Join KPLA & support your Kodiak Public LibraryYour membership and contributions help us to support the library's programs and collections, and to host events such as the Altered Books events, author talks and book sales. Please join our membership today - it help us continue to support the Kodiak Public Library!
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These stickers are available for $4, ask at the desk of the Library
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Volunteers help us out in a variety of ways. Currently help is needed with the culling project at the Public Library, and help is always needed with our ongoing book sales. Please fill out this form and we will contact you! Thank you.
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About KPLA:
The Kodiak Public Library Association (KPLA) was formed in 1953 to build a local library for the growing community of Kodiak and to move the library’s collection from skid shack to a permanent building.
KPLA saw the library move into a small shop building on the downtown school grounds in 1956. The library remained in the old shop building for only eight years; the 1964 tsunami eroded its log foundation and the building was condemned.
About this time the Rotary Club purchased a site and deeded it to the city of Kodiak. On December 8, 1968, the new A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library was dedicated and named for a local physician who had long been a champion of library service in Kodiak, who had also been active with Rotary.
The original building which cost $245,000, was expanded in 1977 with the addition of the audio-visual wing, the children's wing in 1984, and the Alaska reference room in 1993. This aging building was unable to keep up with technological changes, the growing collection and needs for more space to meet community demands.
In 2009, a dedicated group of library patrons re-energized KPLA to work for a new library building. After three years of fundraising and support from the City of Kodiak, State of Alaska, and Rasmuson Foundation, Kodiak has a new library facility at 612 Egan Way. The new library opened in December of 2013 (see the below). This new library meets the needs of our community’s diverse populations and is a meeting place for Kodiak’s citizens and visitors.
Moving forward into the future, KPLA will continue to support the library's programs, services, and collections through fundraising efforts and events, including book sales, book swaps, and outreach. Become a part of the fun by becoming a member or joining our Board.
For more information about us, these documents are available:
KPLA saw the library move into a small shop building on the downtown school grounds in 1956. The library remained in the old shop building for only eight years; the 1964 tsunami eroded its log foundation and the building was condemned.
About this time the Rotary Club purchased a site and deeded it to the city of Kodiak. On December 8, 1968, the new A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library was dedicated and named for a local physician who had long been a champion of library service in Kodiak, who had also been active with Rotary.
The original building which cost $245,000, was expanded in 1977 with the addition of the audio-visual wing, the children's wing in 1984, and the Alaska reference room in 1993. This aging building was unable to keep up with technological changes, the growing collection and needs for more space to meet community demands.
In 2009, a dedicated group of library patrons re-energized KPLA to work for a new library building. After three years of fundraising and support from the City of Kodiak, State of Alaska, and Rasmuson Foundation, Kodiak has a new library facility at 612 Egan Way. The new library opened in December of 2013 (see the below). This new library meets the needs of our community’s diverse populations and is a meeting place for Kodiak’s citizens and visitors.
Moving forward into the future, KPLA will continue to support the library's programs, services, and collections through fundraising efforts and events, including book sales, book swaps, and outreach. Become a part of the fun by becoming a member or joining our Board.
For more information about us, these documents are available:
Kodiak Public Grand Opening - a Grand Celebration
The Kodiak Public Library Grand Opening was December 9th, 2013. Enjoy the pictures of the amazing night! There was a lot community heart and soul that went into building the new library and putting on the grand opening ceremony.
