Name: New Year's Resolution Reading Challenge
Start: 2025-01-01T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-31T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Theodore Oaks Branch Library

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Branches	Ben May Main Library	Grand Bay Library	Parkway Branch Library	Saraland Public Library	Semmes Regional Library	Theodore Oaks Branch Library	Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library	West Regional Library		Online/Virtual
Rooms	Youth Programing Room (Main)	Meeting Room (Grand Bay)	Meeting Room (Parkway)	Meeting Room (Saraland)	Meeting Room (Semmes)	Theodore Oaks Branch Library	Meeting Room A/B (Toulminville)	AT&T Technology Center (West)	Storytime Room (West)	No room assigned
All Day						This event is in the "All Ages" group. New Year's Resolution Reading Challenge 01/01/2025 @ 9:00am - 01/31/2025 @ 5:00pm All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Branch: Theodore Oaks Branch Library Room: Theodore Oaks Branch Library Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Contest/Challenge Event Details: Theodore Reading Challenge (all ages)! We're excited for you to participate in our month-long reading challenge to start the new year with a fun goal: "Read More!"				This event is in the "All Ages" group. Winter Reading 2025: Be a Reading Machine 01/01/2025 @ 8:00am - 01/31/2025 @ 5:00pm All Ages Virtual Event This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Branch: Online/Virtual Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Contest/Challenge Event Details: Ready, set, READ!
10:00am	This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Read & Play Storytime 10:00am - 10:45am Ages 0-5 This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Library Branch: Ben May Main Library Room: Youth Programing Room (Main) Age Group: Ages 0-5 Program Type: Storytime Join us in the youth programming room to enjoy storytime with books, songs, fingerplays, and more! Stimulate your baby’s developing senses and help them build listening and memory skills that can help your baby grow up to be a reader. Enjoy meeting other parents and their little ones and making new friends.		This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Good Listener’s Storytime at Parkway 10:00am - 11:00am Children, Ages 0-5 This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Library Branch: Parkway Branch Library Room: Meeting Room (Parkway) Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5 Program Type: Storytime Inspiring a passion for reading! Join us for fun with stories, words that rhyme, games and crafts too! This storytime event is designed for ages 3 – 7. Children will have the opportunity to interact with others and practice social skills in a place where everyone is learning! Registration is required. To register, or for more information, please email Jade Gregory at jgregory@mplonline.org, or call her at (251) 494-4454.
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11:00am		This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Tuesday Time Out Storytime 11:00am - 11:30am Children, Ages 0-5 This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Library Branch: Grand Bay Library Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay) Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5 Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Entertaining storytime designed for preschool-aged children!
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3:30pm				This event is in the "Children" group. Mrs. Tori Tales 3:30pm - 4:00pm Children This event is in the "Children" group. Library Branch: Saraland Public Library Room: Meeting Room (Saraland) Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Listen, groove & craft with Mrs. Tori and her tales! Come and Join Mrs. Tori for stories, crafts, and fun in the Saraland meeting room. This program is ideal for children ages 0 to 12.			This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. Make-A-Craft Day 3:30pm - 4:30pm Ages 6-11 This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. Library Branch: Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library Room: Meeting Room A/B (Toulminville) Age Group: Ages 6-11 Program Type: Games Show your creative side! Join us at the Touminville Branch for a fun craft activity to make and take home. Ideal for age 6-11.	This event is in the "Teens" group. Learning Express Library Test Prep for the ACT/SAT 3:30pm - 4:30pm Teens Open Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Open Library Branch: West Regional Library Room: AT&T Technology Center (West) Age Group: Teens Program Type: Classes Required Seats Remaining: 15 Gearing up to take the ACT or SAT? Join us in the West Regional computer lab to take a free ACT or SAT practice test with Learning Express Library. Ms. Jennifer will help you create an account and learn more about the study guides, test prep, and other resources available through the Learning Express Library. Registration is required!
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4:00pm	This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. A-Z Read with Me Storytime 4:00pm - 5:00pm Ages 0-5 This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Library Branch: Ben May Main Library Room: Youth Programing Room (Main) Age Group: Ages 0-5 Program Type: Storytime Join us in the youth programming room to enjoy storytime with books, songs, games, activities, and more! This storytime is literacy-based and intended to help prepare your child to be a reader! Enjoy stories, songs, and making new friends! For more information, please call 251-340-1507 or email mainyou@mplonline.org.				This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. LEGO Fun Tuesday at Semmes 4:00pm - 5:00pm Children, Ages 6-11 This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. Library Branch: Semmes Regional Library Room: Meeting Room (Semmes) Age Group: Children, Ages 6-11 Program Type: Games Join us at Semmes Regional Library! Use your imagination and challenge your building skills with Lego activities! This program is designed for children ages 6 - 18.				This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. Read & Sign Adaptive Storytime (ASL) at West 4:00pm - 4:30pm Ages 6-11 This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. Library Branch: West Regional Library Room: Storytime Room (West) Age Group: Ages 6-11 Program Type: Storytime Join us in the West Regional Library’s Storytime Room for books, songs, and sign language! Ages 1-12 and all abilities with an adult. Designed to be welcoming for neurodivergent children, this inclusive storytime incorporates movement, music and stories along with American Sign Language (ASL). Activities presented generally fall within a preschool interest level. Siblings and therapists are welcome.
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New Year's Resolution Reading Challenge

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Tuesday Time Out Storytime

Mrs. Tori Tales

Mrs. Tori Tales

Make-A-Craft Day

Make-A-Craft Day

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