Categories & Fees

Member Categories

Categories	Eligibility	Fees	Right to vote	Approval level	Comment
Patron member	A senior person/official approved by the general meeting	–	No	General meeting
Donor member	Any person or group approved by the general meeting	Donation Tk. 50,000	No	General meeting
Fellow	At least master degree in the field of LIS; and 10 years working experience with the remarkable contribution to the field of LIS; and Having 5 research publications (5 journal articles).	–	No	General meeting
Life member	Diploma/ Bachelor (Honours)/ Maters Degree or PhD in the field of LIS from any recognized university; or Bachelor degree with LIS subject; or Certificate course in LIS with at least 3 years working experiences in Libraries.	Tk 2,000 (at a time)	Yes	Executive council	Regular membership
Institutional member	Having library in any institute, and contributing in library development; and Any citizen of Bangladesh with post graduate diploma/MA degree or his nominated person.	Tk 20,000 (at a time)	No	Executive council
Associate member	Person with MA degree in LIS and have 2 years working experience in Libraries may live in Bangladesh or abroad; and Contributing to this association or willing to contribute to this association in future	Tk 200 annual	No	Executive council
General member	Diploma/ Bachelor (Honours)/ Maters Degree or PhD in the field of LIS from any recognized university; or Bachelor degree with LIS subject; or Certificate course in LIS with at least 3 years working experiences in Libraries.	Tk 500 annual	Yes	Executive council	This type of membership is suspended.