AAAL is seeking two auditors to review our 2025-2026 Financial Statement. The yearly review of our Financial Statement is a key piece for renewing our status as a Society.

What does auditing entail? Essentially, you would look at our financial transactions for the year, as presented on the Financial Statement, and make sure that there are no irregular transactions.

In reality, you do not need to cross-check every single transaction, but if you would like to verify a transaction, you will have the supporting documentation (e.g., bank statements, receipts) to do so.

Once you are satisfied that the financial information is correct, you would sign the Financial Statement, and return that document to the AAAL Treasurer.  

If we do not submit our yearly paperwork to the Alberta Government, the ultimate consequence is that AAAL would lose its status as a Society and have to give away all of our money.

If you are interested in serving AAAL in this capacity, or if you would like more information, please contact Yvonne Phillips, AAAL Treasurer, at yvonne.phillips@rdpolytech.ca by June 26, 2026.

The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) is seeking 1 co-chair and 3-4 volunteers for AAAL’s Mentorship Micro-Residences Working Group. You would work with the working group’s chair, Caitlin Ratcliffe, to create and implement a Micro-residencies program which would allow AAAL library staff to spend a day at another AAAL library, shadowing the work of one or many staff at the host location.

This Working group’s work would begin in June 2026, for a two year term (from Spring 2026- Spring 2028) with the possibility of renewal.

All staff (library assistants, library staff, pages, library technicians, librarians, managers  etc) from AAAL member institutions are eligible. We ask that interested candidates include a brief statement of interest (2-3 sentences) in your email.

Please forward your interest to Caitlin Ratcliffe at caitlin.ratcliffe@norquest.ca before June 12th 2026.

Hello AAAL Members, 

The AAAL Statistics and Assessment Committee is seeking examples of how you (or your institution) have used AAAL statistics to advocate for change within your organization.

We are grateful for your participation and for any examples you would be willing to share.  

Please send your examples to aaal.assess@gmail.com 

Have your say in the future of AAAL!

The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) is seeking 4-6 volunteers for AAAL’s Strategic Planning Working Group. The volunteers would work with the AAAL Executive to review and update AAAL’s vision, mission, values and goals. These were last updated in 2013.

Participation in this working group would primarily take place from approximately May 2026 to November 2026, culminating in bringing forth recommendations for AAAL’s revised vision, mission, values and goals to the AAAL’s Fall meeting.

All staff (library assistants, library staff, pages, library technicians, librarians, managers, etc.) from AAAL member institutions are eligible to apply. Current AAAL committee members are also encouraged to apply, with diverse participation through our membership desired. We ask that interested candidates include a brief statement of interest in your email.

Please forward your statement of interest to the Co-Chairs, Jane Duffy (duffyj@macewan.ca) or Andrea Johnston (andrea.johnston@rdpolytech.ca) before April 30th 2026.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Andrea Johnston or Jane Duffy.

Thank you for your consideration and we hope to hear from you soon!