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===== How to Join ELA ===== | ===== How to Join ELA ===== | ||
- | Membership costs $35 per year. You can print and complete our **{{:membership:ela_membership_form_for_web.pdf|MEMBERSHIP FORM}} ** then return it with a cheque to our mailing address, OR\\ | + | Membership costs $35 per year. You can print and complete our **{{:membership:ex_libris_association_brochure_v2.pdf|MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE AND FORM}} **then return it with a cheque to our mailing address, OR\\ |
- | If you are a retired member of the Ontario Library Association, membership in both is only $50 per year, through OLA. You can combine the benefits of two associations by joining at OLA’s website and choosing the option "ELA membership and OLA retired membership - joint membership" at **[[http://www.accessola.org|http://www.accessola.org]]**.\\ | + | pay online at our site with the registered charity, **[[https://www.canadahelps.org/en/explore/charities/?q=Ex-Libris-Association|CanadaHelps]]** OR\\ |
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+ | If you are a retired member of the **Ontario Library Association**, membership in both is only $50 per year, through OLA. You can combine the benefits of two associations by joining at OLA’s website and choosing the option "ELA membership and OLA retired membership - joint membership" at **[[http://www.accessola.org|http://www.accessola.org]]**.\\ | ||
You also have the convenient option of joining ELA separately through the OLA website for $35.\\ | You also have the convenient option of joining ELA separately through the OLA website for $35.\\ | ||
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===== Your membership benefits ===== | ===== Your membership benefits ===== | ||
- | * Keep in touch with friends and acquaintances whom you have enjoyed over the years and participate in tours and get togethers; | + | * Keep in touch with friends and acquaintances whom you have enjoyed over the years; |
* Attend the Annual Conference, a one-day event held in Toronto featuring a program of speakers on issues and topics of current interest and trends in the library and archives community; | * Attend the Annual Conference, a one-day event held in Toronto featuring a program of speakers on issues and topics of current interest and trends in the library and archives community; | ||
* Receive ELAN, the Ex Libris Association Newsletter which provides an opportunity for members to share information and keep track of what’s going on in the profession; | * Receive ELAN, the Ex Libris Association Newsletter which provides an opportunity for members to share information and keep track of what’s going on in the profession; | ||
- | * We advocate on behalf of libraries; | + | * Attend tours, sponsored talks, and other events of interest to local groups of members; |
- | * Be a member of our Listserv to stay in touch with colleagues, association events, and current news; | + | * Help nominate a W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors, a biennial award open to all Canadian libraries; |
+ | * Participate on our Facebook site or our Listserv to stay in touch with colleagues, association events, and current news; | ||
* Be an active participant on ELA committees or the ELA Board; | * Be an active participant on ELA committees or the ELA Board; | ||
* Receive a directory of ELA members updated annually; | * Receive a directory of ELA members updated annually; | ||
* Receive a tax deduction for your membership fee; | * Receive a tax deduction for your membership fee; | ||
- | * ELA is a member of Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB). | + | * Find out about Canadian activities: ELA is a member of Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB). |
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