Alaska State Library

The Alaska State Library:

• promotes and coordinates library services to the community of Alaskan libraries,
• serves as the primary research library for state government, and
• collects, preserves, and makes accessible Alaska-related materials.{{Cite web |last=Alaska State Library |first= |title=About {{!}} Alaska State Library |url=https://lam.alaska.gov/about-asl/mission |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=library.alaska.gov}}

The State Library coordinates library services throughout the state and serves as the information resource for the state government and the Legislature. It includes the Historical Section, which collects Alaskana and preserves private papers and materials of historical value to the state. The State Library also collects, catalogs and makes available state agency publications.{{Cite web |last=Alaska State Library |first= |title=Alaska State Publications Program |url=https://lam.alaska.gov/state-publications |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=library.alaska.gov}} This is done through the Alaska State Publications program, which distributes the publications to depository libraries throughout the state.

The State Library administers federal and state grants for public library construction and services.{{Cite web |last=Alaska State Library |first= |title=Grants for Alaskan Libraries {{!}} Alaska State Library |url=https://lam.alaska.gov/library-grants |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=library.alaska.gov}} It coordinates the Alaska Library Network (ALN), which provides interlibrary loans, cooperative collection development, and resource sharing among libraries. The Governor's Advisory Council on Libraries advises on the federal long-range spending plan.{{Cite web |last=Alaska State Library |first= |title=Governor's Advisory Council on Libraries |url=https://lam.alaska.gov/lsta |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=library.alaska.gov}}

Since 1950, the library has offered a mail service that will transport books to patrons in remote areas of the state.{{cite journal |last1=FERRELL |first1=Nancy |title=Alaska's Flying Library. |journal=Library Journal |date=March 1983 |volume=108 |pages=554–555 |url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=llr&AN=511775025&site=ehost-live|access-date=26 October 2019}} This service is currently offered through the Alaska Library Extension program at the Juneau Public Libraries.{{cite web |title=Alaska Mail Services |url=https://juneau.org/library/alaska-library-extension |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Juneau Public Libraries |publisher=City and Borough of Juneau}}

The Alaska Talking Book Center provides audio books, large print, and Braille materials to people who are blind or have visual, physical, or reading impairments that make it difficult for them to read traditional books.  Materials are downloadable or can be shipped.  The program serves the entire state, includes necessary equipment, and is completely free, including shipping both directions.{{Cite web |last=Alaska State Library |first= |title=Alaska Talking Book Center |url=https://talkingbooks.alaska.gov/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=talkingbooks.alaska.gov}}

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• {{Official website}}
• [https://library.alaska.gov/hist/hist.html Alaska Historical Collections]
• [https://www.aklib.net/ Alaska Library Network]
• [https://twitter.com/AKStateLibrary Alaska State Library on Twitter]
• [https://facebook.com/AlaskaStateLibrariesArchivesMuseums Alaska State Libraries, Archives & Museums on Facebook]
• [https://alaska.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_808a6de2-daea-40f3-b2be-292c5fd5a18b/ Alaska State Publications Digital Library]
• [https://archive-it.org/collections/1084 Government in Alaska Web Archives]

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