WLA Mission

The Washington Library Association leads, advocates, educates, and connects.

Join the Bookend Collective!

The WLA Bookend Collective offers corporate and nonprofit partners a meaningful way to champion our Association’s mission—to lead, advocate, educate, and connect. By becoming a member of the Bookend Collective, we can ensure Washington communities remain strong and thriving for future generations.

Your annual contribution to the WLA Bookend Collective will help support today, sustain tomorrow. Initiatives include:

• Accessible training and learning opportunities, often free or low-cost, equip every library worker with the knowledge and confidence to deliver exceptional service to their communities.
• Tailored advocacy resources address the specific challenges faced by libraries, helping them build stronger, more effective partnerships with local leaders and decision-makers.
• Building a library network that connects library staff across the state, fostering collaboration, shared learning, and growth. This network empowers the dedicated professionals to face challenges together and continue delivering vital services to their communities.

Please visit our homepage for more information and to sponsor!

2025 ALD/ACRL-WA & ACRL-OR Conference 

Present with us on Friday, October 17 at Lower Columbia College at the 2025 ALD/ACRL-WA and ACRL-OR Conference!

The theme of the conference, Leading from Our Values will dive into what it means to lead from intention, authenticity, and purpose. Our committee selected the theme to challenge us to consider how values—both organizational and personal—inform how we teach, research, collaborate, advocate, and lead, from every role in an academic library and every stage of a career. We will explore the ways we shape these values and how values shape our work in turn, even while facing pressure to compromise. By identifying and centering our values in these conversations, we'll be able to re-calibrate our compass and find our path forward.

This committee welcomes proposals on any topic relevant to academic libraries that incorporate this theme through case studies and other forms, particularly proposals that are rooted in practical, daily workplace experiences.

The conference is accepting both in person sessions and pre-recorded, asynchronous sessions. 

You may view more information and submit a proposal here. Proposals are due July 15.

Seeking PNLA Representative

• Non-board position, appointed by the WLA President
• Has a term of position is two years; representative may be appointed for one additional term
• The position may be reimbursed for attendance at the PNLA Conference up to the designated stipend amount in the WLA Board-approved budget
• Candidate must be a member of WLA and PNLA

Please visit our application form for more information and to apply.

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Visit our book award webpage to view the winner announcement videos!