Contact Information
Phone: (251) 340-8555
Email: westref@mplonline.org
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.
See Holiday Closings
Upcoming Events
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!
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.
Afterschool in the Teen Space at West Regional Library!
This is a laid-back meetup to unwind playing games with other teens. We play lots of video games, both new and classic – Playstation, Nintendo and Xbox available. We also have board games and other tabletop activities. There are computers to play on as well if you enjoy PC games. It’s all about unwinding and having fun after school.
Disclaimer(s)
Food Allergies
We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy or other allergens.
It’s story-time with a musical twist.
Experience your favorite stories old and new, come to life with narrator and, guitarist Mr. Dave, and of course, you. Each meeting, we’ll read a story together, and perform one or two sing-alongs as well.
Services
These printers can be used to make three-dimensional objects using plastic filament. The 3D printing service is available to all ages.
A few locations have button makers available for public use. The finished buttons are 2.25" in diameter and cost 25¢ per button.
The rooms house all the children's fiction books, non-fiction books, movies, TV shows, educational videos, board books and reference books.
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.
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.
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.
Items not owned by the Mobile Public Library, or not available in the needed format, may be requested through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
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.
Print to the Mobile Public Library printers by going to your library location's PrinterOn website, emailing the location's printer or using the PrinterOn app.
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.
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.
Computers available for public use at every location. Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, Access, Publisher and PowerPoint. Educational games for kids. Adobe Reader.
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.
These rooms are dedicated to children's programs, especially Storytimes.
Public computers are available all over the library, but the largest number are in the Technology Center.
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.
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.
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.
Houses fiction books, music CDs, movies, TV series, educational videos, large print books, paperbacks and video games.
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.
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.
