(MEMBERSHIP YEAR: JULY 1 – JUNE 30)
Membership Information New Member    Existing Member First Name Last Name Position or Title Institution Business Address Street City County State Zip Home Address Street City County State Zip Business Phone Home Phone Fax number E-Mail Address Please check where you prefer to receive your mail: Home     Business The Oklahoma Librarian is published online at OLA's website (www.oklibs.org), and is also available by mail if desired. I prefer to receive the Oklahoma Librarian online. I prefer to receive the Oklahoma Librarian by mail.		Membership Dues 1. Librarians & Support Staff (based on annual salary) Salary up to 14,999 $39.00 15,000 to 24,999 51.00 25,000 to 34,999 75.00 35,000 to 44,999 89.00 45,000 to 54,999 94.00 55,000 to 64,999 101.00 65,000 and above 107.00 2. Fulltime students 21.00 3. Trustees, Lay Members, Friends 32.00 4. Retired or inactive Librarians 32.00 5. Company Representative 58.00 Library Institutions: Contact Kay Boies for an Institutional Membership Form. Divisions University & College $2.00 Library Education 2.00 Public Libraries 2.00 OASLMS 10.00 (1 year free OASLMS membership for first time OLA members) Roundtables Children & Teen Services $2.00 Government Documents 2.00 Information Technology 2.00 Social Responsibilities 2.00 Supervisors, Managers & Administrators 2.00 Support Staff 2.00 Technical Services 2.00 Donation Options Graduate Scholarship Fund Donation Legislative Fund Donation Ruth Brown Fund Donation Centennial Endowment Fund Donation Minority Conference Scholarship Donation TOTAL

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRIBUTE
Graduate Scholarship Fund: Scholarships to graduate students working toward an MLS are offered each year
Legislative Fund: Monies contributed to this fund are used to support library advocacy efforts
Ruth Brown Memorial Fund: Encourages and recognizes programming that addresses issues of social concern as they impact libraries, library collections and the communities serviced by these libraries
Endowment Fund: A project to raise money to provide office space for the association and to provide permanent income for operation of the association
Minority Conference Scholarship: Assistance to members of underrepresented groups who are currently employed as paraprofessionals or part-time library staff or working toward a library-related degree to attend the Annual Conference.

DIVISIONS
Library Education - a forum for those interested in library education to exchange ideas, expertise, and information.
Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists (OASLMS) - a forum to improve school media programs in the state.
Public Libraries - a forum for study and discussion of problems, activities, and coordination of services.
University and College - a forum for library personnel who serve academic communities.

ROUNDTABLES
Supervisors, Managers, Administrators - serves members interested in administration of all types of libraries.
Children and Teen Services (CATS) - supports library personnel serving children and teens.
Government Documents - provides information, training, and consultation in the acquisition, bibliographic control and the use of government documents.
Information Technology - promotes awareness of practices, trends, and developments in technology and providing electronic information.
Social Responsibilities - encourages and recognizes the initiation and development of programs that seek to bring library service to individuals normally not served within a community.
Support Staff - aids in the professional growth of support personnel through continuing education and idea exchange.
Technical Services - studies the activities, problems, services and trends relating to acquisition, identification, cataloging and preservation of library materials.

COMMITTEES
Auditing - annually examines the financial records of the Association.
Awards – recommends individuals to be recognized for meritorious achievements in librarianship at the annual conference
Budget and Finance - prepares and submits to the Executive Board the budget for the fiscal year.
Career Recruitment and Retention Committee - develops activities and projects to further recruitment and retention to the library profession.
Constitution and Bylaws - prepares revisions to the Constitution and Bylaws as directed by the Executive Board and President.
Continuing Education - encourages and facilitates the development of high quality continuing education programs for the membership.
Ethics - endeavors to increase the awareness of ethical practices for OLA members.
Intellectual Freedom - protects the freedom of individuals to make their choice of library materials and brings restrictions in this area to the attention of the Executive Board.
Interlibrary Cooperation - serves to further cooperation of all types of libraries.
Legislative - coordinates the legislative activity of the Association.
Long Range Planning - formulates a long range strategic plan for the Association, annually reviews the plan and provides an ongoing evaluation of the Association.
Membership - carries out statewide promotional activities to encourage membership in OLA.
Nominating - selects a slate of candidates to run for office.
Program - selects the theme, speakers and all programs for the annual conference.
Resolutions - accepts, reviews, and presents resolutions for consideration by the Association membership.
Scholarship - disseminates information about the OLA Scholarship for Graduate Study, seeks and screens applicants and awards scholarships.
Sequoyah Book Award - implements the selection of the winning books and develops the guidelines for the program.
Sites - recommends to the Executive Board locations for the Annual Conference.

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