Accomodations
* recommended by the local arrangements committee
You can make your own reservations. If you have any questions about accomodations in Juneau, please contact Jennifer Brown and she'll do her best to get answers!
Juneau's Finest Accomodations
The Goldbelt Hotel*
51 Egan Drive Juneau, Alaska 99801
907.586.6900
toll-free: 888.478.6909
fax: 907.463.3567
conference rate: $104 mountainside, $109 waterside
The Goldbelt Hotel is located right next door to our conference facility, Centennial Hall. Goldbelt also boasts new restaurant, Zen, and bar, Jaded, in the lobby.
Westmark Baranof Hotel
127 North Franklin Street Juneau, Alaska 99801-1280
907.586.2660
fax: 907.586.8315
conference rate: $119/ room / night + 12% tax single or double
occupancy third person charged $15
A historic nine story building, recently upgraded, the Baranof is in the heart of downtown, has nice rooms, some suites, and is a moderate walk downhill to Centennial Hall (not as close as Goldbelt or Prospector, but still walking distance). The Baranof is a fine hotel, appealing in its own right, and is a favorite among visiting legislators.
Moderately Priced Accomodations
The Prospector Hotel*
375 Whittier Street Juneau, Alaska 99801-1781
907.586.3737 (Alaska)
800.331.2711 (US and Hawaii)
fax: 907.586.1204
conference rate: $99/single, $99/dual $$109/triple $119/quad
The Prospector is a convenient distance to the conference site at Centennial Hall and has a restaurant on-site. It has clean rooms, many with kitchenettes, that are good for sharing.
The Driftwood Lodge
435 Willoughby Avenue Juneau, Alaska 99801
907.586.2280
toll-free: 800.544.2239
fax: 907.586.1034
conference rate: $48/standard; $68/efficiency; $70/1 bdrm; $84/2bdrm.
The Driftwood is close to Centennial Hall and downtown and offers low-frills, Alaska-style accomodations at a reasonable rate.
Travel
Alaska Airlines offers travelers to the AkLA conference a 10% discount off Alaska Airlines published excursion fares, except companion and other promotional fares, for travel to Juneau from all of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Airs' cities between February 18th and 28th. Any change or cancellation after ticketing is subject to a service charge. All fare rules and blackout dates apply.
To get the 10% discount when booking online at alaskaair.com, participants should enter the eCert code ECCMR9023 in the eCert code box when filling out the Flights Quick search box.
For those interested in a detailed description of what is allowed on this particular meeting code, click on the question mark after inputting the eCert Code to pull up a screen giving general advisories regarding the use of eCerts. Then click on "view" in the pop up screen.
AkLA Conference Attendance Award
Eligibility: Any AkLA member, including library staff, volunteers, board members, and trustees, from the region in which the annual conferenceis to be held. Two or more applicants may share this award.
Criteria: Available to individuals with an interest in their own career development.
Application process: Applicants should submit an application that states how attendance at conference will enhance their education or library duties and includes information on how the travel funds will be used to attend conference.
This application shall be sent to the State Library Continuing Education Committee by January 25. Who makes the decision? A committee composed of the AkLA Continuing Education committee chair and the State Library Continuing Education Coordinator.
Successful applicants agree to attend all three days of conference, keep a daily log describing sessions attended, and will write a one-page summary of their conference experiences for Newspoke. When is the award presented? The letter is usually sent in January.
The $500 travel check is presented during conference.
What is the award? A letter from the AkLA President and a check for $500 to cover travel expenses. Conference registration fees will be waived for the successful applicant.
How is the award announced? Recipients will be listed in the conference awards brochure and will be asked to stand and be recognized at conference. The recipients will also be listed in Newspoke. Additional information: AkLA has annually funded the conference attendance award since 1977.
Submit to
AkLA Conference Attendance
Award Committee, Alaska State Library
344 W. 3rd Ave STE 125
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 800.776.6566
Fax: 907.269.6580
priscilla_mcadara@eed.state.ak.us
