Membership for your Connecticut Library or School

Libraries are stronger when we work together. Become a CLC member and join over 950 Connecticut libraries and schools that are strengthening their ability to serve their users by collaborating and pooling purchasing power.

Ready to join? Here's how.

Ready to renew? Here's how.

About CLC Membership

To take advantage of CLC's discounts on products and services, your library must join CLC and pay annual membership dues.

ELIGIBILITY

• Any Connecticut library is eligible for CLC membership. This includes public, academic, K-12 school, and special libraries. Public, private, association, religious, and for-profit libraries of all sizes are welcome.
  
• All staff of member libraries are automatically CLC members. CLC does not offer individual memberships. Learn more about connecting with CLC as an individual.
  
• PreK-12 schools may join individually or as a district.
  

BENEFITS

The purpose of the only state-legislated, non-profit library purchasing consortium in Connecticut is to initiate and facilitate cost-effective services to strengthen the ability of member libraries to serve their communities. To that end, CLC provides the following member benefits:

• Eligibility to purchase from 90+ publicly bid discount contracts for mission-critical library products and services
  
• Training and individual support navigating contracts, discounts, vendors, and purchasing
• 30+ roundtable groups that connect library staff with common interests for professional development
  
• An online directory of performers, lecturers and artists who provide workshops, performances, and events at Connecticut libraries
  
• Networking, partnership, and collaboration events and opportunities
  
• A library job listing service
  
• New member orientation
  
• A monthly e-newsletter
  
• Voting privileges at the Annual Meeting

DUES

• Dues start at just $178 for public libraries and $136 for all other library types. View dues rates
• Dues are assessed on a sliding scale. The basis of the scale depends on the library type:
  PUBLIC LIBRARY DUES are based on total operating expenditures.
  PreK-12 SCHOOL LIBRARY DUES are based on enrollment. Schools may join as a district or individually.
  ACADEMIC LIBRARY DUES are based on student FTE.
  SPECIAL LIBRARY DUES are based on total operating expenditures of the library, not the institution as a whole (if different).
  

TIMELINE & PRO-RATING

• Membership runs on a calendar year, January 1 through December 31. Join any time.
  
• Dues for new members joining throughout the year will be pro-rated in accordance with CLC’s bylaws.

LEARN MORE

• Our CLC Membership Terms document has everything you need to know about membership benefits, dues, eligibility and more.
  

Join Today

Ready to join? We can't wait to welcome you!

1. Download, save, and complete the appropriate membership form below:

• Public Library
• Academic Library
• School District*
• Single School*
• Special Library

2. Submit completed form via email to members@ctlibrarians.org.
3. CLC will email an invoice for membership dues.
4. Your membership will begin upon receipt of your dues payment.

*Schools may join as a district or individually. District membership usually provides substantial savings, especially for larger districts. Schools joining as a district agree to pay membership dues from a single invoice and with a single payment.

Current Members - Renew Your Membership

CLC membership is on a calendar year schedule (January 1 - December 31). Renewal notices go out in September via email to your library's primary contact, and are due December 31. Early billing is available on request - contact CLC Accounting or Member Relations.

CLC 2025 Membership Dues Rates (no change from 2024)

2 WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR LIBRARY'S RENEWAL TODAY:

1. RENEW ONLINE - available September 1 through December 31
   If you are your library's primary contact with CLC, you can log in to your LIBRARY'S (not your individual) CLC account and pay your membership dues online any time from September 1 through December 31.
   • Log in: ctlibrarians.org/profile
   • Enter your LIBRARY'S username and password.
   • Select "Payments & History," then select the DUES tab.
   • IF YOU SEE AN OPEN DUES INVOICE: Click the first icon to view/print, the second to pay online.
   • IF THERE ARE NO OPEN INVOICES: You can generate your own dues invoice from the "Welcome XXX Library" drop-down at the very top of the screen. Select "Renew Membership Now." Pay online, or print your invoice and mail with payment.
   
   
2. CONTACT CLC - available any time
   Contact the CLC Accounting Department to request a copy of your renewal invoice: accounting@ctlibrarians.org or 860-740-3041.
   

Questions

Questions about CLC membership, benefits, dues, renewals, etc.? Contact Julie Yulo-Medeiros, CLC Member Relations Manager: jyulo@ctlibrarians.org, 860-740-3042.

Just need a copy of your invoice? Contact the CLC Accounting Department at accounting@ctlibrarians.org or 860-740-3041.