Join ALA!
Want to join ALA? We are doing our best to make it easy! The best way of joining is the ALA and MLA joint membership option via the ALA website.
Following are American Library Association (ALA) and Michigan Library Association (MLA) links:
You do not have to be an official ALA member to start coming to the WSU @ ALA events and meetings! Everybody in the LIS Program is welcome!
Why Join?
Benefits of Joining ALA
- A copy of American Libraries Every month
- Various other publications depending on what round tables you join.
- (GEICO) Preferred Auto Insurance Program
- MBNA America Credit Cards
- National Car Rental
Benefits of Joining MLA
- Membership rates and scholarship opportunities for workshops and conferences
- Subscription to the Michigan Librarian newsletter, published six times per year
- Reduced prices on MLA publications
- Opportunities for recognition and awards
- Right to vote on MLA issues and officers
- Representation on the Library of Michigan Board of Trustees
- Scholarship opportunities for workshop and conference attendance costs
- Plus the opportunity to interact with librarians in your specialty or field; meet notable librarians, information and media specialists, educators and authors, etc.; become a leader in your profession, and assume an active role in promoting diversity within MLA