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‘What gives it teeth’

Indigenous author Lily H. Tuzroyluke spoke on her novel and writing process last week at the Homer Public Library.

 

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Off the shelf: Time and space and the human heart

Contemporary novel combines historical and science fiction for a gripping, emotional journey.

 

Snow collects near the entrance to the Kenai Community Library on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Libraries defend every American’s freedom to read

Authors Against Book Bans invites you to celebrate National Library Week.

 

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In wake of executive order, peninsula libraries, museums brace for funding losses

Trump’s March 14 executive order may dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”

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Off the shelf: Paradise versus privilege

“The Garden Against Time” is part of the Homer Public Library’s 2025 Lit Lineup.

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Photo by Christina Whiting Selections from the 2025 Lit Lineup are lined up on a shelf at the Homer Public Library on Friday, Jan. 3.

A new Lit Lineup

Homer Public Library’s annual Lit Lineup encourages year-round reading.

Photo by Christina Whiting Selections from the 2025 Lit Lineup are lined up on a shelf at the Homer Public Library on Friday, Jan. 3.
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Off the Shelf: Nutcracker novel sets a darker stage

“The Kingdom of Sweets” is available at the Homer Public Library

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Off the shelf: Speculative novel holds promise of respite

“A Psalm for the Wild-Built” is part of the Homer Public Library’s 2024 Lit Lineup

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Off the shelf: Memoir ponders life’s un-expectations

‘The Crane Wife’ is part of the Homer Public Library’s 2024 Lit Lineup

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Homer Public Library (Photo by Sarah Knapp)

Full state funding restored to libraries for FY25

A supplemental Public Library Assistance grant was awarded to Alaska libraries on Oct. 15

Homer Public Library (Photo by Sarah Knapp)
Virginia Morgan, volunteer director of the Cooper Landing Community Library, speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on the Public Library Assistance Grant reduction on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Libraries face uncertainty in wake of funding cuts

The annual Public Library Assistance Grant funding was cut for 82 libraries statewide for FY2025

Virginia Morgan, volunteer director of the Cooper Landing Community Library, speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on the Public Library Assistance Grant reduction on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)