Joint ALA/MLA Membership Opportunities
Three categories of joint memberships are offered by the American Library Association: Joint Student Membership, Joint Library Support Staff Membership, and Joint Trustee Membership. 

ALA/Massachusetts Joint Student Membership

Library school students are eligible to join both ALA and the Massachusetts Library Association at one low price of $35.00 a year. Join both state and national library associations and get connected to your future. Joint student members are full members of both associations, and receive all the benefits accorded to student members in each association. For ALA it includes: 6 issues of American Libraries magazine, weekly e-delivery of AL Direct, bi-monthly Student Direct, discounts on ALA and Division conferences, 10% discounts on ALA Editions and Graphics; Access to ALA scholarships, grants and travel opportunities.

Join online at the ALA web site or download a PDF of the joint membership form.

ALA/Massachusetts Joint Paralibrarian Membership

Library support staff, paraprofessionals, and paralibrarians who are not current members are now eligible to join ALA, the Massachusetts Library Association, and ALA’s Library Support Staff Interests Round Table (LSSIRT) for one low rate of $65.00 a year. Membership ensures that you have access to the resources you need to pursue your career with a voice in the ongoing growth and development of the profession. Joint Library Support Staff members are full members of ALA and the Massachusetts Library Association. You receive all the benefits accorded to members, including their magazines and newsletters, and discounts on conferences, workshops, trainings, books, and other resources.

ALA/Massachusetts Joint Trustee Membership

Library Trustees who are not currently members are eligible to now join three great organizations, the American Library Association, the Massachusetts Library Association, and ALA’s Association of Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), for one low price of $100.00 a year (a 30% discount). Be part of a network of enthusiastic library supporters who believe in the importance of libraries as the social and intellectual centers of their communities. By uniting these voices, library supporters everywhere will become a real force to be reckoned with at the local, state, and national levels. Membership provides you access to great resources, conferences, and trainings to give you the knowledge to better govern your library. This special joint membership is available for two years.

Join online at the ALA web site.  PDF Forms will be available on the ALA web site soon.
 
 
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