The Z. J. Loussac Public Library, the main branch of the Anchorage library system, is one of my favorite places in Anchorage. It is good to have a place to go where the books are free.After seven years of living in small towns (Defiance, Milan, Bridgeport) with small libraries, finally I live somewhere big enough to boast six library locations, with Loussac being the crown jewel.
On the first floor are the Assembly Chambers, and other goodies I have yet to explore. The second floor has a gift shop, the check-out counter, the children's section (including some sort of theater), and adult fiction. The third floor houses the library's non-fiction collection, and the fourth floor is home to audio-video materials and library administration. A separate wing is home to the Alaska Collection, and on the way to that wing there is a wonderful wall-sized, 3D topographical map of Alaska that helps me understand where it is that I live in this Great Land.
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