baker & Taylor is the premier worldwide distribu- http://www.boopsie.com tor of digital and print books and entertainment Boopsie, Inc. is the industry-leading mobile plat- products. The company leverages its unsur- form-as-a-service (PaaS) provider for over 4,000 passed worldwide distribution network to deliver library locations worldwide. Boopsie’s library- rich content in multiple formats, anytime and branded mobile apps are affordable, easy to anywhere. Baker & Taylor offers cutting-edge deploy and maintain, and enable libraries of all digital media services and innovative technology types and sizes, including academic, corporate, platforms to thousands of publishers, libraries, public and special, to quickly acquire new users schools and retailers worldwide. and increase circulation. Boopsie’s mobile apps are fully hosted and maintained by Boopsie’s

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U.S. based customer service organization and Booth # 109 are designed for Android, iOS, Windows Phone Capstone 8, Windows 8, Kindle Fire and even Blackberry www.capstonepub.com platforms. Boopsie enables 24/7 remote library Capstone provides content-rich literacy resources access via the user’s device of choice. in digital and print formats. We specialize in nonfiction and fiction for your patrons in grades Pre-K through 8th. All print books are hardcover Booth # 302 library bound with over 4,500 titles available as Bound to Stay Bound Books interactive ebooks. Capstone’s award-winning www.btsb.com PebbleGO databases are wonderful for your K-6 We provide prebound juvenile library books researchers. Our Virginia representative, Rick with full processing and automation support Beale has been advising public libraries for over available. 26 years and can assist with Capstone’s value services that include fast delivery at 99-100% fulfillment rates with special pricing for Virginia’s Booth # 103 public libraries. Brodart Co. www.brodart.com Booth # 308 Brodart’s Books & Library Services Division strives to be an extension of your staff. We Children’s Plus, Inc. www.childrensplusinc.com focus strictly on libraries and their needs to provide customizable services from selection to Children’s Plus, Inc. is one of the fastest growing shelf. ­Fueled by the expertise of librarians and distributors of children’s and young adult books designed to streamline your overall workflow, in the country; offering the best in quality, service our services range from Collection Development and selection. With nearly 300,000 titles and assistance to Cataloging and Processing services. over 20,000 favorites in our guaranteed library editions, we can help you build your best library. From custom book lists to hand-selected featured Booth # 209 titles, we bring you the best — PreK to YA! Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org Booth # 310 Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Our Comprise Technologies www.CompriseTechnologies.com purpose is to further the University’s objective of advancing learning, knowledge and research. Comprise leads the way with PC Access, Print & Copy, as well as fine payments in ONE Unified Our peer-reviewed publishing lists, available Product line that is compatible with every leading in print and online, comprise over 45,000 titles ILS. This PCI-Compliant solution encompasses covering academic research, professional devel- every point of payment at your library: at the cir- opment, over 350 research journals, school-level culation desk with a point of sale system, online education, English language teaching, and Bible payments, and self-service kiosks that handle publishing. Coverage spans subjects from aes- multiple types of transactions. Our PCI-Compli- thetics through to zoology, with authors ranging ant credit card terminals can be connected to the from Shakespeare to English language teaching point of sale system and the self-service kiosks. author Ray Murphy. Our web-based reports provide library manag- ers with easy-to-access data for every software solution that Comprise offers.

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Vendor Directory Booth # 213 traveling public. The team will also distribute Creative Office Environments passport applications and answer questions www.creative-va.com about Passport Services and products including Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). In Creative is a workplace interiors and technology addition to answering questions about various company offering a wide array of products and passport services, such as the STEP program, the services to meet the needs of the most demand- team will also speak on the interest of libraries ing workplace issues. We provide superior who would like to participate in the Passport Ac- quality products and a total commitment to ceptance Agent Program. service excellence — all through a ‘single point of contact.’ Creative’s knowledge and understand- ing of changing work trends allow us to pro- Booth # 401 pose solutions that address Space, People and Technology needs in a convergent manner. Our The Design Collaborative www.designcollaborative.cc added value is that we not only develop com- prehensive solutions but also implement them Providing programming, planning, and building through integrated project management. design services for 21st Century Libraries across Virginia. C R E A T I V E | Advancing the way people live, learn and work Booth # 108 Dominion Library Associates Booth # 306 Credo Provides consulting services to libraries and http://corp.credoreference.com non-profit entities in the following areas: Facility Needs Assessment, Focus Group Facilitation, Credo partners with libraries and educational Organizational and Management Studies, institutions to prepare learners of all types to Strategic Planning, Development Services, continuously learn and succeed in the knowl- Policy Development and Building Planning and edge economy. Credo’s innovative solutions are Programs. designed to close information literacy gaps that persist throughout the student life cycle. Booth # 210 Booth # 511 Drexel University, College of Department of State — Washington Computing & Informatics http://cci.drexel.edu/ Passport Agency Representatives from the Washington Passport Agency will provide passport information to the

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Booth # 102 Booth # 513 EBSCO Information Services HBA Architecture & Interior Design www.EBSCO.com www.hbaonline.com EBSCO provides e-journal, e-book and e-journal HBA Architecture and Interior Design-Founded package and print subscriptions, e-resource on excellence; HBA is committed to providing ex- management tools, full-text and secondary data- ceptional design and facility solutions to enhance bases, and related services for all types of librar- our clients’ business, the quality of our commu- ies, research organizations and corporations. nity and the environment. Innovative Library and Educational Design is our passion and providing well-built environments that foster learning and Booth # 110 collaboration our goal. HBA has spent more Encyclopedia Virginia / than forty years pursuing its mission of excel- VA Center for the Book lence, and upholds a well-respected name in the encyclopediavirginia.org region. Encyclopedia Virginia is a dynamic online publication that connects anyone anywhere to Booth # 214 Virginia’s history and culture. The Virginia Center HBM Architects for the Book sponsors book and reading-related www.HBMarchitects.com activities. They are both programs of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. HBM is a nationally recognized architectural firm focused on library planning and design through- out the country. Our growth nationally and Booth # 307 history of success with libraries is built on our Enteros Design/Engberg Anderson collaborative approach to design and communi- enterosdesign.com ty involvement. We have worked with more than 300 libraries since the firm was established in Enteros Design and Engberg Anderson pro- 1976. We explore and help shape library trends vide professional design services to libraries as a result of our involvement with libraries big and small. Our team has worked with over across the country. We are known for a broad 120 libraries nationally, including 6 projects in range of design solutions and architectural styles Virginia. Our hands-on, integrated approach to because we create buildings that resonate with library design allows us to fully understand our the unique character of each community. clients project goals, and bring the project in on time and on budget. The Enteros Design | Eng- berg Anderson team has gained a reputation for Booth # 507 designing modern, efficient, and inspiring librar- Imagex, Inc. ies that answer a community’s specific need. We http://www.imagexinc.com/ will design your new or renovated facility with a unique identity that your community will be Imagex has more than 25 years of experience proud to call its own. providing and servicing imaging systems, mainly MICROGRAPHICS equipment to libraries all over Virginia and D.C. We offer great customer ser- Booth # 501 vice from initial free demos of the new technol- Gale, Cengage Learning ogy in micrographic readers to installation, train- Gale, Cengage Learning ing and lifelong support. HARDWARE: Check scanners, document scanners, network scanners, Gale, part of Cengage Learning, serves the book scanners and the unique microfilm/fiche world’s information and education needs scanner ST VIEWSCAN. SERVICES: Document through its dynamic content pools, which are and microfilm/fiche scanning. SOFTWARE: used in libraries, schools and online. Cloud and on-premise Document Management Systems.

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Vendor Directory Booth # 114 acquire, preserve, and promote access to unique Ingram Content Group collections of Virginia’s history and culture and www.ingramcontent.com advance the development of library and records management services statewide. With the largest print and electronic inventory in the book industry, Ingram delivers innova- tive systems, expertise, and precise assistance in Booth # 208 developing and maintaining your library’s collec- tion. We offer the broadest inventory of print and Louisiana State University School of electronic content, as well as videos, games, and Library and Information Science music CDs. Ingram has the industry’s highest fill The School of Library and Information Science at rates, a wealth of collection development ser- Louisiana State University offers a 36-hour ALA- vices, opening day collections, specialized lists, accredited MLIS program. All classes are offered and a comprehensive standing order program. through asynchronous online delivery. As part of the SREB Common Market, Virginia residents pay in-state tuition rates for the degree. Booth # 304 Innovative www.iii.com Booth # 406 Innovative is dedicated to providing leading LYRASIS technology solutions and services that empower www.lyrasis.org libraries and enrich their users worldwide. Inno- LYRASIS is one of the largest non-profit member- vative offers one of the broadest and most com- ship organizations in the world that serves ar- plete portfolios of library automation products on chives, libraries and museums, working collabor- the market today. Innovative serves thousands of atively to create and offer value, leadership and libraries in 66 countries and has offices around technology for collections-holding institutions. the world.

Booth # 514 Booth # 204 Magazine Subscription Service Liberty Systems, Inc. Agency www.libertysystemsinc.com www.magazinesubservagy.com We are a small, independent subscription ser- Booth # 115 vice. We handle over 250,000 publications. Our Library Interiors target markets are libraries. Our Terms of Sale www.libraryinteriorsinc.com are: We will HONOR or MATCH the LOWEST available price regardless of source. We also guarantee that there will be NO additional or Booth # 509 supplemental billings or surcharges applied dur- Library of Virginia ing the term of the subscriptions. Finally when http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ available, we will provide free replacement issues to our customers. The Library of Virginia is one of the oldest agen- cies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state’s Booth # 405 incomparable printed and manuscript hold- Mango Languages ings. Our collection, which has grown steadily http://www.mangolanguages.com/libraries/ through the years, is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia Mango Languages’ PhD-created and linguist- history, culture, and government. As the Com- approved software teaches real conversations monwealth’s library and archives, the Library of in over 60 languages and makes it fun; no Virginia is a trusted educational institution. We snoozefests here. And with free mobile apps,

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learning through film, and the coolest promo- Booth # 313 tional materials around, it’s no wonder Mango Midwest Tape is the most popular language-learning resource www.midwesttapes.com in public libraries. Interested in adding Mango to Midwest Tape provides DVD, CD’s music, and your Library? Audio CD’s to libraries. We offer VIP processing, OCLC cataloging, and Standing order carts for libraries that would need these services. We are Booth # 402 proud to offer our digital platform hoopla, this MEDI is Movies, Music, Television, Audio books, and www.medimicro.com eBooks available in a patron driven one stop MEDI offers ScanPro 3000 is a universal scan- platform. ner featuring high resolution optics and fast high resolution scanning at all magnifications. Stop by to check out the ScanPro 3000. MEDI pro- Booth #113 vides quality onsite repairs of most microform NMS Imaging equipment. www.nmsimaging.com Incorporated in 1971, NMS Imaging helps Com- mercial Businesses, Government Agencies, and Booth # 409 Libraries optimize their business processes. The MELOS, Inc. company’s expertise involves developing systems www.melosinc.com that integrate document images, data resources MELOS, Inc. is a full service library, school, and and workflow technology into powerful informa- office furnishings company which has served tion management tools that achieve real mea- Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia surable benefits. since 1994. Specializing in the media center and NMS Imaging integrates best of class products school equipment markets, MELOS has proven from ST Imaging, Konica Minolta, nextScan, its versatility and professionalism. With 20+ Cabinet and Square 9 with eFlow their world years of experience in the industry, MELOS has class Enterprise Workflow Software. eFlow is sales staff, project managers, and installation NMS Imaging’s cloud based Document Manage- specialists to assist our Clients through all phases ment & Workflow Solution. of their project. NMS Imaging is a certified Small Business, GSA Contractor headquartered in Silver Springs, MD Booth # 311 Mergent, Inc. www.mergent.com Booth # 301, 303 and 305 For over 100 years, Mergent, Inc. has been a O’Brien Associates www.obrienassociates.com leading provider of business and financial in- formation on global publicly and privately listed Serving libraries since 1953, O’Brien Associates companies. In addition to several other partner- represents publishers of high-quality fiction and ships, Mergent is partners with Dun & Brad- non-fiction print and digital resources. street® to provide several online/print solutions. Mergent has been a trusted partner to academic, corporate, and financial professionals and insti- Booth # 107 tutions globally. Today we continue to build on a Ovid/Wolters Kluwer century of experience by transforming data into www.ovid.com knowledge and combining our expertise with the latest technology to create new global data solu- tions for clients. Booth # 104 Oxford University Press oup.com/us

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Vendor Directory Booth # 408 Booth # 201 Penguin Random House Recorded Books global.penguinrandomhouse.com www.recordedbooks.com Penguin Random House is the leading adult and Recorded Books is the leading provider of digital children’s publishing house in North America, products and services for the library market. the United Kingdom, and many other regions Through OneClickdigital, Recorded Books pro- around the world. In publishing the best books vides the largest collection of exclusive, multi- in every genre and subject for all ages, we are access downloadable audiobooks as well as committed to quality, excellence in execution, eAudio and eBook content from multiple pub- and innovation throughout the entire publishing lishers. RBdigital includes online educational and process. entertainment services, including digital maga- zines, language-learning programs, software training, movies, reference databases and more. Booth # 309 PolicyMap www.PolicyMap.com Booth # 407 PolicyMap is an easy to use, sffordable online Scannx, Inc. www.scannx.com mapping tool enabling academic institutions, public libraries, governments and others to access Scannx, the leading supplier of book-edge scan- data about communities and markets across the ning solutions for library patrons and staff, has US. Users can focus on analyzing data rather developed powerful, yet easy-to-use, software than learning to use a complicated mapping tool. that works with specialized book, document and Faculty and students use PolicyMap for research photo scanners to replace copiers in libraries. and course work. Administrators use PolicyMap to Scannx Cloud Services tracks usage, enables assist with development projects, community en- features and pushes updates remotely via the gagement and grant writing. Public libraries use internet. Scannx customers have scanned over PolicyMap for strategic planning, grant writing, 45 million pages in the last few years with less community engagement and ready reference. than 3% of the pages scanned going to print. The system is integrated with 3rd party debit and credit card payment systems for cost recovery Booth # 106 options. Its enhanced authentication options limit Pronunciator LLC access to authorized personnel only. http://www.pronunciator.com/ Pronunciator is the world’s largest language- Booth # 312 learning service, with 4,000 language com- binations; ESL taught in 50 languages; music SirsiDynix www.sirsidynix.com and lyrics for language learners; feature films; citizenship prep; and so much more. Come visit SirsiDynix connects people with knowledge at us on Friday morning! more than 23,000 libraries around the world. Through library management technology and search and discovery tools, libraries using Booth # 212 SirsiDynix technology bring relevant resources ProQuest and the power of knowledge to their users and proquest.com communities. SirsiDynix technology is architected ProQuest is committed to empowering researchers to be open, scalable, and robust, offering a and librarians around the world. The company’s complete out-of-the-box solution and unparal- portfolio of assets — including content, technolo- leled flexibility through APIs and web services. gies and deep expertise — drives better research Complemented by the most experienced train- outcomes for users and greater efficiency for the ing, consulting, and support staff in the indus- libraries and organizations that serve them. try, SirsiDynix helps libraries create tomorrow’s libraries, today.

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Booth # 506 and reliable solutions for your library. Our truly Spacesaver Storage Solutions American designed and manufactured products www.spacesaverva.com transform the tedium associated with: At Spacesaver we recognize that to preserve -Material handling & automation, and protect the variety of media our libraries -Patron self-service, now house and to ensure safe, convenient user -Security systems, access to the media collections, a specialized -Education technology, storage strategy must be developed. The flexibil- -Mobile device management, etc. ity to accommodate virtually any type of shelving Tech Logic delivers streamlined, cost-effective system, cabinet or rack, and the development and people centric patented products and of numerous product innovations designed processes enhancing the user experience for all to provide user safety and enhance collection members of your community. preservation have made Spacesaver the leader in library shelving and library display systems. Modern libraries have evolved from their tradi- Booth # 211 tional roles, and face the challenge of transition- ing from simple book collections to multifunc- Thirty-one tional learning centers and community gathering Thirty-one is a company that sells unique and places. Let us help with your space planning to on-trend purses, accessories and products that meet your specific challenges! offer organizing solutions. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to the VLA Scholarship Fund.

Booth # 314 StarWalk Kids Media Booth # 502 www.StarWalkKids.com TLC—The Library Corporation StarWalk Kids Media is a PreK-8 digital learn- www.tlcdelivers.com ing company distinguished by its unique cloud- TLC is a family-owned company with a singular based curriculum, publishing and distribution commitment of serving libraries worldwide. From platform. The National Science Foundation- our innovative automation and cataloging solu- funded StarWalk Writer software raises the bar in tions to our award-winning customer service and educational technology, facilitating collaborative support, TLC is the one-stop resource for all of reading, writing and research in a single, digital your library automation needs. environment. The Writer is integrated with an exclusive, enhanced eBook collection, including 500+ titles from Seymour Simon, Jim Arnosky, Booth #215 Kathryn Lasky, Pat Mora, Diane Stanley, Laura Total Boox Vaccaro Seeger, Bernard Waber, Jane Yolen www.totalboox.com/librarianskit and more. For a surprisingly affordable, annual More Reading For Patrons--Less Spending for subscription price, schools and libraries access Libraries. Total Boox: a revolutionary ebook ser- professionally narrated, high-quality mentor texts vice. Give your patrons instant, unlimited access that allow multiple-user access, work on any to 50,000+ ebooks from established publishers, device. including O’Reilly, Berlitz and Elsevier. No holds, no tokens, no frustrations: instant access. Expand your collection. Fully engage your community Booth # 411 in reading. Pay only for pages read. Visit booth Tech Logic 215 to find out how libraries across the country www.tech-logic.com are using Total Boox. Tech Logic focuses exclusively on serving libraries. As a caring industry pioneer, we serve all pa- trons and staff by offering the most innovative

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Vendor Directory Booth # 206 Booth # 503 Transparent Language, Inc. University of North Texas www.transparent.com The Department of Library and Information Sci- Transparent Language builds language-learning ences at the University of North Texas prepares software for consumers, educational institutions, information professionals to meet the needs of libraries, corporations, and government orga- the global information society. Programs offered nizations. Working with language experts and at the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels, as native speakers around the world, Transparent well as graduate academic and school library Language is committed to helping millions learn certifications, all designed to prepare students new languages quickly, easily, and effectively. for information careers in educational and pro- fessional settings. The department offers flexible course schedules with some programs delivered Booth # 207 nearly 100% online, while others incorporate Treasure Trove blended learning. The ALA-accredited Master’s I design jewelry made with semi-precious stones program has cohorts located in various states using sterling silver & other metals. I also make across the country, with Web institutes that pro- hair accessories. vide onsite sessions for students and faculty to meet face to face.

Booth # 102 Booth # 404 UNC-Greensboro: Department of University of Pittsburgh, School of Library & Information Studies http://lis.uncg.edu Information Sciences, Library and Information Science The UNCG Department of Library and Informa- http://www.ischool.pitt.edu/ tion Studies (LIS) connects people, libraries, and information through research, teaching, and Library & Information Science at the University of service to enrich living and working in a global Pittsburgh is home to an ALA-accredited degree environment. program with a 100+ year history of producing leaders and innovators in libraries and archives. Both MLIS and PhD students have opportunities Booth # 413 to gain professional experience prior to gradu- University of Kentucky ation. Our MLIS is ranked 10th by US News https://ci.uky.edu/lis/ & World Report. Students enroll in traditional on-campus courses or in innovative PittOnline The University of Kentucky School of Library courses and earn their degree without leaving and Information Science offers a highly ranked their careers, homes or families. ALA-accredited master’s program in Library Sci- ence as well as a master’s degree in Information Communication Technology. The MLS program Booth # 510 can be completed entirely online, and students University of Rhode Island enrolled in online classes pay resident (in-state) http://harrington.uri.edu/graduate/ tuition rates. Specialization tracks in the MLS are library-information-studies/ offered in general studies, health informatics, The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate public libraries, academic libraries, information School of Library and Information Studies offers technology, and school media librarianship. online, face-to-face, and hybrid courses in three Students interested in the residential ICT master’s optional tracks — Digital Media, Community program can specialize in policy and regulation, Leadership, and School Library Media. We are technology and analytics, and health. ALA, RIDE, NCATE, and NEASC accredited. Our graduates benefit from opportunities to engage

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in real-world learning, and develop competen- Booth # 504 cies as information professionals, educators, Virginia Credit Union and effective communicators. We are part of www.vacu.org the Harrington School of Communication and At Virginia Credit Union, we’re in the business of Media, so our students get the benefit of taking confidence. We give you the knowledge, support courses from Film, Writing, Communication, and and affordable services you need to make your Journalism as well. Students also enjoy our dual money go further and reach your goals sooner. MA programs with English and History. When you join Virginia Credit Union, you become a member and owner of the financial cooperative. Earnings are returned to members Booth # 203 through a broad range of convenient services, University of South Carolina School of attractive rates, lower fees and free financial Library and Information Science education resources. https://sc.edu/mcis The mission of the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science is to Booth # 414 provide and promote the highest levels of educa- The Virginia Shop/The Library of tion and leadership in library and information Virginia Foundation science, services, and studies through outstand- thevirginiashop.org ing teaching, research and service. The Virginia Shop showcases items inspired by The Master of Library and Information Science the state of Virginia. All proceeds support the degree program prepares professionals for a efforts of the Library of Virginia in promoting rewarding career in information specializa- cultural and historical literacy throughout the tion within libraries and various businesses and commonwealth. organizations.

Booth # 112 Booth # 512 World Book University of Tennessee, School of www.worldbook.com Information Sciences World Book is committed to creating accurate, www.sis.utk.edu objective and reliable reference and research The University of Tennessee School of Informa- materials. Our digital products are designed tion Sciences is educating the next generation of for 21st century inquiring minds. Since 1915, a information professionals for a dynamic world. tradition of value. Explore your future career with our diverse team of faculty whose research is addressing cutting- edge information problems. The masters de- gree may be completed on-campus or from a distance. An interdisciplinary doctoral degree in communication and information is also offered.

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Conference Committee 2015 Suzy Szasz Palmer (President) Tracy McPeck Longwood University Prince William Public Library

Shaunna Hunter (Conference Co-Chair) Stephanie Miller (VALL Representative) Hampden-Sydney College Washington & Lee School of Law

Samantha Thomason (Conference Co-Chair) Jennifer Resor-Whicker Central Rappahannock Regional Library Radford University

Candice Benjes-Small (VLACRL Representative) Kara Rockwell Radford University Central Rappahannock Regional Library

Dana Bomba Lynda Rudd Campbell County Public Library Alexandria Library

Kathy Clevenger (VLAPAF Representative) Marilyn Scott Culpeper County Library Virgina Commonwealth University

M. Teresa Doherty Lisa R. Varga Virgina Commonwealth University Virginia Library Association

Julie Feerrar Keith Weimer Virginia Tech University University of Virginia

Sasha Matthews Virginia Beach Public Library

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