West Regional Library

Christmas

All Mobile Public Library locations will be closed on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25, 2024.

West Regional Library building exterior

Contact Information

Hours & Location

West Regional Library
5555 Grelot Road
Mobile, AL 36609

Library Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

Curbside Pickup
Mon - Sat: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Upcoming Events

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Catch Me If You Can, I'm the Gingy Man

12/01/2024 @ 9:00am - 12/31/2024 @ 5:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: West Regional Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Contest/Challenge
Event Details:

Catch me If You Can...I'm The Gingerbread Man!

This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.

Holiday Art Lab at West!

11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages 6-11
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (West)
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 55
Event Details:

Jump into the world of crafting at West Regional!

Use your creativity and imagination to create your own work of art with various art supplies provided.  

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Homeschool Teens D&D

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens
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 for a Homeschool Teen-led Dungeons and Dragons campaign. 

Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Closing
Branches:
Ben May Main Library, Grand Bay Library, Local History & Genealogy, Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library, Parkway Branch Library, Saraland Public Library, Semmes Regional Library, Theodore Oaks Branch Library, Trinity Gardens Community Library, Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library, West Regional Library, Bookmobile & Outreach, Online/Virtual
Description:
All Mobile Public Library locations will be closed on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25, 2024.

Contacts

Services

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These printers can be used to make three-dimensional objects using plastic filament. The 3D printing service is available to all ages.

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A few locations have button makers available for public use. The finished buttons are 2.25" in diameter and cost 25¢ per button.

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The rooms house all the children's fiction books, non-fiction books, movies, TV shows, educational videos, board books and reference books.

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Our exhibit spaces display beautiful art and educational panels regularly. Contact a location if you would like to collaborate with the library on an exhibit.

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Fax services available at every library location. Sending a fax to local, long distance and toll-free numbers is $1 per page. Cover pages are free.

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Come to the West Regional Library's Reference Department to access our grant collection and to get online access to Candid Community's grant informational databases. 

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Items not owned by the Mobile Public Library, or not available in the needed format, may be requested through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

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Bring your own supplies or pay for the supplies we have on hand. Machines are free to use. Printing costs of the items to laminate not included. Each person is limited to 25 items a month.

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Printers & copiers are available for public use at every location. Black and white printing/copying is $.10 per page. Color printing/copying is $.50 per page.

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We offer free proctoring by librarians and reference staff at some of our library locations. Please contact the reference staff in advance to schedule a time convenient for you.

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Computers available for public use at every location. Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, Access, Publisher and PowerPoint. Educational games for kids. Adobe Reader.

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A quiet study room with multiple tables to study and do work. The door closes to the rest of the library to help keep distractions to a minimum. 

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These rooms are dedicated to children's programs, especially Storytimes.

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Public computers are available all over the library, but the largest number are in the Technology Center.

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Find all the young adult books, paperbacks, video games, magazines and comic books in this area. Also in this room are computers just for teens.

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The Children's Department's windows look out over this large outdoor event space. You may find the Children's Staff having storytime, crafts or shows out here on nice days.

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The Room has a capacity or 200 and includes a small galley kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave and pass-through countertop. Meeting room users are limited to 50 parking spaces.

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Houses fiction books, music CDs, movies, TV series, educational videos, large print books, paperbacks and video games.

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Get help from knowledgeable Reference Librarians and use the Reference Collection. This room, on the second floor, contains reference books, the Non-Fiction Collection and magazines.

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Wi-Fi is available for public use at every location, including on the Bookmobile. Connect to 'Library Name'Guest (i.e. MainGuest) and open a browser window to accept our term and conditions.