The Alaska Library Association needs your membership! To continue to be the effective organization that we are, we need your support. It’s easy to join or renew online!
- Why Become a Member?
- Ways to Participate
- Publications Included with Membership
- Types of Membership
- Membership Dues
- Membership Forms
- AkLA Membership Brochure (pdf): Read online, or print double-sided(book), landscape, in color, to share with your colleagues.
Become a Sustaining Member
As with all things, our costs have increased. This has resulted in fewer dollars to meet our traditional operating needs. Your extra support will help. Please consider becoming a Sustaining Member with a donation of $50 or more in addition to any dues.
Why Become a Member?
- You acquire a network of colleagues across Alaska who share your interests and enthusiasm.
- You develop channels of communication and support through professional relationships made and renewed at workshops and conferences.
- You receive discounts on registration for workshops and conferences.
- You keep abreast of the latest developments in library materials, technology, and services to patrons.
Ways to Participate
- Find us on Facebook.
- Join the mailing lists and participate in discussions.
- Support your local chapter and go to meetings and events.
- Attend the annual conference. Better yet volunteer or present a session at conference.
- Serve on committees, roundtables, or the executive board.
Publications Included with Membership
- AkLA Membership Directory – online directory with contact information for all AkLA members.
Types of Membership
- Student Combined ALA/AkLA – Students who are currently enrolled at a college or university and pursuing library science degrees can join the American Library Association and the Alaska Library Association for one low price of $46. This is a great opportunity for students to try out each organization.
- Personal – Persons employed in a library in Alaska. Personal Membership
- Associate – Volunteers, students, trustees, friends, retired persons and others not actively employed.
- Institutional – Libraries or agencies which have libraries.
- Commercial – Vendors or firms which support libraries.
- Honorary – Lifetime membership awarded by the organization for outstanding service.
- Sustaining – All member types can become sustaining members by adding a donation of $50 or more.
Membership Dues
Note: Revised in March 2019.
Student Combined ALA/AkLA Member: Available to all students in library school.
| Not based on salary | $46 |
Associate Member: Trustee, friend, unemployed or retired Alaskan Librarian
| Not based on salary | $30 |
Library Member: Any person directly engaged in library work in Alaska
| Salary | Dues |
|---|---|
| Under $29,999 | $20 |
| $30,000 – $39,999 | $40 |
| $40,000 – $49,999 | $60 |
| $50,000 – $59,999 | $80 |
| $60,000 – $69,999 | $100 |
| $70,000 – $79,999 | $120 |
| $80,000 and over | $150 |
Honorary Member: Person who has made important contributions to library service in Alaska
| No dues | $00 |
Institutional Membership: Libraries or research centers in or outside of Alaska
| Library Budget | Dues |
|---|---|
| under $10,000 | $30 |
| $10,001 – $20,000 | $50 |
| $20,001 – $50,000 | $85 |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $150 |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $275 |
| over $500,001 | $400 |
Commercial Member: Any commercial organization interested in library service
| Fixed | $100. |
Membership Forms
Please use the online form if possible, it saves us time and money.
- Online Membership Form
- Need help? – Step by Step Renewal Guide
- Student Combined ALA/AkLA Online Membership Form
- Personal/Associate Membership Form (docx)
- Institutional Membership Form (pdf)
- Commercial Membership Form (pdf)
- AkLA Membership Brochure (pdf)
Printed applications with payment should be mailed to:
Alaska Library Association
P.O. Box 81084
Fairbanks, AK 99708
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