Membership Forms

If you're not sure of your renewal date, please check your online profile.

• Personal (individual) Membership:
  • Online
  • Print and mail (.doc)
    
    
• Student - Joint ALA/WLA Membership (must be processed through ALA):
  • Online
  • Print and mail (PDF)
    
    
• Institutional Membership (Nonprofit, corporate, library or library-related organization)
  • Online
  • Print and mail (.doc)
    
    
• WLA Foundation Giving

Benefits of Membership

• Enhance your legislative knowledge and advocacy skills, and support initiatives to improve library service and funding in Wisconsin.
• Connect with library professionals and other leaders. Build your personal contact list online and in person to help solve day-to-day challenges and celebrate successes.
• Meet professional challenges and develop your career path with an abundance of leadership and continuing education opportunities, including WLA and unit conferences.
• Be part of something bigger! Support the profession and a worthy cause. Your dues payment is WLA's most important source of financial support, and having a large membership boosts WLA's credibility with elected officials and others who affect libraries and the profession.

More for members only

• Discounts on conference registration, exhibits, advertising, and more! (Libraries with institutional memberships can send one non-member staff person to conferences at the member rate.)
• WLA e-newsletter
• Access to e-lists based on your unit or other special interests
• Access to online directory of Wisconsin library personnel and supporters
• Membership in up to three special interest units (institutional members get membership in all units of their choice)
• Individual/personal members may vote in WLA elections and hold elected or appointed office.
• AAA Member Benefit: get discounts on membership, renewal or insurance.
• Membership Dues

Dues

Personal (individual)

Individuals currently employed in a library pay dues calculated at $3.00 per $1,000 of wages. Minimum is $50.00; maximum is $250.00.

Unemployed or retired library workers, trustees or Friends: $50.00

Dual WEMTA members pay minimum WLA dues (join via WEMTA)

Full-time students pursuing a Master's in library science (joint ALA/WLA membership): $35.

Institutional

• Corporations (for profit): $200
• Non-profits (including Friends groups): $75
• Libraries and library-related organizations pay based on budget: