Organizational and Corporate Membership Dues

ALA membership is available for libraries, non-profits, and businesses interested in working together to ensure a stable future of libraries and the profession.  For libraries, membership dues are based on the 'service population' for the library.  For corporate members, dues are based on the type of member benefits that the company wishes to access. 

2011 – 2012 ALA Organizational Dues

$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 a library. 

State libraries, please contact Ron Jankowski, Membership Director at rjankowski@ala.org to discuss appropriate dues.

Organizational Member Application

2011 – 2012 ALA Corporate Member Dues

$500      Corporate Contributor's can choose one key benefit from the following
$2,000   Corporate Patron's 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

*Organizational and Corporate members at any level receive 6 issue of American Libraries Magazine, a $35.00 subscription included in dues. 

Corporate Membership Application

2011 – 2012 Divisional Membership Dues – Organizational and Corporate

American Association of School Librarians ( AASL)

$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)

$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 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 Org/Corp
Publication: the Voice (bi-monthly)

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

Association of College and Research Libraries ( ACRL)

$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 and Gender Studies (WGSS)

Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies ( ASCLA)

$60 Org/Corp | $500 State Libraries
Publication: Interface (quarterly - $10*)

Library and Information Technology Association ( LITA)

$90 Org/Corp
Publication: Information Technology & Libraries (quarterly - $26*)

Library Leadership & Management Association ( LLAMA)

$65 Org/Corp
Publication: Library Administration & Management (quarterly - online)

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)

Public Library Association ( PLA)

$100 Org/Corp
Publication: Public Libraries (bimonthly - $25*)

Reference and User Services Association ( RUSA)

$80 Org/Corp
Publication: Reference & User Services Quarterly (4 isuues - $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 Libraries (MARS)
Reference Services Section (RSS)
Sharing and Transforming Access to Resource Section (STARS)

Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA)

$70 Org | $60 Corp
Publications: Young Adult Library Services (quarterly -$20*) and YAttitudes (monthly)

 * denotes the price for member benefit publications included in dues.

2010 – 2011 Round Table Membership Dues – Organizational and Corporate

Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange ( EMIERT)
$25 Org/Corp

Exhibits (ERT)
$30 Org • Corp Free

Federal and Armed Forces Librarians ( FAFLRT)
$30 Org/Corp

Gaming in Libraries
$20 Org/Corp

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender ( GLBTRT)
$20 Org/Corp

Government Documents ( GODORT)
$35 Org/Corp

Intellectual Freedom ( IFRT)
$20 Org/Corp

International Relations ( IRRT)
$15 Org/Corp

Learning Round Table ( LearnRT)
$50 Org/Corp

Library History ( LHRT) 
$100 Org/Corp

Library Instruction ( LIRT)
$25 Org/Corp

Library Research ( LRRT) 
$25 Org/Corp

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

Map and Geospatial Information ( MAGIRT) 
$60 Org/Corp

New Members ( NMRT)
$10 Org/Corp 

Retired Member (RMRT)
$50 Org/Corp

Social Responsibilities ( SRRT)
$25 Org/Corp

Staff Organizations ( SORT)
$6 Org/Corp

Video ( VRT)
$35 Org/Corp

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