Ester Village Library

Knit Night/Open Hours
2026-04-07 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-31 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-24 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-17 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-10 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-03 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Anchorage)

Kid's art and crafts
2026-04-06 15:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-30 15:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-23 15:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-16 15:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-09 15:00 - 18:00

Writing Circle/Open hours
2026-04-05 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-29 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-15 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725

Adult Book Club
2026-04-04 15:30 - 17:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
This month, “Delicate, Edible Birds”, by Lauren Groff.
This, from Amazon:
Following the publication of Groff’s first novel, The Monsters of Templeton (2008), comes this collection of nine short stories, six of which have never been published. The richly conceived, finely detailed stories offer portraits of smart, daring women who are in search of, in thrall to, or disillusioned by love. In “Lucky Chow Fun,” winner of a Pushcart Prize, Groff returns to the town of Templeton to tell the story of a high-school swimmer who uncovers the sordid sexual secrets of her seemingly idyllic small town. “L. DeBard and Aliette,” included in the latest edition of Best American Short Stories, is a reimagining of the love story of Abelard and Héloïse that sees the couple recast as an Olympic swimmer and his pupil, both of whom suffer through the flu epidemic of 1918. And in the title story, an unconventional female reporter, fleeing the Nazis in rural France along with a band of male correspondents, must strike a sordid bargain with a brutal farmer to secure their safe passage.

Open Hours
2026-04-04 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-01 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-28 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-25 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-21 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-18 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-11 17:00 - 19:00 and 2 more dates

Board of Director's Meeting
2026-03-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725

Seedy Saturday
2026-03-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Hartung Hall
Seed swap – Bring your saved/extra seeds. Come browse our extensive seed catalog and “check out” some seeds!
At 2:00, we will be holding a seed starting workshop. Information on variety selection, starting dates, container selection and temperature and lighting.
Learn more about the community garden and Seed Library, seed stewards, the Spring plant sale and Alaska gardening.

Monthly Book Club
2026-03-07 15:30 - 17:00 | Clausen Cabin, 3629 Main Street, Ester, 99725
West with Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge
From Amazon:
Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it’s too late.
