Week Calendar

Oh no! That silly Pigeon keeps trying to drive the bus!

Join Mr. Red on live on Facebook for approximately 30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes. Watch live or recorded: https://www.facebook.com/APLMuldoon

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.

Enjoy a 30-minute, all-ages storytime plus free play and time to browse the library before we are officially open for the day.

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

You know your library, but do you really KNOW your library? Learn and explore during our community day celebration.

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.

Approx. 30 minutes of stories, songs, & rhymes, plus free play or an activity. Best for ages 3-5, but all families are welcome.

Brooke Hartman returns during National Library Week to read her hilarious new book, Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend,

It's National Library Week- Come meet Anchorage Public Library's new director, Virginia McClure.

Time especially for seniors to meet with library staff one-on-one for technology coaching, community resources, or help with other library questions. 

Join us for stories, song and dance, and word play to build early literacy skills, a blend of fun and education for preschoolers and their caregivers.

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. 

Free naloxone (aka Narcan) Training by Project HOPE (State of Alaska) and community volunteers.

Seniors, join local poet and facilitator Brian Hutton for a poetry workshop, including exercises and discussions on creativity and mental well being.

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.

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

Every month this winter, the library hosts a hangout for homeschool families. Come meet other homeschoolers and enjoy poetry.

Games, movies, and more for teens and their families. Use our board games, coloring supplies, Chromebooks, or Wii! 

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

Meet Sasha, a real-life porcupine from the Alaska Zoo Learn her story as well as porcupine natural history. This will be a positively prickly program!

Bring your children to play and create with our building blocks, toys, and stackable pads. Hands on fun!

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

Be director aware!

If you've never encountered a library director before, here's what you need to know:

1) Introduce yourself; waving or shaking hands are good choices.

2) Offer to share your snacks.

Meet Girdie the crow! Many bird species exhibit a wide range of behaviors, including problem-solving, extensive communication, and the ability to plan for the future.

Best for ages 6+ with caregiver, but anyone may try. Note: all projects use small parts and patience. Projects may be messy!

Death Café is an opportunity to begin the dialogue about death. This is not a support group - rather a judgment-free environment where participants, often strangers, can openly engage in an "all things death and dying" conversation.

You know your library, but do you really KNOW your library? Learn and explore during our community day celebration.

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.

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