Alaska State Library

@AKStateLibrary

We serve as the primary research library for state government, and collect, preserve, and make accessible AK-related materials. We also aid Alaska libraries.

Juneau, Alaska, USA
library.alaska.gov
Joined January 2009
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    Sep 19

    Digital Newspaper Project will make over 100,000 pages of historic newspapers available online.

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  2. Sep 11

    We're gearing up for Juneau's Big Read! Free copies of Station 11 are available now & kickoff party is 9/29 at 5pm.

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  3. Sep 7

    Come join the Archives team at the APK! We're recruiting for an Archivist II, closing 9/12.

    Staff of the Alaska State Archives with records and aerial photos from the Alaska Railroad collection.
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    Sep 6

    Going back to basics on

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  5. Sep 6

    Thanks to Jackson Polys for Friday's fantastic lecture on the Seward shame pole. We've been contemplating his words & his work all week.

    Jackson Polys with an image of himself and his apprentice Robert Mills painting the suit on the Seward shame pole, September 1, 2017.
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  6. Sep 1

    Jackson Polys, tonight's speaker & carver of the Seward shame pole, was on 's Juneau Afternoon today. His talk starts at 7.

    E-announcement for artist talk by Jackson Polys on Friday, September 1 at 7:00 pm.
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    Sep 1

    Historic Alaska newspapers are being posted online by

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  8. Aug 30

    Join us for an artist talk with Jackson Polys (aka Stephen Paul Jackson) on Friday at 7. He'll share his work on the Seward shame pole

    E-announcement for artist talk with Jackson Polys (aka Stephen Paul Jackson) on Friday, September 1 at 7:00 pm.
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  9. Aug 28

    Thanks to for highlighting our newspaper project this weekend!

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  10. Aug 21

    How the 1869 eclipse led to sharing indigenous knowledge that shaped Alaskan cartography.

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  11. Aug 21

    In 1869, George Davidson of the US Coast Survey observed a from Tlingit country on the Chilkat River near Klukwan.

    Path of the Total Eclipse of August 8, 1869 from the US Coast Survey Report for 1869.
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    Aug 18

    I'm excited that an project has reached the public: Some of Alaska's oldest newspapers are online!

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    Aug 17

    Happy back-to-school! to the 1st school bus in . It drove kids from Salmon Creek to town starting in 1930.

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  14. Aug 16

    The first batch of digitized Alaskan newspapers are now up on 's Chronicling America site!

    First page of the inaugural issue of The Alaska Daily Empire, November 2, 1912.
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  15. Aug 16

    It's back to school day in Juneau! Here are a few classroom resources from the Library, Archives, & Museum.

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  16. Aug 15

    Photographer introduced staff to the APK darkroom yesterday. Shown are prints made from a recent donation of glass plate negatives.

    Photographs printed from glass plate negatives in the Library's Historical Collections.
    Patrice Helmar selects nitrate negatives from the Library's Historical Collections for printing in the APK darkroom.
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  17. Aug 15

    Thanks to for this great story and for the shoutout! We're happy to help with historical research any time!

    Curious Juneau: Where did the Birdman of Alcatraz commit his first murder? by
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  18. Aug 15

    The Con Brio Chamber Series concert on Saturday filled all levels of the atrium! The next one at the APK is Nov 18 at 2pm.

    Packed house for the Con Brio Chamber Series concert on August 12, featuring Lisa Ibias on violin and Sue Kazama on piano.
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    Jul 25

    Know an outstanding museum or library that is a catalyst for community change? Nominate it for a National Medal!

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  20. Jul 18

    Looking for some summery temps in Juneau? Come by the Library, where it's feeling tropical while the cooling system is being repaired.

    Tropical beach scene with palm trees and beach umbrellas.
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