ALUW Legislative Priorities

Competitive Salaries
The University of Washington Libraries, in order to retain its high-quality staff, must offer competitive salaries. ALUW supports fair and realistic compensation for librarians.

Intellectual Freedom
ALUW supports the principle of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Freedom to Read statement and the Electronic Bill of Rights of the American Library Association. ALUW opposes legislation that would abridge the availability of information, regardless of whether the information is in printed or electronic form. Restrictions on the nature of materials that may be acquired, retained, displayed or circulated seriously undermine the teaching, research and preservation functions of an academic library.

Library Issues
ALUW supports the Washington State Library in its efforts to serve all Washington libraries, and underserved populations in the state. Further cuts to WSL's budget will diminish the library's ability to provide high-quality resources and services.