The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) is seeking nominations for members for the following Sub-Committees for 2 year terms beginning Fall 2026:

• Communications
  Responsibilities include coordinating communications of AAAL, including social media, blog and website communications.
  
• Learning and Development
  Responsibilities include coordinating the Spring AGM and Fall Meeting and coordinate potential professional development partnerships or programming opportunities with other library associations.
  
• Statistics and Assessment
  Responsibilities include collecting, compiling and distributing statistics from each member institution, maintaining the storage and preservation of AAAL statistics and reporting on statistical trends and developments.
  
• Mentorship
  Responsibilities include coordinating and supporting the AAAL Mentorship program (Sept-April), including calling for mentors and mentees, pairing participants, and soliciting feedback.
  

All staff from AAAL member institutions are eligible. For Sub-Committee positions, we only require an expression of interest. Expressions of interest can be sent to the AAAL Executive (aaal.executive@gmail.com).

For a full list of responsibilities for each committee, please visit the AAAL Bylaws Page. Any questions about the roles can be sent to the Chair Elect, Merran Carr-Wiggin (merran.carrwiggin@ucalgary.ca)

The deadline for applications/nominations is August 14th 2026.

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for considering!

Merran Carr-Wiggin
(Chair Elect)

AAAL Executive Board
aaal.executive@gmail.com

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