Week Calendar

Approximately 30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes ideal for children ages 3-5 with caregiver, followed by free play or an activity. This one is more story-based and less active than Parachute Storytime on Wednesdays.

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

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. 

Join us for a special music and movement Storytime with WIC(Municipality of Anchorage Women, Infants, and Children program).

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.

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

Join Alaska Dept of Fish & Game staff for a family-friendly discussion about what to consider and how to prepare to live and recreate safely around bears and moose, as well as how to react in different encounters. 

Preschool storytime is a half hour of stories, songs and movement that build early literacy skills and prepare your preschooler ages three to five for Kindergarten.

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.

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.

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

Spend some time socializing and playing with your Storytime friends. 

Three projects to choose from! Make a seed-starting mini greenhouse, create a mini upcycled window terrarium, or make decorations for your garden. Keep what you make! Note: staining art materials, scissors, and small parts in use.

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

Three projects to choose from! Make a seed-starting mini greenhouse, create a mini upcycled window terrarium, or make decorations for your garden. Keep what you make! Note: staining art materials, scissors, and small parts in use.

Express your artistic vision through sugar-coated marshmallow! Individuals, groups and families are invited to create dioramas on literary or popular culture themes using marshmallow Peeps. 

Do you knit, crochet or sew or are you a beginner looking for a start? Join us for a weekly meetup and bring your ideas or current projects.

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

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

Library staff from the Community Resource Group can help you navigate paper or online applications and research what resources and opportunities best fit your needs.

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

Explore your inner Sherlock Holmes or Mrs. Marple. Join us to share your favorite Mystery books. Choose your own book for each discussion based on a monthly theme and share it with others.

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

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

Join us for drop in hours to 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.

Reading sessions are 10 minutes long and are scheduled on a first come basis with the last session starting at 4:20 pm. Sign-up will open at 3:15 pm with the first session starting at 3:30 pm.

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

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

No registration needed, just show up. We may ask you to dust, clean, shelve, or assist with program preparation. For teens ages 13-18 only.

Join us for a teen-friendly movie and delicious popcorn!

This Month: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

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

Calling all science loving kids! Alaska Junior Theater is bringing Lucas Miller, the Singing Zoologist, to the Chugiak-Eagle River Library. Come and learn how he combines his love of music with his love of the natural world.

Come enjoy some time in the teen space playing various video games, board games, and more!

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!

Come to the library for a cozy crafting afternoon where creativity meets community! Whether you're a beginner ready to learn or a seasoned knitter, this club welcomes all skill levels.

No registration needed, just show up. We may ask you to dust, clean, shelve, or assist with program preparation. For teens grades 7-12 only.

Are you an Anchorage teen in 9th-12th grade in need of volunteer hours? Come to the Loussac Library every Friday from 4-5:30pm! We have plenty of tasks that need your help to complete. 

Join us for a family-friendly movie and delicious popcorn!

This month's movie: Zootopia 2.

Join us for the Gerrish Book Club discussion. April’s title is 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami.

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

Pick up hobbies and crafts you have been procrastinating working on. Get help, get inspired, finish the project.

Monthly meeting of the Mountain View Community Council.  All community members are welcome.