UAA/APU Consortium Library

10/09/2026

Banned Books Week is nearly over, but your reading doesn't have to end! Stop by the exhibit of banned books in the Library's Great Room and bring one home to keep the fun (and thinking) going. Intellectual freedom is your right to be exercised!

10/08/2026

The Consortium Library will be OPEN usual hours on October 12, 2026 for Indigenous Peoples' Day. Be sure to check out celebrations across our campuses, including this one at Alaska Pacific University!

Join Alaska Pacific University for our Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration! 🧡

Come celebrate with Alaska Native dance groups, enjoy salmon head and moose soup, and connect with local arts, services and vendors.

📅 Monday, Oct. 12
⏰ 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
📍 Moseley Sports Center, APU
4400 University Drive

Everyone is welcome! We hope to see you there.

10/07/2026

Meet Sara, the face behind our Dean's Office drawings! This time, her artwork is celebrating Banned Books Week.

Check out the link below to learn more about Banned Books Week. It's meant to inspire conversation, so read up and share!

10/06/2026

The Consortium Library, UAA College of Arts and Sciences, and the Alaska Library Network bring you an encore screening of "Anchorage Welcomes You" this Friday, October 9th, 2026 at 12 pm in SSB 118. Come learn about life on the streets in Anchorage and hear from the film's director afterward.

10/05/2026

Happy National Banned Books Week! Did you know "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" was once removed from a school system due to violence and mysticism? Here's one of our librarians reading from it at a 2024 event.

This week, we challenge you to take a look at some banned book lists. Are any of your favorites there?

PC: James Evans

10/01/2026

Saturday, October 3, at 4pm, in the SSB room 118, there will be a showing of the film, Anchorage Welcomes You, followed by a discussion with the Norwegian director and editor.

Please share this information with people who may be interested in attending! We hope to see you there!

10/01/2026

Why does food cost so much—and what could make it more affordable in Alaska?

Join us at UAA for a free, interactive public forum with three leading food economics researchers: Craig Gundersen of Baylor University, David Ortega of Michigan State University, and Nicholas Li of Toronto Metropolitan University. They’ll share insights on food insecurity, grocery prices, and the challenges of getting food to remote northern communities before opening the conversation to your questions.

📅 Friday, October 9
📍 Rasmuson Hall, UAA
🍽️ Light food and refreshments at 4:30 p.m.
🎤 Public forum from 5–6:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome. Please register using the link on the flyer. Registration is free and helps us plan for food and seating.

UAA students are also welcome at the professors’ earlier research seminars in RH 303:

• 11 a.m.–noon: Nicholas Li, The Costs of Extreme Remoteness (and How to Reduce Them)
• 1:15–2:15 p.m.: Craig Gundersen, Addressing Food Insecurity in Alaska
• 2:30–3:30 p.m.: David Ortega, The National Food Affordability Crisis

We hope you’ll join the conversation!

10/01/2026

Alaska Book Week starts this Saturday, Oct. 3!

Join us for a special poetry reading with Joan Naviyuk Kane to kick off the festivities.

When: Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 PM

Where: Carr-Gottstein Lecture Hall, Alaska Pacific University

Coordinated by the Alaska Center for the Book, Alaska Book Week is an annual statewide celebration featuring author readings, panel discussions, lectures, and youth activities.

10/01/2026

Why has interest in Shakespeare and his work survived and thrived over the past 400 years? Why does Shakespeare show up in video games, films, memes and other pop culture mediums?

Join UAA professors Sharon Emmerichs, Toby Widdicombe, and English students to explore why, how, and where Shakespeare endures and remains relevant today.

Friday, October 2, 5:30pm-7pm in LIB 307!

09/30/2026

Please be aware there will be increased foot traffic in the UAA/APU Consortium Library and additional vehicles in the Library Lot from 3:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Library 307 and the surrounding third floor study area will not be available for use from 12:30-6 p.m.

Thank you for your help in hosting guests on campus.