Organizational Membership in PLA

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Become an Organizational Member in PLA and show your organization’s support for public libraries and receive access to valuable professional resources for your staff.

PLA Organizational Member Benefits

  • A free subscription to Public Libraries, the official print journal of PLA (a $65 value). Published six times a year, each issue includes peer-written and peer-reviewed feature articles and columns on professional trends and best practices in the public library field
  • Exclusive access to PLA Insider, the biweekly members-only email newsletter with information professional development, grants, jobs, and free resources for public library professionals
  • A 10% discount on Benchmark: Library Metrics and Trends subscription, which provides libraries with data visualizations that allow them to compare their inputs and outputs to peer and nationwide data
  • Publishing opportunities for your staff in Public Libraries and on Public Libraries Online, or through developing a unique professional publication
  • Annual calls for conference program proposals
  • All the 91´«Ã½ Organizational Member benefits (your organization must be an 91´«Ã½ member to join PLA)

PLA is also committed to working on behalf of its members to move the profession forward and represent the interests of public librarians and public libraries everywhere. And as a PLA member organization, your staff will be connected to a network of nearly 9,000 professionals who are dedicated to the future of public libraries.

PLA Organizational Membership Dues

Effective September 1, 2023–August 31, 2024

Annual dues are $121.

Please note: Your organization must be an organizational member of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) to join PLA. The membership rate listed above does not include the price of 91´«Ã½ organizational membership. Information about 91´«Ã½ dues is available online.

How To Join

There are three convenient ways to join PLA/91´«Ã½.

  1. Fill out a secure form .
  2. Print and fill out a and fax or mail it in.
  3. Call the 91´«Ã½ Member Relations & Services Center at 1-800-545-2433.

If you have questions regarding membership dues or becoming a member, please contact the 91´«Ã½ Member Relations & Services Center at customerservice@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433. Customer service representatives are available to assist you Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM Central.