When you join TLA, this is what
YOU get!
- Reduced registration
rates for the Annual Conference, which
is the third largest library tradeshow in the world;
- Annual subscriptions
to the quarterly Texas Library Journal
and the TLACast newsletter;
- Membership with no
additional charge in one division and one round table or interest group;
- Scholarship
opportunities for library school education and stipends for conference attendance;
- Legislative
advocacy in
support of libraries;
- Support for intellectual
freedom issues and professional rights;
- Promotion of higher
salaries for librarians;
- Leadership opportunities
in the TALL Texans Leadership Development
Program;
- A media relations program,
Read for Your Life, for libraries and librarians;
- Continuing
education including fall district meetings and the Annual Conference;
- A mentor program to
pair new members with experienced leaders;
- Awards
recognizing contributions and excellence in the profession;
- Free Jobline service
online and free Placement Service for registrants at the Annual Conference;
- Support of reading
incentive programs, such as the Texas
Bluebonnet Award and Lone Star Reading
List;
- Library standards and
guidelines;
- Professional liability
insurance designed specifically for librarians
for only $
31
annually;
Discounted long distance
telephone service;
A TLA MasterCard for
approved applicants;
Listservs and other
electronic services for TLA committees and units for rapid communication;
Direct access to the
TLA Office by dialing 800/580-2852.
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