Wrangell library spared from federal cuts - at the moment

Cultural institutions all over Alaska are scrambling to figure out what a wave of cuts to federal grants means for their programs and staffing.

Over the past few weeks, museums, libraries and cultural organizations across Alaska have received notice that federal funds are being terminated. The federal government is making the cuts to align spending with a recent Trump administration order and the Department of Government Efficiency’s goals.

Wrangell’s Irene Ingle Public Library has for at least the past 10 years received an annual federal grant of between $6,000 and $10,000, distributed throug...