UAA/APU Consortium Library

Happy Juneteenth 2026! The Library will be open on the holiday from 8am to 6pm.

Learn more about Spirit and the UAA mascots that came before! Check out Sara Juday and David Freeman's book "From Sourdoughs to Seawolves: The University of Alaska Anchorage." It's available for check-out in the Consortium Library's Alaskana section on the second floor. We're glad to have you, Spirit!

Mailbox overflowing with political flyers? The Archives & Special Collections, UAA/APU Consortium Library has a solution! Help document the political history of Alaska by bringing your unwanted campaign ads to the third floor of the Consortium Library. There is a manila envelope on a stand outside the Archives where you can drop them off anytime during the Library's business hours. One copy of each ad will be added to the Archives for posterity. Thank you!

Attending New Student Orientation? Check us out at the Howl Days Resource Fair!

Attending orientation is a massive step in your journey as a new student, and we can’t wait to officially welcome you to campus!

At Howl Days New Student Orientation, you’re going to get the ultimate head start. Here is what's on the agenda:
👥 Meet your future classmates and lifelong friends
📝 Learn the ropes on how to register for classes
🎉 Find out how to get involved and engaged on campus
💡 Connect one-on-one with Academic Advisors
🗺️ Tour the campus so you never get lost on your first day

💡 Quick Tip for Fall 2026: While planning your schedule, check out Library Science 101. It’s a great 1-credit online course designed to teach you how to handle university-level research with ease.

🚀 Work smarter, not harder this Fall! 📚

Want to crush your college assignments and never stress about finding reliable sources again? It’s time to level up your research game with LS101: Introduction to Academic Library Research (CRN 70993)!

In this 1-credit, fully online class, you'll learn the secrets to:
✅ Developing a killer research question
✅ Identifying high-quality sources
✅ Using information ethically

It’s a quick 1-credit win that will pay off for the rest of your college journey and beyond. 🎓✨

🗓 Fall 2026: August 24 – December 12
⏳ Registration deadline: September 4

👉 Sign up today through UAOnline!

Our Foucault pendulum is 22 years old! Do you remember when it was brand new?

Installed in 2004 during the construction of the UAA/APU Consortium Library, the pendulum was made possible through the support of 360 generous donors, each of which received a nameplate on the shelf circling the pendulum. The pendulum itself, named after a French physicist, is a feat of science and engineering that manages to show our planet's rotation with the use of a cable, a weighted brass bob, and a specialized magnet.