Slide 2 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. The Florida Library Association is the state- wide
membership association of libraries, their employees and
supporters, and organizations and businesses providing services to
libraries. Library Supporters Libraries & Library Service
Organizations Library Employees of All Types Businesses Slide 3
What does FLA do? Promotes Florida libraries of all types Promotes
Florida libraries of all types Advocates for library funding, laws,
and intellectual freedom and privacy rights Advocates for library
funding, laws, and intellectual freedom and privacy rights
Acquaints the public and government officials with library issues
Acquaints the public and government officials with library issues
Slide 4 Maintains relationships in the Florida library community
Maintains relationships in the Florida library community Provides
members with Provides members with Information Information
Professional development Professional development Continuing
education Continuing education Collegial environment for sharing
Collegial environment for sharing Publications & guidelines
Publications & guidelines Platform for issues Platform for
issues Scholarships and recognition awards Scholarships and
recognition awards Leadership opportunities Leadership
opportunities Networking/communication tools
Networking/communication tools Slide 5 Promotes Libraries Slide 6
Advocates Library Day event at the Florida Legislature Professional
Lobbyist Library Day in Washington, D.C. Legislative Committee
Slide 7 Informs the Public & Government Officials State
Representative Irv Schlossberg receiving an FLA award for his
support of libraries Slide 8 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 Slide 9 Provides members with
Scholarships Scholarships Recognition through annual awards event
Recognition through annual awards event Slide 10 Professional
Development & Continuing Education Annual conferences Annual
conferences Mini-conferences in the Panhandle Mini-conferences in
the Panhandle Friends, Foundations & Boards workshops Friends,
Foundations & Boards workshops Opportunities to learn from
peers Opportunities to learn from peers Webinars Webinars Slide 11
Collegial Environment for Sharing Promoting resource sharing among
libraries of all types Promoting resource sharing among libraries
of all types Coordinating with multi-type library cooperatives
Coordinating with multi-type library cooperatives Slide 12
Publications & Guidelines Florida Libraries a peer-reviewed
journal Florida Libraries a peer-reviewed journal Public Library
Standards Public Library Standards Intellectual Freedom Manual
Intellectual Freedom Manual Slide 13 Platform for Issues Vamos A
Cuba case Vamos A Cuba case an intellectual freedom challenge
Privatization of public libraries challenge Privatization of public
libraries challenge Child Internet safety education implementing
state requirements Child Internet safety education implementing
state requirements Slide 14 Leadership opportunities Executive
Board and committees Executive Board and committees Member groups
Member groups Publications editing Publications editing
Partnerships Partnerships Slide 15 Networking/Collaborating with
Others Committee work doing the Associations business Committee
work doing the Associations business FLAs Facebook page FLAs
Facebook page Tweeting at the FLA Conference Tweeting at the FLA
Conference Email lists Email lists Member Groups Member Groups
Poster sessions Poster sessions Slide 16 Wed love to see you at the
2013 Annual Conference! May 1-3, 2013 Hilton Orlando, Orlando, FL
Slide 17 We invite you to join FLA today! www.flalib.org
