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While stereotypes depict libraries as places where people are shushed, this month let’s raise our voices with overdue praise for these spaces that are gateways to knowledge and open to all.
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Tribal College Librarians Share Resources and Ideas at Annual Institute
Tribal college librarians and their affiliates convened at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, the week of June 4 for the annual Tribal College Librarians Professional Development Institute (TCLI).
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Muscogee College Library receives donation, kudos
By Helen Clements, Karen Haught, and Chelsea Whaley
The College of the Muscogee Nation’s (CMN, Okmulgee, OK) Library is having a banner year.
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Lannan Institutes Give Instructors Inspiration
The Newberry Library’s D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History enrolled 16 individuals in its 2006 Lannan Summer Institutes for teachers in tribal colleges.
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Librarians Discover Resources in Washington
Librarians and library technicians representing 22 tribal colleges and universities participated in the 8th Annual Tribal College Librarians Professional Development Institute in Washington, DC, July 9-13.
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Texas Students Build NWIC Virtual Library
A giant leap toward a more complete virtual library was taken last spring when students at the University of Texas at Austin created a virtual library of education resources for the Oksale Native Teacher Preparation Program at Northwest Indian College (NWIC).
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Fort Belknap Expands Library Services
The Fort Belknap College Library and Tribal Archives have been awarded an Enhancement Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for $118,000.
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OLC to Improve Reservation Library Service
The Oglala Lakota College (OLC) Learning Resource Center (LRC) received a one-year grant of $150,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in Washington,
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Montana State University Sponsors Library Conference
Not all libraries are the same, and tribal college lending institutions face a unique set of challenges. This past summer, the Tribal College Library Professional Development Institute offered a forum for tribal college librarians.
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Releasing Reservations From Isolation: The tribal library as storyteller
There is a strong case to be made that a tribal library can play a central role in breaking a reservation out of its isolation. A good library provides access to books, magazines, and movies produced by others. Equally important, libraries—including some tribal college libraries—are beginning to help local people create their own media.
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Library Given Books and Documents
Navajo Community College received a gift of over 3,000 books and documents earlier this year from the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
Over 168 boxes were delivered to the college,
