Week Calendar

Approximately 30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes ideal for children ages 3-5 with caregiver, followed by free play. All families are welcome! 

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

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!

Enjoy a special storytime with guest readers from the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management.

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.

We can help you understand and use computers and other technology. You will get help with software issues like email, Microsoft Office, etc. or get troubleshooting help with your laptop or phone. Come in and let us help you learn. 

Bring your favorite stuffed animal to the library and we will introduce it to all the other beloved stuffed animals of the Girdwood community!

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

The Eagle River Spinners meet monthly to spin fiber together. New members are always welcome. Never spun before? Stop by for a for a free demonstration as the Spinners work on their own amazing yarns. 

Get creative and make a work of art! We'll have a variety of art supplies to make whatever you want.

Enjoy an all-ages storytime plus time to browse the library before we're officially open. Arrive as early as 10:00 AM; call 907-343-4032 for entry. Stories start at 10:30 AM. 

Enjoy a special storytime with guest readers from the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management.

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.

A half hour of stories, songs, and more to build early literacy skills.

The first Family Storytime of the month will have an American Sign Language interpreter available.

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

Do you knit, crochet or sew or are you a beginner looking for a start? We will have lessons for beginning knitters with long-time beloved resident Cleary Donovan.

Join Gail Jackson, Remo Endorsed Facilitator, Performing Artist, and Deep Listening Facilitator as she leads the circle.

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

The People Mover Travel Trainer will teach you how to:

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 3:50 pm. Sign-up will open at 2:45 pm with the first session starting at 3 pm.

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.

Come enjoy some time in the Teen Underground playing various video games, board games, and more!

A new project every week! Ideal for ages 6+, but anyone can try. 

Come use our wide variety of board, card, and dice games or play with our Wii, Nintendo Switch or X-box or bring your own game!

Show your Mountain View Library pride with a birthday button! Stop by to design and press your own custom button as we celebrate 15 years of our branch in the community. Supplies available while they last.

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. 

The Library Advisory Board (LAB) acts as the planning body for library activities and special projects and makes recommendations to the administration and assembly. The board also reviews annual budgets and operations.

Join us at the Grow North Farm (3601 Mountain View Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508) for a special garden-themed storytime in partnership with Catholic Social Services RAIS!

Emergency Preparedness Storytime

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

Join Anchorage Police Department Traffic Sergeant and Community Service Officers for a family-friendly and community-focused event to learn safe techniques for avoiding traffic collisions, how traffic laws are enforced, and get answers to yo

As part of the Anchorage Public Library’s new Expanding Horizons Lecture Series, we are proud to welcome Dr.