West Virginia Library Association

Professional association for librarians in West Virginia

West Virginia Library Association

Nickname	WVLA
Formation	October 22, 1914; 109 years ago (1914-10-22)
Tax ID no.	55-6062061
Parent organization	American Library Association
Website	wvla.org

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.^[1] The association was created and Page became its first president.^[1] 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Martel, C. (1915). The Cataloger in His Own Defence. The Cataloger in His Own Defence. p. 51. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
^ "West Virginia Library Association Incorporated". Guidestar. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "About Us". West Virginia Library Association. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
^ "West Virginia Library Commission". West Virginia Library Commission. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
^ "West Virginia Libraries Newsletter - West Virginia Library Association". Marshall University. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2020-01-27.