Mobile Alabama Area Summer Storytimes 2024
If you are looking for a way to get out of the house this summer, storytimes are a great way to entertain your kids as well as beat the heat! They are also a great way to meet other parents! Below you will find a list of storytimes happening in the Mobile, Alabama area this summer.
(This post has been updated for Summer 2024.)
Please note that times, dates and locations are subject to change at any time. We highly recommend you utilitize the links provided to verify storytime details. Email info@themobmom.com with any questions, changes, errors or if you would like to add your company’s storytime to this list.
Renascent Church Sensory Storytime
Thursday, June 13 & Thursday, July 11.
This story time is a welcoming, interactive environment specifically designed for special, sensory processing kids. Join us for an interactive story, songs that will not overstimulate, and play time for exploration and social . skills Designed for ages 2-5 (but not limited to) and their families. 
There is LIMITED SPACE – Please use the link below to sign up & reserve your spot! (Free event)
Reading on the Ramp at Dauphin Island Welcome Center Library
Every Wednesday in June from 9:30 -10:30
Our Welcome Center Library’s “Reading on the Ramp” summer reading initiative for children has declared June Dr. Seuss month! Please join us on Wednesday mornings in June at 9:30am at the Welcome Center to enjoy Dr. Seuss stories and an art project. Bring your favorite beach towel to sit on and be ready to laugh and learn! While our target audience is pre-school thru 3rd grade, all children are welcome!
Mobile Public Library Summer Reading Challenge
Join the summer reading challenge!
Read 400 minutes this summer to receive a prize and entries into the Grand Prize drawings for a camping equipment bundle and family movie ticket packs! Keep reading to get more entries into the Grand Prize drawings.
Children and Teens: The first time you finish the reading challenge you’ll get a Cartoon Key Chain! You earn a brag tag with each additional 400 minutes, along with extra entries for the camping bundle and movie packs. How many tags can you collect?
Adults: Finish the reading challenge to get an MPL metal bookmark. Continue to read for extra entries in the Grand Prize drawings.
Minutes can be tracked on our paper logs available at any Mobile Public Library location or print your own (Children, Teen, Adult). We will start accepting completed logs on June 3. You can also report your minutes by earning badges on our Beanstack reading challenge App!
Mobile Public Library Summer Storytime Schedule
Monday
Little Explorers Book Club (Ages 6-11)
10:00-11:00 Ben May Main Library
Read & Sign Adaptive Storytime (ASL) at West (Ages 1-12)
3:30 – 4:00 West Regional Library
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.
Tuesday
Read & Play Storytime (Ages 0-5)
10:00 – 10:45 Ben May Main Library
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.
Good Listener’s Storytime at Parkway (Ages 0-5, 6-11)
10:00 – 11:30 Parkway Branch Library
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 (Children, Ages 0-5)
11:00-11:30 Grand Bay
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!
Mrs. Tori Tales (Children Ages 0-12)
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saraland Public Library
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 (Ages1-12)
3:30 – 4: 00 West Regional Library
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.
Wednesday
Shake, Rattle & Read Storytime at West (Ages 0-5)
10:00 – 10:30 West Regional Library
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 (Ages 0-5)
10:00-10:30 Theodore Oaks Branch
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 (Ages 0-5)
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Monte L. Moorer/Springhill Branch
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.
Good Listener Storytime at Semmes (Ages 0-5)
10:30-11:00 Semmes Regional Library
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.
Listen & Learn Storytime (Ages 0-5)
11:00 – 11:30 West Regional Library
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 (Ages 0-5)
11:30 – 12:00 Monte L. Moorer/Springhill Branch Library
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.
Thursday
Shake, Rattle & Read Storytime at West (Ages 0-5)
10:00 – 10:30 West Regional Library
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!
Listen & Learn Storytime (Ages 0-5)
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.
4:00 – 4:30 West Regional Library
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.
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