For libraries that intend to apply for USF/E-rate discounts on their upcoming year's Internet charges, as well as infrastructure equipment, the E-rate application window for submitting the FCC Form 471 application has just been announced. Applications will be accepted for E-rate discounted billing starting on January 18, 2023. The FCC Form 471 filing window will close on March 28, 2023 for discounts on internet, goods and services received between July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
If you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out the the Alaska State Library's E-rate specialist Valerie Oliver. All public and tribal libraries in Alaska are eligible for E-rate support. School libraries are also eligible and that support is applied for at the district level.
There is a scholarship opportunity for Alaskan residents enrolled in or currently studying for a Master's in Library and Information studies. Every year AkLA offers two types of scholarships, one for general library studies and one for students focused on school librarianship. Scholarships are open to Alaskan residents who are willing to work in an Alaska library for one year after graduation. The scholarship award is $4,000 and applications are due by January 15, 2023. For questions, contact Kate Enge.
For Rebecca Braun, her family’s Holocaust story is a constant reminder about the importance of helping people like Ukrainians escape from their war-torn country as her family did during the Nazi regime...
More than 75 people crowded the Mendenhall Valley Public Library Tuesday evening to listen to and witness a four-person panel featuring Juneau residents Rebecca Braun, Eva Bornstein, Helena Fagan and Sheryl Weinberg, who shared their families’ personal stories of loss and survival during the Holocaust.
Family Stories — Juneau and the Holocaust, was the final event that ran in tandem [with] a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, “Americans and the Holocaust,” that was on display at the library. The traveling exhibition examined the American response to Nazism, war and genocide during the state-sponsored, systematic murder of 6 million Jews and millions of others, including LGBTQ+ people, Romani people and prisoners of war by Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s.
"‘We tell our story as an urgent plea to stay ever vigilant’: Juneau residents share family stories of the survival and loss during the Holocaust" by Clarise Larson, December 21, 2022. Juneau Empire.
The year 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of commercial aviation in Ketchikan, and the Tongass Historical Museum has opened the virtual exhibit “Taking Flight” to celebrate.
The exhibit was created in partnership with local aviation photojournalist, artist, author and historian Don “Bucky” Dawson.
Dawson partnered with Ketchikan locals Chuck Slagle and AJ Slagle, who funded and facilitated the project, according to museum information.
"KTN man’s research elevates museum’s exhibit on local commercial aviation history" by Danelle Kelly, December 26, 2022. Ketchikan Daily News.
A conversation with Debra O’Gara, Lisa Schramek-Adams, and Kari Petersen about the joys of exploring new interests through the classes available at the Petersburg Public Library. The Common Good is a local show that airs weekly on KFSK.
Cooper Landing Community Library is a small log building built in 1983 that houses just about everything those big city libraries have. Lots of books, DVDs, public access computers and printers. It also has a sweet wood stove for those colder-than-normal winter days and plenty of comfy chairs that allow our patrons to sit and read or access our WiFi.
We are a nonprofit, run by volunteers and funded in part by the Alaska State Library. The rest of the funding comes from donations from the public and grants. I have volunteered there for 25 years and want to acknowledge those grant funders that keep us going.
A huge thank you to the Rasmuson Foundation, which helped us double the size of the building, funded expansion of the children’s section, made us more energy efficient and funded replacement of our electronics. Thanks to ARPA funding, we survived the pandemic lockdown, since we were unable to hold our annual sweepstakes fundraisers. Thank you to the Book Hook grant through the Juneau Community Foundation that gave us the extra money for books and magazines. And thanks to all those people who donate to keep us in business.
Lastly, we are grateful to the State Library for the annual grant that we continue to match.
— Kay Thomas Cooper Landing
"Letter: Thanks for library help" by Kay Thomas, December 27, 2022. ADN.
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has released a feature-length film on the history and origin of Celebration since its inception in 1982.
The film, 40 Years of Celebration — A Biennial Festival of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Cultures, begins with the first Celebration, when Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people came together for the first time to celebrate that their cultures had survived, and progresses through the evolution of the event over the years.
From our friends at the Center for the Study of the Public Domain:
On January 1, 2023, copyrighted works from 1927 will enter the US public domain. They will be free for all to copy, share, and build upon. These include Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse and the final Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, the German science-fiction film Metropolis and Alfred Hitchcock’s first thriller, compositions by Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller, and a novelty song about ice cream.
There is a lot to celebrate: a modernist masterpiece, poetry from the Harlem Renaissance, children’s verses featuring Winnie-the-Pooh and other characters, and early works from Hemingway and Faulkner. Copyright will also expire over Arthur Conan Doyle’s final Sherlock Holmes stories.
Author and historian Hartman says while most of early Alaska history focuses on territorial days and the Klondike Gold Rush, Black people have lived and worked in the region long before.
"‘Black Lives in Alaska’ highlights more than 150 years of African American history in the Last Frontier" by Wesley Early,
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs announced yesterday it has approved the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s application to place a land parcel in Juneau, AK into federal trust status.
The action, announced yesterday, marks just the second fee-to-trust acquisition in Alaska since the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) in 1971, and the first in five years...
“Today is a historic day for Tlingit & Haida,” President Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson said in a statement. “Trust lands are a cornerstone of federal Indian policy and are key to federal and private sector funding and investment. The ability for Alaska tribes to petition for trust land acquisitions maximizes tribal government resources, eligibility for federal programs and services, and fosters economic development.”
"BIA Announces “Historic” Land Acquisition in Alaska," November 18, 2022. Native News Online.
Speaker: Kristina Carty-Pratt, Branch Chief of Publications and Outreach in the Office of Citizenship, USCIS
Learning outcomes: This webinar will provide an overview of available USCIS resources and services. Attendees will gain familiarity with and understanding of the citizenship process.
Speaker: Domingo Angeles, Economist, Employment Projections Program, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Learning outcomes: The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is a career resource offering information on the hundreds of occupations that provide the majority of jobs in the United States. In this presentation, Domingo Angeles covers what data and information are in the occupational profiles of the OOH. He also provides tips for using additional resources from the Employment Projections program such as the CareerInfo mobile app and Field of Degree pages.
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