Upcoming Events

Meet sailors from the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship afloat. Try your hand at some sailors knots and learn about the history of the United States Navy.

Come meet and pet goats from The Tiny Home(stead), a family farm in Chugiak, and learn about what it takes to raise animals and run a farm in Alaska. 

Meet with sailors from the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship afloat. Try your hand at some sailors knots and learn more about the history of the United States Navy.

Meet and pet goats from The Tiny Home(stead), a family farm in Chugiak, and learn about what it takes to raise animals and run a farm in Alaska. 

Drop in to make your own button! We will have supplies for you to make your own design or you can use one of our pre-printed templates. Events start promptly.

All are welcome for an inclusive library tour and storytime designed for children with visual impairments and their families, sponsored by ASD.

Meet with sailors from the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship afloat. Try your hand at some sailors knots and learn more about the history of the United States Navy.

Help us put the Nintendo Switch to good use! Bring the whole family to enjoy video games, board games, blocks, and more. 

Schedule note: all library locations are closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in honor of Independence Day. 

A half hour of stories, songs, and more to build early literacy skills.

The first Family Storytime of the month will have an American Sign Language interpreter available.

Help us color pictures to donate to Color-A-Smile, a nonprofit that redistributes cheerful pictures to people in need of a smile, including seniors, troops overseas, people in the hospital, and more.

Can't make it to a library branch for storytime? Join a librarian at the Spenard Recreation Center instead! 

Calling all science explorers! Join us for some hands-on science activities to explore and learn about the world around you with special guests from Campbell Creek Science Center.

Bust a move at the library! Join us for a fun and active Just Dance session on the library’s Nintendo Switch—pick your favorite songs, follow along with the moves, and dance with friends.

Meet and pet real goats from  Tiny Home(stead), a family farm in Chugiak, AK and learn what it takes to raise animals and run a farm in Alaska! Events start promptly.

Calling all science explorers! Join us for some hands-on science activities to explore and learn about the world around you with special guests from Campbell Creek Science Center.

Come meet and pet goats from The Tiny Home(stead), a family farm in Chugiak, and learn about what it takes to raise animals and run a farm in Alaska.

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! Events start promptly.

Family Storytime moves outside to William B. Lyons Park! Meet at the park near the picnic shelter for approximately 30 minutes of stories, rhymes, and songs for ages 3-6 with caregiver, followed by an activity or free play.

Help us put the Nintendo Switch to good use! Bring the whole family to enjoy video games, board games, blocks, and more. 

Schedule note: all library locations are closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in honor of Independence Day. 

Come on by and watch a movie at the library for free! Concessions provided.

Join local artist and teacher Lee Post to learn how to draw your own comics! Appropriate for all ages-- no experience required.

Enjoy lawn games, hula hoops, and other outdoor activities outdoors. In case of inclement weather, we will move indoors to the 4th floor Learning Commons.

Learn about making and trading Artist Trading Cards-- an easy way to express yourself and build up an original art collection.