Zoo Community Storytime

Sponsored by ConocoPhillips Alaska

We are very excited to announce the sponsorship of weekly Zoo Community Storytime by ConocoPhillips Alaska! This program is now FREE for zoo members and non-members alike weekly on Wednesdays in our Zoo Gateway Hall located outside of the entrance. The program is held from 10:30am-11am. We are WILD about encouraging kids to read!

Here are the Storytime details:

Meet our usual weekly guest Pearl the bunny or another animal visitor!

  • Animal books read by a zoo educator.

  • Weekly on Wednesdays all year long.

  • Program is from 10:30-11am.

  • No registration! Just join us!

  • Free Storytime tote bags and coloring sets from ConocoPhillips while supplies last.

  • Program is FREE for zoo members and non-members.

  • An adult must attend with children, 1 to 5 ratio.

  • Best suited for ages 7 and under but all ages of emerging readers are welcome!

  • Pearl the bunny or another special animal visitor will join us in the Gateway Hall each week.

  • New props and floor cushions.

We encourage all participants to walk the trails after the program, paying special attention to visit the animal species featured in the books of the day. Those who choose to enter the zoo will pay regular rates or use their memberships as usual.

If you do visit the zoo after Storytime, be sure to stop by the Gift Shop as well as our Coffee Shop managed by Kape Espresso Tayo! The space is remodeled and they are offering a full espresso bar, cold drinks and freshly baked Filipino pastries. Yummmm!