Week Calendar

Join an Anchorage Public Library librarian for approximately 30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes. Watch live or recorded: https://www.facebook.com/APLMuldoon

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.

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.

Have a spinning wheel or drop spindle, and want to join other spinners for chat and sharing? Or perhaps you're just interested in trying it out? Come join us at the library near the front windows.

Come have fun at the library with music, movement, and simple instruments. Introduce your little one to all things music, from shakers to clapping. Good singing voice not required!

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

Join us for short stories, music, and lots of repetition to build early literacy skills for children 3 and under and their caregivers. Storytimes introduce early literacy concepts for children 5 and under to help them get ready to read.

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

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. Followed by a play time.

A special guest mystery reader in February! Approx. 30 minutes of stories, songs, & rhymes, plus free play or an activity. Best for ages 3-5, but all families are welcome.

Time especially for seniors to meet with library staff one-on-one for technology coaching, community resources, or help with 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 make sure 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 make sure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code. 

Join the Alaska Department of Labor and Loussac Library staff to get assistance searching and applying for jobs, creating or updating your resume, and general job and career help. Computer and printing assistance is available. 

Join the Alaska Department of Labor and Library staff to get assistance searching and applying for jobs, creating or updating your resume, and general job and career help. Computer and printing assistance is available. 

Explore multiple schooling options for your child! Come meet representatives from homeschool alternatives, private schools, and the Anchorage School District.

Do you need more information about Anchorage's public transit system? Let the library help! 

Explore your inner Sherlock Holmes or Mrs. Marple. Join us to share your favorite Mystery books.

Twenty minutes of nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays and action for infants, birth to 18 months, and their caregivers.

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

Bring your own project for a social crafting experience. We’d love to see what you are working on. Coloring supplies also available.

Use our Wii, Xbox One, board games, and card games to build strategic thinking and good sporting conduct. Meet new gaming friends, too!

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

In need of volunteer hours? Every Thursday, we'll be hosting drop-in times with projects for you to help the library!
2nd floor YS

Join us for movie night and popcorn!

Has going to the movie theaters gotten too expensive? Never fear, just come on by and watch a movie at the library for free! Concessions provided.

For movie title and additional information, please call (907) 343-2818.

Join Anchorage Public Library for an afternoon of TEENS ONLY Magic the Gathering. All skill levels welcome. All formats welcome.

Archie Comics writer & illustrator Dan Parent is coming to talk comics! Learn about his process, his career, and more!

Design and cut out beautiful ornamental snowflakes for the winter season!

A relaxed environment for group study, socializing, or gaming. Ask to use our board games, Chromebooks, Xbox, or Wii! 

CreativeRhythms presents: Holding space for grief, joy, and sadness. A time to reflect on the possibilities of reintegration.  Session lead by Gail Jackson, performing artist/sound practitioner

Join Miss Keelin in the Mountain View Library Community Room 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.