American Indian Library Association home page

Working to improve library and information services for American Indians

The American Indian Library Association, an affiliate of the American Library Association, is a membership action group that addresses the library-related needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. AILA holds business meetings twice a year in conjunction with the American Library Association and publishes the American Indian Libraries Newsletter quarterly.

Conferences:

2009 ALA Annual Conference: July 9 - July 15, 2009 Chicago, IL.

Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference:
October 18-22, 2009
Portland, Oregon
Red Lion on the River

2008 American Indian Youth Literature Award Winners:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illustrator)	Crossing Bok Chitto by Tim Tingle	Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond by Joseph Medicine Crow, Herman Viola

Flickr Group: created for photo-sharing among members.