{"id":9,"date":"2016-09-24T10:33:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T15:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-06-21T15:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T20:54:18","slug":"membership-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"Join the WNBA&#8217;s New Orleans Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Why join WNBA-NOLA? \u00a0 There are many great benefits that come with membership!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>In WNBA-NOLA, you\u2019ll meet like-minded people and help bring fun, book\/literacy-focused events to the community, while learning more about the book world through our regular members\u2019 meetings. Whether you\u2019re a book industry professional, a book club member, or someone who loves books, you\u2019re welcome in WNBA!\u00a0 Also, as a member of the New Orleans\u00a0Chapter, you are automatically a member of the National WNBA as well.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Benefits of Membership:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Learn about trends and issues in the world of books, meet authors, and participate in the New Orleans area&#8217;s rich literary scene;<\/li>\r\n<li>Publicize your professional accomplishments through our website, Facebook and Twitter;<\/li>\r\n<li>Network and socialize with like-minded book lovers and book professionals;<\/li>\r\n<li>Annual Fall Book Launch Party;<\/li>\r\n<li>Receive WNBA-NOLA&#8217;s email event and meeting alerts\u00a0as well as WNBA-National\u2019s publication,\u00a0<em>The Bookwoman.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you do not live near our chapter, you can join as a <strong>Network member<\/strong> at the national level and receive many of the benefits of the chapter!<\/p>\r\n<div>\r\n<p><strong><em>Join or Renew:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Join the WNBA or renew your membership today. Annual dues ($45; $20 for students) will be due by May 31, 2025, with membership valid until May 31, 2026.\u00a0 Questions about your membership? Contact Membership Chair Sara Woodard at <a href=\"mailto:wnbaofnola@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wnbaofnola@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Click on the Donate button below to use PayPal or a credit card. Be sure to add $2 to cover by <em>either<\/em> PayPal <em>or<\/em> credit card (total will be $47 or $22 student).<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>OR<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Mail a check or money order for $45 or $20 student (made payable to WNBA-NOLA) to WNBA-NOLA, P. O. Box 13926, New Orleans, LA 70185.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"LQP2HVP4Z8QR8\" \/><br \/><input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\r\n<p>For more information: Contact: <a href=\"mailto:wnbaofnola@gmail.com\">wnbaofnola@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_153\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153\" class=\"wp-image-153\" src=\"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Marie-at-Mystery-Writers-Festival-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"marie-at-mystery-writers-festival\" width=\"369\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Marie-at-Mystery-Writers-Festival-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Marie-at-Mystery-Writers-Festival-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Marie-at-Mystery-Writers-Festival.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As part of its outreach efforts, WNBA-NOLA had a table at the Mystery Writers Meeting at the East Bank Regional Library in Metairie in 2016.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_84\" style=\"width: 377px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84\" class=\"wp-image-84\" src=\"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Holiday-Party-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"holiday-party-4\" width=\"367\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Holiday-Party-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Holiday-Party-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Holiday-Party-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying the annual Holiday Party are members (l. to r.) Rachel Bergman, Gerri Settoon, Chris Smith and Candice Huber<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why join WNBA-NOLA? \u00a0 There are many great benefits that come with membership! In WNBA-NOLA, you\u2019ll meet like-minded people and help bring fun, book\/literacy-focused events to the community, while learning more about the book world through our regular members\u2019 meetings. Whether you\u2019re a book industry professional, a book club member, or someone who loves books, &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/?page_id=9\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-admin","post-9"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3020,"href":"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/3020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnba-nola.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}