2017 VLA Professional Associates Forum (VLAPAF) Conference Session Documents & Slideshows

May 22, 2017 at the Newport News Marriott at City Center

Download the final VLAPAF Conference Program to see the full schedule of events. Scroll down to view or download the slideshows and other documents from this year's Conference sessions.

10:15 am - 11:00 am Sessions

11:15 am - 12:00 pm Sessions

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Sessions

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Sessions

10:15 am - 11:00 am Sessions

• Who Are You to Tell Me What to Do?  Name Authority Work with Government Agencies: Presentation | Handout "MARC Codes in Name Authority Records" | Handout "Preliminary Observations About MARC Codes" | Handout "How Are Government Bodies Entered in the Library Catalog"
• Lib Loot and Student Assistants: An Incentive Program that Works
• From Drab to Fab: Crafting Effective Library Promo Materials
• Guerrilla Storytime
• Serving the Genealogy Patron: Presentation | Handout
• Salta! Jump into Bilingual Story Time
• Now Serving @ Your Library
• Emergency or Disaster? Creating an emergency preparedness and response program for your collections

11:15 am - 12:00 pm Sessions

• Marketing the Library to Create Sustainable Partnerships
• Book Smarts and Street Cred:  Being a Correctional Librarian in Virginia
• "We Have Deep Depth": Transitioning to a Library Team
• The Art of Drop-In Programming: Presentation | Resource List
• Resources for African American Genealogy Research
• The Accidental Marketer Workshop
• Yoga: Connecting with our community, connecting with ourselves

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Sessions

• The LC CIP Program
• Get with the Program: Renewing Your Library Programs: Presentation | How-To Guide | Resource List
• Supporting Writers at Your Library: National Novel Writing Month and Beyond: Presentation | Calendar of Events
• Early Literacy - NOT Another Name for Preschool in the Library
• Reclaim Reading
• Virginia's Mystery Fiction Authors BRING IT!
• What Do I Read Next? Adventures in Online Reader?s Advisory
• Taken For Granted

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Sessions

• Yoga: Connecting with our community, connecting with ourselves (Repeat Session)
• How to share your story so people hear it! Presentation | Handout
• Constitution Day at the Library
• The Perfect Match: Adult Programming with Outreach Perspective
• Touching a Nerve: Harnessing Popular Culture to Capture Patron Interest
• They Don't Care About the Cookies: Creating a Successful Book Club
• A Recipe for Student Success
• Ready to Read: Early Literacy Library Outreach

- Last updated 5/19/2017