Week Calendar

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.

Join us and play with library toys, make new friends, and check out books!

Enjoy stories about luck and make a good fortune craft. Best for ages 5 and under with caregiver, but all families are welcome. 

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

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 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.

Library browsing and an all-ages storytime before we're officially open! Call for entry as early as 10:00 AM; storytime starts at 10:30 AM. Storytime aimed at ages 3-5 with caregiver but all families are welcome. 

Get creative and make a work of art! We'll have a specific technique to try but also a variety of art supplies to make whatever you want.

Discover the art of spinning! Join the Eagle River Spinners for a free demonstration as they work on their own amazing yarns!

Need help doing your taxes.  AARP tax specialists can help you file for free, 

Twenty minutes of short stories, songs and lots of repetition to build early literacy skills for children 3 and under and their caregivers.

A half hour of stories, songs and movement that build early literacy skills and prepare your preschooler ages three to five for Kindergarten. Followed by a play time featuring special literacy toys and games.

30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes followed by an activity or free play. Best for ages 3-5, but open to all families. 

Twenty minutes of short stories, songs and lots of repetition to build early literacy skills for children 3 and under and their caregivers.

Build your favorite food or just use your imagination. LEGO, Duplo, and blocks available for open-ended use for the whole family. 

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

One-on-one assistance especially for seniors looking for help with technology, community resources, or other library questions.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, and are trained and IRS-certified every year to ensure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code. 

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, and are trained and IRS-certified every year to ensure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code. 

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, and are trained and IRS-certified every year to ensure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code. 

Join us for our weekly meetup and bring your ideas or current projects. We will have lessons for beginning knitters with long-time beloved resident Cleary Donovan.

Join us and celebrate Pi Day and Einstein’s birthday with some fun circular math activities. Best for school age children.

Puzzle fiends and novices: come try your hand at different puzzles and even make your own!

Come challenge your engineering and artistic talents with a variety of building materials.

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

Design your paper airplane and compete to see which plane will go the farthest.

Try your hand at our wacky challenges! Best for ages 6+ with caregiver; all families welcome. 

Build to your heart’s content using some of the many construction activities available, from LEGO’s to cardboard and more!

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

Celebrate Pi Day at the library! Stick around for a tasty treat.

Use our board games or Nintendo Switch for friendly gaming. Best for ages 12+ but all families welcome. 

Join us for a fun, family movie and some yummy popcorn.

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

Use our board games or Nintendo Switch for friendly gaming. Best for ages 12+ but all families welcome. 

Come build with LEGO, blocks, Lincoln Logs, & Cardboard!

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.

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

Lean into Greek mythology with this Percy Jackson-themed program! Make your own CHB beads, predict the future with your own custom fortune teller, and more!

Join Park Rangers talking about a variety of STEM topics, from Alaskan dinosaurs, to Sea Otters and more!

Why just watch a movie when you can interact with it? We'll provide a list of prompts and props to sing, dance, and act along with the movie, Sing 2! (rated PG).

Are you an Anchorage teen in 9th-12th grade in need of volunteer hours? Come to the Loussac Library every Friday from 3-5pm! We have plenty of tasks that need your help to complete.

Friday, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 3:30-5:30 PM

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

An introduction to low-tech games that anyone can play! Best for ages 6+ with caregiver. 

Join APL for an evening of Dungeons and Dragons! Both new and experienced players are welcome. This event is for teens and adults 14 and over. There will be two tables for beginners as well as space for you to bring your own campaign.

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.

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.