Every day, public officials make decisions that affect you. If you are a citizen of Virginia or a member of the media, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives you the right to access public information and public meetings, so you can find out for yourself what the public bodies are doing. Experienced Virginia FOIA attorney answers your questions about the Commonwealth's Freedom of Information Act in an easy-to-read, Q&A format. This edition includes . . . Updates to the statutory law current through June 30, 2020 . . . Updates to the case law and administrative opinions through August 15, 2019 . . . A new preface summarizing the Virginia FOIA developments since the 2018 Edition . . . Chapter guides for easy browsing . . . Answers to 89 questions, including 9 new questions and answers . . . 9 additional pages of content . . . A review of the new Virginia Supreme Court Rules for obtaining judicial records . . . Legal citations to FOIA authorities . . . A thorough index for easy reasearch.

Every day, public officials make decisions that affect you. If you are a citizen of Virginia or a member of the media, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives you the right to access public information and public meetings, so you can find out for yourself what the public bodies are doing. Experienced Virginia FOIA attorney answers your questions about the Commonwealth's Freedom of Information Act in an easy-to-read, Q&A format. This edition includes: -Updates to the statutory law current through June 30, 2019 -Updates to the case law and administrative opinions through June 30, 2018 -A new preface summarizing the Virginia FOIA developments since the 2017 Edition -New chapter guides for easier browsing -Answers to 80 questions, including 4 new questions and answers -10 additional pages of content -A review of the new laws for obtaining court records -Legal citations to FOIA authorities

Learn how to access government records and meetings using the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This easy-to-read, Q&A book walks through the ins-and-outs of Virginia FOIA requests, public meeting requirements for state and local government bodies, and the basics of enforcing FOIA requests. Author Andrew T. Bodoh is an experienced Virginia FOIA attorney, providing you the benefit of his knowledge to understand the law, as current through September 2021.

Every day, public officials make decisions that affect you. If you are a citizen of Virginia or a member of the media, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives you the right to access public information and public meetings, so you can find out for yourself what the public bodies are doing. Experienced Virginia FOIA attorney answers your questions about the Commonwealth's Freedom of Information Act in an easy-to-read, Q&A format.

Intended to be used by librarians, this guide will also be useful to boards of trustees, governing officials, members of funding agencies, and community support groups involved in planning on a local level and within the context of regional and state library service. It provides information to help libraries plan and evaluate their services and meet the needs of users in the most effective way their resources will allow. Information is presented in three major sections: (1) administration and planning (structure and governance, planning, finance, public relations, friends and junior friends of the library); (2) resources (facilities, collections, personnel, staff development, volunteers, automation); and (3) services (access to service, reference, interagency cooperation, programming, extension). Each section contains a philosophy statement, goals, guidelines, and a bibliography. Appended materials include selected sections from Virginia's Freedom of Information Act; requirements for grants-in-aid; library lighting standards; a site evaluation questionnaire; the "Library Bill of Rights"; "Freedom to Read" statement; "Freedom to View" statement; "Free Access to Libraries for Minors"; "Guidelines for Library Services to an Aging Population"; "Standards of Practice for Professional Librarians"; "Statement on Professional Ethics"; "Children's Services Suggested Guidelines"; "Young Adult Services Guidelines for Virginia"; and a glossary. (SD)