• Finance Committee Meeting

    Finance Committee minutes May 24, 2016  Old Business -- Finance Quick Books progress/Restricted Funds AK Library Association renewal Un-reimbursed Reimbursement forms progress Stain/varathane progress Progress on poster for post office New Business May Finance Report Second quarter Passive House draft financial statement CRS 2016 end of State fiscal year budget summary Additional bills for electrical […]

  • Book caravan

    A work party is set for 6:30 p.m. on July 5, meeting at Just A Store at Chena Pump and Chena Ridge roads, to pick up and sort through a book donation (several boxes of books). If you would like to join the caravan or help us sort books when we get back, please come!

  • July Board Meeting

    Call to order: 6:50 p.m. Members present: Gary Pohl, Monique Musick, Mindy Gallagher, James Rogan, Syrilyn Tong, Deirdre Helfferich Approval of old minutes- Motion to adopt- Gary. Second- Monique. All approve Approval of Agenda - Adopt: Monique. Second:Gary. All approve Finance Committee Report Committee Update – written report, finance reports Reviewed/discussed by board Gary donated […]

  • Gardening at the Gazebo

    Ida Laine Gazebo 504 Village Road, Ester, AK, United States

    The sweet williams are blooming! Our perennial beds at the Ida Laine Gazebo across from the Ester Post Office are looking better every year, as more and more perennials get planted and come back to decorate Village Road. Please join us any time and bring a few flowers to add to the collection. Our annuals […]

  • Unloading the books

    Ursa Major Distillery 2922 Parks Highway, Fairbanks, AK, United States

    Chris Guinn has donated an entire library's worth of books and movies to the JTEL; last weekend a few volunteers picked up some of this generous collection and this Sunday the rest will be coming to be stored in the connex. Meet at Ursa Major off Water Way at 2 pm and we'll head to […]

  • Tape & Tarp planning meeting

    Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

    Volunteers needed for the Tape & Tarp and the groundbreaking celebration preparations! This is the time to come with your ideas and progress, to brainstorm, and to volunteer. Hope to see you there!

  • Finance Committee Meeting

    Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

      Finance Committee minutes June 29, 2016  Old Business -- Finance Quick Books progress/Restricted Funds Poster progress New Business June Finance Report July bills/income summary to date CRS 2016 end of State fiscal year report Estimate(s) for electrical project Receipts for groundbreaking expenses Receipts for Tape and Tarp Ball fundraiser Budget outline for fundraisers Preparation […]

  • Tape & Tarp & groundbreaking celebration

    Malemute Saloon Village Road, Ester, United States

    This year we will be celebrating the official groundbreaking for construction! Meet at 488 Village Road for the traditional Golden Shovels at 6:30 pm, followed by the Tape & Tarp Ball across the street at the Malemute Saloon at 7 pm for the music of local band Cotton Ginny. Wear your best rubber boots! The […]

  • August board meeting

    Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

    Collections and inventory report Tape and Tarp History and 2016 Overview (PDF)

  • LiBerry planning meeting

    Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

    The berries are coming in thick and fast: raspberries, currants, blueberries, squash…it's that time of year again. If you would like to help out at the fantabulous LiBerry Music Festival & Berry Pie Throwdown, COME TO THIS MEETING! We need a lot of volunteers for our biggest fundraiser of the year, and we hope to […]

  • LiBerry Music Festival

    Kiwi Lime Pi, photo by Laura Burns. The LiBerry Music Festival and Berry Pie Throwdown is right around the corner! We are looking for event volunteers, pie contest entrants, and prize donors! And, of course, YOU! Please come to the library's musical extravaganza of the year! Saturday August 27, 2016, from 2PM to midnight at […]

  • Finance Committee meeting

    Finance Committee minutes July 27, 2016  Old Business -- Finance Quick Books progress/Restricted Funds Budget outline for fundraiser New Business July Finance Report August bills/income summary to date Receipts for LiBerry Pie Throwdown and Music Festival fundraiser FY 2015 internal audit numbers for Charitable Organization Registration Groundwork for formal audit of FY 2016 Discussion of […]