News from the Division
Run Our Gift and Book Store!
The Alaska State Library, Archives & Museums is seeking proposals from vendors to operate the gift and book store located in the beautiful Fr. Andrew P. Kashevaroff building (APK) at 395 Whittier Street in Juneau. APK is the site of the Alaska State Museum galleries, the Alaska State Library reading room, and the research center for access to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections and the Alaska State Archives. The building also features a classroom, lecture hall, café, and a grand atrium. The store is conceived as a place to strengthen the visitors’ understanding of Alaska and further the combined academic, educational, and cultural missions of the Division of Libraries, Archives & Museums. The store is to be stocked with items and books that reflect or augment the subject matter of the temporary and permanent museum exhibits, Alaska subjects and history in general, and items related to the features of the building.
To learn more and see the Request for Proposals, visit RFP 2022-0500-5121 APK Building Gift and Bookstore Operator - Alaska Online Public Notices (state.ak.us). Proposals must be received by the Procurement Officer by 3PM Alaska Time on Friday, April 22, 2022.
The Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums is seeking a talented individual to serve as the Electronic Records Archivist at the Alaska State Archives. The successful candidate will contribute to shaping the future of the Alaska State Electronic Records Archives (ASERA) and appraise, arrange, describe and preserve over 40 Tb of electronic records. The incumbent will coordinate with Records Analyst and Archives staff to ensure long-term access and preservation to historic government records of Alaska by identifying the right preservation methods, establishing and implementing metadata standards, and establishing and refining processes and workflows for electronic records preservation. This position will also work with government officials and researchers, as well as other stakeholders, to provide reference and outreach services.
Full Time. Salary: $2,432.25 Biweekly, Range 18, General Government Bargaining Unit
For additional information and to apply, visit Archivist 2 (PCN 05-3103) | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com).
The Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums is seeking a talented individual to serve as the Archives Assistant for collections management at the Alaska State Archives. The successful candidate will be responsible for adding boxes of materials to the Archives collections and databases, assigning barcodes to media, boxes, shelving units, and materials; pulling and refiling records; managing the placement of materials to maximize space in the vault and on shelves; monitoring temperature and humidity controls for collections spaces; updating database records to reflect accurate location information; and assisting with reference duties at the State Archives public-facing desk.
Full Time. Salary: $20.37 Hourly, Range 11, General Government Bargaining Unit
For additional information and to apply, visit Library Assistant I (PCN 05-3502) | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com)
News from L.A.M.S in Alaska
Intergenerational Creativity and Learning Through Indigenous Comic Art
In the March 2022 web version of Smithsonian Magazine, Dawn Biddison of the Alaska office of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center writes about the learning made possible by the Center’s collaboration with the creators of comic book Chickaloonies: First Frost.
Summary from website: “Combining comic art, Athabascan heritage, and Smithsonian collections brings a unique, contemporary spin to traditional storytelling that’s been passed down over generations and offers new learning opportunities for today’s youth.”
For the full story, read Intergenerational Creativity and Learning through Indigenous Comic Art. By Dawn Biddison. Smithsonian Magazine. March 24, 2022.
Other Announcements
American Library Association remembers late Congressman Don Young
The late US Representative Don Young was influential far beyond Alaska. One of his many areas of influence was America’s libraries, as acknowledged in a March 22, 2022 American Library Association press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) joins libraries across Alaska in remembering Alaska Congressman Don Young, who died on Friday, March 18, 2022. Rep. Young served the state as its sole delegate at-large to the U.S. House of Representatives since 1973.
Rep. Young consistently demonstrated his support for America’s libraries, most notably as a lead sponsor of ALA’s “Dear Appropriator” letters on the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program for several years. He championed legislation supporting libraries, including the Build America’s Libraries Act (2021), the Library Stabilization Fund Act (2020) and the Museum and Library Services Act (2018).
During National Library Week 2021, Congressman Young tweeted, “The COVID-19 pandemic has put the importance of our libraries in the spotlight. As schools have shut their doors and moved toward online learning, the resources made available digitally through libraries have been more critical than ever… Our libraries serve as a pillar of safety and stability for countless communities, and they desperately need our support… We must invest in our nation's libraries…”
ALA is grateful for Rep. Young’s enduring support for America’s libraries and will miss his leadership in Congress on behalf of libraries.
From our friends at the US Census Bureau:
The release of the 1950 Census records is scheduled for April 1, 2022. Whether you are conducting genealogy research or just interested in finding census records about family members, working with historical records from the U.S. Census Bureau is a multi-step process.
A Stroke of Genealogy will walk you through these steps and introduce you to many important resources for accessing and using these records, including the 1950 Census of Population records.
Part 1 and 2 of A Stroke of Genealogy will share background information on the Census Bureau, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the 1950 Census questionnaire, and more, preparing you to access the records from NARA on or after April 1, 2022.
On April 1, 2022, Part 3 of this course will be released and show in detail how to access records from, locate, and view census schedules, enumeration district maps, and descriptions.
Start exploring A Stroke of Genealogy.
Tax tips and FAQs from the Internal Revenue Service
As part of our work as a Federal Depository Library, we subscribe to various mailing lists and pass along items that seem like they’d be helpful to many Alaskans. Recently we received three IRS items that may be useful to you as April 15th looms large:
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