Anchorage Municipal Libraries makes its facilities, services and collections accessible to meet the needs of all patrons. Library staff are always ready to assist with locating materials, operating the catalog and other equipment or reaching items from high or low shelves.

All library locations are wheelchair accessible with marked parking, ramps, elevators, and public restrooms. At Loussac Library a three-wheeled battery powered scooter may be checked out from the Security Office just inside the second floor entrance.

563-0872 Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm
TDD equipped phones may contact the library through telephone reference.

Outside these hours, use RELAYalaska 1+800+770-TYPE to reach the libraries' voice lines.

Request an interpreter for any library program by contacting the sponsoring library unit 72 hours in advance of the scheduled event. Events and corresponding phone numbers are listed in the Activities Calendar.

Borrow an assistive listening device from the Loussac Security Office, Level 2, for any event held in the Wilda Marston Theatre or Municipal Assembly Chambers.

Ask for a hand held magnifier at any library branch. At Loussac Library, use a device that will magnify any printed library material and display it on a large screen. Use the Arkenstone Reading Machine at Loussac Library to scan printed material and have it read aloud.

All library locations have collections of large print books on a variety of topics including recent bestsellers.

Borrow commercially produced books on audio cassette tape from Loussac or any library branch to play at home or in the car.

Call the Alaska State Library's Anchorage Talking Book Center at 269-6575 to enroll in the Library of Congress program for individuals who have difficulty reading printed material. Special playback equipment is provided free of charge by the Center.

Over 3,000 tapes from Loussac Library's video collection are closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Search the catalog under the subject "video recordings for the hearing impaired" for a list of titles.