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Unalaska has received its first shipment of at-home COVID-19 tests, according to local health officials. A shipment of 200 tests from the state of Alaska arrived this week and is now available to the community, said Megan Sarnecki, medical director at the Iliuliuk Family and Health Services clinic. The clinic was approved for 1,000 at-home tests – or 500 boxes of two tests each – from the state. ....
The Unalaska Public Library is getting a face-lift. The city council voted 4-2 at Tuesday night’s meeting in favor of expanding the library, a project that had stalled out after its initial approval nearly two years ago. The Library Expansion Project was initially adopted in Jan. 2020, but the plan was scrapped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was picked up again the next year, and the city received bids in November. The lowest one came in at around $6.5 million dollars, a bit lower than the original estimate. ....
Unalaska Public Library reopens for curbside pickup December 31st, 2020 | The Unalaska Public Library is once again open for curbside pickup. While the building will remain closed to the public, City Librarian Karen Kresh said that library staff will be available from 1 to 4 p.m. daily to answer questions and take requests over the phone. Item requests can also be made via email or online through the library s virtual catalog. We re trying to encourage people to use our library online catalog to place holds, said Kresh. People can also manage their accounts [online]. They can renew books and see what they have checked out if they like, but the biggest thing that we suggest people use it for now is to place holds. That ll help us with curbside pickup. ....