Who are we?Who are we? The Florida Library Association is the state-The Florida Library Association is the state-

wide membership association of libraries, wide membership association of libraries, their employees and supporters, and their employees and supporters, and organizations and businesses providing organizations and businesses providing services to libraries. services to libraries.

Library Supporters

Libraries & Library Service Organizations

Library Employees of All Types

Businesses

What does FLA do?What does FLA do? Promotes Florida libraries of all typesPromotes Florida libraries of all types

Advocates for library funding, laws, and Advocates for library funding, laws, and intellectual freedom and privacy rightsintellectual freedom and privacy rights

Acquaints the public and government officials Acquaints the public and government officials with library issueswith library issues

Maintains relationships in the Florida library Maintains relationships in the Florida library communitycommunity

Provides members withProvides members with InformationInformation Professional developmentProfessional development Continuing educationContinuing education Collegial environment for sharingCollegial environment for sharing Publications & guidelinesPublications & guidelines Platform for issuesPlatform for issues Scholarships and recognition awardsScholarships and recognition awards Leadership opportunitiesLeadership opportunities Networking/communication toolsNetworking/communication tools

Promotes LibrariesPromotes Libraries

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

Informs the Public & Informs the Public & Government OfficialsGovernment Officials

State Representative Irv Schlossberg receiving an FLA award for his support of

libraries

Maintains RelationshipsMaintains Relationships American Library Association ChapterAmerican Library Association Chapter Freedom to Read FoundationFreedom to Read Foundation Founding partner of the Florida Book AwardsFounding partner of the Florida Book Awards Florida Association for Media in EducationFlorida Association for Media in Education Support legislative positions of:Support legislative positions of:

College Center for Library AutomationCollege Center for Library Automation Florida Center for Library Automation Florida Center for Library Automation Florida Association for Media in EducationFlorida Association for Media in Education

Provides members with…Provides members with… ScholarshipsScholarships Recognition through Recognition through

annual awards eventannual awards event

Professional Development & Professional Development & Continuing EducationContinuing Education

Annual conferencesAnnual conferences Mini-conferences in the Mini-conferences in the

PanhandlePanhandle Friends, Foundations & Friends, Foundations &

Boards workshopsBoards workshops Opportunities to learn from Opportunities to learn from

peerspeers WebinarsWebinars

Collegial Environment for SharingCollegial Environment for Sharing

Promoting resource sharing among libraries of Promoting resource sharing among libraries of all typesall types

Coordinating with multi-type library Coordinating with multi-type library cooperativescooperatives

Publications & GuidelinesPublications & Guidelines

Florida LibrariesFlorida Libraries – a – a peer-reviewed journalpeer-reviewed journal

Public Library StandardsPublic Library Standards

Intellectual Freedom Intellectual Freedom ManualManual

Platform for IssuesPlatform for Issues

Vamos A CubaVamos A Cuba case – case – an an intellectual freedomintellectual freedomchallengechallenge

Privatization of public libraries challengePrivatization of public libraries challenge Child Internet safety education – Child Internet safety education –

implementing state requirementsimplementing state requirements

Leadership opportunitiesLeadership opportunities

Executive Board and committeesExecutive Board and committees Member groupsMember groups Publications editingPublications editing PartnershipsPartnerships

Networking/Collaborating with Networking/Collaborating with OthersOthers

Committee work doing the Committee work doing the Association’s businessAssociation’s business

FLA’s Facebook pageFLA’s Facebook page Tweeting at the FLA Tweeting at the FLA

ConferenceConference Email listsEmail lists Member GroupsMember Groups Poster sessionsPoster sessions

We’d love to see you at the 2013 We’d love to see you at the 2013 Annual Conference!Annual Conference!

May 1-3, 2013Hilton Orlando, Orlando, FL

                               

We invite you toWe invite you to join FLA today! join FLA today!

www.flalib.org