Join ACRL | NEC
Membership Year
The Membership Year is September 1 to August 31.
Join Us
Now Accepting 2025-2026 Membership Year Registrations!
There are two ways to join the Chapter.
1. JOIN US as a dues paying Local Chapter Member
- Click Here to submit your Local Chapter Membership Registration
2. REGISTER as an ACRL National Member of New England
- Click Here to submit your National Member of New England Registration
- Eligibility Requirements apply for ACRL National Members seeking Free Chapter membership:
- I am a member-in-good-standing with ACRL National.
- I live, work or attend a school in New England.
- I have a current personal membership with ACRL.
- I am able to provide a valid ALA Personal Member ID Number for ACRL National Member of New England verification purposes.
Benefits
- Membership connects you to hundreds of academic library professionals throughout New England for:
- Networking
- Join one or all nine of our special interest groups.
- Job opportunities
- Keep up with job opportunities and events in New England through ACRL | NEC listservs!
- Professional advice and best practices
- Find us at Chapter events
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Community Building:
- Share the innovations and successes of your library.
- Work collaboratively on the challenges facing academic libraries today.
- Events
- Chapter Members receive reduced pricing for the annual conference and other regional conferences.
- Targeted programs are offered throughout the year organized by one of our nine active special interest groups
- Attend the Annual Chapter Conference (Takes place annually each May.)
- Scholarships & Awards
- The Chapter offers professional development scholarships and a best paper award.
- The Chapter offers professional development scholarships and a best paper award.
- Networking
Pricing
- Membership pricing
- ACRL National Member of New England (working/living/going to school in New England) FREE
- Librarian Member: $20.00
- Paraprofessional: $10.00
- Student: $5.00
- Retiree: $10.00
Payment Info
- Payments received during the current membership year assures membership through August 31st of that calendar year.
- Membership dues received from renewing members during the membership renewal period beginning in August apply to the next membership year.
- Payment for Local Chapter Membership dues is submitted by credit/debit card via the Membership Eventbrite Registration Form.