FIRST LINK HISTORY
The Link has had many changes through the history of the NLA. Originally called The First Link, it was the newsletter for the NLA Seattle, our first chapter of the Association. Oddly, in our case, this chapter existed before the national was launched. So you will notice our first newsletters were Seattle focused. Each chapter of our association also had their own Link newsletters the concept, links in a chain.
Our Link remained that name until 1992 when we launched The Quarterly Link which was published alongside The First Link. These Quarterly Link's were also styled like magazines, not newsletters giving it a sleek new look. This design would be discontinued in 1993.
In 1994, we changed the name from The First Link to The Link. This would remain the name of the Association's newsletter for the remainder of its existence. We also attempted to move towards 4 issues per year, with only special issues for Bylaw changes or elections. There have been several variations of the Link's Logo moving forward, each a design by the editor's tastes.
Between 2001-2005 The Link was not published. The Association was struggling with many things, and sadly, this project fell to the side of importance. In 2006, Jan Hall would re-release the Link to the membership. In 2007, The Link would once again be put in print as a trial to see how it would do in a digital time. It was not successful, as print costs and postage were just too high. The Association then attempted a second Magazine style in 2010, with again very little outside support from chapters and would go back to being a newsletter style.