Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Tina Rollins, Hampton University (VA), shares the following survey request detailed below. Respectfully, Sandra _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Good morning! The VALLA Taskforce is assessing the current design and implementation of the Virginia Library Leadership Academy in an effort to make recommendations and improvements for the future of the leadership academy. If you don't know what VALLA is, that's ok! Here's a brief description: Currently, the Virginia Library Leadership Academy (VALLA) is an immersive experience to support and grow future library leaders of all types of libraries. Past graduates of VALLA include library directors, administrators and managers, VLA officers, and many conference speakers. VALLA covers relevant leadership and project management topics. Traditionally, VALLA included a multi-day in-person workshop, followed by a post-workshop project to be completed over the course of the following 12 months. We are looking for a broad range of perspectives from library staff at all levels and also from various types of libraries (school, public, academic, and special). You will find a brief survey at this link<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VALLA>. It should take approximately 6 minutes to complete. In appreciation for taking the time to provide feedback, you will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for one of fifteen $25 gift cards. To enter, please include your name and email address at the end of the survey. This information will be removed from the aggregated data when the survey is analyzed. Feel free to share with anyone in your library network! Thank you in advance for your participation. Sincerely, The VALLA Task Force Dr. Jennifer Brown, Augusta County Library Director Zach Elder, 2nd Vice President, Virginia Library Association Kendra Hawkins, Coordinator of Library Services - TCC Margaret Howard, Branch Manager, Chesterfield Public Library Tina Rollins, William R and Norman B Library Director - Hampton University Clint S. Rudy, Suffolk Public Library Director Lisa Varga, Virginia Library Association Executive Director Liz Weir, Dickson Librarian, Chrysler Museum of Art Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance 678-210-5801 ext. 101 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/