Category Archives: VALL News

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  VALL Brown Bag Roundtables – February 17 to June 16, 2026

  Posted on February 3, 2026 by Web Editor in Blog, VALL Archived Events, VALL News

  The VALL Executive has been listening to your feedback and is excited to announce a series of brown bag roundtable lunch discussions!  Session 1: February 17, 2026 (In person, Courthouse Library Vancouver) Session 2: April 14, 2026 (Virtual on Zoom) Session 3: June 16, 2026 (In person, Courthouse Library Vancouver) Brown Bag Roundtable #1: Register […]

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  VALL AI Panel

  Posted on November 17, 2025 by Web Editor in Blog, VALL Archived Events, VALL News

  When: November 26, 2025 | 12:00 to 1:00pm PST Where: Zoom Cost: FREE for VALL members, non-members, and students Contact: vallexec@gmail.com Join us for a lively session where you will get to learn about your colleagues’ experiences with AI adoption/non-adoption at their workplaces.  Confirmed panelists include: Kevin Lee (Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP) Chris McBratney (Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz) Lesley […]

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  Summer 2025 VALL Review is now online – Focus on Library Technicians

  Posted on July 23, 2025 by Web Editor in VALL News

  Dear Members, The Summer 2025 edition of the VALL Review is now online. In this issue of the VALL Review, we are focusing on the work of library technicians, we have wonderful submissions by Alyssa McFadyen, Julie Wettstein, Kate LeBere, Bri Turner and Kurtis Kolthammer. We also have a report from a recent Peter Bark […]

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• VALL Announcement: Peter Bark Bursary Applications 2025

  Posted on March 5, 2025 by Web Editor in Blog, Members, VALL Blog & Announcements, VALL News

  Applications for the Peter Bark Professional Development Bursary are now being accepted. The deadline for applications is March 28, 2025. Please note that we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. The aim of the Bursary is to support the professional development of VALL members. Please consider applying for the Peter Bark Bursary if you are interested in […]

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  VALL Membership Fees 2024-2025

  Posted on June 17, 2024 by Web Editor in Blog, Members, VALL News

  Hello everyone, As incoming VALL President, I am writing about the Executive’s decision to increase membership fees for the 2024-2025 year. The recent increase in venue costs is affecting VALL’s ability to plan events and programs that are valuable for our members. Due to these rising costs, the Executive voted to increase the annual membership cost by […]

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