Independence Day

All Mobile Public Library Locations will be closed on Thursday, July 4. 

Special Performer: Deborah Ferguson, The Dancing Story Lady

9:30am - 10:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (West)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Adventure begins at your Library with rhythm in storytelling as part of the Summer Library Celebration!

Deborah Adero Ferguson, also known as, The Dancing Story Lady, is a professional actress, dancer, storyteller and arts educator with over thirty years of experience in the performing and literary arts. Come enjoy storytelling through the expression of traditional dancing and music during the Summer Library Celebration.

Groups are required to register. To register or for more information, call 251-340-8571 or email Oliva Foster at ofoster@mplonline.org.

Special Performer: Deborah Ferguson, The Dancing Story Lady

11:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (West)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Adventure begins at your Library with rhythm in storytelling as part of the Summer Library Celebration!

Deborah Adero Ferguson, also known as, The Dancing Story Lady, is a professional actress, dancer, storyteller and arts educator with over thirty years of experience in the performing and literary arts. Come enjoy storytelling through the expression of traditional dancing and music during the Summer Library Celebration.

Groups are required to register. To register or for more information, call 251-340-8571 or email Oliva Foster at ofoster@mplonline.org.

Claymation Stop-motion

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (West)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Let’s create animation using this technique known as claymation.

Calling all Teens to join us in the west meeting room. We will use clay and Play-Doh, among other items, to make stop-motion movies.

Read & Sign Adaptive Storytime (ASL) at West

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Ages 6-11
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.