I discovered today the new flat fee for CILIP membership. For the privilege of being able to put a few letters after my name, a couple of journals and a lack of support when requested, I am now being allowed to pay out £172. This is a rise in membership fees for anyone earning less than £30,000.
This will include the vast majority of school librarians because our professional organisation does so little to fight for us. A lot of librarians are going to be facing an interesting dilemma come December. We’re all clued up on Best Value: will we find it in CILIP ?
I doubt it, which is why I have never been a member. My pay doesn’t depend on chartership or anything like that so I frankly have never seen the point in joining.