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Library Cards
A library card is available without charge to any Anchorage
resident. Non-resident cards are available for a yearly fee of $35. Guest cards are available for a fee of $10 for 3 months. Register for a card at Loussac library or any branch.
You must complete a registration form and present valid picture identification (driver's license, military ID, state ID or US passport). For minor children under the age of 18, the parent or guardian must sign the registration application accepting responsibility for activity on their child’s account. The juvenile card will expire on the child's eighteenth birthday at which time the child can register as an adult. You may download and print a copy of the registration form to complete before coming to the library. Please do not sign the form (wait until you present it to library staff). You are responsible for everything checked out on your card. Report lost or stolen cards immediately by calling 343-2844.
Only you are allowed to use your card to check out library
material. The loan periods are:
Materials may be returned to any library. . Your card also gives you guest privileges at the UAA libraries and ARLIS. You may login to your account to see items checked out to you and their due dates.
The library charges fines for materials returned
past the due date:
A first overdue notice is mailed 5 days after items are due. If items are not returned, a second notice is sent 10 days after the due date. A bill for replacement is sent 7 days after the second notice and will include a $5.00 processing fee per item. Check with library staff concerning replacement costs if items become lost or damaged.
You may pay fines at the circulation desk at Loussac or any branch; or mail a check or money order (no cash) to:
Attn: Circulation Supervisor Make checks or money orders payable to "Municipality of Anchorage". Include your library card number on the check or money order. Call 343-2845 for problems with fines. |
Your library card number and PIN lets you login to your
account and place requests.
Your PIN is a 4 digit number which is assigned when you register. Having a PIN will allow you to access a variety of databases from home as well as your library account information.
If you know your PIN and would like to change it to something else log into your account and select Change PIN. If you do not know your PIN and would like to have one set click create a PIN (this option will not take place immediatly and can take up to three days).
Materials which are not on request for another patron may be
renewed up to two times. Materials which are overdue for less than seventeen days may be renewed and the overdue fee will be attached to the patron record. Art prints and story packets are not renewable.
You may renew items by accessing your account or by calling any library during its open hours.
You may place requests on library materials to be held for you at the library location of your choice.
The Anchorage Municipal Libraries, the UAA/APU Consortium library and the extended campus libraries all participate in the request system. ARLIS and the Museum Library do NOT participate. You also may place a request at any reference desk or by calling telephone reference.
If you can not find an item in the library catalog, you may submit an Inter-Library Loan or ILL.
We will try to find the material in another library and borrow it for you. The whole process can take 2-6 weeks. Search WorldCat to find the item you want. Use the ILL button in WorldCat to submit your ILL directly; or use one of the forms below. Submit an Inter-Library Loan RequestYou also may submit an ILL at any reference desk or by calling telephone reference.
If the material you need is not owned by any branch of Anchorage Municipal Libraries, you may recommend that we purchase the material and add it to our collection.
You also may recommend a purchase at any reference desk or by calling telephone reference. |