Explore your library and all the fun reading has to offer—all while earning badges on a virtual activity card! Fill squares by logging your reading, completing activities, and submitting book reviews. Complete Five Across to win a Mobile Public Library notebook, water bottle, or drawstring bag! Three lucky winners will receive a 120th Anniversary Commemorative […]
Join us for a walk through history, From May 12 - June 23! Items documenting the history of Jewish life in Mobile will be on display on the second floor of the Ben May Main Library. For more information, Please email mjohnston@mplonline.org or call 251-340-1458.
Learn about our history at the Semmes Regional Library! This seven panel exhibit in the lobby covers Mobile Public Library history from 1901 to today. It features photos, stories and the key moments in time which led Mobile Public Library to the present day as a leader in promoting literacy and connecting the community. For […]
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office present Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. This exhibition will challenge the commonly held assumptions […]
Zoom Book Club Meeting Topic of discussion is The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. Click this link to join the Zoom Meeting (Meeting ID: 919 0758 1027, Passcode: 588295). For more information, please call (251) 340-1541 or email Mr. Cox at cecox@mplonline.org.
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. For more information, […]
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. This program will ignite creativity, spark curiosity, and stimulate the imagination! For more information, please email Ms. Dupree at fdupree@mplonline.org or call (251) 494-2207.
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. For more information, please email Ms. Lee at jlee@mplonline.org or call (251) 494-4935.
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! For more information, please […]
Join us for stories and songs and lots of fun! Storytimes 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 […]
Improving Language and Listening Skills with Storytime! Early reading ignites creativity, sparks curiosity, and stimulates the imagination in young children. Bring your preschooler for stories, songs, fingerplays, and crafts. Registration is required for groups, as capacity is limited. To register or for more information, please email Ms. Atwood at katwood@mplonline.org or call (251) 675-2879.
Do you want to have your artwork displayed at Ben May Main Library? If so, bring your creation representing the Summer Library Celebration’s 2023 theme, "All Together Now," to the Ben May Library reference desk from June 1st to June 23rd. Whether you draw, paint, take photographs, or create 3D art we would love to […]
Building togetherness! Join us for some fun activities such as puzzles, arts & crafts, LEGO building, and more at the Trinity Gardens Community Library! Registration is recommended! For more information, email trincir@mplonline.org call (251) 457-5954
Quincy Rountree A.K.A. Quincy's Sketchbook will make comics with us in the meeting room! This includes learning basic character design and how to tell a story using sequential art. Sequential art is an art form that use images deployed in a specific order for the purpose of graphic storytelling or conveying information. Registration is recommended […]
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! For more information, please […]
Join us for amazing stories! Come to story time to be enriched by stories familiar and brand new. Build early literacy skills! For more information, call (251) 494-4982 or email Melissa Davis mdavis@mplonline.org.
Come delve into local people, places and events that shaped Mobile into what it is today. Join us each month for a different guest lecturer. Join Cart Blackwell this Friday for his presentation, "From Boom to Boom: Mobile's Cultural Renascences of 1900s-1960s." This program examines the lives and achievements of the Port City's leading artists, […]
Welcome teens to the world of anime and manga at Semmes Regional Library! Join us every month in the meeting room for anime movies and shows, games, manga and more. Teens ages 12-18 welcome. For more information, please email ckelley@mplonline.org or call (251) 494-4935.
All Together Now! Join us and our community partners as we kick off our Summer Library Celebration and celebrate our community with fun activities, music, and much more! Our theme this summer is "All Together Now." We are delighted to have groups from across Mobile planning to join us and engage with the kids to […]
Fun with Arts & Crafts! Join us every Saturday to get creative and make a fun craft. This Saturday we will Kick summer off by making a paper beach camper! This program is ideal for children ages 6 - 11, but all ages are welcome. Supplies and space are limited though, and participation is on […]
“All Together Now!" Semmes Regional Library invites individuals or groups to showcase their uniquely created artworks for the “All Together Now” multimedia art display. Family friendly and open to all ages. Art display vary sizes no larger than poster board (18x24) 2D and 3Ds are welcome Accepting art work begins June 5th. Deadline art submission, […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
Join us for 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 […]
We have fun down to a science! Join us for an exciting science experiment at the Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library! Designed for school age children, younger kids welcome with parents. For more information, please email epowell@mplonline.org or call (251) 494-4132.
Learn the art of Qigong! (Registration is required; class is adults only - ages 18 & up) Join us at Semmes Regional Library every other Saturday morning to learn this Chinese system that combines repetitive movements, breathing techniques, focused attention and meditation to achieve harmony and balance. For more information or to register and reserve your spot in […]
Learn the art of Qigong! (Registration is required; class is adults only - ages 18 & up) Join us at Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch every other Saturday morning to learn this Chinese system that combines repetitive movements, breathing techniques, focused attention and meditation to achieve harmony and balance. For more information or to register and reserve your […]
All Together Now for our I Read That Movie series. Each week will feature a film that showcases the themes of friendships, community, teamwork and are also based off books and stories you can find you on our library shelves. This Saturday we will watch A Winkle in Time (2018), (PG, 109 mins.). It's a […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band will perform songs and share jazz history. The Excelsior Band has a rich and colorful history rooted in the tradition of carnival, Mobile and the Gulf Coast. The Excelsior Band has been performing since 1883 and was selected as one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Heritage Fellows. […]
All Together Now for our I Read That Movie series. Each week will feature a film that showcases the themes of friendships, community, teamwork and are also based off books and stories you can find you on our library shelves. This Friday we will watch The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), (PG 120mins.). It's […]
Family Research with DAR at Local History & Genealogy Learning about family history! Members of the Tristan de Luna Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be at the Local History and Genealogy Division to assist you with your questions and research concerning your ancestors. For more information, please email Ms. Theris-Boone at […]
Join us to create inspired art during our Arty Party! Be inspired to start a project, finish a project you have been working on, or complete an art project for our upcoming art show at Ben May Main Library from June 26 - July 31. For more information, please call (251)340-1507 or email mainyou@mplonline.org. This program […]
Teamwork makes the dreamwork. Love to play team games with your friends? If so, join us for a fun filled hour of relays and other fun team games. For more information, please call (251)340-8571 or email West Regional Youth Services at westyou@mplonline.org.
Join us for a Review at the Ben May Main Library! Participants will pick up a free copy of the book They Called Us Enemy by George Takei a month ahead of the discussion. The book details Takei's childhood imprisoned in American concentration camps for Japanese during World War II. The group will meet to discuss […]
Join us for a Film Showing. In partnership with the Mobile Area Jewish Federation, the film "From Swastikas to Jim Crow" will be shown. Perry Trice, the Special Collections Librarian from Talladega College in Alabama will be the featured speaker and will provide additional insight. A question and answer session will follow the film. Groups […]
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 more information, call 340-8571 or email westyou@mplonline.org.
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! For more information, please […]
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 Wednesday theme is Science is Cool. This story time event is designed with preschool aged children in mind, but all ages are welcome! Space […]
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. For more information, please email jlee@mplonline.org or call (251) 494-4132.
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! For more information, please […]
Join us for amazing stories! Come to story time to be enriched by stories familiar and brand new. Build early literacy skills! For more information, call (251) 494-4982 or email Melissa Davis mdavis@mplonline.org.
Come on down to The Library Price is Right! "Join us for a show featuring pricing games and contests. Six participants from the audience are called to the front row to play a preliminary pricing round. That winner joins the host on stage for a pricing game. After three such games, the contestants spin a […]
Creating Together is Fun! Bring a friend with you and have a fun time creating art. Registration Opens June 9th at 9am. To register, please sign up by clicking the form: https://forms.office.com/r/VU0xVHWZbx. Registration is recommended. For More information call 251-340-8571 or email West Regional Youth Services at westyou@mplonline.org.
Creativity StARTS Here! Get your creativity flowing and join us to create a work of art! Best for school aged children, all children are welcome. For more information, please email epowell@mplonline.org or call (251) 494-4132.
Virtual SciFi/Fantasy Book Club for Teens and Adults! Join us from the comfort of your home. Meetings will be conducted entirely over Zoom video chat. This month’s topic of discussion is Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden. Click this link to join Zoom Discussion (Meeting ID: 817 0629 5881, Passcode: 513650). For more information, email Ms. Stewart […]
Learn the art of Qigong! (Registration is required; class is adults only - ages 18 & up) Join us at Semmes Regional Library every other Saturday morning to learn this Chinese system that combines repetitive movements, breathing techniques, focused attention and meditation to achieve harmony and balance. For more information or to register and reserve your spot in […]
Learn the art of Qigong! (Registration is required; class is adults only - ages 18 & up) Join us at Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch every other Saturday morning to learn this Chinese system that combines repetitive movements, breathing techniques, focused attention and meditation to achieve harmony and balance. For more information or to register and reserve your […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
A hands-on introduction to polyrhythm, timing and listening while learning African and Afro Caribbean rhythms and their impact on popular music. The Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers (MAAD) was founded by Wayne Curtis. The MAAD group continues to travel around the Mobile area performing at several functions and will join us as we enjoy the sounds […]
All Together Now for our I Read That Movie series. Each week will feature a film that showcases the themes of friendships, community, teamwork and are also based off books and stories you can find you on our library shelves. This Friday we will watch Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), (PG 127 mins.). It's […]
Fun with Arts & Crafts! Join us every Saturday to get creative and make a fun craft. This Saturday we will create an All About Me Journal! This program is ideal for children ages 6 - 11, but all ages are welcome. Supplies and space are limited though, and participation is on a first come, […]