Member Types - Membership Dues

ALA membership is open to individuals, organizations and non-profits, and businesses interested in working together to ensure a stable future of libraries and the profession.

2011 – 2012 ALA Personal Member Dues

Regular Member - $65 First Year, $98 Second Year, $130 Third and Later Years
Non-Salaried or Unemployed Members— $46
Library Support Staff Members— $46
Retired Members— $46
Student Members— $33
Trustee Members— $59
International Members— $78
Friends— $59
Associate Members— $59

Joint membership program with participating chapters.

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2011 – 2012 ALA Organizational Member Dues

Learn more about our community of library and non-profit members. 

$175 - Very Small Library
$300 - Small
$500 - Medium
$1,300 - Large
$2,000 - Very Large

 $150 - Other - includes Chapters and Affiliates, International Libraries, and non-profit organizations other than libraries

 State libraries, please contact Member and Customer Service at membership@ala.org to discuss dues.

2011 – 2012 ALA Corporate Member Dues

ALA Corporate members are active advocates for libraries and librarians.  Learn more about how your company can get involved.

$500      Corporate Contributors can choose one key benefit from the following
$2,000   Corporate Patrons automatically receive all three key benefits

• Preferred Booth Space at Annual and Midwinter by Year
• Discount on Display Space Advertising in American Libraries
• Discount on Mail List Rental from ALA and its Units

* Personal, Organizational and Corporate members at any level receive 6 issues of American Libraries Magazine, a $35.00 subscription included in dues.  Weekly delivery of AL Direct, the e-newsletter from American Libraries, is complimentary.

2011 – 2012 Divisional Membership Dues – Personal, Organizational and Corporate

 Choose a Division based on your interests or library type - Division Quick Start Guide 

American Association of School Librarians ( AASL)

$50 Regular | $20 Student | $25 Retired | $75 Org/Corp
Publications: Knowledge Quest (5 issues) and AASL Hotlinks (monthly)

Sections ($5 each):
Educators of Library Media Specialists (ELMSS)
Independent Schools (ISS)
Supervisors (SPVS)

Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS)

$65 Regular | $15 Student | $25 Library Support Staff | $75 Org/Corp
Publications: Library Resources & Technical Services (quarterly- $20*) and ALCTS Newsletter Online (6 issues)

Sections (no charge):
Acquisitions (AS)
Cataloging and Metadata Management (CMM)
Collection Management (CM)
Continuing Resources (CRS)
Preservation and Reformatting (PARS)

Association for Library Service to Children ( ALSC)

$45 Regular | $18 Student | $45 Org/Corp
Publications: Children and Libraries: The Journal of the ALSC (3 issues - $20*) and ALSConnect (quarterly)

Association for Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations ( ALTAFF)

$50 Trustee and Friend  | $50 Regular  | $50 Org/Corp
Publications: The Voice (bi-monthly)

Sections (one at no charge, additional sections are $15 each):
Trustees
Friends
Foundations

Association of College and Research Libraries ( ACRL)

$56 Regular | $36 Student | $36 Retired | $125 Org/Corp
Publications: College & Research Libraries (6 issues -$26*) and C&RL News (11 issues)

Sections and Interest Groups (3 Interest Groups or 2 Sections plus one Interest Group at no charge. Additional Sections and Interest Groups at $5 each):

Academic Library Services for International Students Interest Group
African American Studies Librarian (AFAS)
Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS)
Arts (ARTS)
Asian, African, and Middle Eastern (AAMES)
College Libraries (CLS)
Community and Junior College Libraries (CJCLS)
Digital Curation Interest Group
Distance Learning (DLS)
Education and Behavioral Sciences (EBSS)
Health Sciences Interest Group
Image Resources Interest Group
Instruction (IS)
Law and Political Science (LPSS)
Literature in English (LES)
Numeric and Geospatial Data Services in Academic Libraries Interest Group
Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS)
Residency Interest Group
Science and Technology (STS)
Slavic and East European (SEES)
Universal Accessibility Interest Group
University Libraries (ULS)
Virtual Worlds Interest Group
Western European Studies (WESS)
Women’s Studies (WSS)

Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies ( ASCLA)

$51 Regular | $20 Student | $20 Retired | $60 Org/Corp | $500 State Libraries
Publication: Interface (quarterly - $10*)

Library Leadership & Management Association ( LLAMA)

$35 1st year Regular | $50 2nd and later years Regular | $15 Student | $65 Org/Corp
Publication: Library Administration & Management (quarterly - $27.50*)

Sections (no charge):
Buildings and Equipment (BES)
Fundraising and Financial Development (FRFDS)
Library Organization and Management (LOMS)
Human Resources (HRS)
Measurement Assessment and Evaluation (MAES)
Public Relations and Marketing (PRMS)
Systems and Services (SASS)

Library and Information Technology Association ( LITA)

$60 Regular | $25 Student | $30 Non-Salaried | $90 Org/Corp
Publication: Information Technology & Libraries (quarterly - $26*)

Public Library Association ( PLA)

$55 Regular | $15 Student | $50 Retired, inactive or non-salaried | $100 Org/Corp
Publication: Public Libraries (bimonthly - $25*)

Reference and User Services Association ( RUSA)

$60 Regular | $25 Student | $30 Support Staff | $30 Retired/Non-Salaried | $80 Org/Corp
Publication: Reference & User Services Quarterly (4 issues - $25*) and RUSA Update (4 issues, online)

Sections (no charge):
Business Reference and Service (BRASS)
Collection Development and Evaluation (CODES)
History (HS) 
MARS: Emerging Technologies in Reference (MARS)
Reference Services Section (RSS)
Sharing and Transforming Access to Resource Section (STARS)

Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA)

$60 Regular | $25 Student | $25 Retired & Non-Salaried | $25 Advocate | Publications: Young Adult Library Services (quarterly -$20*) and YAttitudes (monthly)

 * denotes the price for the member benefit publication included in Dues.

2011 – 2012 Round Table Membership Dues – Personal, Organizational and Corporate

Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange ( EMIERT)
$20 • $10 Student • $25 Org/Corp

Exhibits ( ERT)
$15 • $30 Org • Corp Free

Federal and Armed Forces Librarians ( FAFLRT)
$15 • ST/RET $0• $30 Org/Corp

Gaming in Libraries
$10 • $20 Org/Corp

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender ( GLBTRT)
$15 • $5 Student • $20 Org/Corp

Government Documents ( GODORT)
Newsletter - "dttp: Documents to the People" included in dues.
$20 • $10 Student • $35 Org/Corp

Intellectual Freedom ( IFRT)
$15 • $5 Student • $20 Org/Corp

International Relations ( IRRT)
$5 • $5 Student • $15 Org/Corp
* ALA International Members residing outside of the 50 states may join IRRT at no charge.

Learning ( LearnRT)
$20 • $50 Org/Corp

Library History ( LHRT)
$20 • $5 Student • $100 Org/Corp

Library Instruction ( LIRT)
$15 • $25 Org/Corp

Library Research ( LRRT)
$15 • $25 Org/Corp
* ALA Student Members enrolled in doctoral programs - Free

Library Support Staff Interests ( LSSIRT)
$10 • $10 Org/Corp

Map and Geospatial Information ( MAGIRT)
$20 • $10 Student • $60 Org/Corp

New Members ( NMRT) (First 10 years)
$10 • $10 Org/Corp  (+10 years of NMRT Membership are Alumni status)

Retired Members (RMRT)
$20 Regular • $50 Org/Corp

Social Responsibilities ( SRRT)
$15 • $5 Retiree or Unemployed • Students: Free • $25 Org/Corp

Staff Organizations ( SORT)
$3 • $6 Org/Corp

Video ( VRT)
$20 (Students: Free) • $35 Org/Corp

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