What is AILA?
The American Indian Library Association is a membership action group that addresses the library-related needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. We are an affiliate of the American Library Association. Our members are individuals and institutions interested in working to improve library services to American Indians and Alaska Natives in every type of library. AILA is also committed to disseminating information about these issues to the broader profession. AILA holds business meetings twice a year in conjunction with the American Library Association. It publishes the American Indian Libraries Newsletter, which appears in four issues per year.
The American Indian Library Association is a membership action group that addresses the library-related needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Members are individuals and institutions interested in the development of programs to improve Indi an library, cultural, and informational services in school, public, and research libraries on reservations. AILA is also committed to disseminating information about Indian cultures, languages, values, and information needs to the library community. AILA cosponsors an annual conference and holds a yearly business meeting in conjunction with the American Library Association annual meeting. It publishes the American Indian Libraries Newsletter, which appears in four issues per year.
