Join YALSA
If you work in a library, you serve teenagers. Thousands of teenagers walk through the doors of school, public, community college, and university libraries every day. Reference and children's librarians, public library generalists, directors and trustees, college and university librarians, and of course young adult specialists and school librarians all serve teenagers. Membership in ALA is required for membership in YALSA.
Join today!
The
Young Adult Library Services Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and a division of the American Library Association. YALSA’s goal is to advocate, promote and strengthen service to young adults as part of the continuum of total library service, and to support those who provide service to this population.
Membership Information
Find out more about the
YALSA’s membership benefits.You can join YALSA using a
secure, electronic form. Membership costs are:
- $115 for regular members (first year; $65 for ALA/$50 for YALSA)
- $148 for regular members (second year; $98 for ALA/$50 for YALSA)
- $180 for regular members (third and later years; $130 for ALA/$50 for YALSA)
- $53 for student members ($33 for ALA/$20 for YALSA)
- $96 for other members (unemployed, non-salaried, library support staff, or persons working outside the library field. ($46 for ALA/$50 for YALSA)
- $66 for retired members ($46 for ALA/$20 for YALSA)
- $128 for International members ($78 for ALA/$50 for YALSA)
- $109 for Trustee and Associate members ($59 for ALA/$50 for YALSA; this category includes those who are not employed in library and information services or related activities, but through their personal commitment and support, promote library and information services. Members of governing boards, advisory groups, Friends organizations, and special citizen caucuses and/or individuals interested in participating in the work of YALSA).
- Corporate membership begins at $560. See other
corporate opportunities with YALSA.
Learn more about
ALA membership. Learn more about YALSA on our
homepage or our
blog. Do you have questions about YALSA membership? Contact Letitia Smith at
lsmith@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390.
Get Involved
Are you looking for ways to
get involved in YALSA? Take a look at
job descriptions for committee, task force, and jury members. If it looks like something you would like to do, check out the
description of YALSA member groups and find one that looks interesting to you. Then, find out more about interest and discussion groups or volunteer for a committee by clicking one of the following links:
|
