Professional development ... furthering your library career

Looking for resources to further your library career?  Information on a range of options within the Association and related organizations is here.

• Getting Involved in the American Library Association(ALA)
  Whether you're beginning yourpath in libraries or building on an existing library career,membership in ALAaffords unique opportunitiesto students, librarians, support staff, and retired and non-salaried professionals. Involvement in ALA helps you connect with continuing education, peer networking, and leadership development through many ALA initiatives.ALA works for you by advocating at national, state, and local levels for issues that concern our members.

• Continuing Education
  ALA and its divisions provide continuing education in a variety of venues and formats for librarians, library support staff and library trustees. ALA and its divisions also develop competency statements for various specializations and provide a broad range of publications.