Libraries - Alaska | Stuttering Foundation: A Nonprofit Organization Helping Those Who Stutter

Anchorage Municipal Libraries 3600 Denali Street Anchorage, AK 99503-6055 (907) 343-2975	Muldoon Branch Library 1251 Muldoon Road; Suite 158 Anchorage, AK 99504 (907) 343-4032
Mountain View Branch Library 120 Bragaw Street Anchorage, AK 99508-1307 (907)343-2818	Tuzzy Consortium Library 5421 North Star Street Barrow, AK 99723 (907)852-4050
Kuskokwim Consortium Library 420 State Highway Bethel, AK 99559 (907)543-4517	Big Lake Public Library 3140 South Big Lake Road Big Lake, AK 99652 (907)861-6475
Cold Bay Public Library 10 Baranov Street Cold Bay, AK 99571 (907)532-2878	Craig Public Library 504 Third Street Craig, AK 99921 (907)826-3281
Delta Community Library 2291 Deborah Street Delta Junction, AK 99737 (907)895-4102	Dillingham Public Library 306 D Street West Dillingham, AK 99576 (907)842-5610
Douglas Branch Library 1016 3rd Street Douglas, AK 99824-5416 (907)364-2378	Chugiak-Eagle River Branch Library 12001 Business Boulevard #176 Eagle River, AK 99577-7743 (907)343-1530
Noel Wien Library 1215 Cowles Street Fairbanks, AK 99701-4313 (907)459-1020	Fort Richardson Post Library 123 Chilkoot Avenue Fort Richardson, AK 99505 (907)384-1640
Scott and Wesley Gerrish Branch Library 250 Enloff Drive Girdwood, AK 99587 (907)343-4024	Copper Valley Community Library Mile 186 Glenn Highway Glennallen, AK 99588 (907)822-5427
Grayling Community-School Library 315 3rd Street Grayling, AK 99590-0090 (907)453-5135	Haines Borough Public Library 111 Third Avenue Haines, AK 99827 (907) 766-6420
Tri-Valley Community Library 400 Suntrana Street Healy, AK 99743 (907)683-2507	Homer Public Library 500 Hazel Avenue Homer, AK 99603-7849 (907)235-3180
Esther Greenwald Library 366 Garteeni Highway Hoonah, AK 99829 (907)945-3611	Hope Community Library 18487 A Avenue Hope, AK 99605 (907)782-3121
Elmendorf AFB Library 3 SVS/SVMG JBER-Richardson, AK 99506 (907)384-1640	Valley Branch Library 3025 Dimond Park Loop Juneau, AK 99801 (907)789-0125
Juneau Public Libraries 292 Marine Way Juneau, AK 99801-1361 (907)586-5324	Alaska State Library 395 Whittier Street Juneau, AK 99811 (907)465-2910
Kasilof Public Library 58200 Sterling Highway Kasilof, AK 99610 (907) 252-5886	Kenai Community Library 163 Main Street Loop Kenai, AK 99611-7723 (907)283-4378
Ketchikan Public Library 1110 Copper Ridge Lane Ketchikan, AK 99901 (907)225-3331	Kodiak Public Library 612 Egan Way Kodiak, AK 99615 (907)486-8686
Chukchi Consortium Library 604 Third Avenue Kotzebue, AK 99752 (907)442-3400	Kegoayah Kozga Library 100 West 7th Avenue Nome, AK 99762 (907)443-6627
North Pole Branch Library 656 NPHS Boulevard North Pole, AK 99705-7808 (907)488-6101	Palmer Public Library 655 South Valley Way Palmer, AK 99645-6667 (907)745-4690
Pelican Public Library 166 Salmon Way Pelican, AK 99832 (907)735-2500	Petersburg Public Library 14 South Second Street Petersburg, AK 99833 (907)772-3349
Davis Ramoth Community-School Library 119 Tundra Drive Selawik, AK 99770 (907)484-2142	Seward Community Library 239 6th Avenue Seward, AK 99664 (907)224-4082
Kettleson Memorial Library 320 Harbor Drive Sitka, AK 99835-7553 (907) 747-8708	Skagway Public Library 769 State Street Skagway, AK 99840 (907)983-2665
Soldotna Public Library 235 North Binkley Street Soldotna, AK 99669-7523 (907)262-4227	Sutton Public Library 11301 North Chickaloon Way Sutton, AK 99674 (907) 861-7640
Talkeetna Public Library 24645 South Talkeetna Spur Road Talkeetna, AK 99676-0768 (907) 861-7645	Togiak Public Library 21 Bayview Road Togiak, AK 99678 (907)493-5566
Trapper Creek Public Library 8901 East Devonshire Drive Trapper Creek, AK 99683 (907) 733-1546	Ticasuk Library 1601 Airport Road Unalakleet, AK 99684 (907)624-3053
Unalaska Public Library 64 Eleanor Drive Unalaska, AK 99685 (907)581-5060	Valdez Consortium Library 212 Fairbanks Street Valdez, AK 99686 (907)835-4632
Wasilla Public Library 500 North Crusey Street Wasilla, AK 99654-7189 (907) 376-5913	Willow Public Library 23557 West Willow Comm Center Circ Willow, AK 99688-0129 (907) 861-7655
Irene Ingle Public Library 124 Second Avenue Wrangell, AK 99929 (907)874-3535

CELEBRITY FOCUS

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Bill Walton

From BillWalton.com

Thank you for your interest in my life long problem with my speech and communication skills. I was a very shy and reserved young man who could not speak at all without severely stuttering until I was 28 years old. Always a success in the classroom and on the basketball court, I took refuge in the things that I did well as a youngster. A straight A student, my athletic abilities covered the deficiencies that limited my overall growth and development. The game of basketball was my religion, the gym my church. It was a convenient way of avoiding my responsibilities of developing my human relation skills.

When I was 28, a chance encounter at a social event with Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Glickman completely changed my life in so many ways that things have never been the same since, nor have they ever been better. That day, in a very brief, private conversation (one way, mind you, since I literally could not speak at the time) Marty explained, patiently and concisely, that talking, communicating was a skill not a gift or a birthright and that like any skill, whether it be sports, music, business or whatever, needed to be developed over a lifetime of hard work, discipline, organization and practice. Marty gave me some simple tips that day and then encouraged me to take those keys and apply them to methods of learning that I had received from the special teachers that I had come across in my life, particularly the 6 Hall of Fame basketball coaches that I had played for throughout my career. The beginning of my whole new life was as simple as that. No gimmicks, tricks or shortcuts. Just the realization that with some help, guidance and a lot of hard work that I too could do what seemed so easy, simple and natural to everyone else, yet seemed impossibly out of my reach and comprehension.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis, born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, was an influential figure in country music, both as a songwriter and a performer. His journey to fame was marked by overcoming personal challenges, including a stutter that he turned into a defining part of his public persona.

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David’s hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.