Alaska Library Association
The Alaska Library Association is a professional organization for Alaska's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska. It was founded July 5, 1972 and became a 501 nonprofit organization in 1997.
AkLA has two active chapters, one in Anchorage and one in Juneau. AkLA publishes The Newspoke for news about the association and The Sourdough which is their professional journal. In addition they maintain a set of Culturally Responsive Guidelines for Alaska Public Libraries to guide libraries in appropriate services to indigenous patrons.
