At the Alaska Library Association Annual Conference in March 2016, Unalaska City Librarian was elected to the Board of Directors for the statewide organization Alaska Library Network (ALN). Ms. Kresh will serve a two-year term on the board as a representative of large public libraries.
Alaska Library Network is a statewide organization that manages the Alaska Digital Library, which provides eBook and eAudio downloading for patrons of participating libraries. Use of this resource has continued to grow as new libraries sign up and new patrons utilize the service. In the first quarter of 2016, an average of 1,000 eBooks were downloaded each day throughout the state.
ALN also manages several other online resources for Alaskans, as well as negotiating group discounts from vendors and managing a diverse array of library-related grants. General membership includes all libraries in Alaska, and ALN currently has 53 voting member libraries.