Upcoming Events

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.

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.

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. 

Welcome back our friend, the giant walking T-Rex skeleton! Enjoy dinosaur-themed crafts and check out a dinosaur book from the collection while you watch the past come to life before your eyes.

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

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. 

This "Planning Ahead for the End of Your Life" workshop will share the documents - including an advanced healthcare directive, medical power of attorney, will, and disposition/funeral plan - you can complete now to make the end of life transition

It's that time of year again-- time to be bear aware! Get to know Alaska's wildlife and how to stay safe on all your adventures with a presentation by AK Fish & Game. 

Enjoy a treat, sip tea and read poems with us! Bring your favorite poems or read from our selections!

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.

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!

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.

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. 

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.

A social gathering and craft time for adults who experience special needs. Discover your creative side with simple crafts and spend time with old and new friends. 

Join us for Tasty Tuesday during Week of the Young Child! 

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.

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.

Join us for an afternoon of crafts. Each session is a different craft. 

This Week: Bookmarks

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