From Gail Warren at the Virginia State Law Library:
David is no stranger to most of you -- he comes to our library from the Norfolk Law Library, where he worked for over eight years, providing service to attorneys, local court staff and the general public. Before his transition to law librarianship, he worked for the Newport News Public Library System for seven years, earning his M.S.L.I.S. from Catholic University of America in 2004 (while working full time).
Prior to working in libraries, David managed an independent music store. While at home, he listens to and reads about music, watches the three major sports, and spends time with his wife, Maggie, an instructional technology coach, at their home in Williamsburg.
David will be spending much of his time at the reference desk; his new position also means he is responsible for maintaining the serials in our online library system (journals and loose-leaf services), managing the library’s book binding needs and document delivery services accounting, and assisting Terry with cataloging.
From
Donna Bausch at the Norfolk Public Law Library:
Norfolk's legal community has been blessed with an
abundance of law library riches. Starting with a strong tradition of
service put into practice by Jean Holcomb and Evelyn Campbell in the late 1980s
and early 1990s, Norfolk Law Library has benefited from the contributions
of stellar law library professionals.
David Knight's eight years of
exemplary service have been bookended by those of Larry Story. As many of
you know, Larry went to the National Center for State Courts and Virginia Beach
Public Library after leaving Norfolk Law Library in 2007, and has recently
returned to our staff to sustain the tradition of responsive service to which
we continue to aspire.
Bill Magee and his colleagues at Regent Law serve as
an invaluable local resource to which we turn with regularity. The same
goes for Laurie Claywell, Nancy Loewenberg, Jean Tancredi and Cathe Gooding
just to name a few in South Hampton Roads who help us cobble together what it
takes to get our customers what they need to do their jobs.
Norfolk's legal community also greatly benefits from
the cooperation and collaboration of VALL members in law libraries near and
far, as we seek to meet the research needs of our diverse customer base. It
takes a VALL village!
Whether we call ourselves law librarians or legal
information professionals, it's results that count. If our
customers continue to call on us and rely on us to meet their legal research
needs, we are doing our job.
Because of the dedication and determination of law
librarians like Larry and David, Norfolk Law Library will continue to serve our
community proudly in the years ahead, as we prepare for a long-awaited move to
a new courthouse.
This is a good time of year to thank the VALL
Village and resolve to continue to strengthen the ties that bind law librarians
together in common cause.
From
Christian & Barton, LLP:
Michelle Wilson is the new librarian at C&B and takes over from
longtime VALL member, Jane Bowe, who is retiring (happy retirement, Jane!)
Michelle lives in the Forest Hills area with her husband and
8-year -old son. We are very happy to have her!
