Ketchikan Public Library

Ketchikan Public Library Community support for a public library in Ketchikan dates back to 1900, about the time of the town’s incorporation.
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Local women, organized as the Ladies Library Club, assembled the town’s first library collection…a single bookcase. As volunteer supporters continued to build the library collection, the collection was housed in several different locations over the years. In 1967, the library moved into the Centennial Building on Dock Street, sharing space with the City Museum. This two-story structure was built t

o commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Alaska’s purchase by the United States. In 1985, library supporters officially organized as the Friends of the Ketchikan Library. This committed membership holds the mission to advance library operations and services. In 2013 the Library moved into a beautiful new 16,700 square-foot facility on Copper Ridge Lane, with meeting and study rooms, works by local artists, and collections and services for all Ketchikan residents.

August Calendar 2026!
07/31/2026

August Calendar 2026!

No Move 'n' Groove or Storytime this week.
07/31/2026

No Move 'n' Groove or Storytime this week.

07/31/2026
Don't forget to get your Summer Reading Logs in by this Friday, July 31!
07/29/2026

Don't forget to get your Summer Reading Logs in by this Friday, July 31!

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07/29/2026

If you haven't signed up for Everbridge here is how.

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1110 Copper Ridge Lane
Ketchikan, AK
99901

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Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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