Alaska Library Network

The Alaska Library Network (ALN) will provide continuing education for Alaska public and tribal library staff working with indigenous cultural materials. In the first year, ALN will offer a training institute for 20-30 library professionals from across the state. In the second year, 5-7 libraries will be selected to receive a week of on-site, targeted training for their community library staff and other local organizations involved in heritage preservation, restoration, and dissemination. Each visiting specialist will offer a topical webinar based on their on-site activities to all libraries in Alaska and elsewhere based on their visits. Training partners will include the Alaska Library Association Native Issues Roundtable, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Library, and the Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums.