Name: Outdoor Adventures Exhibit
Start: 2024-06-03
End: 2024-07-31
Location: Ben May Main Library

Outdoor Adventures Exhibit

All Day 6/3 - 7/31

Lobby (Main) at Ben May Main Library

Program Type:

Exhibits

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Let’s learn about the great outdoors!Come to Ben May Main Library’s Outdoor Adventures Exhibit to learn about National Parks that can be found both near and far from Mobile. Get in...

Library Branch: Ben May Main Library

Room: Lobby (Main)

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Exhibits

Event Details:

Let’s learn about the great outdoors!

Librarian’s Special: Battleship Bash

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room (West) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Games, Classes

Age Group:

Ages 6-11

Event Details:

Anchor down with USS ALABAMA Battleship.Join presenters from the USS Alabama for a little history, a little science, and a lot of fun!Registration is recommended for groups. For mo...

Library Branch: West Regional Library

Room: Meeting Room (West)

Age Group: Ages 6-11

Program Type: Games, Classes

Event Details:

Anchor down with USS ALABAMA Battleship.

Join presenters from the USS Alabama for a little history, a little science, and a lot of fun!

Read & Play Storytime

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am

Youth Programing Room (Main) at Ben May Main Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 0-5

Read & Play Storytime at Main:

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 s...

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.

Scavenger Hunt at Touminville

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Meeting Room A/B (Toulminville) at Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Ages 6-11

Event Details:

The adventure begins!Go on an adventure with us and locate items needed for your fun journey. Ideal for ages 6-11 years. For more information for this event please email Melis...

Library Branch: Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library

Room: Meeting Room A/B (Toulminville)

Age Group: Ages 6-11

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

The adventure begins!

Go on an adventure with us and locate items needed for your fun journey. Ideal for ages 6-11 years.

Good Listener’s Storytime at Parkway

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room (Parkway) at Parkway Branch Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11

Good Listener’s Storytime at Parkway:

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 opport...

Library Branch: Parkway Branch Library

Room: Meeting Room (Parkway)

Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11

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 Ms. Gert at glaffiette@mplonline.org, or call her at (251) 494-4454.

Tuesday Time Out Storytime

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Children, Ages 0-5

Event Details:

Entertaining storytime designed for preschool-aged children!Need some time out of the house? Join us in the Meeting Room at the Grand Bay Library for fun stories, song and crafts. ...

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!

Librarian’s Special: Battleship Bash

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm

Meeting Room (West) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Games, Classes

Age Group:

Ages 6-11

Event Details:

Anchor down with USS ALABAMA Battleship.Join presenters from the USS Alabama for a little history, a little science, and a lot of fun!Registration is recommended for groups. For mo...

Library Branch: West Regional Library

Room: Meeting Room (West)

Age Group: Ages 6-11

Program Type: Games, Classes

Event Details:

Anchor down with USS ALABAMA Battleship.

Join presenters from the USS Alabama for a little history, a little science, and a lot of fun!

A Page in Time Book Club

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room (West) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Interested in Historical Fiction?Join the A Page in Time Book Club at West Regional Library! This month’s topic of discussion is The Girl from the Channel Islands by Jenny LeCoat. ...

Library Branch: West Regional Library

Room: Meeting Room (West)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs

Event Details:

Interested in Historical Fiction?

Librarian’s Special: Pre-Olympics Mini Games

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Ages 6-11

Event Details:

We’re on the road to the Olympics!Join us in the Grand Bay Library meeting room for some pre-Olympics fun. Test your skills in minute-to-win mini-Olympic games.

Library Branch: Grand Bay Library

Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)

Age Group: Ages 6-11

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

We’re on the road to the Olympics!

Join us in the Grand Bay Library meeting room for some pre-Olympics fun. Test your skills in minute-to-win mini-Olympic games.

Mrs. Tori Tales

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Meeting Room (Saraland) at Saraland Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Children

Mrs. Tori Tales at Saraland:

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...

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.

Read & Sign Adaptive Storytime (ASL) at West

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Storytime Room (West) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 6-11

Read and Sign (ASL) Storytime at West:

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 chi...

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.

LEGO Fun Tuesday at Semmes

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room (Semmes) at Semmes Regional Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Children, Ages 6-11

Lego Fun Tuesday:

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.

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.

LEGOmania! at Moorer

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room (Moorer) at Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Children, Ages 6-11

LEGOmania! at Moorer:

Join us at the Moorer Branch for LEGO building fun!Playing with LEGO bricks are a fantastic way for children to develop their spatial awareness and mathematical skills. Show off yo...

Library Branch: Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library

Room: Meeting Room (Moorer)

Age Group: Children, Ages 6-11

Program Type: Games

Join us at the Moorer Branch for LEGO building fun!

Playing with LEGO bricks are a fantastic way for children to develop their spatial awareness and mathematical skills. Show off you creativity and building skills at LEGO Mania! Join us every second Tuesday for LEGO building fun! Use your imagination and challenge your building skills.Ideal for ages 6 -11.

This program will help encourage children in developing ways to problem solve and come up with new ideas. Please email jlee@mplonline.org or call (251) 494-4140 for more information.

Shake, Rattle, & Read Storytime at West

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Meeting Room (West) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 0-5

Shake, Rattle, & Read Storytime at West:

Join us in the Meeting Room to enjoy books and a whole lot of music and grooving!Enjoy meeting other parents and their little ones and make new friends. These activities are design...

Library Branch: West Regional Library

Room: Meeting Room (West)

Age Group: Ages 0-5

Program Type: Storytime

Join us in the Meeting Room to enjoy books and a whole lot of music and grooving!

Enjoy meeting other parents and their little ones and make new friends. These activities are designed to stimulate your child’s early literacy skills, and there will be a whole lot of shakin’ going on!

Wonderful Wednesday Storytime at Theodore

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Children's Area (Theodore Oaks) at Theodore Oaks Branch Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 0-5

Wonderful Wednesday Storytime at Theodore:

Join us for stories and songs and lots of fun! Storytime’s act as an integral part of early literacy education by introducing young children to books, rhymes, music, and more....

Library Branch: Theodore Oaks Branch Library

Room: Children's Area (Theodore Oaks)

Age Group: Ages 0-5

Program Type: Storytime

Join us for stories and songs and lots of fun!

Storytime’s act as an integral part of early literacy education by introducing young children to books, rhymes, music, and more. This story time event is designed with preschool aged children in mind, but all ages are welcome!

Space is limited; first come – first served. For more information, please call (251)662-9676 or email the Theodore Oaks Circulation Desk at theocir@mplonline.org.

Good Listener Storytime at Moorer

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Meeting Room (Moorer) at Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 0-5

Good Listener Storytime at Moorer:

Join us at the Moorer Branch for stories, songs, and fun!Early reading ignites creativity, sparks curiosity, and stimulates the imagination in young children. This program is desig...

Library Branch: Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library

Room: Meeting Room (Moorer)

Age Group: Ages 0-5

Program Type: Storytime

Join us at the Moorer Branch for stories, songs, and fun!

Early reading ignites creativity, sparks curiosity, and stimulates the imagination in young children. This program is designed to help promote their passion for learning.

Librarian’s Special: Karaoke Kids & Story Hour

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Bernheim Hall (Main) at Ben May Main Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Ages 6-11

Event Details:

Shine like the star you are!Join us in Bernheim Hall as we take to the stage to sing and act our hearts out to Disney favorites, Broadway classics, and more. Everyone can feel like...

Library Branch: Ben May Main Library

Room: Bernheim Hall (Main)

Age Group: Ages 6-11

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Shine like the star you are!

Good Listeners Storytime at Semmes

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room (Semmes) at Semmes Regional Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 0-5

Good Listeners Storytime at Semmes:

Every Wednesday!Join us in the Semmes meeting room for fun storytime, songs, movements and crafts. This half-hour program is designed for children ages 3-6 and will help ignite the...

Library Branch: Semmes Regional Library

Room: Meeting Room (Semmes)

Age Group: Ages 0-5

Program Type: Storytime

Every Wednesday!

Join us in the Semmes meeting room for fun storytime, songs, movements and crafts. This half-hour program is designed for children ages 3-6 and will help ignite their creativity, spark curiosity, and stimulate their imaginations!

Registration is recommended! For more information, please call 251-494-4935 or email Callie Kelley at ckelley@mplonline.org.

Tales & Tunes with Mrs. Tori

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room (Saraland) at Saraland Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 6-11

Tales & Tunes at Saraland:

Let’s listen while moving & grooving in our fun storytime!Join Mrs. Tori for an interactive session of storytelling, singing, and using egg shakers or scarves. We will also be ...

Library Branch: Saraland Public Library

Room: Meeting Room (Saraland)

Age Group: Ages 6-11

Program Type: Storytime

Let’s listen while moving & grooving in our fun storytime!

Join Mrs. Tori for an interactive session of storytelling, singing, and using egg shakers or scarves. We will also be making a craft.

Listen & Learn Storytime

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Storytime Room (West) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 0-5

Listen & Learn Storytime:

Let’s Listen and Learn with fun stories and songs!Storytime has many benefits for children such as promoting early literacy, language development, help develop concentration, socia...

Library Branch: West Regional Library

Room: Storytime Room (West)

Age Group: Ages 0-5

Program Type: Storytime

Let’s Listen and Learn with fun stories and songs!

Storytime has many benefits for children such as promoting early literacy, language development, help develop concentration, social skills, communication skills, and encourages their imagination and creativity. Join us in the Storytime room at West Regional for fun stories and songs. Ideal for ages 3-5 years.

For more information, please call (251)340-8571 or email West Regional Youth Services at westyou@mplonline.org.

Good Listener Storytime at Moorer

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room (Moorer) at Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 0-5

Good Listener Storytime at Moorer:

Join us at the Moorer Branch for stories, songs, and fun!Early reading ignites creativity, sparks curiosity, and stimulates the imagination in young children. This program is desig...

Library Branch: Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library

Room: Meeting Room (Moorer)

Age Group: Ages 0-5

Program Type: Storytime

Join us at the Moorer Branch for stories, songs, and fun!

Early reading ignites creativity, sparks curiosity, and stimulates the imagination in young children. This program is designed to help promote their passion for learning.

Librarian Special: Storytime with Ms. Minnie

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Meeting Room A/B (Toulminville) at Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Ages 6-11

Event Details:

Let’s listen and sing together!Join us for an afternoon of singing and storytime at the Toulminville Branch.

Library Branch: Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library

Room: Meeting Room A/B (Toulminville)

Age Group: Ages 6-11

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Let’s listen and sing together!

Join us for an afternoon of singing and storytime at the Toulminville Branch.

D&D Summer Campaign

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Teen Space (West) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Teens

Event Details:

Begin your epic adventure with Dungeons and Dragons!Join us at West in the Teens Programming Room. Teens will be running their own D&D Campaigns and playing two times a month i...

Library Branch: West Regional Library

Room: Teen Space (West)

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Begin your epic adventure with Dungeons and Dragons!

Join us at West in the Teens Programming Room. Teens will be running their own D&D Campaigns and playing two times a month in the Teen Space!

It’s A Musical Adventure: The Mello Cello with Katy Morvant

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room (Parkway) at Parkway Branch Library

Program Type:

Special Events

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

All the talent through musical notes!Katy Morvant, a 12-year-old member of the Mobile Symphonic Youth Orchestra, will entertain her audience with familiar songs on her cello.Regist...

Library Branch: Parkway Branch Library

Room: Meeting Room (Parkway)

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Special Events

Event Details:

All the talent through musical notes!

Katy Morvant, a 12-year-old member of the Mobile Symphonic Youth Orchestra, will entertain her audience with familiar songs on her cello.

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