Welcome to Foothills Library Association
FLA is your hub for connection, growth, and professional excellence in Calgary’s library and information community. We’re dedicated to supporting library, archive, and information management professionals through dynamic professional development, networking opportunities, and career resources like our Jobline and annual grants.
Join us to collaborate with colleagues, share expertise, and shape the future of our profession. Membership is free for the 2025/2026 year. Be part of the vibrant FLA community today!
join Our Executive team
The Foothills Library Association is looking for volunteers to join our executive board! The only requirement is that you live in the Calgary/Foothills area. Meetings are held online every 1–2 months. If you are interested, please contact us.
Open Board Positions:
Vice-President
President-Elect; 2 years minimum: 1 year as Vice President, 1 year as President
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- Perform all of the duties of the President during any temporary absence or disability of the President
- Assist with planning and coordination of the Annual General Meeting, any FLA events, and meetings of the Executive Board
- Communicate with other local associations to minimize event or program conflicts
- Attend Executive meetings
- Follow bylaws of the Association
Jobline Coordinator(s)
1 year minimum
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- Responsible for maintaining and updating online register of local library and information related positions currently available
- Attend Executive meetings
- Follow bylaws of the Association
- Assist with events, programming and projects as required
Director of Membership
1 year minimum
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- Keep accurate, up to date records of members, including their name, email address, job title and place of employment
- Send out yearly call for membership to Jerome ListServe in September
- Send out emails to membership list (and Jerome ListServ) as required and requested by President and Vice President
- Attend Executive meetings
- Follow bylaws of the Association
- Assist with events, programming and projects as required
Land Acknowledgement
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth, the Foothills Library Association honours and acknowledges Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, îethka Nakoda Nations: Chiniki, Bearspaw, Goodstoney, and Tsuut’ina Nation. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta Districts 5 and 6.
As library and information professionals, it is important that we honour, respect, and cherish the knowledge shared with our community by the Indigenous peoples we share this land with. Our work is grounded in the stewardship, preservation, and accessibility of knowledge, and with that comes a responsibility to recognize Indigenous knowledge systems and the inclusion of Indigenous voices in how information is collected, organized, and shared. We must strive to engage and hold space for the voices of those we have lost, and those who speak for them now. This means building meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities, supporting Indigenous data sovereignty, and uplifting Indigenous ways of knowing alongside Western knowledge systems. We are thankful for the opportunity to live, work, and learn on this land, and we thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment to join our team on the lands of Treaty 7 territory.
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