As the North Dakota Library Association Membership Chair, I invite you to join us. Our membership is diverse and includes librarians, library staff, trustees, and friends, affiliated with all types and sizes of libraries.

Why should you be a member of NDLA? Membership is fun and rewarding, it supports the library profession in our state, and it's a great way to get to know people from other North Dakota libraries! Our success depends on an active, enthusiastic, and sharing membership. It's through your involvement that you and everyone in the North Dakota Library Association gains.

We have several membership categories available:
•   Individual personal membership is for anyone working in a North Dakota library. This membership is $35/year and entitles you to vote and hold office. You'll also receive member registration rates at the conference.
•   Student personal membership is for persons enrolled in a library school program (3-year limit). This membership is $20/year and entitles you to vote and hold office. You'll also receive member registration rates at the conference.
•   Trustee personal membership is for members of library boards of trustees. This membership is $20/year and entitles you to vote and to receive member registration rates at the conference.
•   Associate personal membership is for persons not currently employed in a North Dakota library, such as retirees, friends, volunteers, vendors, and students. This membership is $20/year and is non-voting. You'll receive member registration rates at the conference.
•   Institutional membership dues are based on a library's FTE staff: $50/year for libraries with up to 3 FTE staff; $100/year for libraries with 4-9 FTE staff; or $150/year for libraries with 10 or more FTE staff. For each $50 of dues, one person from the library’s staff may register at the conference member rate. Institutional memberships do not include any personal memberships.  

Personal members may belong to as many sections and roundtables as they wish, choosing from: Academic and Special Libraries Section, Health Science Information Section, Public Library Section, School Library and Youth Services Section, Archives/Records Management Roundtable, Government Documents Roundtable, New Members Roundtable, and Technical Services Roundtable.

Our 2010 Annual Conference will be held September 29-October 2 in Grand Forks. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Kathy Thomas, NDLA Membership Chair
NDSU Library
Dept 2080
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND  58108-6050
Phone: 701.231.8863
Fax: 701.231.7138
kathryn.thomas@ndsu.edu