Toddler Storytime – Activity Room
Ages 18m-3yrs This storytime is for all of the roamers, movers, and shakers! The program lasts 30-40 minutes, with about 15-20 minutes dedicated to reading, rhyme, and music, and 20minutes dedicated to block play and socialization or crafts and coloring.
Book Review and Lecture Series – Giddens
Dick Schmidt – Review of The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story, by Kermit Roosevelt III
Big Kid Storytime – Activity Room
Ages 4+ This is a story hour filled with rhymes, music, games, and crafts. Our goal here is to have fun while learning to be a good audience member and developing a love of reading. We’ll read a story and work on a themed craft or game.
Teen Choice Movie Night – Activity Room
Ages 13-17 Attendees vote on which movie we watch from a list compiled by the Teen Advisory Board. We’ll have popcorn so bring a water bottle. 5pm in the Activity Room.
Meet the Author: Lila Marie Pennington Ryals – Giddens
Lila Marie Pennington Ryals, a lifelong resident of Fairhope, recently published her first and only book, What Would Mama Do?: Growing Up An “Almost” Orphan in Fairhope. The book is a memoir of her life growing up in Fairhope, Alabama, and how she and her younger brother managed to survive after their mother passed away [...]
Baby Storytime – Activity Room
Ages Newborn-18m This storytime is for our lap-sitters and crawlers. The program lasts approximately 30 minutes, with about 10-15minutes dedicated to reading and rhyme, and 20 minutes dedicated to tummy time/ floor play or socialization for parents and babies!
Genealogy Assistance using FamilySearch.org – Computer Lab
LDS volunteers will be available for one-on-one assistance with the use of the Family Search database. Use our computers or bring your own laptop. Reservations are required for this class; please call the Reference Desk at 251-929-1464 to reserve your spot.
Letter Writing Party – Giddens
We will share informative, interesting and important facts about current proposed legislation that will impact public libraries in Baldwin County and Alabama. Senate Bill 10 Changes to the Administrative Code that will affect library booard policies and library operation your support is vital to the Fairhope Public Library
Homeschool Hour – Activity Room
Ages 4-14 We will explore a new topic every week, followed by a hands-on craft or STEAM based activity. The idea is to explore fun topics in a laid-back, relaxed setting – the perfect place to make new friends!
Travelogue – Giddens
A Great American Road Trip: Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Rocky Mountain National Parks presented by Jasmine Hodges
Tech Tutor – Computer Lab
2nd Thursday of the month, PC Basics 4th Thursday of the month, iPhone/iPad Basics Sign up for Tech Tutor here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqeaVREJNWmNxvEsODseHYAq1VnFF5TBnSQBiMpQdKxiyhXQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Lego Club – Activity Room
Ages 8-12 Do you love LEGOs? So do we! Kids ages 8-12 can come to the Activity Room downstairs in Youth Services for collaborative play and building, working toward our very own LEGO brickfilm, filmed by our FHPL builders!
Evening Literary Series: Roy Hoffman – Giddens
Where Stories Come From: Writers and Their Inspirations From Tennessee Williams to Truman Capote, E.L. Doctorow to Toni Morrison, Sena Jeter Naslund to E.B Sledge and Howell Raines – authors near and far have ah-ha! moments, a lightning strike or quiet revelation, as they set out on creative journeys. Roy looks at an array of [...]
