Due to staffing transitions and shortage, The Japanese American National Library (JANL) is temporarily closing public access to and use of its holdings, effective 15 May 2026.
The Japanese American National Library (JANL) is a private nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of California. Since 1969, it has served the public as the only national Japanese American resource center that devotes its attention to collecting and preserving primary and secondary source material related to Japanese Americans. The library makes their materials available to the public, and it provides information and referral services.
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