The Alberta Association of Library Technicians was the voice of library technicians and information specialists across Alberta from 1974 to 2025, championing the professionalism, education, and recognition of library technicians through advocacy, collaboration, and community.
Today, AALT is proud to be the first ever division of the Library Association of Alberta (LAA), now named the Library Technicians and Information Support Professionals. We encourage those curious about or aligned with the library and information management industries to become members of the LAA and join our new division to get involved and stay up to date with industry news across the province.
Land Acknowledgement
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth, we honour and acknowledge the original stewards of these traditional lands and territories. The region that AALT calls home, while now known as the Province of Alberta, is also the traditional and ancestral territory of many Indigenous Peoples who have lived on and cared for these lands since long before colonisation. We recognise the importance of our ongoing relationships with the First Nations of Treaties 6, 7, and 8, and the responsibilities these agreements carry.
Alberta is also part of the historic Métis Nation Homeland, including the five territories of Battle River, Lesser Slave Lake, Lower Athabasca, North Saskatchewan, and Peace River. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government—formerly the Métis Nation of Alberta—which governs the Métis Nation within Alberta’s Districts.
As library and information professionals, it is important that we honour, respect, and cherish the oral traditions, stories, and knowledge shared with our communities by the Indigenous Peoples of this land. We recognise that Indigenous knowledge systems are diverse, living, and dynamic, and we commit to holding space for the voices of those we have lost, and those who speak for them now.
Our industry provides us with the opportunity—and the responsibility—to demonstrate leadership in reconciliation. As an association, AALT is committed to promoting learning, dialogue, and action that advance truth and reconciliation in our field. We strive to:
- Continually educate ourselves and support our members in deepening their understanding of Indigenous histories, knowledge systems, the historic and ongoing impacts of colonialism, and the role of our profession in reconciliation;
- Advocate for inclusive practices that honour Indigenous voices and traditional practices in Alberta’s libraries;
- Uplift Indigenous-led initiatives within the profession and the broader community; and
- Foster spaces for respectful engagement and ongoing learning for all within our communities.
We invite our members and partners to reflect on their roles within these shared responsibilities, and to continue building respectful, reciprocal relationships with Indigenous Peoples in the spirit of truth, justice, and reconciliation. We thank you for your continued enthusiasm and commitment to walk this path with us.
