Membership

The Pacific Northwest Library Association community is made up of over 200 library staff and like-minded individuals from four states and two provinces. PNLA provides a unique regional and multinational perspective to the issues that interest all library staff: intellectual freedom, literacy, continuing education, and library leadership.

Membership in the Pacific Northwest Library Association is open to anyone with an interest in the library and information profession. Membership runs 12 months from the month in which it is first taken out. PNLA draws its membership primarily from Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, and Washington. The library associations from these provinces and states may appoint or elect a representative to the PNLA Board of Directors.

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Membership Categories and Rates

Please choose from the following membership options:

Personal Membership

Personal membership is based on salary earned in library work, whether full-time or part-time. First time members are eligible to join PNLA at a special rate of $35. Retired library staff, unemployed or those outside the library field are eligible to join at the $30 category. Personal memberships are non-transferable.

Personal members:

have the right to vote
may hold office
receive access to most recent issue of PNLA Quarterly
receive discounted registration rates for PNLA events
receive access to the PNLA membership directory

PNLA personal membership rates are as follows:

Renewing Student
Continuing Member Up to $9,999
$10,000 to $19,999
$20,000 to $29,999
$30,000 to $39,000
$40,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $59,999
$60,000 and over

$20.00
$30.00
$40.00
$50.00
$60.00
$70.00
$80.00
$90.00

Institutional Membership

Institutional memberships are open to any library (school, academic, public, or special) in the states or provinces that comprise PNLA. Other not for profit groups and government agencies are also eligible in this category.

Institutional Members:

may select a voting representative to cast one vote in elections
must indicate to the Secretary who is authorized to cast the institution’s vote at membership meetings
receive access to most recent issue of PNLA Quarterly
may participate in YRCA
may send one voting representative or one designate to attend PNLA events at institutional member rates
receive access to the PNLA membership directory

PNLA institutional membership rates are based on annual gross budget as follows:

Budget up to $49,999
$50,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $499,999
$500,000 to $999,999
$1,000,000 and over

$35.00
$55.00
$75.00
$100.00
$150.00

Commercial Membership

Businesses or Corporations who work with the library and information profession show their support for the Pacific Northwest Library Association through their membership and through their participation in PNLA programs. Membership includes discounts on exhibit registration at the annual PNLA conference access to the PNLA Membership Directory.

PNLA’s commercial membership rate is $150.00.

Personal/Individual Membership

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