On Your Own

We want to help you stay busy at home during the #covidcrisis! What are you doing to pass the time?

Catch up on your reading list

Check out the electronic resources section of the Anacortes Public Library for download to your PC or Kindle.
Local bookstores are taking orders!
Friends of the Anacortes Public Library has trivia, storytime links, and literary articles linked from their Facebook page.

Even when the museum is closed, many museum resources are available on the city museum's website:

Check out a new article on the 1918 Spanish Influenza in Anacortes, including the original Anacortes American stories.
Check out the museum's online exhibits
Browse old Anacortes newspapers, including the Northwest Enterprise (1882-1887) and the Anacortes American (1890-1923 and 1989-1996)
Browse the photo database of over 55,000 keyword-searchable photgraphs. Help the museum identify, add to and correct our photo descriptions by clicking the “send feedback” tab on website photographs.
Watch the new Anacortes Museum Channel on YouTube for local historic films and new museum features
Want more? Visit the Research Page and If you don’t find the answer you are looking for then send an email to coa.museum@cityofanacortes.org for help. Museum staff will be available by phone and email during normal business hours (but the facilities are closed).

We want to build this page as a resource for all of Anacortes. Share your ideas with us!