Contact PLA

The Public Library Association (PLA) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

Contact us any time you have questions. Office hours are Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM Central. If no one is available when you call, please leave a message. Someone will respond as quickly as possible.

Email:
pla@ala.org

Telephone Toll Free:
800-545-2433 ext. 5PLA (5752)

Fax:
312-280-5029

Mailing Address:
Public Library Association
225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60601

PLA members can view staff contact information (login required).

PLA Conference: 
placonference@ala.org

Webinars:
plawebinars@ala.org

Benchmark:
plabenchmark@ala.org 

DigitalLearn.org:
DigitalLearnHelp@ala.org

Outcome Measurement:
info@projectoutcome.org

Questions About Membership

ALA and PLA membership is managed by the ALA Member Relations & Services Center. Customer service representatives are available Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM Central. You can join or renew/rejoin/add to your membership several different ways:

  1. Use ALA's secure online form;
  2. Print and fill out a membership form and fax or mail it in; or
  3. Call the ALA Member Relations & Services Center at 800-545-2433.

Direct your membership questions to the ALA Member Relations & Services Center at membership@ala.org or 800-545-2433.

For login help, please email loginhelp@ala.org or contact the ALA Member Relations & Services Center at 800-545-2433.

If you need to reset your password, go to  https://my.ala.org/ALA/ForgotUsernamePassword/ForgotPassword.aspx.

PLA does not solicit work for hire through external channels, including social media.

If you receive an email or message that appears to be from, sponsored by, or affiliated with ALA, PLA, or its divisions or round tables but seems suspicious, please forward the message immediately to confirm its legitimacy to membervalue@ala.org.