American Indian Library Association
November Review 2020
National Native American Heritage Month
Read Indigenous Stories
Little Free Library: Native Library Initiative
Indian Country Today: What Indian Country is Reading
Sharing Resources to support Native American Heritage Day- Everyday!
National Congress of American Indians
PBS: Program Guide
Penguin Random House: Borrow Read and Repeat
Tribal College Journal: Daily Trivia Contest
Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate 2019-
Mary Kunesh-Podein, Elected to U.S. Senate
AILA Endorsement for 2022 ALA President
Book Connections
AILA Member Spotlight: Jonna Paden
Jonna C. Paden, Librarian and Archivist at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) Library and Archives, is a tribally enrolled member of Acoma Pueblo. She grew up on the Laguna reservation with her maternal great-aunt and Laguna Pueblo great-uncle – whom she respectfully calls her grandparents.
She received a received a Bachelors in University Studies, from the University of New Mexico, focused on English (Professional Writing and Native American Studies), Linguistics (Native languages) and Native American Studies. As part of the Circle of Learning cohort, she holds a Masters in Library and Information Science from San José State University where she focused on the career pathway of Archives and Records Management. She is also the archivist for the New Mexico Library Association (NMLA) and the 2019-20 chairwoman for the NMLA Native American Libraries – Special Interest Group.
Indigenous Connections & Collections: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
American Indian Library Association
2020-2021 Executive Board Members
- Cindy Hohl, President
- George Gottschalk, Immediate Past President
- Aaron LaFromboise, Vice-President, President-Elect
- Liana Juliano, Treasurer
- Rhiannon Sorrell Secretary
- Carla Davis-Castro, Member at Large
- Stacy Wells, Member at Large
- Mary Kunesh-Podein, Member at Large
- Carla Newton-Bywaters, Newsletter Editor
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Cindy Hohl, President
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