AkLA is a nonprofit professional organization for the employees, volunteers and advocates at academic, public, school, tribal, and special libraries of all sizes in Alaska, as well as library products and services vendors. The goals of the organization are to promote vibrant libraries that deliver outstanding services to their users and to provide professional development opportunities.
Partnerships
AkLA has partnered with Alaska Heritage Emergency Network (AHEN) and Raven Reads @ the Library Toolkit. Read more
Censorship Challenges
AkLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is monitoring potential censorship and challenges to school and library materials. You can help! Read more
Here are some resources about the challenges happening in the public school libraries in the Mat-Su. Read more
Alaska Native Boarding School Project & Survey
When the Department of the Interior (DOI) began their investigation into American Indian and Alaska Native boarding schools in the United States of America, we knew that libraries, archives, and museums could help in the search for the truth. Read more
AkLA Stands with AA/PI & BIPOC Communities
The Alaska Library Association stands with library workers, patrons, and
the communities we serve, who are discriminated against and are subject to
violence based on their race or ethnicity. Read more