Summer Discovery at Anchorage Public Library
The best way for children to keep their reading skills up and be ready for the next school year is just to read! APL is here to encourage reading and learning with our annual Summer Discovery program.
To download or stream these resources, you will need your Library Card and email address.
Ebooks & Online Audio Books
Find thousands of eBooks for adults, children, and teens in our catalog or search directly through hoopla or the Alaska Digital Library (OverDrive & Libby app). Know a kid who loves books? TumbleBook and TumbleMath offer animated, narrated picture and chapter books and hoopla has a great collection of Sesame Street books, movies and comics.
- Alaska Digital Library (Overdrive & Libby app)
- hoopla*
- TumbleBook Library for Kids
- World Book eBook Collection
*Not available to ASD, Temporary or Unverified Card Holders
Magazines
Borrow magazines to read on your phone or tablet from the Alaska Digital Library using the Libby app by OverDrive. Over 3,000 titles available for simultaneous use and no limits.* Get access to over 100 titles for one week with 1 checkout on hoopla with the Magazine Binge Pass.
*You must be logged in to the Alaska Digital Library with your Anchorage Public Library card to access magazines.
†Not available to ASD, Temporary or Unverified Card Holders
Comics
Comics Plus offers unlimited access and hoopla offers 8 checkouts per month to thousands of comics, graphic novels and manga. Access titles using a smartphone, tablet, or web browser with no waiting.
- Comics Plus
- Children's Library (ages 3-10)
- Teen Library (ages 8-18)
- Full Collection
- hoopla*
*Not available to ASD, Temporary or Unverified Card Holders
- Email askalibrarian@anchorageak.gov
- Call 343-2975 ext. 5
- Bring your device and visit us in person
Get To Know Library Director Marjorie Harrison
Anchorage Public Library welcomed a new director in February of 2025. Learn more about her and her vision for APL.
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