Membership Dues Revision Adopted
The Membership Task Force, charged with reviewing the current ILA membership dues structure and recommending revisions, was led by Jamie Bukovac, Indian Prairie Public Library District with members Alissa Williams, Morton Public Library District; Lindsay Harmon, Lewis University; Tabatha Anderson, Barrington Area Library, and Jeannie Dilger, La Grange Public Library, ILA Executive Board liaison.
The task force conducted surveys at the 2015 joint conference and online, met with and interviewed both members and non-members, and presented a series of recommendations to the ILA Executive Board in March 2016. After extensive discussion and some minor revisions suggested by the board, the recommendations were finalized and approved unanimously by the full ILA membership at their meeting in October 2016 and effective January 1, 2017.
The primary goal is to simplify and clarify membership categories while preserving revenue, with a longer-term goal of making membership more appealing to a wider base of library professionals and supporters. One of the major changes is to base institutional dues on size of library budget, rather than population served—this was determined to be a more equitable way to address libraries’ ability to pay. In addition, the total number of membership categories was reduced from 47 to 29.
See following chart for revised categories and dues.
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PROPOSED MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES ILA Membership Meeting 2016
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PERSONAL
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SALARY
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DUES
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EST # of MEMBERS
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REVENUE
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25,000 and under
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$40
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129
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$5,160
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25,001 - 40,000
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$75
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391
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$29,325
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40,001-55,000
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$100
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277
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$27,700
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55,001-75,000
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$150
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292
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$43,800
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75,001-95,000
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$200
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117
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$23,400
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95,001 and up
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$250
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87
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$21,750
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TOTAL
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--
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1293
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$151,135
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FLAT RATE
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Students
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$25
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0
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$0
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Co-members
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$25
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41
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$1,025
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Retirees
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$50
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105
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$5,250
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Trustee
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$75
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450
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$33,750
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TOTAL
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--
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596
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$40,025
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Estimed Revenue
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--
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--
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$191,160
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INSTITUTIONAL
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PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET
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DUES
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EST # of MEMBERS
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REVENUE
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Less than 500,000
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$85
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237
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$20,145
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500,001-1,000,000
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$150
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47
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$7,050
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1,000,001-3,000,000
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$225
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82
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$18,450
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3,000,001-5,000,000
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$300
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29
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$8,700
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5,000,001-10,000,000
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$500
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25
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$12,500
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10,000,001-20,000,000
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$750
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5
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$3,750
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20,000,001-40,000,000
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$2,500
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0
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$0
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40,000,001-60,000,000
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$5,000
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0
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$0
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60,000,001 and over
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$7,500
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1
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$7,500
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TOTAL
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--
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426
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$78,095
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FLAT RATE
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Systems
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$1,000
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2
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$2,000
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School Districts
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$100
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11
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$1,100
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Special Libraries
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$100
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15
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$1,500
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Associate
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$200
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62
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$12,400
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TOTAL
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--
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90
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$17,000
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HIGHER ED ENROLLMENT
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0-1,000
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$75
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16
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$1,200
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1,001-2,500
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$95
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14
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$1,330
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2,501-5,500
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$140
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16
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$2,240
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5,501-12,500
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$175
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12
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$2,100
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12,501-20,000
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$240
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3
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$720
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20,001 and over
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$360
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5
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$1,800
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TOTAL
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--
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66
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$9,390
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Estimated Revenue
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--
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--
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$104,485
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Total Estimated Revenue
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--
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--
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$295,645
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