About the Western Council of State Libraries
State Librarians in the western states first met as a group in Juneau, Alaska in November of 1973 when the Western States Library Agencies Conference was convened. The group was officially incorporated as the Western Council of State Libraries in 1977 and has met continuously since that date.
Western Council Projects:
The purposes of the Western Council are:
- to actively promote and improve library and information management services;
- to provide leadership based on consensus at regional and national levels on issues of common concern;
- to advocate for national policy and legislation that enhances library and information management services;
- to provide a forum for resource sharing and continuing education for each state library agency.
Twenty-two state libraries west of the Mississippi River are members of Western Council: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
