Membership Information
The mission of the Association for Rural and Small Libraries is to provide a network of people and materials to support rural and small library staff, volunteers, and trustees to integrate the library thoroughly with the life andwork of the community it serves.
Become a member of ARSL today and receive these benefits of membership:
- Show support for rural and small libraries
- Regular sharing of success stories and problem solving on rural library issues on the ARSL listserv
- Quarterly member e-newsletter
- Discount on annual conference registration
- Access to a wide variety of rural information sources in one location on ARSL’s website
- Access to rural and small library staff for professional networking
- Opportunity to vote for and run for the ARSL Board of Directors
- Help provide a voice for rural and small libraries on the national library scene
- Institutional and Business Memberships are also available
The extremely reasonable annual membership costs for the benefits listed above are provided below. For complete pricing structure and to join, please see click the Join ARSL link.
- Students, Retirees, Friends, Trustees, Volunteers, & Library Staff Level 3 (making $14,999 or less per year): $9
- Library Staff Level 2 Membership (Library Staff making $15,000-$29,999 per year): $19
- Library Staff Level 1 Membership (Library Staff making $30,000 or more per year): $39
- Individual Membership Premier (Includes $10 conference scholarship contribution): $49
- Institutional Membership (Three library employees receive membership benefits): $150
- Business Membership: $200 which includes:
- $50 discount on exhibit space at annual conference and registration for up to 2 representatives of your organization
- One complimentary electronic copy of ARSL member mailing list
- Complimentary weblink on the ARSL website
- Complimentary space for a “Lunchtime Seminar” at the annual conference (business member provides lunch)
Photo Gallery
Our photo gallery is where we store the pictures of the organization’s previous conferences held in different places around the country. It’s also where we showcase our member’s libraries that we’re all so proud of.
Supporters
In addition to our membership, we are grateful for all of our Organizational and Business supporters and they can be found here.
