WLA Sections
About WLA Sections
WLA members can join any interest-based Sections for free! Click the links below to learn more about each Section.
To join a Section, please use this form. Section membership gives you access to focused listservs for the sharing of professional information and resources, fostering congeniality and connectedness across the state.
Active Sections:
CAYAS – Children’s and Young Adult Services
CLAWS – College Libraries Across Washington State
IFS – Intellectual Freedom Section
LISS – Library & Information Student Section
SAIL – Serving Adults in Libraries
WALE – WA Library Employees
WALT – WA Library Trainers
WLFFTA – WA Library Friends, Foundations, Trustees, and Advocates
Inactive Sections:
CATS – Collection Development & Technical Services
LIFE – Leadership is For Everyone
SRRT – Social Responsibilities
Due to lack of interest, activity, and perceived need, certain sections may be deemed inactive by the WLA Board in accordance with WLA Bylaws Article X, Section 6: Inactive Sections. A section may be inactive for a period up to two years. At the end of that two year period, the WLA Board may choose to dissolve the section In accordance with WLA Bylaws Article X, Section 7: Dissolution of Sections.
WLA strives to be a flexible organization, responsive to Members’ evolving needs. If members of a deactivated section are interested in reactivating the section within the two year deactivation period, please contact the WLA office at [email protected] to inquire about the process.
Section Links
Add a Section to your membership
Reimbursement Form
Online Meeting Software
Section Balances (Jan. 2025)
Section Chair Rosters
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