{"id":1189,"date":"2012-08-22T18:37:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T18:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slisgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/?page_id=1189"},"modified":"2022-05-16T14:41:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T21:41:45","slug":"join-ala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/join-ala\/","title":{"rendered":"Join ALA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Why Join ALA?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Membership has its privileges! Here are the top 10 reasons why you should <a title=\"Join ALA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/membership\/joinala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join the American Library Association<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Meet, connect, and network with other library professionals.<\/li>\n<li>Help make libraries and the profession stronger.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance your library\u2019s effectiveness.<\/li>\n<li>Build and share your knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>Engage in the latest trends and issues.<\/li>\n<li>Discover new technologies and innovations.<\/li>\n<li>Develop leadership skills.<\/li>\n<li>Support and advocate for the public\u2019s access to information.<\/li>\n<li>Make an impact on related legislative issues.<\/li>\n<li>Be part of the global transformation of libraries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>How to Become an ALA Member<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This short video will guide you through the process of registering to become a member of the ALA:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/ALAadmin\/guide-to-ala-online-membership-application\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/guidetoalaonlinemembershipapplication-100310080859-phpapp01\/95\/slide-1-728.jpg?cb=1268230263\" alt=\"Guide To Ala Online Membership Application\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guide To Ala Online Membership Application<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"www.ala.org\/membership\/joinala\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/membership\/joinala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ala.org\/membership\/joinala<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Join ALA? Membership has its privileges! Here are the top 10 reasons why you should join the American Library Association: Meet, connect, and network with other library professionals. Help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1189","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1189"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5123,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1189\/revisions\/5123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}