petersburg public library
           we connect you to the world of ideas

Hours
Monday - Thursday   12-9pm
Friday & Saturday     10-5 pm
Sundays & Holidays   Closed

Petersburg Public Library
12 Nordic Drive
PO Box 549
Petersburg, AK 99833
(907)772-3349
library@ci.petersburg.ak.us

City of Petersburg

 

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Summer Reading Challenge!
Kids 10 and under who read 20 minutes a day this summer can win great prizes every week until August 25. Click here for details

Teen Reading Raffle!
Teens 10 and up can read and win amazing prizes until August 24. Click here to learn more, to enter online, and see this week's winners.

Meet the author: Amanda (Fleming) Ostheller
Thursday, July 2 @ 7pm
Learn about the process of writing and self publishing a novel and find out more about Amanda’s efforts to raise funds for the research and promotion of Tourette’s Syndrome.

DIY TEEN: Building Boxes
Thursday, July 2 @ 3:00 pm
Explore the world of origami. Make your own boxes and containers. Open to teens 10 and up.  Call the library to sign up.

Reading buddies
Every Friday from 10:00am—10:30 am
The Reading Buddies Program matches volunteers with students in need of reading encouragement. If you have a student in need of reading encouragement or would like to volunteer call the library at 772-3349.

Norse MythologyMapping the worlds of Norse Mythology
July 10, 17, 23, 30 & Aug 4 @ 10:30 am  
Explore the extraordinary tales of Norse Mythology! Create magnificent masks with Susan Christensen and enact a Norse story with Mindy Anderson. For kids ages 6 and up, sign up is required. You must be able to attend all 5 classes to sign up.

 

Spanish Conversation Hour
Every Monday until July 20, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Whether you have advanced Spanish skills or are just a beginner, brush up on and improve your skills at these informal gatherings.

Congratulations to 2009 Poet Laureate Amy Kubo!

Read Anatomy of a takedown by Alice Tallmadge, Forest Magazine, Winter 2009 and the subsequent US District Court ruling.

Petersburg Economic Development Council
Economic Trends 2008 Report