Personal membership benefits

As an AASL Member, you will benefit from exclusive membership features that include:

• The only National association focused on the needs of school librarians and the school library community.
• Legislative influence supported by the ALA Washington Office, the ALA Public Information Office, an active AASL legislative committee.
• Voting rights in AASL/ALA elections – Representation is essential for school library concerns and issues to be addressed.
• Receive timely press releases about legislative developments, and AASL response tools and resources to help you advocate for your school library program, hone your advocacy skills and gain confidence in communicating with your school community, local and national officials.
• Ongoing tools and resources to help you implement the national learning standards and program guidelines into your school library programs, integrate the standards and guidelines with the P21, NCATE, and Common Core standards, and encourage collaboration with your educational colleagues.
• Discounted registration on conferences and continuing education, including the AASL National Conference, Fall Forum, preconference workshops, webinars and online learning opportunities.
• Discounts on professional and educational publications on a variety of topics.
• ALA Membership directory and ALA Connect communities connect you with other AASL members across the country; no need to wait for the next conference.
• Leadership opportunities through committee and community involvement and professional development opportunities.
• Awards and scholarship programs – opportunities for recognition and awards for you, your staff, your students and your school library program.
• Subscription to AASL's monthly e-newsletter, Hotlinks
• Subscription to AASL's member magazine, Knowledge Quest , published 5 times per school year; and KQ on the Web with "web only" exclusives.
• Member-only emails on AASL news and activities, and national developments affecting the school library community.

Plus, when you join AASL, you also become a member of ALA and receive all the benefits of ALA membership:

• ALA Conference discounts up to 50%
• A subscription to American Libraries – the leading publication of the library profession
• 10% off of ALA Editions titles and items from ALA Graphics
• Eligibility for ALA's group insurance plan, credit card, car rental and travel programs
• Networking opportunities with over 66,000 library professionals
• An electronic subscription to AL Direct, with weekly headlines and breaking news from the library world

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