Broward County Library Association

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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
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What does FLA do?

• Promotes Florida libraries of all types
• Advocates for libraries, library funding,
  intellectual freedom and privacy rights
• Acquaints the public and government officials
  with library issues

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• Builds 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

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Promotes Libraries
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Advocates

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

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Informs the Public Government Officials
State Representative Irv Schlossberg receiving an
FLA award for his support of libraries
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Builds Relationships

• Chapter of the American Library Association
• 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

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Provides members with

• Recognition at annual awards event

Scholarships
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Professional Development Continuing Education

• Annual conferences
• Unconferences in the Panhandle
• Friends, Foundations Boards workshops
• Opportunities to learn from peers

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Collegial Environment for Sharing

• Promoting resource sharing among libraries of all
  types
• Coordinating with multi-type library cooperatives

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Publications Guidelines

• Florida Libraries a peer-reviewed journal
• Public Library Standards
• Intellectual Freedom Manual

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Platform for Issues

• Vamos a Cuba case an intellectual freedom
  challenge

• Privatization of public libraries challenge
• Child Internet safety education implementing
  state requirements

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Leadership opportunities

• Executive Board and Committees
• Member groups
• Publications
• Partnerships

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Networking/Collaborating with Others

• Committee work doing the Associations business
• FLAs Facebook page
• Tweeting at the FLA Conference
• Email lists
• Member Groups
• Continuing education conference presentations
• Poster sessions

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Wed love to see you at the 2011 Annual
Conference!
May 4 6 Doubletree Hotel At the Entrance to
Universal Orlando
                               
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We invite you to join FLA today!

• www.flalib.org