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Invest Wisely! Join ALA and Your State Library Association!

Posted: Apr. 2, 2013.
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Twenty-four state library associations (Chapters) now offer joint student membership with the American Library Association. If you're a student, this very minute is the perfect time to join ALA and your state library association for one low price of $35 through the ALA joint membership program.

Find Out about ALA Student Membership

Posted: Mar. 28, 2013.

Find out how to get involved in your association, your state library association, and your Student Chapter by learning more about ALA Student Membership!

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I Love Libraries on Facebook!

Posted: Mar. 11, 2013.
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Other than being in your favorite library and exploring all it has to offer, of course, another way to love libraries—and find more ways to support all libraries—is by joining fellow library lovers at I Love Libraries on Facebook—well over 46,800 strong!

Where Are Future ALA Leaders? Most Likely in the Fifty-six ALA Student Chapters!

Posted: Feb. 15, 2013.
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Planning on being active in your association after you graduate? Great! For students, the best place to start being active and also gain leadership skills and more is through one of the 56 active ALA Student Chapters.

24 State Library Associations Partner with ALA to Offer Joint Student Memberships

Posted: Dec. 14, 2012.

Twenty-four state library associations partner with ALA to offer students the opportunity to join them and ALA for one low price of $35, now through August 31, 2013.

24 Students under a Tree Representing Students and ALA Joint Memberships

Twenty-four Chapters (aka state library associations) partner with ALA to offer students the opportunity to join them and ALA for one low price of $35, now through August 31, 2013.

40 Student Chapter Members Chosen to Participate in 2013 Student to Staff Program

Posted: Dec. 10, 2012.

Forty ALA student chapter members were nominated by their schools and were accepted to assist ALA staff during the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.

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Join ALA and Your State Library Association Today through the Joint Membership Program

Posted: Oct. 4, 2012.
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Today is the perfect day to join the American Library Association and your state library association, especially since ALA offers three categories of joint memberships: Joint Student Membership, Joint Library Support Staff Membership, and Joint Trustee Membership.

2013 ALA Student-to-Staff Program

Posted: Oct. 1, 2012.
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Each Annual Conference ALA provides a great opportunity for 40 students engaged in ALA Student Chapters to participate in the Student-to-Staff Program.

Student Rate for LITA Forum - Deadline 8/24

Posted: Aug. 15, 2012.
LITA Forum

The Library & Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, is offering a special student registration rate to the 2012 LITA National Forum to a limited number of graduate students enrolled in ALA accredited programs.   The Forum will be held October 5-7, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Columbus, OH.  To learn more about the

How Wired is Your ALA Student Chapter?

Posted: Jun. 13, 2012.

We surveyed the ALA Student Chapters this past March to determine how they use social networking tools, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Tumblr, to connect with members and disseminate information. The results are now available in a PDF.

ALA Student Chapters this past March to determine how they use social networking