Joint membership program
ALA Student Membership
Student membership is a special discounted membership available for students engaged in a program of study or certification in MLS/MLIS, NCATE, or LTA programs for no more than 5 total years of eligibility. This special dues rate is designed to help you access the benefits, networking, and career resources that come with membership. Student Members, whether full- or part-time, are also given the best rates for conference registration, often at discounts as high as 75% off. Student Members are eligible to serve on committees, run for office, and participate actively in the work of the association.
About the joint student membership program
Membership brochures will be printed on demand, beginning September 1. For more details, contact Don Wood.
To apply for joint membership, please find your appropriate application below and print out an application (PDF). Applications may be mailed (address is on form) or faxed to (312) 280-4392. At this time it is not possible to apply online for joint membership.
The American Library Association has joint student membership arrangements with 16 State Chapters:
- Alabama Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- California Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Florida Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Georgia Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Hawaii Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Kansas Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Massachusetts Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Michigan Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- New Jersey Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- New York Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- North Carolina Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Oregon Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Rhode Island Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Texas Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Washington Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
- Wisconsin Joint Student Membership Form (PDF)
If your association is interested in joint membership, please contact the Chapter Relations Office at cro@ala.org.
Joint membership for support staff
The American Library Association has library support staff memberships with Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and New York. (Each link is a PDF of the form.)
Other ALA membership forms
Membership in ALA is open to all librarians, library workers, trustees, friends of libraries, and library supporters; libraries and other non-profits; and corporations that serve the library community in the United States and abroad. You are invited to join ALA as a Personal, Organizational, or Corporate member.
You are invited to join ALA as a Personal, Organizational, or Corporate Member.
ALA Student Chapters
