Library-Related Legislation

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Olympia Capitol Building WLA actively pursues a legislative agenda that presents the interests of its members through a legislative planning committee and a contract government relationship representative who works with the Washington State Legislature. WLA's lobbyist is Carolyn Logue.

WLA Legislative Agenda 2022

WLA is ready to fight for library budgets, school libraries, peer reviewed journal access, expanded broadband, digital equity, media literacy, and more. Looking for last year's library-related legislation? View it here.

WLA will focus the 2022 Legislative Agenda on advocating for state resources that support library capital projects and sustainable support for libraries. For school libraries, we will continue encouraging certified teacher librarians as a requirement for staffing models and ensuring districts are not able to eliminate school library information technology programs. WLA will support early learning programs, including the goals of the Department of Youth and Family Services, and including increasing kindergarten readiness in language and literacy. We will advocate for bills that protect and encourage civic engagement and civil discourse — including making it easier for voter registration. As always, we will advocate for continued civil liberty protection for library customers.