Shake, Rattle, & Read Storytime at West

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!

Tales & Tunes with Mrs. Tori

Saraland Public Library

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. Ideal for ages 0-12.

Preschool Story Time & Craft

Foley Public Library

Event Details If your kids love a craft the Wednesday Preschool Story Time is the one for your family. Wednesdays are extra fun because who doesn't love songs, books, crafts, and time to play with friends?! Join us Wednesday mornings at 10am.

Good Listeners Storytime at Semmes

Semmes Regional Library

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

Listen & Learn Storytime

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

Monte. L Moorer/Spring Hill 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.

Memory Picture Game

Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library

Test your memorization skills! Let’s have some fun testing your memorization skills. See how many items you can remember and draw for a chance to win a prize! Good luck!

Crafty Corner- Turtle Corner Bookmarks

Semmes Regional Library

Come join us at the Semmes Regional Library to have fun making crafts together! Don't hide in your shell for World Turtle Day!  Come join us instead as we create amazing turtle corner bookmarks in honor of our shelled friends. This activity is ideal for ages 6-18.

Wonderful Wednesdays at West

West Regional Library

Afternoon Fun at the West Regional Library! Stop by the library on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month for fun at the library! Each program features an engaging activity sure to make your Wednesday wonderful!

Kids Free Build

Foley Public Library

Age Group: Children Registration is required for this event. Registration will close on May 21, 2025 @ 4:00pm. Program Description Event Details Free Build is FREE FUN! A variety of building toys are brought out to construct anything your mind can think of. Use Magnatiles to engineer a rocket ship, LEGOs to create a movie set, Brain Flakes to build a car, and so much more! Free Build is a fun time of building without too many guidelines! Registration is NOT required, but a guardian must be present during the program. This group is for kids ages 5-9. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Ages 15 and under require an accompanying adult.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Shake, Rattle, & Read Storytime at West

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!

SFPL Storytime

Spanish Fort Public Library

Join us Thursday mornings at 10:00AM in the Spanish Fort Public Library children's section for Storytime at the library! Thursday morning storytimes are structured for ages 2 - 5 years (Pre-K).

Summer Reading Kickoff

Daphne Civic Center

Get ready to color our world this summer at the Daphne Public Library! At our grand Summer Reading Kick-Off, you will be able to pick up your Summer Reading goodie bag full of reading materials, enjoy hot dogs, and watch live entertainment performed by the Wow Factor Science Show! Free family fun for ALL AGES!

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Listen & Learn Storytime

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.

Teen Takeover

Parkway Branch

It's time for Teen Takeover at the Parkway Branch! Come hang out with us in the Parkway Meeting Room for some awesome teen fun! We’ll have video games, board games, crafts, and so much more! Join the takeover every Thursday—it’s going to be a blast!

Chess Club for Everyone at Semmes

Semmes Regional Library

Beginners and experienced players welcome! Playing chess improves concentration and problem-solving skills. Join us at Semmes Library for chess club designed for ages 6 and up.

Fairhope Farmers Market

Fairhope Public Library

Join us for Fairhope's Spring/Summer Farmers Market, starting April 3rd! The market will be held every Thursday afternoon from 3 PM to 6 PM behind the Fairhope Public Library. Discover a wide array of fresh produce, homemade breads, honey, locally-raised beef, and much more! There will also be face painting for the kids each week, along with exciting giveaways! Support your local farmers and small businesses by shopping at the Fairhope Farmers Market this spring! Parking: Farmers market visitors can park on Magnolia Avenue in designated spots marked “farmers market parking only.” Additional parking is available in Arts Alley! You can also call the Downtown shuttle for a ride directly to the farmers market

Great Movie Adventure (Transformers One)

Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library

Join us at the Toulminville Branch for movies and snacks! Join us for the feature film Transformers One (2024), PG | 1 hr 34 min.; TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. Registration is recommended! To register or for more information, please email Melissa Davis at mdavis@mplonline.org or call 251-494-4892. 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.

Throwdown Thursday

West Regional Library

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.

Rock n’ Storytime

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.