Upcoming Events

Stop by for some free build time - bring your imagination!

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

Learn about making and trading Artist Trading Cards-- an easy way to express yourself and build up an original art collection. Suggested for ages 10+, but everyone's welcome. 

Meet other local teen magicians and practice your skills together. Card tricks, illusions, slight of hand, and more!

Meets in the Teen Underground on the 3rd floor.

Finish your own project in a sociable environment. All crafts and all ages are welcome. 

Join us for July Cookbook Club! Make and share bread recipes from your favorite cookbooks!

Bring your home-fermented product to our meet-up for picklers, yogurt brewers, kombucha masters, and more-- or just drop by and see what's bubbling. Discuss your successes and failures and learn from each other. All ages welcome. 

Try out different early literacy, language, and math toys to help prepare preschoolers for Kindergarten while having fun at the same time. Stay and play, meet some new families, and check out some books.

Play with library toys, make friends and check out books!

Come build with the library's LEGO, wooden blocks, Lincoln Logs, & cardboard!

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.

Bring your wiggliest toddlers for an active storytime! We'll get up and go but we'll also sneak in some books. Best for ages 18 months to 3 years; all families welcome. 

A half hour of stories, songs, and movement that build early literacy skills. It's a blend of fun and education for children birth through kindergarten and their caregivers.

To be listened to is a moment of being received without having to prove anything. And who doesn’t need that?

Watch anime! Talk manga! Meet others who like anime, manga and Japanese culture. Programming will vary from month-to month, so come on in and be part of the planning.

Representatives from the Department of Labor offer personalized, walk-in help with resumes, job searching, and related topics. 

To be listened to is a moment of being received without having to prove anything. And who doesn’t need that?

Kids of all ages, celebrate the last days of summer break and come use our wide variety of board and card games or play Mario Kart with our Nintendo Switch.

Kids of all ages, celebrate the last days of summer break and come use our wide variety of board, card, and dice games or play with our Wii,

We have computer guided basis computer competency course to help you understand and use computers and other technology. Also come in and get help with software issues like email, Office, etc. or get hardware help with your laptop or phone.

Join Miss Sue 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/families followed by a half hour of open play and socia

Join APL as we Grow Together! This program will teach amateur gardening skills through activities and community interaction.

We're looking for three teens to help dust, clean, shelve, or whatever else we need done. 

Questions? E-mail Librarian Sue Sommers:  susan.sommers@anchorageak.gov

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