The Skagway Library

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

U.S. Passports: Crystal Harris, our Library Assistant, is currently Skagway’s only passport acceptance agent. Applications are accepted by appointment only Tuesday through Friday. day. Please call to schedule. For more more information – 907-983-2665 or email library@skagway.org

 A three-day certified pesticide applicator training course is scheduled for April 22-24.

Course will be taught by the University Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and is available statewide. Class will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is designed to help participants understand and pass the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation exam.

A $75 fee includes study materials available at Extension offices. Contact  mjohansson@alaska.edu.The materials will be mailed for an additional $25.

Register via this online form. For more information, contact Phil Kaspari at pnkaspari@alaska.edu or 907-895-4215.

The deadline to register April 15.

Fentanyl Awareness Competition for Alaska High School Students Competition Details:

What: Students are to  launch a “One Pill Can Kill” media campaign to reach high school students.  The campaign can reach students in a variety of ways: posters in hallways, advertisements in student newspapers, or videos on social media are a few examples. Creativity is key.

The campaigns should use the “One Pill Can Kill” messaging and highlight the dangers of fentanyl, the risks of non-prescription drug use, and the importance of staying informed and seeking help.

Who: This competition is open to groups of high school students in Alaska. Schools

How: After launching the campaign, contestants must submit a report to Sullivan’s communications team explaining their campaign, how it was executed and what they learned. 

Prize:While all campaigns will be featured on Sullivan’s website, the winning campaign will work with Sullivan’s communications team to design public service announcements featured as part of the statewide “One Pill Can Kill – Alaska” campaign and will be shared on Sullivan’s social media channels and offered for distribution to local television, radio, and print media.

Timeline: Submission Deadline: Feb. 28, 2025

Winners Announced: March 14, More information is here: https://www.sullivan.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/one_pill_can_kill_competition_one_pager.pdf

Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Alaska Broadband Office (ABO) announced the opening of the Alaska Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program.

 The ABO received a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), of which $3.45 million will be made available for the in-state grant program. This is the first of three tranches of Digital Equity Capacity Grant funding the ABO will receive.

 The Grant program will provide funding to eligible entities proposing projects that will implement aspects of the Alaska Digital Equity Plan. These projects will work to eliminate barriers preventing Alaskans within the covered populations, identified in the Digital Equity Act of 2021, from meaningfully using the internet. 

The ABO will begin accepting applications immediately through the 120-day application period ending on April 11, 2025. The grant application, and access to the online application portal – can be found on the ABO webpage at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/abo/. 

SHI Acceptiong applications for college, voc-tech SEALASKA Scholarships 

Applications are open for the 2025-2026 school year.

 The deadline to apply is March 1, 2025. However, Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is offering a $50 incentive to those who complete their scholarship application on or before Feb. 1 and who are accepted as scholarship recipients; if selected as a recipient, the $50 will be included in their scholarship award. Applications must be filled out and submitted online at scholarship.sealaskaheritage.org.

 Awards will be made to Alaska Native Sealaska shareholders and descendants enrolled full- or part- time in accredited colleges, universities and voc-tech schools. Students must also have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. The scholarship program was founded by Sealaska and is administered by Sealaska Heritage.

Alaska high school students invited to apply for fair scholarships

This year, the Fair will award $8,000 in scholarships. Scholarships are open to all Alaska junior and senior high school students who plan to attend college or vocational school. The 2025 scholarship awards include:

• $3,000 first-place award

• $2,000 second-place award

• $1,500 third-place award

• $1,000 4-H/FFA/Vendor/Dependent of Fair Member award

• One $500 honorable mention.

• Applicants recieve free tickets

To apply, students should submit:Application deadline March 26, by 4:30 p.m. AKDT.

For more information on requirements and submission, visit alaskastatefair.org or contact Kelly Larson, 907.746.7164 or kelly@alaskastatefair.org.

February webinars on chainsaw safety and cutting firewood

In February, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host three free webinars on cutting wood safely and keeping chainsaws in good working condition.

Glen Holt, an Extension biomass technician will lead the webinars.

Wed., Feb. 5, at noon. Learn how to dry, season and store your firewood efficiently in “Firewood Efficiency: Get the Most from Firewood.” Register using this online form.  

Wed., Feb.12. at noon Safety gear and tools: “Safe Chainsaw Use: Tree Cutting Basics” Basics of felling, bucking and limbing a tree for firewood. Register using this online form.

Feb.19, Holt will give an interactive presentation on the basics of chainsaw maintenance. Register using this online form.

All webinars will be recorded, and links will be shared with those who register. 

For more information about the course and accomodations, contact Molly Johansson at mjohansson@alaska.edu, 907-786-6313.