[LIBRARYDIR] {Disarmed} Fw: WLA Membership Dues Restructure

Wed Apr 18 10:33:31 PDT 2018

Bellevue would be required to pay $10k, the maximum fee.
Vivienne

From: LIBRARYDIR <librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu> on behalf of Jennifer Dysart <JDysart at greenriver.edu>
Reply-To: WACTC Library Directors <librarydir at lists.ctc.edu>
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 8:34 AM
To: WACTC Library Directors <librarydir at lists.ctc.edu>
Subject: Re: [LIBRARYDIR] {Disarmed} Fw: WLA Membership Dues Restructure

Ah, if you read further down, it definitely DOES include staffing.  See the highlighted portion below…

From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Mindy Coslor
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 8:30 AM
To: WACTC Library Directors
Subject: Re: [LIBRARYDIR] {Disarmed} Fw: WLA Membership Dues Restructure

I’m not entirely sure that “operating expenditures” means no staffing costs.  I guess, I need to clarify that with WLA.  Has anyone else asked that question of WLA?

From: LIBRARYDIR <librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu<mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu>> On Behalf Of Jane Blume
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 1:03 PM
To: WACTC Library Directors <librarydir at lists.ctc.edu<mailto:librarydir at lists.ctc.edu>>
Subject: Re: [LIBRARYDIR] {Disarmed} Fw: WLA Membership Dues Restructure

Thanks. I was thinking that operation expenses meant staffing also. Without staffing it is thousands less.

Jane
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On Apr 17, 2018, at 11:44 AM, Mindy Coslor <Mindy.Coslor at skagit.edu<mailto:Mindy.Coslor at skagit.edu>> wrote:

Here is the email from WLA re dues restructuring.

Mindy Coslor, Ph.D.

Director of Library Services

Skagit Valley College

360.416.7761

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Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:36 PM
To: info at wla.org<mailto:info at wla.org>
Subject: Re: WLA Membership Dues Restructure

Dear WLA Organizational members,

Thank you for your patience as the WLA Finance Committee completed work on the WLA membership dues structure. To see the new dues formula for Organizational members and to learn more about the restructure process, please refer to the below email sent by the FC.

To update your dues amount, please email your library’s most recent figure for Operating Expenditures to info at wla.org<http://mailto:info@wla.org>.
Washington Library Association - WLA Mission<http://mailto:info@wla.org/>
wla.org<http://wla.org>
The Washington Library Association leads, advocates, educates, and connects.

For academic libraries, “operating expenditures” shall be understood to mean library expenditures—salaries and wages, information resources, and operating expenses—as defined in the Academic Library Survey (formerly known as IPEDS) submitted for Academic Libraries, a publication of the National Center for Education Statistics.

If your Organizational membership expires at the end of the month, we will be sending you an updated invoice. We apologize if you have received any automated reminders to renew at your previous dues amount. If you have already renewed your membership within the past two months and your new dues amount is lower than what you paid, the WLA office will reimburse you for the difference.

Thank you for your continued support of WLA!

Washington Library Association

PO Box 33808

Seattle, WA 98133

(206) 823-1138

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On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 4:51 PM, Washington Library Association <wala at memberclicks-mail.net<mailto:wala at memberclicks-mail.net>> wrote:

The WLA Finance Committee (FC) has finished their work on assessing and restructuring WLA membership dues as part of the recent Bylaw updates. This has taken the better part of a year involving a great deal of research and communication with other ALA State Chapter Associations and our various WLA Division members and groups. Under the new structure, most dues will decrease or remain the same. Section memberships will now be free. The last WLA membership dues restructure was undertaken in 2011-12.

Individual Members

There will be no increase to Individual Employee membership dues levels for 2018. Individual dues will continue to be based on each member’s income level so as to provide an affordable access point to everyone. Members are welcome to deduct unreimbursed professional expenses when determining their income range. The rate each Individual member pays is self-selected. WLA does not collect income information about our members.

Organizational Members

Last year, there had been increasing concern within WLA leadership that our Organizational membership dues levels were not equitable across our Divisions, and in many cases, far out of step with most other State Associations. Additionally, no membership entry point was defined for some libraries and advocate organizations. Most of our Organizational members were paying an annual formula of .04% of their operating expenditures, with a cap of $18,000 per year. Other Organizational members were paying based on completely different measures. It was all over the map.

As a result of the FC’s work, the longtime formula that most of our Organizational members have been paying has been reduced for 2018 to .03% of operating expenditures, and the cap has been lowered to $10,000. This is a very significant decrease in dues for our largest libraries, and since the formula’s overall percentage has been lowered, this will mean savings for the majority of our Organizational members. We have also defined entry points for our advocate groups that previously didn’t exist. Friends, Foundations, Nonprofits and our community Vendors may now join as organizations and not just as individuals. This will be a great way for them to demonstrate their support for our state’s libraries and library staff.

Divisions and Sections

WLA members will continue to receive free entry into one WLA Division of their choice (Academic, Public, School, or Special Libraries). Members may choose to join additional Divisions for $10 each per year. For their first year of membership, students will receive entry in all four Divisions at no additional charge.

While WLA’s ten interest-based Sections previously cost $5 each per year, members may now join any Section they choose for no extra charge. Join one or all—it’s your choice!

2018 Membership Dues

Individual Dues:
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$20

ALA-WLA Join Student*

$40

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$20

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$20

Business & Sales

$50

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Organizational Dues:
Academic, Public, School, Special Libraries

.03% of operation expenditures exclusive of construction and one-time funds: Minimum $100, Maximum $10,000

Friends of the Library

$50 or $100

Foundations

$50 or $100

Nonprofits

$50 or $100

Business & Sales

$100 or $300

Libraries may determine their dues amount using the formula above, or they may have the WLA office determine that amount by providing us with their annual operation expenditures.

Friends groups, Foundations, Nonprofits, and Businesses may select their own dues amount based on being a small or a large organization. WLA generally defines a small organization as having five or fewer employees or members. As with Individual dues, this is determination is self-selected, and WLA does not collect organizational expenditure or budget information.

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