Events for week of November 17, 2024

All ages. Our Activity Room will be open and stocked with Lincoln logs, blocks, LEGOs, and more. This is unstructured free play and exploration. Parents are required to directly supervise their children and help clean up. Stop by and see what you can build!

Meets on Mondays in the Computer Lab to discuss a TED talk of interest.  Everyone is welcome.

Come join us every Monday to make a thing! Materials and projects will vary each week. Schedule: 12/2 Paperback Yule Trees 12/9 Holiday Card Display Kit 12/16 Polymer Clay Ornaments 12/23 Crochet Night: Light Garland 12/30 Happy Jars for 2025

Ages 18 months - 3 years. 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 20 minutes dedicated to block play and socialization or crafts and coloring.

Susan Diemert – Review of By Any Other Name, by Jodi Picoult

Ages 4+ years. 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.

Need to decompress and have fun to keep a good school/life balance? Teen Thing is here for you with a different activity or focus each week! It’s the perfect opportunity to try something new with your friend group or meet new people. Schedule: 12/3  Side Quest! RPG Night 12/10  Movie Night 12/17  Teen Kindergarten Night

2/27 Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates 4/30 Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh 6/25 The Elementals by Michael McDowell 8/27 Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz 10/29 White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi 12/10 The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

All ages. We provide the supplies, and you provide the creativity! Art Lab is an unstructured program dedicated to artistic expression. YOU decide what to make.

On the second Thursday of every month the Friends of the Fairhope Library host a Book Sale in the library lobby and Giddens Conference Center.  The sale features Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Books, DVDs, artwork, puzzles, and much more!  Come buy some affordable items for yourself or the perfect gift for someone else.  All proceeds will [...]

Ages 0-18 months. This storytime is for our lap-sitters and crawlers. The program lasts approximately 30 minutes, with about 10-15 minutes dedicated to reading and rhyme, and 20 minutes dedicated to tummy time/floor play or socialization for parents and babies!

Ages 8-15 years. We will explore a new topic every week, followed by a hands-on craft or STEAM based activity. 8-12 years will learn with Ms. Stephanie, while 13+ split off with Ms. Allyson. Activities will be available for siblings 7 and under in the E room.

Ages 8-12 years. Do you enjoy playing or want to learn how to play chess? Bring your friends and join us every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month to have fun and play chess together!

All ages. Our Activity Room will be open and stocked with Lincoln logs, blocks, LEGOs, and more. This is unstructured free play and exploration. Parents are required to directly supervise their children and help clean up. Stop by and see what you can build!

The Close Knit Circle invites all hand crafters to join them in the Board Room.  All experience levels welcome.