ALA Personal Membership Application

Membership in the American Library Association (ALA) is available to individuals in the United States and abroad who are involved in librarianship or library work; those who are not in library work but wish to support the Association; and those who are currently unemployed or retired from the profession. Membership is also available to libraries as well as not-for-profit organizations that wish to support the Association.  To join, renew or add-on to your existing personal, library, or organizational membership, please choose from the options below. Please note that Continuing and Life Members of ALA require special handling and must contact Member Services at 800-545-2433 ext 5 to renew or modify your membership. Corporations can become members of ALA by calling ALA Member Services as well.

ATTENTION First Time membership applicants. Only individuals who have never been a regular member in the past are eligible for the first time member rate. During our quality control process, if a prior membership is found in our database, we will reinstate your expired record and any additional membership dues amount will be charged directly to your credit card. In the unlikely event that it is necessary for our office to charge additional monies, a notification of this transaction will be sent to you via email.

If you are unsure whether you have previously been a member of ALA, please contact our office at 1-800-545-2433, press option 5 for a Member & Customer Service representative.

If you have never been a member of the ALA, please choose from one of the following options:

If you have previously created a profile on the ALA website (by providing us with your contact information online), and have a password, please click the button below to login. Upon login, you will be directed back to the membership application.

If you have not created a profile on the ALA Web site, please click here to proceed with creating your profile. When your profile has been created, you will be directed back to the membership application.

If you have previously been a member of ALA and would like to rejoin, please choose from one of the following options:

If you have ever been a member or have created a member profile on the ALA website and have a password, please click here to login. Upon login, you will be directed back to the rejoin application.

If you have ever been a member of ALA, you have a password in our member database. If you do not know or cannot recall your password, please click and follow the instructions to retrieve your password or have it emailed to you. 

If you are a current ALA Member and would like to Renew for another year, please choose from one of the following options:

You need to login to proceed with your renewal. Please click here to login. Upon login, you will be directed back to the add-on application.

If you have ever been an ALA member, you have a password in our member database. If you do not know or cannot recall your password, please click and follow the instructions to retrieve your password or have it emailed to you.

If you are a current member of ALA and would like to add a Division or Round Table to your membership, please choose from one of the following options.  Please note that new Division or Round Table dues will share a common anniversary with your basic ALA Dues:

You need to login to proceed with your add-on application. Please click here to login. Upon login, you will be directed back to the add-on application.

If you have ever been an ALA member, you have a password in our member database. If you do not know or cannot recall your password, please click and follow the instructions to retrieve your password or have it emailed to you.