Serving the Southern Kenai Peninsula, the Homer Public Library originated in the 1940s in an old school building. In 1950, the library was fully built with thousands of books donated by Alaskan politician Anthony Dimond. With its growing popularity and service to the community, the library was relocated to a much larger building – its current home – in 2006. The library started an initiative in 1987 that accepts, publishes, displays, and makes available manuscripts from the community; it is called the “Top Drawer Collection” and is a great aspect of the library that you should check out when there. The library now houses a variety of books, hosts many events and workshops, and is an integral part of the community and is well worth exploring while visiting Homer.

Address: 500 Hazel Avenue, Homer, AK 99603

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