The Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives and Museum building, as seen in this September 2018 photo is temporarily closed due to COVID-19 conditions in Juneau. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

The Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives and Museum building, as seen in this September 2018 photo is temporarily closed due to COVID-19 conditions in Juneau. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

State library, archives and museum temporarily closes

Closure announced on Tuesday.

The Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum will be closed through Saturday, Oct. 24 because of COVID-19 conditions in City and Borough of Juneau, the state’s education department announced.

The facility is ordinarily closed on Sundays and Mondays, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development said in a news release. Updates will be available online at lam.alaska.gov.

For assistance during business hours, people can call the archives at 465-2270, the library reading room at 465-2920, the library historical collections at 465-2925 and the museum at 465-2901.

• Contact the Juneau Empire newsroom at (907)308-4895.

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