Why join AIMA?
What are the benefits of membership?
Which Class of AIMA Membership is right for you?
Membership Categories
Committee Descriptions
- To exchange and share ideas and information with other library
media professionals - To improve instruction through the use of media and technology
in the learning process - To keep current with new developments in educational
technology - To obtain information and assistance for library media
technology problems - To promote the library media profession
- To grow professionally and participate in professional
development and leadership opportunities - To form a viable interest group of professionals seeking
legislative action for media and technology concerns
What are the benefits of membership?
- Newsletters and Web Site
- Membership Directory
- Annual conference and meetings
- Professional representation before the State Legislature and the
State Department of Education - Award program recognizing exemplary leadership, outstanding
service to the profession, and outstanding school library media
programs
Which Class of AIMA Membership is right for you?
Membership Categories
- Active -instructional media personnel who are directly engaged
in education in Alabama and who are interested in furthering the
purposes and objectives of AIMA. Members are entitled to vote,
hold office, serve on committees, and receive any publications
prepared or contracted for by this organization. - Associate -persons interested in school media services
(professionals). Members are entitled to rights and privileges of
active members, but may not vote or hold office. - Corporate -available for institutions, organizations,
governmental agencies, and business firms. - Full-Time Students -for those enrolled in library media
programs in colleges and universities in Alabama. - Honorary - may be extended to selected persons upon the
recommendation of the Board of Directors. - Retired -these members are entitled to all the rights and
privileges of active members, except that of holding office.
Committee Descriptions
- Auditing - responsible for working with the treasurer to do an
annual audit of AIMA’s financial records - Awards - responsible for publicizing AIMA award opportunities,
for accepting nominations for the awards, for selecting the
award recipients, and for presenting the awards at the annual
summer conference - Districts - responsible for encouraging media specialists in
various districts where there is no leadership to form an active
affiliate group to serve the area and to encourage the active
districts - Intellectual Freedom - responsible for encouraging the freedom
to read through the news-letter and any other way when a book
is challenged in an Alabama school library - Legislative - responsible for leading Alabama’s school
librarians in planning, supporting, and encouraging legislative
organization and action to all levels - national, state, and local - Membership - responsible for encouraging membership in
AIMA, for the collection and compilation of membership forms as
new members join, and for publishing a directory every two
years to distribute to the members - Newsletter - responsible for collecting material for the
newsletter, for having the newsletter published, and for its
distribution. The president will appoint the editor. - Nominating- appointed by the president and responsible for
soliciting qualified candidates for all available positions in AIMA,
determining a slate of candidates by the required deadline, and
working with the AIMA board to publicize candidates and to
handle the voting process at the annual summer conference - Parliamentary - responsible for assuring that Roberts Rules of
Order are followed at all meetings of AIMA - Publicity -responsible for helping with the newsletter’s contents
and for publicizing any activity sponsored by AIMA. - Scholarship -responsible for the publicity of available
scholarships, for gathering applications for the scholarships
and for determining the award(s)
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| The membership year is October 1 to September 30. |
| Membership is processed daily. If you have not joined, please do so. AIMA is only as strong as its members. With 1,200 LMS in Alabama, AIMA is your only voice for school librarians in the state that is an affiliate of both the Alabama Education Association and the American Association of School Librarians. You are encouraged to join these two powerful organizations as well. |