Welcome to the new KLA website!

We're proud to introduce the new Kentucky Library Association website and membership platform. You'll find the latest information about KLA events, sections, and roundtables on this website. Members also have access to additional resources, such as the KLA newsletter IN-FO-CUS and journal Kentucky Libraries, and can search our directory to connect with others in libraries across Kentucky. You can even use this site to quickly renew your membership or join KLA for the first time.

The Benefits of Membership

  • Updating skills and exchanging information.
  • Adding your voice to the collective voice of librarianship (particularly in legislative concerns).
  • Meeting others working in your type of library setting to share common problems and solutions.
  • Receiving Association Publications such as Kentucky Libraries and In-Fo-cus
  • Opportunities to receive grants and scholarships.
  • Contributing sessions or papers at meetings.
  • Receiving CEUs.
  • Contributing to the Profession on a professional level.
  • Belonging to special interest groups such as Genealogy, Information Technology, etc.
  • Receiving discounts on annual and other meetings.
  • Networking with your peers.
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Member Types

  • Active: Currently on the payroll of a library or information center
  • Student: Full-time student in a program of librarianship, library technology, or a library trainee program
  • Retired: Formally withdrawn from active work as a librarian
  • Institutional / affiliate organizations: Educational institutions, libraries, library associations, or similar organizations
  • Trustee: A person serving as a trustee
  • Friends: Any person who desires to be a member
  • Unemployed: Librarian or information specialist not currently employed in a library of information center
  • Vendor: Sells a service or product to libraries
  • Library Support Staff: Serves in a library support capacity including paraprofessionals, library technicians, library assistants, and other library support staff

Membership fees vary by member type and are outlined fully in The Blue Book's Manual of Policies & Procedures (section 5). Students may also be eligible for an ALA/KLA Joint Membership

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