Membership
Why Join 91´«Ã½?
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Through professional development, advocacy, and engagement opportunities, 91´«Ã½ members gain valuable skills and build connections that advance careers. 91´«Ã½ opens new opportunities for progress, both as a professional and a profession.
Membership with 91´«Ã½ also supports our advocacy work on the Hill, as well as supporting 91´«Ã½’s work around intellectual freedom, diversity and literacy outreach, and international relations.
Membership Types
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Personal Membership
91´«Ã½ personal membership provides resources and benefits that help move your career forward with continuing education, networking opportunities and the latest library trends. Learn more about the benefits that come along with your personal membership below.
Types and Dues
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Organizational Membership
Through organizational membership in 91´«Ã½, your library gains a unique opportunity to have its concerns clearly heard at the national level. All types of libraries, not-for-profit schools conducting programs of library education, and other not-for-profit organizations including library associations, affiliated organizations, and international organizations are eligible.
Joining 91´«Ã½ offers your library a wide range of benefits, including discounts such as professional publications, employment, and management resources, human resource and managerial resources, information, and important library-related insurance.
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Corporate Membership
91´«Ã½ Corporate Members receive recognition as supporters of libraries and library workers and have premier access to more than 50,000 individual and 4,000 organizational members of 91´«Ã½ through our conferences and trade shows. 91´«Ã½ brings Corporate Members visibility in the marketplace and offers member-to-member access to buyers and decision makers in the library community. Corporate members include businesses not included in either Personal or Organizational definitions that wish to be patrons of 91´«Ã½.
Corporate Members receive a wide variety of benefits--click the link below for details.
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As an 91´«Ã½ Member, you'll have access to . . .
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Pursue your specialized library interests and build a network of peers in your field. A majority of 91´«Ã½ members belong to one or more division.
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Explore your personal interests and ignite your passion around issues and ideas that are impacting your library and your career.
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91´«Ã½ Connect is a centralized space where you can network with other members, chat on discussion boards, download shared resources from community-generated libraries, and collaborate as a member of volunteer committees and other groups.
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Personal members can save their favorite job ad searches as automated Job Alerts and add their résumé to the résumé bank for hiring employers to find.
You'll receive a subscription to American Libraries magazine
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You'll also receive the weekly AL Direct Newsletter.
You'll receive discounts on . . .
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Join us at and and receive discounted member registration rates.
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Enjoy discounted course rates on association-wide materials for professional development, improving library services, technology training, advocacy, and much more—for all librarians in any type of library.
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91´«Ã½ Members save 41% on a subscription to . As the book review journal of the 91´«Ã½, Booklist connects library and education workers to the books and resources needed to support and enrich their communities.
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As a member of 91´«Ã½, your 91´«Ã½ member discounts can save you money on the products and services you use, whether it’s for your personal life or for your library.
3 Easy Ways to Join or Renew Today
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To become a new 91´«Ã½ Member, click here to . (Only first-time 91´«Ã½ Members should use this link.)
If you have ever been an 91´«Ã½ Member in the past, click here to
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Download a print-ready form at the Print Membership Application Page, complete, and return by mail or fax.
Accessibility
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We're making every effort to develop an accessible system. If you require an accessibility accommodation and have difficulty using the system, please contact membership@ala.org or call 1-800-545-2433, ex. 5 to receive assistance.
Read more about our commitment to accessibility at ala.org/accessibility
Member Resources
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about becoming a member, managing your member account, and renewing your membership at the FAQ page.
For any other questions, please call Member Customer Service at 800-545-2433 or email membership@ala.org.
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Make the most of your 91´«Ã½ membership by leveraging these key benefits including 91´«Ã½ Connect and Connect Live, American Libraries and AL Direct and Library Workflife.
