Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI), in partnership with a consortium of libraries, associations and educators, is launching a new program to develop culturally-relevant programming for children for use by interested public and tribal libraries across Alaska and the nation.
Alaskana Bibliographer Nancy Lesh has been with the Consortium Library from the very beginning. As the library celebrates 50 years, she reflects on the institution s history and future.
Since the subsea fiber cut this weekend, communities from Nome to Utqiagvik have been contending with various levels of internet and cell service disruptions, and adapting to pursue their own solutions.
After a subsea fiber-optic cable was severed last weekend, residents and businesses in several Northwest Alaska and North Slope communities have turned to satellite Internet or cash-only transactions to get by.