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VA Church Library Association Spring Conference

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  • May 3, 2024 at 12:30 to May 4, 2024 at 15:30
  • Location: Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 3110 Greenwood Ave., Colonial Heights, VA 23834
  • Latest Activity: May 2

Virginia Church Library Association Spring Conference

"Renewing Your Church Library"

May 3 & 4, 2024

                                                                Mount Pleasant Baptist Church                                                                                                                                      3110 Greenwood Avenue                                                                     Colonial Heights, VA  23834

Conference Leaders 

The Book Doctor from DEMCO, Kimberly Young will be leading sessions on Book Care Training, Shelf Merchandising, and more.*

Book Systems, Inc., Allison Maynard will be leading sessions on Concourse & Atriuum.

Church Librians Network, Carolyn Walker will be leading sessions on Classification, Promotion, Reading Clubs, and Selection.

VCLA Director, Lee Smith will be leading a sessions on Book Reviews, Promotion, and a Question & Answer Roundtable Discussion.  

VCLA Member - Rod Mason will be leading a sessions on How to Use Bible Reference Books and Book Reviews.

*We do have a minimum registration number for Kimberly Young to attend.  She also has a maximum number for each class since it will be hands-on.  Depending on the registrations we might have to offer all of her classes twice for everyone to attend.  The conference schedule might also change closer to the conference dates to accommodate all of her classes. 

All of the detailed conference schedule and class information, scholarship application, and registration form are available at the following link

https://www.vacla.org/upcoming-events/spring-2024-conference/

Bring your library staff for a time of training and fellowship with other church librarians. 

 

The deadline to apply for a scholarship and receive the discounted registration fee is April 15.  After that date, the registration fee will increase by $20. The scholarships are designed to bring first time conference attendees to the conference and see everything VCLA has to offer as well as receive training from the classes offered. Financial assistance is available to help offset the conference fees. The deadline to guarantee meals is May 1.

 

Check out our website vacla.org, Facebook - VCLA/Virginia Church Library Association, and Instagram - vachurchlibrary for updated information about this event.  For questions please email vachurchlibrary@gmail.com

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  • Lee Smith May 2, 2024 3:03
    The Virginia Church Library Association Spring Conference, "Renewing Your Church Library" starts tomorrow Friday, May 3 with registration opening at 12:30 pm followed by the opening program at 1:30 pm and on Saturday, May 4 registration opens at 8 am followed by the opening program at 8:45 am. If you haven't registered but would still like to attend, walk-ins are allowed but meals are not guaranteed as well as attending via Zoom. You can pay the registration fees either by PayPal, Zelle, or mailing a check. You can find all of the conference information, schedule, and registration form on our website under the upcoming events tab https://www.vacla.org/upcoming-events/. Please email vachurchlibrary@gmail.com and let us know you are coming so we can plan accordingly. We hope you will come and join us for a time for training and fellowship with other church librarians.
    Virginia Church Library Association (VCLA) is an organization dedicated to promoting Christian min…
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