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Florida Library Association: Enhancing Libraries Statewide

The Florida Library Association promotes all types of libraries, advocates for library funding and freedoms, provides professional development and networking, and maintains relationships within the library community. Join us for the annual conference to connect with fellow library enthusiasts!

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Florida Library Association: Enhancing Libraries Statewide

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  1. Who are we? The Florida Library Association is the state-wide membership association of libraries, their employees and supporters, and organizations and businesses providing services to libraries. Libraries & Library Service Organizations Library Employees of All Types Businesses Library Supporters

  2. What does FLA do? • Promotes Florida libraries of all types • Advocates for library funding, laws, and intellectual freedom and privacy rights • Acquaints the public and government officials with library issues

  3. Maintains relationships in the Florida library community • Provides members with • Information • Professional development • Continuing education • Collegial environment for sharing • Publications & guidelines • Platform for issues • Scholarships and recognition awards • Leadership opportunities • Networking/communication tools

  4. Promotes Libraries

  5. Advocates • Library Day event at the Florida Legislature • Professional Lobbyist • Library Day in Washington, D.C. • Legislative Committee

  6. Informs the Public & Government Officials State Representative Irv Schlossberg receiving an FLA award for his support of libraries

  7. Maintains Relationships • American Library Association Chapter • Freedom to Read Foundation • Founding partner of the Florida Book Awards • Florida Association for Media in Education • Support legislative positions of: • College Center for Library Automation • Florida Center for Library Automation • Florida Association for Media in Education

  8. Provides members with… • Scholarships • Recognition through annual awards event

  9. Professional Development & Continuing Education • Annual conferences • Mini-conferences in the Panhandle • Friends, Foundations & Boards workshops • Opportunities to learn from peers • Webinars

  10. Collegial Environment for Sharing • Promoting resource sharing among libraries of all types • Coordinating with multi-type library cooperatives

  11. Publications & Guidelines • Florida Libraries – a peer-reviewed journal • Public Library Standards • Intellectual Freedom Manual

  12. Platform for Issues • Vamos A Cuba case – an intellectual freedom challenge • Privatization of public libraries challenge • Child Internet safety education – implementing state requirements

  13. Leadership opportunities • Executive Board and committees • Member groups • Publications editing • Partnerships

  14. Networking/Collaborating with Others • Committee work doing the Association’s business • FLA’s Facebook page • Tweeting at the FLA Conference • Email lists • Member Groups • Poster sessions

  15. We’d love to see you at the 2013 Annual Conference! May 1-3, 2013 Hilton Orlando, Orlando, FL

  16. We invite you to join FLA today! www.flalib.org

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