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WLA E-Lists

The WLA e-lists are dynamic communication tools for WLA members to provide resources, solve problems, and share success stories with other Washington library professionals and advocates. If you have trouble accessing the e-list or have any questions, please contact [email protected]. E-list messages are distinct from official WLA communications.

WLA’s e-lists enable professional discussion between WLA members across the state. Possible content includes:

  • WLA business and activities
  • Professional networking
  • Announcements of grants, resources, conferences, workshops, publications, position openings, and other news relevant to libraries
  • Resource sharing
  • Civil, professional discourse

E-lists may not be used for:

  • Harassment (please see WLA’s Code of Conduct Policy for more information on behaviors that are considered harassment), rants, name-calling, or defamatory remarks
  • Comparing wages, charges, or prices (or anything approaching anti-trust issues)
  • Advertisements or sales pitches, such as promoting a specific product or service
  • Supporting or opposing any candidate for public office

Members are advised that failure to follow this policy may result in the loss of access to e-lists. WLA assumes no liability regarding any event or interaction created or posted by any participant in any WLA e-list.

Send to an E-List

You must be a current WLA member to send to any e-list, and you must send from the email address associated with your WLA membership.

The All-Member e-list ([email protected]) is moderated. Each Division and Section has its own e-list, and to send to each e-list you must be a  member of that Section or Division. When a member joins WLA, they are automatically subscribed to the [email protected] e-list, along with the e-lists for any Divisions or Sections they joined.

To subscribe or unsubscribe, simply e-mail [email protected]. Requests should take no more than one business day. You may also click the link at the bottom of the email that says “Remove my email or manage preferences.” If you’re a WLA member, you may also log in to your member profile to update your e-list subscriptions (Profile > Contact Preferences).

Accessing E-List Subscription Preferences

All new WLA member accounts need to be manually subscribed to the e-list to begin sending and receiving messages. To modify your e-list subscription settings, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your member account on WLA.org.
  2. Click on 'Member Profile' in the top navigation menu.
  3. Click on the 'My Profile' link beneath your welcome banner image.
  4. Hover over the 'My Features' tab in the grey navigation menu.
  5. Select 'E-Lists' from the dropdown.
  6. Click on the toggle buttons next to the E-List you would like modify.

To receive e-list messages in your email inbox both the 'Subscription' and 'Delivery' toggle buttons must be turned on (showing green). If only the Subscription button is turned on you will be able to read e-list messages within your WLA member profile, but they will not deliver to your email inbox.

Filtering Email

If the e-list messages overwhelm your inbox, you have the option to filter those messages into a separate folder in your inbox.

E-List Archive

To view an archive of all messages sent to the new WLA e-list during your active membership, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your member account on WLA.org.
  2. Click on 'Member Profile' in the top navigation menu.
  3. Click on the 'My Profile' link beneath your welcome banner image.
  4. Hover over the 'My Features' tab in the grey navigation menu.
  5. Select 'E-Lists' from the dropdown.
  6. Click on the appropriate E-List to view all archived messages.
  7. To search for specific topics within the message archive, use the Search Messages search bar in the upper right corner of the Messages tab.

WLA Wednesday E-Newsletter

If a member has an announcement of relevance to the entire membership, they may request to include it in the WLA Wednesday e-newsletter. If you join WLA or sign up for a WLA conference or event, you are automatically subscribed to WLA Wednesday. To unsubscribe, click the link at the bottom of the newsletter that says “Remove my email or manage preferences,” or email [email protected].

To request inclusion of an item in WLA Wednesday, please send it to [email protected] by Monday to be included in that week's digest. Please include "For WLA Wednesday" in the subject line.