MLA Membership Survey 2023 Question Title * 1. Please select the option that best describes your primary job at your organization. Adult Services Circulation Collection Management Education Friend/Supporter Information Technology Management/Administration Marketing Outreach Reference Retiree Speaker/Performer Student Trustee Vendor Youth Services Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What is your organization/library type? Academic Library Cooperative/Consortium Library K-12 Library Public Library Special Library Tribal Library Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Does your institution pay individual MLA membership dues? Yes No I don't know Question Title * 4. How long have you been a library professional? <1 year 1-3 years 4-6 years 7-9 years 10+ years N/A (I am a trustee, friend, strategic partner, etc.) Question Title * 5. What was your primary reason for joining MLA? Professional development Education Networking Advocacy Information/communications Event registration discount Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. What do you see as MLA's primary purpose? Professional development Education Advocacy Networking Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. How important to you is each of these MLA directives? Most important Very important Somewhat important Neutral Not important Professional development Professional development Most important Professional development Very important Professional development Somewhat important Professional development Neutral Professional development Not important Education Education Most important Education Very important Education Somewhat important Education Neutral Education Not important Advocacy Advocacy Most important Advocacy Very important Advocacy Somewhat important Advocacy Neutral Advocacy Not important Networking Networking Most important Networking Very important Networking Somewhat important Networking Neutral Networking Not important Newsletters/communications from MLA Newsletters/communications from MLA Most important Newsletters/communications from MLA Very important Newsletters/communications from MLA Somewhat important Newsletters/communications from MLA Neutral Newsletters/communications from MLA Not important Speaking/presenting opportunities Speaking/presenting opportunities Most important Speaking/presenting opportunities Very important Speaking/presenting opportunities Somewhat important Speaking/presenting opportunities Neutral Speaking/presenting opportunities Not important Mentorship program Mentorship program Most important Mentorship program Very important Mentorship program Somewhat important Mentorship program Neutral Mentorship program Not important Volunteering opportunities Volunteering opportunities Most important Volunteering opportunities Very important Volunteering opportunities Somewhat important Volunteering opportunities Neutral Volunteering opportunities Not important Leadership roles within MLA Leadership roles within MLA Most important Leadership roles within MLA Very important Leadership roles within MLA Somewhat important Leadership roles within MLA Neutral Leadership roles within MLA Not important Job board Job board Most important Job board Very important Job board Somewhat important Job board Neutral Job board Not important Question Title * 8. Where do you get your professional development/training? (Please select all that apply.) Michigan Library Association American Library Association Library of Michigan Michigan Academic Library Association Michigan Association of School Librarians Library cooperative(s) Midwest Collaborative for Library Services Consultants Other libraries Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. What education topics are of interest to you? (Please select all that apply.) Leadership/management Advocacy Strategic planning Customer service Marketing and PR Outreach Human resources Diversity and inclusion Technology Financial management Fundraising/grants Business management Building/capital projects Intellectual freedom and patron privacy Access to information Trustee/board training Change management Personal/career development Job specific programming Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. What emerging trends do you see for the future of libraries? Question Title * 11. Please rank the following advocacy issues in order of importance, with 1 being the most important. Question Title * 12. MLA is exploring the possibility of creating a group purchasing consortium for business insurance (property, causality, liability, workers compensation). Our colleagues at the Illinois Library Association have implemented a similar group with Gallagher Risk Program Administrators and we want to gauge libraires’ interest in pursuing this in order to determine the feasibility of creating this and offering it in Michigan. Participating libraries could save 10%-30% on insurance rates.Where do you currently purchase business insurance? Question Title * 13. Would your library be interested in joining a group consortium in order to receive, and have input on, custom insurance options for Michigan libraries? Question Title * 14. What are the three most pressing issues you are currently facing as a library professional? Question Title * 15. What are the three most pressing issues currently facing your organization? Question Title * 16. Overall, how satisfied are you with the following? Very satisfied Satisfied Somewhat satisfied Not satisfied Unsure The level of networking and peer interaction that MLA facilitates The level of networking and peer interaction that MLA facilitates Very satisfied The level of networking and peer interaction that MLA facilitates Satisfied The level of networking and peer interaction that MLA facilitates Somewhat satisfied The level of networking and peer interaction that MLA facilitates Not satisfied The level of networking and peer interaction that MLA facilitates Unsure The overall level of service that the MLA office staff provides The overall level of service that the MLA office staff provides Very satisfied The overall level of service that the MLA office staff provides Satisfied The overall level of service that the MLA office staff provides Somewhat satisfied The overall level of service that the MLA office staff provides Not satisfied The overall level of service that the MLA office staff provides Unsure The extent to which MLA fulfills its roles and responsibilities The extent to which MLA fulfills its roles and responsibilities Very satisfied The extent to which MLA fulfills its roles and responsibilities Satisfied The extent to which MLA fulfills its roles and responsibilities Somewhat satisfied The extent to which MLA fulfills its roles and responsibilities Not satisfied The extent to which MLA fulfills its roles and responsibilities Unsure Question Title * 17. 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