Professional Organizations

Holding membership in professional organizations is an indicator of an active lifelong learner. The beginning of the school year is always very hectic, but it is important that we set aside time to investigate and join professional organizations that we find helpful! This is by no means an exhaustive list of professional organizations available to us, and keep in mind the resources are list in no particular order, but I hope you find it a good place to start! If there are other professional organizations I can add to this list, please feel free to comment or email me, and I will add it as quickly as possible.

• Jefferson County Librarians Association (leave comment or post to our group forum if you need assistance with this)
• Alabama School Library Association 
• Alabama Conference of Educators
• Alabama Education Association
• American Federation of Teachers/Alabama Division
• International Society for Technology in Education
• American Library Association
• American Association of School Librarians
• Alabama Library Association
• Alabama NBCT Network (for those who have achieved National Board Certification)