Tag Archives: Kodiak Public Library

Kodiak Public Library acquired a new art installation for the children’s room last week. The colorful carved wood panel featuring a collection of rockfish hanging at the circulation desk was funded by a donation from former Kodiak resident Madelyn Poland Gale in honor of her mother, Estella Layton. Jim Pryor sits with his new rockfish carving at the Kodiak Public …

We talk with Library Director Laurie Madsen and Library Youth Specialist (or children’s librarian), Roy Thomas. The library has tons of great programs for people of all ages this summer. A special emphasis is on space to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Land on the Moon. Also STEM kits to check out to make it fun for kids (and …

Kodiak Public Library. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak Public Library has a new director. Laurie Madsen officially came on board Wednesday, July 25. “I love the space. It’s open and wonderful and the environment is one of people being inquisitive, finding new resources, asking questions.” Madsen worked for the Kodiak Island Borough School District for 25 …

After serving as the Kodiak Public Library’s Director for five years, Katie Baxter has left the position . (Photo from KMXT’s archives.) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Public Library has been managed by Katie Baxter for the past five years until the City of Kodiak put her on administrative leave at the end of March. Recently, the decision on whether Baxter would …

Katie Baxter, director of Kodiak Public Library was recently put on administrative leave. (Photo from KMXT’s archives.) Mitch Borden/KMXT Earlier this week, Katie Baxter, the director of the Kodiak Public Library was put on administrative leave. The City of Kodiak will not comment on its reasons for taking this action, but as KMXT reports some who have worked with Baxter say …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches chats about genealogical research with library director Katie Baxter and the Kodiak Public Library Association’s Laurie Madsen. This month, the library will provide a number of resources to help residents research their ancestry.

The Kodiak Public Library. (Courtesy of the City of Kodiak) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The local library is making it easier for people to research their genealogy. Starting this month, the Kodiak Public Library Association is sponsoring a year-long subscription to Ancestry [dot] com. The website provides access to a number of resources, including immigration and church records. Library director Katie Baxter …

Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of Kodiak Public Library Association’s Dog Eared Reads.

Cardboard art at library. Photo by Mark Webb-Barragan Kayla Desroches/KMXT A Kodiak local will display his cardboard-based art for First Friday this month. Cardboard is Mark Webb-Barragan’s primary medium, and he incorporates paints, pen, and other materials. Among his pieces are cut-outs of salmon, pollock, and halibut. Webb-Barragan uses pen to further define the fish he creates. He says he …

Featured in this episode of Dog Eared Reads is a book review by Bob Ross, a reading from Sara Loewen’s Gaining Daylight by Sara Persselin, a repeat of Taten’s 2015 interview with fermentist Sandor Katz, and news and tips from KPLA.