ALA Memberships

[sbrisco <sbrisco021@CHARTER.NET>]

I have always paid for my own ALA (and state) memberships until my present
position.  The school offered to pay for both my national and state
memberships, however, I had already paid for both.  Because I generally
deduct them from my income taxes (as professional dues / expenses related to
my job), I don't have a problem with paying for them myself.

I agree with Carol Simpson that this is a part of the profession.  In
addition, because the dues come out of my own pocket, I take the membership
and the roundtables that I join more seriously than I probably would if it
came from the school's budget (which, by the way is not a part of my
library's budget).

(Yes, I'm spoiled at my present school because I have a great budget and am
offered many perks...but it's the first time I've ever had anything like
this at the "K-12 level."  The only thing that was close to this was at the
university level...and they didn't pay my membership dues--- it was a
requirement of my tenure track to be active in state, local and national
library organizations AND contribute to the profession.)

~Shonda Brisco
Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
Fort Worth, TX
sbrisco021@charter.net

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