Federal cuts could limit Alaska library services and hours at Juneau branches

Federal cuts could limit Alaska library services and hours at Juneau branches

Shelves at the Juneau Public Library Downtown Branch on May 5, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) Libraries in Alaska may no longer be able to request books from out of state, or mail books and other media to Alaskans who don’t live near a library.  Trump administration cuts to federal funding for libraries means Interlibrary Loan services and the Alaska Library Extension program won’t be funded after June. Juneau Public Libraries Director Cat…