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Friday Bulletin - December 1, 2023 |
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News from the Division
Closes December 11
Please share with any friends or colleagues with an MLIS or equivalent who might be interested.
This position offers the opportunity to do meaningful work in historic preservation, while allowing creativity and flair in managing the social media and other outreach for the project. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with a fun team that is passionate about this work while learning new skills, gaining project management experience, and growing their professional network through outreach and liaison work.
News from L.A.M.S in Alaska
The Anchor Point Public Library will be getting an equipment upgrade soon.
On Monday, Nov. 27, Homer Foundation Executive Director Mike Miller presented the library with a check for $10,350 to purchase new computers for both patron use and for staff needs.
The funds for purchasing new computer equipment came to the library through a Community Impact Grant, which, according to the Homer Foundation website, is for requests for support that are over $5,000.
Delcenia Cosman, November 29, 2023. Homer News.
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December 7, 6-7:30 pm
On Zoom + UAA/APU Consortium Library Rm 307
Zoom link: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/85078287676?pwd=RU9zR3V6L1p5bUcyUHNjY0diLzdYUT09
This is a UAA/APU Consortium Library 50th Anniversary event.
Panel includes Paul Dunscomb (History), Paola Banchero (JPC/Media Studies), Stephanie Bauer (Philosophy),and Mychal Machado (Psychology).
Discussion about history, ethics, and human behavior.
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It made good sense. The Anchorage Museum was putting together an exhibit about reducing your carbon footprint. So why not see how they much they could reduce their own footprint with this exhibit?
A new exhibit often creates a lot of waste, from remodeling the display space and shipping displays, to transporting visiting artists or curators. Many exhibits require creating or buying materials that will only be used once — a bad practice for those hoping to make a smaller impact on the planet.
It took a year and a half to create the exhibit “How to Survive”, but its development led to ideas that may go into how exhibits are put together in the future.
Eric Sowl, November 24, 2023. KTUU.
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In this round, [Museums Alaska] awarded $163,813.19 to twelve museums and cultural organizations across Alaska through Alaska Art Fund and Collection Management Fund grants.
The Alaska Art Fund encourages museums in Alaska to collect the work of living Alaska artists for their collections. In 2022, the program was expanded to allow organizations to commission outdoor art, like sculptures and murals, as well as make more traditional art purchases for their collections.
The Collection Management Fund responds to needs of the Alaska museum community to enhance collections management through professional expertise, training, and access to conservation materials and supplies.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is recruiting undergraduate and graduate students for paid museum and art internships in partnership with the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in New Mexico.
Museum Internships
Students may apply for either a position at SHI in Juneau, Alaska, or for an opportunity at IAIA’s Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Museum interns will gain hands-on experience with cataloging museum collections, object storage management, and exhibition planning, research and/or installation.
Art Internships
The SHI-based art internships are based in Juneau. At the conclusion of the program interns will have a broader practical understanding of what is expected from an artist when engaging in a variety of income-generating activities; increased artistic knowledge and skills; a practical understanding of how to plan and operate special arts events, summer programs and arts learning opportunities; experience with operations of a nonprofit organization; and knowledge of reporting requirements for operating community activities.
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A lawsuit filed Friday in federal court accuses the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District of violating six students’ constitutional rights by removing books from school library shelves last spring.
The district removed the 56 books in April at the direction of the Mat-Su School Board, which had received some complaints. Then, this fall, the board appointed a Library Citizens Advisory Committee to review the books. The committee has reviewed 12 books so far, eight of which they recommended should only be kept in high school libraries but removed from middle and elementary schools.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed Friday are represented by the ACLU of Alaska and the Northern Justice Project.
Tim Rockey, November 21, 2023. Alaska Public Media.
Related: ACLU Alaska press release
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A new lawsuit filed by two Mat-Su high school seniors contends district officials repeatedly violated their free speech rights this fall, first by an investigation into a protest during a September school board meeting, and then by blocking all political statements on campus.
It is the second civil rights suit filed in November against the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District...
The student representative’s role on the board was dramatically curtailed this year after [student representative Ben] Kolendo challenged a number of board proposals, including the selection process for members of a panel tasked with reviewing challenged library books.
Amy Bushatz, November 30, 2023. ADN.
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The young adult fiction section of the Wasilla Public Library is expected to be temporarily relabeled “adult fiction” while librarians wait for direction on how to make decisions about challenged books.
The label change recommendation, made by Wasilla library director Zane Treesh at a city council meeting Monday, would swap out the “young adult fiction” labels on five rows of shelving tucked just outside the glass-encased children’s area.
Instead, Treesh said during the meeting, the labels would read “adult fiction.”
Amy Bushatz,, November 30, 2023. ADN.
Related: Wasilla library, city council, community members discuss selection of library books, material for children and young adults
Wasilla City Council hears library director’s rationale for children, teen book selection process
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