Your membership dues allow FLA to help Florida's Libraries and Floridians by:
Taking a leadership role in statewide issues and service development for all Florida libraries
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Partnering with other state and national organizations relevant to libraries
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Working closely with the information industry, facilitating productive links with the library community
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Advocating and lobbying for state and national legislation and funding for all types of library service
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Supporting development of library boards and friends of the library groups.
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Membership Year: January - December*
 Library Employees | Retired Library Employees | Library Supporters (Non-Librarian)
- Participate on committees and the Executive Board - develop leadership skills
- Professional Lobbying at the Florida Legislature
- Advocacy Aids
- Intellectual Freedom Advocacy
- News and Support on fast breaking issues
- Continuing Education Webinars and Trainings - professional development
- Networking Events
- Awards presented at our FLA Annual Conference
- Employment Information
- Participate in our FLA Mentorship Program
- Vote in association elections
- Discounts on registration to our Annual Conference
- Member Groups on topics of interest
- Access to member communications and mailing lists
- Florida Libraries semi-annual journal and eligibility to be featured in the publication
- Exclusive online resources, including our member directory, past conference materials and archives
- You may be interested in considering an Organizational Membership in lieu of multiple Individual Memberships.
| Income Range |
Dues |
| $0 – 19,999 |
$ 44 |
| $20,000 – 29,999 |
$ 66 |
| $30,000 – 44,999 |
$ 84 |
| $45,000 – 59,999 |
$112 |
| $60,000 – 79,999 |
$144 |
| $80,000 and above |
$173 |
- Retired Librarian $25 (not employed in a library)
- Library Supporter $30 (For individuals who are not librarians nor working in a library related field who would like to support FLA, i.e. friends, relatives, associates)
Libraries | Consortia | Networks | Cooperatives | Library Schools/Degree Programs
- Professional Lobbying at the Florida Legislature
- Advocacy Aids
- Outcomes and Standards Guidelines
- Intellectual Freedom Advocacy
- News and Support on fast breaking issues
- Your library highlighted on FLA website
- Awards presented at our FLA Annual Conference
- Reach hundreds of librarian professionals for all of your hiring needs
- Vote in association elections
- Member Groups on topics of interest
- Access to member communications and mailing lists
- Florida Libraries semi-annual journal and eligibility to be featured in the publication
- Exclusive online resources, including our member directory, past conference materials and archives
- Prepaid Conference Registrations for library staff based on dues schedule
| Operating Expenses |
Dues Amount |
Conference Registrations |
| $0-$499,999 |
$300 |
1 |
| $500,000-$999,999 |
$750 |
2 |
| $1M-$4.99M |
$1,000 |
3 |
| $5M-$9.99M |
$1,500 |
4 |
| $10M-$19.99M |
$2,500 |
10 |
| $20M-$29.99M |
$4,000 |
15 |
| $30M-$39.99M |
$5,000 |
20 |
| $40M and above |
$6,000 |
25 |
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Students must be enrolled in MLS/MLIS, CAEP, and LTA programs. FLA student membership is limited to five total years.
FLA/ALA joint student membership is limited to five years.
- Discounted member rate of $25
- Eligible for a FLA/ALA Joint membership for $44~ to join, click here
- Discounts on registration to our Annual Conference
- Employment Information
- Participate on committees- develop leadership skills
- Professional Lobbying at the Florida Legislature
- Advocacy Aids
- Intellectual Freedom Advocacy
- News and Support on fast breaking issues
- Continuing Education Webinars and Trainings - professional development
- Networking Events
- Awards presented at our FLA Annual Conference
- Participate in our FLA Mentorship Program
- Vote in association elections
- Member Groups on topics of interest
- Access to member communications and mailing lists
- Florida Libraries semi-annual journal and eligibility to be featured in the publication
- Exclusive online resources, including our member directory, past conference materials and archives
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New MLIS Graduate Students are eligible to receive a discounted membership rate the year following his/her graduation. Please submit your unofficial transcripts to [email protected] to verify your student status.
- Discounted member rate of $25
- Discounts on registration to our Annual Conference
- Employment Information
- Participate on committees- develop leadership skills
- Professional Lobbying at the Florida Legislature
- Advocacy Aids
- Intellectual Freedom Advocacy
- News and Support on fast breaking issues
- Continuing Education Webinars and Trainings - professional development
- Networking Events
- Awards presented at our FLA Annual Conference
- Participate in our FLA Mentorship Program
- Vote in association elections
- Member Groups on topics of interest
- Access to member communications and mailing lists
- Florida Libraries semi-annual journal and eligibility to be featured in the publication
- Exclusive online resources, including our member directory, past conference materials and archives
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- Member rate of $100
- Webinars and Trainings
- Professional Lobbying at the Florida Legislature
- Advocacy Aids
- Intellectual Freedom Advocacy
- News and Support on fast breaking issues
- Your organization highlighted on FLA website
- Awards presented at our FLA Annual Conference
- Vote in association elections
- Member Groups on topics of interest
- Access to member communications and mailing lists
- Florida Libraries semi-annual journal and eligibility to be featured in the publication
- Exclusive online resources, including our member directory, past conference materials and archives
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- Membership rate of $250
- Your business logo highlighted on the FLA homepage banner
- 10% discount on exhibitor registration fees and early access to selecting your own booth location at our annual conference
- Promote your business with a presentation, an announcement, or simply tell your story and we’ll post it on our 1000+ FLA member listserv (limit - once/year, contact [email protected] for more information)
- A listing in Florida Libraries and a Complimentary subscription to the online semi-annual journal
- Bragging rights for supporting the statewide library community!
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Member Refund/Cancellation Policy
* FLA's membership year runs January - December. Proration rates are not available at this time. If you join anytime between January-September, you will be notified to renew your membership starting in October of the current year.
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