About Our Chapter
How to Join
Joining is easy. Visit SLA's website at www.sla.org. When filling in your form, be sure to select "Washington DC" as your chapter.

If you'd like to become more involved with our Chapter, or if you have questions, contact

Julia Leggett
Membership Chair
202-707-6779
jleggett@crs.loc.gov

Download our Chapter Membership Brochure (PDF)


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President's Message:

Welcome to the Washington, DC Chapter of the Special Libraries Association Web site. We provide a forum for information professionals in the Washington area to meet others, to learn, and to help each other develop skills for putting knowledge to work.

We run an active email discussion list, publish a monthly newsletter, and hold meetings, programs and networking events throughout the year. We reach out to students through scholarships and programs, and to the community through consultation and service activities.

We reach out to our DC neighbors by working through our Community Outreach Project. We're acting as good global citizens by initiating a "Twinning" project to encourage Chapter, Divisions, and individuals to support membership of a developing country librarian.

To find out more about our varied Chapter events and activities, follow the links on this page. And if you'd like to get involved, contact me or any of our officers or committee chairs.

I look forward to seeing you this year,

Diane Schnurrpusch
President DC/SLA, 2008

The Washington, DC Chapter of the Special Libraries Association was founded on October 26, 1940, by a group of 48 Washington members of the Baltimore Chapter. The Washington Chapter was the eighteenth chapter of SLA to be organized. It grew rapidly, winning the association's Membership Gavel Award for the greatest increase in membership in 1941, 1943, 1958, and 1972. The Chapter has also contributed many officers and committee chairpersons to the Association and to the various Divisions. (See the Chapter's mission and strategies.)

For more information about our chapter's past, visit our Chapter Archives.

How Our Chapter Communicates with our Members
Membership - Play a role in the development and direction of our Chapter by joining SLA and becoming a member of the Washington, D.C. Chapter!

Benefits of SLA Membership include:
  • Monthly subscription to Information Outlook
  • Discounts on professional literature, courses offered through SLA's Click University, and SLA's annual conference
  • Learning and social opportunities with leading information professionals
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Mentoring
  • And much more.!

Benefits to Joining the Washington DC Chapter include:

    Learning Opportunities
    • Programs on library and information topics
    • SLA Virtual Seminars
    • Click University courses
    • Joint Spring Workshop
    • Book Club

    Awards and Recognition
    • Leadership Opportunities
    • Awards
    • Scholarships

    Social Events
    • Dine-Arounds
    • Happy Hours
    • Holiday Party
    • International Special Librarians Day

    Networking Opportunities
    • New Members Reception
    • Annual Banquet
    • SLA Student Groups
    • Special Library Tours
    • Interest Groups
    • Professional Enhancement Day

    Outreach Efforts
    • Community Outreach Project
    • Consultation Services
    • SLA Twinning Project - reaching out to librarians in developing countries
    • Students/Young Professionals
    • Employment Committee

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