Haines Community Website

A Community Resource Benefiting the Haines Borough Public Library

For detailed happenings at the Library, please refer to http://haineslibrary.org
For the school calendar, please refer to http://www.hbsd.net

Alaska News

A new mining company wants to restart ore exports in Skagway

The proposal has revived concern over legacy contamination from ore shipping in the local port, and how to ensure it doesn't continue. [...]

Trumpeter Jeff Karlson leads Con Brio Chamber Series concert, Juneau Douglas Ice Association hosts youth tournament, and Zach Gordon Youth Center upcomnig events

Juneau Afternoon featuring Jeff Karlson leading Con Brio Chamber Series next concert, Juneau Douglas Ice Association hosts the 18U A State hockey tournament, and Zach Gordon Youth Center shares upcoming [...]

Newscast – Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

In this newscast: Downtown Juneau's popular Marine Park will become a construction site for more than a year, starting next week; Two state lawmakers introduced legislation this month that aims [...]

ICE took this mom and her kids from Soldotna. Shock, outrage and sadness came next.

Federal immigration officials detained and deported Sonia Espinoza Arriaga and two of her three sons, ages 5 and 16. As of Thursday, her oldest son remains in custody at an [...]

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Scam Reminder

If you get an email asking you to update your email password because it’s about to expire. SCAM! Basically, never trust an unsolicited email asking you to login anywhere. Period.

If you are browsing a website and get a message telling you that you have a virus and to call the number to resolve: Please don’t call the number!

If you get an email indicating that you have been billed for a renewal or purchase and instructing you to call the number if you have questions: Please don’t call the number!

Don’t click links in emails you are not expecting. Instead, go to the website (email, bank, etc.) and login there to see if there is a message for you.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle

Come by the Recycle Center during staffed hours of Th/Fr 9-12 or Sat 10-2 or drop off recycling any time.

All recycling tips and the entire ROW document is available on the Haines Friends of Recycling webpage at https://www.hainesrecycle.org