Interest Groups
The Georgia Library Association offers support for a wide variety of interest groups that advocate for many causes. Consider joining any of the groups listed below and if you are interested in filling an officer’s position or launching a new group, contact the GLA Interest Group Council. To join an interest group, edit your member profile to select as many interest groups as you would like to be members of. |
Interest Group CouncilThe Interest Group Council is made up of the leaders of each interest group. The chair and vice-chair of the council represent interest groups on the GLA Executive Board. |
Black Caucus (GLA-BC)The Georgia Library Associations’ Black Caucus (GLA-BC) provides
leadership and advocacy, promoting equity, diversity and inclusion of
library services in all communities. |
Circulation & Access Services Interest GroupThe object of the Circulation and Access Services Interest Group is to promote the exchange of ideas and discussion of issues relating to circulation and access service operations within the Georgia Library Association network of various libraries. |
Collection Development Interest GroupThe purpose of the Collection Development Interest Group is to promote the discussion and exchange of ideas related to library collection development. |
Distance Learning Interest Group
The Distance Learning Interest Group is for GLA members interested in the challenges of providing library services to distance learners. |
Genealogy & Local History Interest Group
The purpose of the interest group is to exchange ideas and information about the use and accessibility of library genealogy, local history and archival materials. |
Gender & Sexuality Diversities Interest Group
The purpose of the GLA Gender and Sexuality Diversities Interest Group is to advocate for and advance the voices of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic and more) individuals in Georgia libraries through networking and collaboration. |
Government Information Interest Group
The purpose of the Government Information Interest Group is to promote the use and accessibility of federal, state, and local documents as well as foreign and international documents and to provide support, information-sharing, and instruction for government documents at all levels. |
Information Technology Interest Group
The purpose of the Information Technology Interest Group is to collect and disseminate information on technologies in library and information environments. |
Intellectual Freedom Interest Group
The purpose of the Intellectual Freedom Interest Group is to increase awareness of intellectual freedom and social responsibility issues among the librarians and all citizens of Georgia. |
Interlibrary Loan Interest Group
The objectives of the Interlibrary Loan Interest Group are to promote and facilitate the necessary and appropriate discussion and joint decision making which is essential to maintaining and increasing cooperation between libraries of all types. |
Leadership and Management Interest Group
The purpose of the Leadership & Management Interest Group shall be the education, development, and support of current and emerging leaders and managers in all types of libraries across Georgia. |
Library Services for Persons with Disabilities Interest Group
The purpose of this interest group is to promote an integrated library experience utilizing assistive technology to ease the access of information for persons with aural, mobility, neurological or visual disabilities, whether permanent or temporary. |
Professional and Continuing Education Interest Group
The purpose of the Professional and Continuing Education Interest Group (PACE) is to advance the interests of librarianship through initial and continuing professional education of Georgia librarians. |
Programming Interest Group
The purpose of this Programming Interest Group is to further the interests of those librarians and library staff across the state who provide any type of program for the public, students, or other interested users of the library. |
Reference & Instructional Services Interest Group
This interest group aims to advance the informational, bibliographical, instructional, and research services in all types of libraries and at all levels within the State of Georgia. |
Research & Assessment Interest Group
The purpose of this interest group is to foster the skills, knowledge, and experience of members and others in the practices of library assessment and library and information science research. |
Space Planning & Facilities Interest Group
For anyone involved with or working on library facility issues such as refurbishing, remodeling, renovation, moving, sustainability, and new building construction. |
Technical Services Interest Group
The purpose of Technical Services Interest Group is to contribute to library service in Georgia through encouragement and promotion of activities in the fields of acquisitions, cataloging, classification, electronic resources management, library systems, serials, and related fields, and through cooperation with the Georgia Library Association. |