Bobbie Denny

Bobbie Denny has been Director and Law Librarian since 1996 for the Fairfax Public Law Library in Fairfax, Virginia. She has also been an Attorney-at-law since 1978 in the County of Fairfax, Virginia.

Ms. Denny received her MSLS from Catholic University in Washington, DC; her JD from the American University, Washington, DC; and her MEd and BS from the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois.

She has previously worked as a Math/science/art teacher, guidance counselor, and school administrator.

Projects she has worked on include the Public Television program "Offering the Law to All," in 1998; Survey of Public Law Libraries in Virginia, 1997; and Legislative efforts to improve public law library funding in Virginia, 1997-2000.

Her publications and presentations include: "Who Provides Your Legal Information?" Virginia Lawyer, 1999; "Fairfax Public Law Library Pro Se Workstations," Virginia Lawyer, 2000; "Legal Research Using Books and CALR," Fairfax County School Teacher Training, 1997-1999; "The Future of Law Libraries," Virginia State Bar Leadership Institute, 2000; "Tax Law on the Internet," continuing legal education presentation for Virginia attorneys, 2001; "Researching Employment Law on the Internet," Fairfax Bar Association pro bono attorney seminar, 2001; and "Finding Legal Forms and Sample Legal Documents," Virginia Library Association fall conference, 2001.

Ms. Denny's other memberships include: Virginia State Bar, 1978-present; Fairfax Bar Association--Task force on Fairfax Bar Foundation, 2001-2002; Task force on courthouse expansion, 1999-2001; Committees: membership (chair, 1994-1995), technology, law library, legislative; American Association of Law Libraries--Representative, 1999 ABA conference on judicial system; Legislative committee, 2000-2001; Task force on model county law library code, 2000-2001; Virginia Association of Law Libraries--Executive board member, 1998-2000; Legal information outreach committee, chair, 2000-present; Slated president-elect candidate, 2002-2003; Millennium Bank Advisory Board, Reston, VA, 1998-present; and the Amateur Golf Society of America.