Technical Services staff catalog, process, and repair library materials for the whole department. The Outreach Department of the Ketchikan Public Library provides service to the blind, physically handicapped, the homebound, residents of institutions such as the Pioneer Home, Island View Manner, and to the inmates of the Ketchikan Correctional Center. We are the local contact for the Alaska State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. For those who are homebound, we offer free home delivery of library materials. Loan Policy Most items are checked out for three weeks.
Videos are due in one week, with the exception of instructional videos.
If books become one week overdue, a first notice is sent and a fine of .50 cents per book is charged. At one month overdue the book is considered lost and a bill is sent. You may renew an item in person or by phone. Here's how to get your Library card. Library cards are free.