Membership Monday: Map Your PLA Journey

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Discover your pathway within PLA from members of the PLA Membership Advisory Group.

Free and available exclusively to PLA members

Discover your pathway within the Public Library Association (PLA)! In this Membership Monday on-demand session, panelists from the PLA Membership Advisory Group discuss their first PLA experiences and how they’ve moved within the organization, showcase the PLA Member Journey Roadmap, and share what they’ve learned along the way.

Hosted on the first Monday of each month, Membership Mondays are virtual meetups where PLA members can hear from leaders within the association, discover ways to get involved, ask questions, share ideas, and grow their networks. Registration is free, but PLA membership is required.

Panelists

  • Meredith McCarthy, Branch Manager, Jefferson County Library (Arnold, MO)
  • Sarah Campbell Tansley, Branch Manager, Chicago (IL) Public Library, Lincoln Park
  • Lynda Salem Poling, Senior Librarian, Access Services, Long Beach (CA) Public Library

Important Registration Information

An ALA eLearning account is required to register for this free virtual series. Don’t have an account? Create one for free by going to the “Log in” menu located at the top right corner in the ALA eLearning site. Although no membership is required to create the account, you must be a PLA member to register for this PLA member-exclusive webinar. If you encounter any issues registering for this series, then please email ce@ala.org for assistance.

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February 03, 2025
1:00 - 1:30pm CST

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