2025 Local Author Showcase
Anchorage Public Library and the Alaska Center for the Book invite you to connect with 20 authors on a wide range of topics and genres for adult readers in celebration of Alaska Book Week.
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 offers 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 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 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 or Unverified Card Holders
- Email ask@anchoragelibrary.libanswers.com
- Call 343-2975 ext. 5
- Bring your device and visit us in person
Expanding Horizons: A Lecture Series at the Library
Join us to broaden your perspectives and ignite your passion for lifelong learning as professors from the University of Alaska Anchorage discuss a range of topics to inspire and enlighten.
Activities for Seniors at Your Library
Join the Anchorage Public Library for activities for seniors at a library location near you.