Native American Libraries Special Interest Group

The Native American Libraries Special Interest Group (NALSIG) provides a home for tribal librarians and tribal library staff as well as those who work in tribal libraries (academic, public, school, special) and those who advocate for tribal libraries.

Meetings for NALSIG will be held every other month via Zoom and/or in person. Please contact Cassandra Osterloh (cassandra.osterloh@dca.nm.gov) for more information.

2026 MEETING SCHEDULE
February 10, 930am: Pueblo of San Felipe Community Library and via Zoom.
April 14, 930am: Pueblo of Isleta Library and via Zoom.
June 9, 930am: University of New Mexico, Zimmerman Library and via Zoom.
August 18, 930am: Somewhere in Santa Fe and via Zoom.
October 22: NMLA Conference (Las Cruces)
December 8: TBD

• Tribal Remedy Framework
• New Mexico State Library – Tribal Libraries Program
• TRAILS: Tribal Library Procedures Manual, 4th edition (PDF)
• Digital Inclusion in Indian Country: The Role of Tribal Libraries

Associations and Organizations

• American Indian Library Association (AILA)
• Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM)
• National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
• National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
• National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
• International Indian Treaty Council (IITC)
• New Mexico Library Association (NMLA)
• Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA)
• Association for Small and Rural Libraries (ARSL)
• Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
• Public Library Association (PLA)
• American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Network of the National Libraries of Medicine (NNLM)
• Society of American Archivists (SAA)
• Archives & Archivists SIG
• Society of Southwest Archivists (SSA)

Libraries, Museums, and Schools

• Library Of Congress
• American Philosophical Society, Center for Native American and Indigenous Research
• National Museum of the American Indian
• The Newberry – American Indian and Indigenous Collections
• Index of Indigenous and Native American Artists (The Met, Heard Museum – NAARCO)
• American Indian Program (New Mexico State University)
• American Indian Student Services (The University of New Mexico)
• Center for Southwest Research (The University of New Mexico)
• Indigenous Nations Library Program (The University of New Mexico)
• Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Library and Archives (Albuquerque)
• Fray Angélico Chávez History Library (New Mexico History Museum)
• Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (New Mexico History Museum)
• Labriola National American Indian Data Center (Arizona State University)
• Native Nations Institute (The University of Arizona)

Pueblo of Isleta Library, photo by C. Osterloh

Jicarilla Public Library, photo by C. Osterloh

Santa Ana Pueblo Community Library, photo by C. Osterloh