Libraries and Torres Strait Islanders

This report outlines insights gathered from the Dialogue Session: Libraries and their intersection with Indigenous knowledges held in Ocotber 2024. The Dialogue Session was organised by ALIA, CAUL, NSLA, and presented by Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education & Research. The Dialogue Session provided an opportunity for members of the library and information sector to reflect on and discuss both the progress towards and priorities for Indigenous knowledges in the library sector in the near and mid-term future. 

Article by Lesley Acres, CSLP Project Officer and Program Officer, Indigenous Services, State Library of Queensland and Aimee Said, NSLA Program Coordinator, National and State Libraries Australia from INCITE September/October 2020 Volume 41 Issue 9/10 - Professional Growth.
 
This article discusses the Culturally Safe Libraries Program (CSLP), a collaborative effort by national, state and territory libraries to provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island clients and colleagues.

ALIA 2016 National Conference, 29 August-2 September 2016 Adelaide: Engage Create Lead
 
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) provides a summary of the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) approach to developing a working partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Shire Councils to establish and sustain Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs).