Virginia Library Association - Professional Associate Forum

02/23/2023

Our Professional Associates Conference is back!!! We will be gathering April 24 and 25 in Newport News. Click the link for more details.

On behalf of the Executive Board of the Virginia Library Association Professional Associates Forum (VLAPAF), we would like to extend a warm welcome to our conference this year. Due to COVID and the change to having a conference every other year, we are so excited to have you all join us since our la...

02/23/2023

Position Primary Purpose and General Duties: The Evening Information Services Supervisor reports directly to the Head of Access Services and work...

02/10/2023

https://www.vla.org/vlapaf-award-complimentary-conference-attendance

The VLA Professional Associates Forum Award (previously known as the VLA Paraprofessional Forum Award) was established in 1995 through the generosity of Evelyn Kimball, a retired library paraprofessional who recognizes the value of support staff development. This award is meant to assist someone who...

02/08/2023

VCU Libraries has an opening for an Interlibrary Loan Supervisor The link will take you directly to the posting. Please share with those you feel may have an interest. Here's the link to the posting https://vcu.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/3178?c=vcu
ILL is under new management and this is a great opportunity for anyone interested in a change. Thank you.

Position Primary Purpose and General Duties:The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Supervisor reports directly to the Head of Access Services and works with the ...

10/06/2022

Greetings,

In an effort to better understand the needs of VLA’s Professional Associates, the Professional Associates Forum requests that members of VLA and VLAPAF fill out this anonymous survey (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeg9p20vq4Jflis_7m-Eqd53yyO56QnHHenkUyic15jln9oRQ/viewform?usp=sf_link). Your answers will help guide future topic selections for events and programs for our library professional associates. The survey will be open until Friday, October 21, so please have your responses in by then. Thank you in advance for your participation.

VLAPAF Advocacy Committee Chairs,
Gay Acompanado and Kristi Jerome

04/22/2022

Many library jobs require flexibility and independent work. You may have to create your own projects or lesson plans, or you may need more direction in your attempts to meet your assigned duties. This program will discuss the research behind goal-setting and provide practical tips to create goals related to what matters- to you and your library’s mission.

Natalie Browning is a Research Services Librarian at Longwood University’s Greenwood Library in Farmville, Virginia. Natalie is a stereotypical librarian who likes to read and organize; she also likes to run 13.1 miles for fun.

Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudeutqD4sHtTuDCaFjuiNhjOG0YpHFvCt

09/21/2021

Do you work in a cubicle, or spend multiple hours at a Service Desk? Do
you need a place in the library to relax, have a coffee, listen to music, meditate,
or do some yoga during breaks?
This virtual presentation will show the results of a collaborative project between a library staff member
and a faculty librarian in the creation of a Sanctuary space for library employees to relax and rejuvenate.
Mindfulness practices and time for discussion will be incorporated into our time together.
Remember to add [email protected] to your allowable contacts!
Register here for our final session in this year's series: https://forms.gle/qpd7oKwD62MChhAp7

09/13/2021

Hello Professional Associates,

You are part of a large and important workforce in Virginia libraries. Our libraries rely on professional associates just like you to keep the lights on and provide valuable resources for our users.

The VLA Professional Associates Forum is asking for your help to give us some insight into what you know about us as we prepare for the future. Please take a few moments to fill out our survey and let us know about your Experience with Virginia Library Association’s Professional Associates Forum. This survey will remain active until 10/1/21.

We truly appreciate your time!

The Virginia Library Association’s Professional Associates Forum is in need of your help. Please answer the following questions to help give us more insight into PAF and help us understand what we can do to support library staff throughout the Commonwealth.

09/08/2021

Please be sure to add our email to your allowable contacts list! Register at this link: https://forms.gle/187agXCqXPaFsMMU7

08/19/2021

Laura is a Certified Compassion Cultivation Training© (CCT) Instructor, dual-certified by Compassion Institute and Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE). While raising a family around the world, she has witnessed how meeting the challenges of life with compassion can greatly reduce suffering and transform the very things people thought would break them into the most resilient and beautiful parts of who they are. This powerful combination of training and personal experience shape Laura’s commitment to strengthen her own and others’ capacity to thrive, especially through the cultivation of compassion. You can learn more about Laura and her work at www.lauralbanks.com.

Laura will provide information and advice for moving forward with compassion. Compassion training can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, and enhance our connection with others. It builds our capacity to engage with our own and others’ difficult experiences from a place of understanding. This interactive workshop will explore how compassion can help us move forward with courage as individuals, families, colleagues, and communities.

This session will be recorded for anyone and everyone to watch at a later date/time! There will also be a Q&A at the end if time permits. We hope to see you there!

Sign up today at: https://forms.gle/pwuZwMJFMnyGBy7m9

07/23/2021

Nan is a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) and has her Master Degree in Library and Information Science. She is the Director of Library Development and Networking at The Library of Virginia. She will provide a virtual session on communicating in the work place, specifically educating on drama-free communication.

Please register for this session at: https://forms.gle/qfRaMqMCEwNHTTFh9

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