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


Partnering with other state and national organizations relevant to libraries


        Working closely with the information industry, facilitating productive links with the library community        


Advocating and lobbying for state and national legislation and funding for all types of library service


Supporting development of library boards and friends of the library groups.


Membership Year: January - December* 

  JOIN OR RENEW TODAY!


Library Employees | Retired Library Employees* | Library Supporters (Non-Librarian)**
FAME Members***

  • 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
  • Eligibility to vote in association elections
  • Discounts on registration to our Annual Conference 
  • Eligibility to form or join Member Groups on topics of interest
  • Access to member communications and mailing lists
  • Florida Libraries journal and eligibility to be featured in the publication
  • Exclusive online resources, including our member directory

 *Retired Library Employee      $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)    

***FAME Member        $30, beginning October 2024



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
  • Eligibility to vote in association elections
  • Eligibility to form or join Member Groups on topics of interest
  • Access to member communications and mailing lists
  • Florida Libraries 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
  • Note that Organization memberships provide FLA membership to the designated representative of the Organizational account only and do not provide FLA memberships to additional staff.
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 $40 ~ to join, click here
  • Discounts on registration to our Annual Conference 
  • Employment Information
  • Eligibility to 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
  • Eligibility to nominate people and organizations for FLA Awards that are presented at our 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 journal and eligibility to be featured in the publication
  • Exclusive online resources, including our member directory
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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. Requires copy of diploma or unofficial transcript

  • Discounted member rate of $25
  • Discounts on registration to our Annual Conference 
  • Employment Information
  • Eligibility to 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
  • Eligibility to nominate people or organizations for awards that are presented at our Annual Conference
  • Participate in our FLA Mentorship Program
  • Eligibility to vote in association elections
  • Eligibility to form or join Member Groups on topics of interest
  • Access to member communications and mailing lists
  • Florida Libraries journal and eligibility to be featured in the publication
  • Exclusive online resources, including our member directory
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  • Must be an official Friends Group of a Library or Library System (Library Supporters should join at the Library Supporter membership level of  $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) 
  • 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
  • Eligibility to nominate people and organizations for awards that are presented at our Annual Conference
  • Eligibility to vote in association elections
  • Eligibility to form or join Member Groups on topics of interest
  • Access to member communications and mailing lists
  • Florida Libraries journal and eligibility to be featured in the publication
  • Exclusive online resources, including our member directory
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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 900+ FLA member listserv (limit - once/year, contact [email protected] for more information)
  • A listing in Florida Libraries and a Complimentary subscription to the journal
  • Bragging rights for supporting the statewide library community!

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Member Refund/Cancellation Policy

* FLA's membership year runs January - December. According to FLA's Operating Policies, individuals joining after July 1 are eligible for a 50% pro-rated dues amount. Organizational/Institutional/Friends Group members, Student members, recent MLIS graduate members, and Business members are not eligible for pro-rated dues. If you join anytime between January-September, you will be notified to renew your membership starting in October of the current year.