Joint membership program
Joint membership program
Three categories of joint memberships are offered by the American Library Association: Joint Student Membership, Joint Library Support Staff Membership, and Joint Trustee Membership. If your state association is interested in participating in a joint membership program, please contact the Chapter Relations Office. Other ways to join the association are available. See ALA Student Membership: Frequently Asked Questions Answered.
Joint student membership
Join Online: Students
Twenty-four Chapters (state library associations) allow students to join them and ALA for one low price of $35, from now through August 31, 2013. (See also You Need Your State Library Association!). To apply for joint student membership online, please find your state association immediately below and complete the online form through ALA's secure database.
| Alabama Library Association | Arizona Library Association | California Library Association | District of Columbia Library Association | Georgia Library Association | Hawaii Library Association | Kansas Library Association | Louisiana Library Association | Maine Library Association | Maryland Library Association | Massachusetts Library Association | Minnesota Library Association | Montana Library Association | Nevada Library Association | New Jersey Library Association | New York Library Association | North Carolina Library Association | Oregon Library Association | Pennsylvania Library Association | Rhode Island Library Association | South Carolina Library Association | Tennessee Library Association | Texas Library Association | Washington Library Association | Wisconsin Library Association |
Join Offline: Students
If you prefer to pay by check or money order, please find your participating state chapter below and print out your joint student membership application form (PDF). Applications may be mailed to American Library Association, Membership Services, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
| Alabama Library Association | Arizona Library Association | California Library Association | District of Columbia Library Association | Georgia Library Association | Hawaii Library Association | Kansas Library Association | Louisiana Library Association | Maine Library Association | Maryland Library Association | Massachusetts Library Association | Minnesota Library Association | Montana Library Association | Nevada Library Association | New Jersey Library Association | New York Library Association | North Carolina Library Association | Oregon Library Association | Pennsylvania Library Association | Rhode Island Library Association | South Carolina Library Association | Tennessee Library Association | Texas Library Association | Washington Library Association | Wisconsin Library Association |
Need more than one joint student membership application form? Membership brochures are printed on demand, so allow three weeks for printing and delivery. For more details, contact dwood@ala.org.
Joint library support staff membership
Join Online: Library Support Staff
Nine Chapters (state Library Associations) allow library support staff to join them and ALA for one low price of $65, from now through August 31, 2013. (See also A State Association by Any Other Name Is Still a Home to You!). To apply for joint student membership online, please find your state association immediately below and complete the online form through ALA's secure database.
| Alabama Library Association | District of Columbia Library Association | Kansas Library Association Louisiana Library Association | Maine Library Association | Massachusetts Library Association | Nevada Library Association | New York Library Association | North Carolina Library Association | South Carolina Library Association |
Join Offline: Library Support Staff
If you prefer to pay by check or money order, please find your participating state chapter below and print out your joint library support staff membership application form (PDF). Applications may be mailed to American Library Association, Membership Services, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
| Alabama Library Association | District of Columbia Library Association | Kansas Library Association | Louisiana Library Association | Maine Library Association | Massachusetts Library Association | Nevada Library Association | New York Library Association | North Carolina Library Association | South Carolina Library Association |
Joint trustee membership
Join Online: Trustees
Following up on the success of joint membership programs for library students and support staff, the American Library Association (ALA), and its division United for Libraries: The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations announce a new Joint Trustee Membership program with ALA Chapters (state library associations). Trustees new to ALA and the Chapter can join three great organizations for only $100, a 30 percent discount. Five ALA Chapters have already signed up to participate:
| Arkansas Library Association | California Library Association | Massachusetts Library Association | New York Library Association | South Carolina Library Association |
Join Offline: Trustees
If you prefer to pay by check or money order, please find your participating state chapter below and print out your joint student membership application form (PDF). Applications may be mailed to American Library Association, Membership Services, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. PLEASE NOTE: As of May 26, 2012, you may download these PDFs, complete and send them to ALA Membership, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611 or fax 312-944-2641. "Real" brochures are forthcoming!
| Arkansas Library Association | California Library Association | Massachusetts Library Association | New York Library Association | South Carolina Library Association |
ALA Student Membership: Frequently Asked Questions Answered
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