Professional Bio
Cody Hanson is the Director of Broadband and Technology Services for the Washington State Library, where he leads technology, broadband, networking, and cybersecurity services supporting Washington’s public libraries.
He designed and leads LibTech, the State Library’s shared technology services program, helping libraries plan, procure, deploy, manage, and support enterprise technology. His work includes broadband and E-Rate, networking, cybersecurity, infrastructure, telecommunications, vendor management, modernization, and shared services for libraries without dedicated resources.
Cody brings more than 25 years of IT experience across public service, education, healthcare, consulting, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and technology leadership. His background includes five years as IT Director for multiple school organizations, two years modernizing hospital technology, and more than ten years in Washington State government.
He works at the intersection of libraries, technology, broadband, and public policy, representing the State Library in state, regional, and national discussions and partnering with libraries, providers, and research and education networks to improve broadband access and technology services.
He designed and leads LibTech, the State Library’s shared technology services program, helping libraries plan, procure, deploy, manage, and support enterprise technology. His work includes broadband and E-Rate, networking, cybersecurity, infrastructure, telecommunications, vendor management, modernization, and shared services for libraries without dedicated resources.
Cody brings more than 25 years of IT experience across public service, education, healthcare, consulting, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and technology leadership. His background includes five years as IT Director for multiple school organizations, two years modernizing hospital technology, and more than ten years in Washington State government.
He works at the intersection of libraries, technology, broadband, and public policy, representing the State Library in state, regional, and national discussions and partnering with libraries, providers, and research and education networks to improve broadband access and technology services.
Organization Name
Washington State Library
PO BOX 40224
Washington State Library
OLYMPIA, WA 98504
United States 360.704.5249 https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/
Local or State Government Departments, Agencies
Statement of Interest for the Board of Directors
I am interested in serving on the SHLB Board because much of my career has been spent at the intersection of technology, public service, and the organizations they support. In my role with the Washington State Library, I have built and led broadband and technology services for public libraries. That gives me a perspective valuable to SHLB: I represent libraries, but I approach their needs as an IT professional. Broadband, cybersecurity, networking, telecommunications, E-Rate, and infrastructure are now basic requirements for libraries. At the national level, libraries are most often represented by librarians and library leadership. I would welcome the opportunity to complement those voices with an enterprise IT perspective and connect library needs with the technical, operational, financial, and policy realities behind them. I am also interested in representing public libraries beyond Washington. Many of the challenges we face locally are shared nationally. SHLB brings together anchor institutions, technology providers, policymakers, and public-interest organizations, and I would value the opportunity to contribute practical experience while helping ensure library technology and infrastructure remain part of that conversation.