Thank you for participation in summer reading program

The Juneau Public Libraries would like to thank everyone who contributed to our 2017 Summer Reading Program Build a Better World.

We are especially grateful for the support of the Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries, the Douglas Fourth of July Committee, the Space Science Institute, the American Library Association, the Alaska State Library ILC Grant, the Collaborative Summer Library Program, Michelle Ridgway at the Alaska Deep Ocean Science Institute, Rich Mattson at DIPAC, Quy Nguyen, Michael Haselden and Ken Weber with the U.S. Coast Guard District 17, Corey Wall at MRV Architects, Rick Fritsch at NOAA National Weather Service, Aleria Jensen and Kim Raum-Suryan at NOAA National Marine Fisheries, Jen Karnik at the Alaska Marine Exchange, Sara Lee Chubb at the Alaska State Library, Mary Irvine at the Alaska State Museum’s Science on the Sphere, Sara Saxton at the Wasilla Public Library, Sara Raster with the 2017 Year of Kindness Steering Committee, volunteers Amoni Serugo, Daria Horne, Jos Bakker, Kate Wynne, Tom Schwartz, Kaitlyn Bausler, Christine Niemi, Rebecca Bells Service, Sonia Suzuki, Cori Stennett, Linda Torgerson, Clara Torgerson, and to all the local businesses who donated prizes and sponsored our Summer Reading Program which include:

Coppa

Trove

Kindred Post

Juneau’s Imagination Station

Nugget Alaskan Outfitter

Alaska Shirt Company

Juneau Arts and Humanities Council

Gross Alaska Theaters

The Alaskan Fudge Company

Rainbow Foods

Alaska Robotics

Bullwinkles Pizza Parlor

Juneau Valley Paint Center

AK Capital Inn Bed & Breakfast

The Juneau Empire

The Capital City Weekly

KTOO Juneau Afternoon

KINY Capital Chat

Thank you,

Beth Weigel

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