ILF Membership Renewal Guidelines

Renewals can be so confusing - but they don't have to be.

We've been working hard to simplify the system for the ease of all ILF member types. 

Below are the renewal instructions and timelines for ILF memberships. As of November 18, 2026, ILF has shifted its individual membership system from calendar-based to anniversary-based. This means once you renew after November 18, 2026, your new anniversary date will be 365 days from the date you renew.  

Library Trustee memberships are tied to institutional memberships as a benefit of membership. Those renewals are handled separately each year. 

Academic and Public Library Institutional Members remain on a calendar-based system, running January 1 - December 31 of each year. Invoices will go out in November of each year and the grace period extends through the last day of February in the next membership year. After March 1, institutional members will lose all member access. 

Renewal Instructions Per Member Type

Individual Memberships: Individual, Individual - 1st Year, FOIL, Retired, Student, Affiliate, Unemployed

Renewal invoices are based off the Individual Salary section in your member account. Please take a moment to ensure this is updated with the correct tier level by completing this form. ILF will send out reminders throughout the year to keep this updated to ensure you are billed correctly during renewals. 

If your membership has been lapsed longer than 60 days, your account will be updated to a prospect account. You will lose member access but will still be able to access ILF forms and event registrations. At that time, you would need to email [email protected] to reactivate your account. 

Academic & Public Libraries (Institutional Memberships)

Public Library Institutional dues are calculated as 0.0006% of the library's total operating fund expenditures from two years prior to the membership year. For example, 2027 invoices are based on 2025 operating expenditures as reported to the Indiana State Library. 

Academic Library Institutional dues are calculated based on the number of enrolled students at the collegiate institution. More information can be found on this webpage. 

Renewal invoices for academic libraries are prepared and sent out in November of the current calendar year for the next membership calendar year. If the student enrollment has changed enough to change the member enrollment category, please email [email protected]. 

If you have any questions related to ILF membership, please email [email protected].