ALA Updates

 

Past Membership Meetings:

Recording of the June 2023 ALA Hybrid Membership Meeting and Information Session

Recording of the March 2022 ALA Virtual Membership Meeting

Recording of the January 2022 ALA Virtual Information Session

Recording of the June 2021 ALA Virtual Membership Meeting and Information Session

Recording of the January 2021 ALA Virtual Information Session

Recording of the 2020 ALA Virtual Membership Meeting and Information Session

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ALA Annual Membership Statistics


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Membership Statistics, 2020-Present

Fiscal Year ALA membership
2023 48008
2022 49705
2021 49727
2020 54169

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Membership Statistics, 2010-2019             

Fiscal Year

ALA membership

2019 56,049
2018                     57866
2017                     56286
2016                     56976
2015                      54166
2014                      55316
2013
56756
2012
57540
2011                      58996
2010
61198

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Membership Statistics, 2000-2009

Year ALA membership
2009
61379
2008
64884
2007
64729
2006
64689
2005
66075
2004
64099
2003
63793
2002
64211
2001
63424
2000
61103

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Membership Statistics, 1990-1999

Year ALA membership
1999
58777
1998
55573
1997
55643
1996
56688
1995
56444
1994
55356
1993
55836
1992
54735
1991
52893
1990
50509

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Membership Statistics, 1980-1989

Year ALA membership
1989
49483
1988
47249
1987
45145
1986
42361
1985
40761
1984
39290
1983
38862
1982
38050
1981
37954
1980
35257

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Membership Statistics, 1970-1979

Year ALA membership
1979
35524
1978
35096
1977
33767
1976
33560
1975
33208
1974
34010
1973
30172
1972
29610
1971
29740
1970
30394

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Membership Statistics, 1960-1969

Year ALA membership
1969
36865
1968
35666
1967
35289
1966
31885
1965
27526
1964
26015
1963
25502
1962
24879
1961
25860
1960
24690

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Membership Statistics, 1950-1959

Year ALA membership
1959
23230
1958
21716
1957
20326
1956
20285
1955
20293
1954
20177
1953
19551
1952
18925
1951
19701
1950
19689

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Membership Statistics, 1940-1949

Year ALA membership
1949
19324
1948
18283
1947
17107
1946
15800
1945
15118
1944
14799
1943
14546
1942
15328
1941
16015
1940
15808

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Membership Statistics, 1930-1939

Year ALA membership
1939
15568
1938
14626
1937
14204
1936
13057
1935
12241
1934
11731
1933
11880
1932
13021
1931
14815
1930
12713

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Membership Statistics, 1920-1929

Year ALA membership
1929
11833
1928
10526
1927
10056
1926
8848
1925
6745
1924
6055
1923
5669
1922
5684
1921
5307
1920
4464

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Membership Statistics, 1910-1919

Year ALA membership
1919
4178
1918
3380
1917
3346
1916
3188
1915
3024
1914
2905
1913
2563
1912
2365
1911
2046
1910
2005

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Membership Statistics, 1900-1909

Year ALA membership
1909
1835
1908
1907
1907
1808
1906
1844
1905
1253
1904
1228
1903
1200
1902
1152
1901
980
1900
874

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