West Virginia Library Association Explained

West Virginia Library Association
Nickname:WVLA
Logo Alt:the letters W V L A spelled out with little logos of people reading, white on a greenblue background
Tax Id:55-6062061
Parent Organization:American Library Association

The West Virginia Library Association (WVLA) is a professional organization for West Virginia's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Parkersburg, West Virginia. It was founded on October 22, 1914, in Parkersburg, West Virginia at a meeting of the Federated Women's Clubs of West Virginia.[1] S. Scollay Page, the state federation chair of literature and library extensions, invited librarians statewide to attend the meeting. The association was created and Page became its first president. WVLA was established as a state non-profit in 1980.[2] [3] The organization lobbied the state of West Virginia to create the West Virginia Library Commission, which was established in 1929 and facilitated the growth of public libraries in the state.[4]

WVLA publishes West Virginia Libraries (ISSN 0043-3276).[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Martel, C. . The Cataloger in His Own Defence . v. 40 . 1915 . 2020-01-27 . 51.
  2. Web site: West Virginia Library Association Incorporated . Guidestar . 27 January 2020.
  3. Web site: About Us . West Virginia Library Association . 2020-01-27.
  4. Web site: West Virginia Library Commission . West Virginia Library Commission . 2020-01-27.
  5. Web site: West Virginia Libraries Newsletter - West Virginia Library Association . Marshall University . 2016-07-26 . 2020-01-27.