Things going on at The Skagway Public Library

Wifi is available outside the library 10am-10pm..  

Windy Valley Babies (Story Time) happens every Wednesday at 10:30 am inside the Library. Story Time is specially designed for ages 0-3. Bring your 0-3 year old to sing and read stories with Ms. Anna! 

Music Saturdays. Come play around on our

mandolin, ukulele, guitar, banjo or piano!

(And you won’t even get shushed!)

Late Night Library takes place on select Friday nights at 6:00pm in the library. These evenings include crafts, game nights, special guests, and activities for young patrons in 5th grade and up!

Passports: If you need to apply for a U.S. passport, Crystal Harris, our Library Assistant, is currently Skagway’s only passport acceptance agent. Applications are accepted by appointment only and Crystal takes passport appointments Tuesday through Fri

day. Please call for an appointment or more information at 907-983-2665 or email library@skagway.org.

A University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agent will travel by boat to nine communities in Southeast Alaska to teach classes on healthy living, food safety and food preservation. 

Sarah Lewis, the service’s Juneau-based health, home and family development agent, will head out on her family’s boat, the Pacific Sapphire, in July.  

She will visit Whale Pass on July 6; Thorne Bay on July 8; Ketchikan from July 12-14; Metlakatla from July 16-18; Meyers Chuck on July 20; Wrangell on July 28-29; Petersburg on July 31-Aug. 1; Kake on Aug. 3-4; and Tenakee Springs on Aug. 8. 

Lewis will teach classes on food safety and preservation, healthy homes, and healthy eating. She will also give away free publications and test pressure canner dial gauges in each community. 

Lewis will also be at the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines on July 25-26. 

This is the fourth time Lewis has visited remote Southeast Alaska communities by boat. She said it is more time- and cost-effective than traveling by ferry or plane, so she can visit more locations. 

Many of the activities are free, and others charge a small fee. For schedules and registration links, visit https://bit.ly/SoutheastCES2024.

For more information, contact Lewis at sarah.lewis@alaska.edu, 907-455-2010. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Lewis.

College of Indigenous Studies seeks artist for logo design

The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Indigenous Studies is seeking an artist to design a logo for the college. 

Artists interested in working with the college on the design project should submit portfolios and resumes using the online submission form (https://www.uaf.edu/rural/partners-outreach/call-for-artists.php). The deadline for applications is July 8, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. The projected date for completion of the logo is Aug. 30, 2024. 

Visit the College of Indigenous Studies website (https://www.uaf.edu/rural) for more information about the college and its campuses, departments and programs. Additional parameters for the logo project are available on the submission form.