submitted by Terry Long, VALL liaison to VLA
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Jobline has
exceeded expectations, even though posting charge has increased; it has brought
in $16,000 so far this year.
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Membership
is strong – 986 members
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The 2017
annual conference will be held in downtown Norfolk.
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The 2016
conference at the Homestead has sold out rooms; any late comers will be given a
list of nearby hotels in which to make arrangements. There are 400 registrants
for the conference.
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The Ad hoc Website Content Committee was
voted to full committee status.
o The committee is working to add more content
to the website and functionality.
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Legislative
Committee reported that they are unsure the current $500,000 increase in
state-aid will stay in the budget in light of the shortfall in state revenues.
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The
Professional Associates Forum is soliciting programs for its conference in May
to be held at the Newport News Marriott City Center on May 22, 2017 http://www.vla.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=522:call-for-session-proposals--2017-vla-professional-associates-conference----what-s-in-a-name--&catid=21:latest-news
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The License
Plate ad hoc committee needs 450 applications before the end of the year in
order to get approval for a license tag promoting libraries to be issued; to
date only 17 applications are on file.
The cost for the plate is $10 in addition to the annual tag fee.
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