Kettleson Memorial Library
Hours |
Contact information | |
 |
Monday-Friday 10:00am-9:00pm Saturday & Sunday 1:00-9:00pm Closed City holidays Labor Day -Mon. 9/6 |
Kettleson Memorial Library 320 Harbor Drive Sitka AK 99835 (907)747-8708 (907)747-8755 (fax) library@cityofsitka.com Sarah Jones Library Director (907) 747-4021 sarahj@cityofsitka.com |
Upcoming Library event:
Kim Heacox Author - Photographer - Conservationist Sunday September 5th, 6:30pm |
|
Kettleson Memorial Library is a public library serving the City and Borough of Sitka since
March 20, 1923. It is now tax supported, but owes a great debt of gratitude to the Sitka Library Association, whose volunteers provided library service in Sitka for nearly fifty years. Our building was built in 1967 with a gift from Theodore Kettleson, a long time Sitka resident. Additional funds came from the Library Services and Construction Act, and gifts from other generous Sitka citizens. An addition, which more than doubled the library's size, was completed in 1983. We are proud of our beautiful setting and excellent library service supported by Sitka's citizens.
Mission and Goals:
The mission of Kettleson Memorial Library is to provide a collection of informational, cultural, recreational, educational, and local historical resources to meet the evolving library needs of its patrons and to promote reading as an essential element of an informed citizenry in a democracy.
Kettleson Memorial Library endeavors to enrich and enhance the quality of life of each member of our community by assisting in the acquisition of knowledge, promoting the love of reading and encouraging lifelong learning. We strive to provide services and resources that inform, enrich and empower each person we serve through free, equal and reliable access to informational, educational, cultural, and recreational resources. We endeavor to acquire and utilize appropriate communications technologies that extend, expand and enhance service in an inviting, healthy environment in which individuals are encouraged to safely access, explore and discover the world.