Local Knowledge Collection
The Akaltye-Antheme (pronounced 'aculcha andum') collection, is a collection of materials produced for and by the Aboriginal people of Central Australia is an exciting part of the Alice Springs Collection.
Meaning 'giving knowledge' in Arrernte, Akaltye-Antheme is also referred to as the Local Knowledge Collection, offering visitors to the Library an insight into contemporary indigenous issues and culture.
This collection was recently awarded first prize in the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Library Stars competition. This acknowledged the unique nature of this collection, which contains material not held by any other library or archive service.
Whereas other Australian library services are attempting to provide library services to the Indigenous people of Australia, this collection is part of an effort by past librarians which has been so successful that up to 80% of those using the library at any given moment may be Aboriginal.
The library service has been described as the one place in Alice Springs which breaks down the divides between the Aboriginal and the Anglo Australian cultures.
Read more about this topic: Alice Springs Public Library, Akaltye Antheme
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