Event List

Storytime in the Park: William B. Lyons

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Mt View - Lawn at Mountain View Library

Program Type:

Community Event, Fun and Games, Storytime

Age Group:

Infants and Toddlers, Preschool, Family

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.

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Library Branch: Mountain View Library

Room: Mt View - Lawn

Age Group: Infants and Toddlers, Preschool, Family

Program Type: Community Event, Fun and Games, Storytime

Event Details:

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.

Family Gaming at Muldoon

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Muldoon - Program Room at Muldoon Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Family

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.

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Library Branch: Muldoon Library

Room: Muldoon - Program Room

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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.

LEGO Time at Loussac

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:00pm

Youth Services at Z.J. Loussac Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Children

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

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Library Branch: Z.J. Loussac Library

Room: Youth Services

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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

Free Play Mornings at Gerrish

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Preschool

Play with library toys, make friends and check out books! Events start promptly. Please double check your destination to arrive on time to enjoy the program.

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Library Branch: Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

Play with library toys, make friends and check out books! Events start promptly. Please double check your destination to arrive on time to enjoy the program.

Navy Week at Chugiak-Eagle River

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

ERTC Community Room at Chugiak-Eagle River

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Children, Family

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.

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Library Branch: Chugiak-Eagle River

Room: ERTC Community Room

Age Group: Children, Family

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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.

All APL Locations Closed for Juneteenth

All Day

Chugiak-Eagle River, Mountain View Library, Muldoon Library, Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library, Z.J. Loussac Library

All APL locations will be closed today (6/19/25) in observance of Juneteenth.

Closing

Branches:

Chugiak-Eagle River, Mountain View Library, Muldoon Library, Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library, Z.J. Loussac Library

Description:

All APL locations will be closed today (6/19/25) in observance of Juneteenth.

Navy Week at Loussac

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Learning Commons at Z.J. Loussac Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Children, Family

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.

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Library Branch: Z.J. Loussac Library

Room: Learning Commons

Age Group: Children, Family

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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.

Family Gaming at Muldoon

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Muldoon - Program Room at Muldoon Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Family

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.

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Library Branch: Muldoon Library

Room: Muldoon - Program Room

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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.

Free RPG Day

All Day

Teen Underground at Z.J. Loussac Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Teens

Complete a quest from our quest board in the Teen Underground to earn a small prize!

Don't forget to pick up a packet of free TTRPG games to play with your friends too!

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Library Branch: Z.J. Loussac Library

Room: Teen Underground

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

Complete a quest from our quest board in the Teen Underground to earn a small prize!

Don't forget to pick up a packet of free TTRPG games to play with your friends too!

Early Literacy Games at Loussac

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Youth Services at Z.J. Loussac Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Preschool

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.

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Library Branch: Z.J. Loussac Library

Room: Youth Services

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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.

Free Play Mornings at Gerrish

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Preschool

Play with library toys, make friends and check out books! Events start promptly. Please double check your destination to arrive on time to enjoy the program.

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Library Branch: Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

Play with library toys, make friends and check out books! Events start promptly. Please double check your destination to arrive on time to enjoy the program.

Teen Writers and Warlocks at Loussac

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Teen Underground at Z.J. Loussac Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games, Writing Group

Age Group:

Teens

Interested in learning to write your own D&D or other TTRPG campaign? Join us to learn how to build your own campaign! We will design characters, maps, quests and more while building up a great world together.

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Library Branch: Z.J. Loussac Library

Room: Teen Underground

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Fun and Games, Writing Group

Event Details:

Interested in learning to write your own D&D or other TTRPG campaign? Join us to learn how to build your own campaign! We will design characters, maps, quests and more while building up a great world together.

Just Dance Party at Mountain View

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mt View - Community Room at Mountain View Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Children, Family, Teens

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.

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Library Branch: Mountain View Library

Room: Mt View - Community Room

Age Group: Children, Family, Teens

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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 Greet with Goats at Mountain View

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Mt View - Community Room at Mountain View Library

Program Type:

Community Event, Fun and Games, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Age Group:

Children, Family

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.

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Library Branch: Mountain View Library

Room: Mt View - Community Room

Age Group: Children, Family

Program Type: Community Event, Fun and Games, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Event Details:

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.

Game Night at Gerrish

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Family

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.

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Library Branch: Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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.

Storytime in the Park: William B. Lyons

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Mt View - Lawn at Mountain View Library

Program Type:

Community Event, Fun and Games, Storytime

Age Group:

Infants and Toddlers, Preschool, Family

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.

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Library Branch: Mountain View Library

Room: Mt View - Lawn

Age Group: Infants and Toddlers, Preschool, Family

Program Type: Community Event, Fun and Games, Storytime

Event Details:

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.

Family Gaming at Muldoon

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Muldoon - Program Room at Muldoon Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Family

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.

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Library Branch: Muldoon Library

Room: Muldoon - Program Room

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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.

LEGO Time at Loussac

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:00pm

Youth Services at Z.J. Loussac Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Children

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

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Library Branch: Z.J. Loussac Library

Room: Youth Services

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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

Free Play Saturday at Mountain View

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Mt View - Community Room at Mountain View Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Infants and Toddlers, Preschool

Bring your toddlers and preschoolers to the library for a morning of unstructured play and discovery! This program encourages creativity, social interaction, and exploration through a variety of toys, activities, and sensory materials.

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Library Branch: Mountain View Library

Room: Mt View - Community Room

Age Group: Infants and Toddlers, Preschool

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

Bring your toddlers and preschoolers to the library for a morning of unstructured play and discovery! This program encourages creativity, social interaction, and exploration through a variety of toys, activities, and sensory materials.

Free Play Mornings at Gerrish

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Preschool

Play with library toys, make friends and check out books! Events start promptly. Please double check your destination to arrive on time to enjoy the program.

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Library Branch: Scott and Wesley Gerrish (Girdwood) Library

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

Play with library toys, make friends and check out books! Events start promptly. Please double check your destination to arrive on time to enjoy the program.

Summer Recess at Loussac

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Loussac Lawn (Fountain Area) at Z.J. Loussac Library

Program Type:

Fun and Games

Age Group:

Children, Family

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.

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Library Branch: Z.J. Loussac Library

Room: Loussac Lawn (Fountain Area)

Age Group: Children, Family

Program Type: Fun and Games

Event Details:

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.