[LM_NET] Target:Association Memberships

[LIZANELL BOMAN <lizanellb@MSN.COM>]

Oh Wise Ones,

As a fairly new library media specialist, I find myself curious about the multitude 
of professional organizations which I could join and their myriad membership fees 
astound me (Is it just me that finds ALA incredibly expensive?)  

Would you all weigh in on which association memberships you feel are most valuable 
to you as a professional?  I've looked at ALA and YALSA (I'm in a secondary 
library, grades 7-12, part of a charter that is k-12) and I've also looked into 
ALAN.  I'm already a member of Utah's group for school LMS'(UELMA) but not the 
state library group(ULA).   And of course, I love LM_Net, which isn't an 
association in terms of dues and conferences etc.,

Your thoughts would be most appreciated!


Lizanell Boman
Secondary Library Media Teacher
American Leadership Academy
Spanish Fork, UT
lizanellb@msn.com<mailto:lizanellb@msn.com>



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