Event List

Get help with your family tree, scanning photos and documents, and doing research online. Learn more about genealogy resources that you can access free through the Anchorage Public Library.

Join us for an afternoon of crafts. Each session is a different craft. 

This Week: Paper Chain

Build a paper chain using leftover wrapping paper or draw your own art and turn it into paper chain links.

A half-hour of stories, songs, and more to build early literacy skills; a blend of fun and education for children birth through kindergarten & their caregivers.

Location: Mountain View Library, 120 Bragaw St

"The Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum" is a ranging presentation leaping from picture books to political satire and reflecting on Pat Race's 20+ years working as an independent artist in Alaska.

I Read What I Want Book Club is for those who love reading but don’t want to be tied down. Anyone who wants to talk books can come in and give reviews for whatever they are reading to the group.

Time to get one-on-one help with technology, community resource navigation, and traditional library reference. 

Bring your wiggliest toddlers to the library for an active storytime! We'll get up and go but we'll also sneak in some books. Stories alternate with songs and rhymes that incorporate a huge parachute!

Join us for a half-hour of stories, songs, and more to build early literacy skills; a blend of fun and education for children birth through kindergarten and their caregivers.

Toddler storytime is twenty-five minutes of short stories, songs and lots of repetition to build early literacy skills for children 3 and under and their caregivers.

The People Mover Travel Trainer will teach you how to:

Get help completing paper and online applications and find resources that fit your needs.

Come enjoy some time in the Teen Underground playing various video games, board games, and more!

Family Game Time is a chance for kids and their grown-ups to enjoy games side by side. We’ll have an Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Wii available, along with a variety of board games and card games for all ages.

Join us for a half-hour of stories, songs, and more to build early literacy skills; a blend of fun and education for children birth through kindergarten & their caregivers.

Toddler storytime is twenty-five minutes of short stories, songs and lots of repetition to build early literacy skills for children 3 and under and their caregivers.

United Way Health Insurance Navigators will help with health insurance applications for the Affordable Care Act open enrollment.

Our Community Resources Team offers help with any applications you need to complete: jobs, financial aid, MyAlaska, and more. First-come, first-served. 

Free naloxone (aka Narcan) Training by Anchorage Health Department staff.

Use our wide variety of board, dice, or card games or play with our Wii, Nintendo Switch or X-box or bring your own game! 

Did the carnivore do it? Do you have an eagle eye for I Spy? Can you move the red car out of traffic? How many wires can you balance on the hanger? We have a lot of new puzzles for you to try, along with some traditional ones in pieces. 

We can help you understand and use computers, smart phones, and other technology. You will get help with software issues like email, Microsoft Office, etc. or get troubleshooting help with your laptop or phone.

Twenty-five minutes of short stories, songs and lots of repetition to build early literacy skills for children 3 and under and their caregivers. Followed by a half hour play and social time.

Twenty minutes of nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays and action for infants, birth to 18 months, and their caregivers. Followed by a special baby playtime.