Week of Events
Sunday, December 7, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, December 8, 2025
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December 8, 2025 -Free Build – Activity Room
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December 8, 2025 -Friends of the Library C&C Meeting – Board Room
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December 8, 2025 -TED Talks Discussion Group – Board Room
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Featured December 8, 2025 -Featured Homeschool Hour – Activity Room
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December 8, 2025 -Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center – MakerSpace
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Featured December 8, 2025 -Featured Teen Crafternoon – Teen Services
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December 8, 2025 -Song Grove HOA – Giddens
Free Build – Activity Room
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!
TED Talks Discussion Group – Board Room
Meets on Mondays in the Board Room to discuss a TED talk of interest. Everyone is welcome.
Homeschool Hour – Activity Room
Ages 8-12: Come and join us as we learn and create with our friends. For ages 8-12 we will meet in the activity room, and ages 3-7 can enjoy a fun activity in the E-room.
Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center – MakerSpace
Made Possible by the Community Foundation of South Alabama Grant. Ages 13+ Registration is Required! Join an Eastern Shore Art Center artist for a weekly art class for teens ages 13+! Each week will feature a different art project for you to take home. Registration will open up at the beginning of each month for [...]
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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December 9, 2025 -Toddler Storytime – Activity Room
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December 9, 2025 -Book Review and Lecture Series – Giddens
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Featured December 9, 2025 -Featured Christmas Crafternoon – Activity Room
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Featured December 9, 2025 -Featured Teen Thing – Teen Services
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Featured December 9, 2025 -Featured Sallie’s Ashes – Giddens
Toddler Storytime – Activity Room
Ages 19 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 play and socialization or crafts and coloring.
Book Review and Lecture Series – Giddens
Mike Turner - Review of Dylan Goes Electric: Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night that Split the Sixties, by Elijah Wald To see the full book review list click here: https://fairhopelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Fall-2025-reviews.pdf
Christmas Crafternoon – Activity Room
All Ages: We provide the supplies, and you provide the creativity! Come in and make some holiday themed crafts. They make great gifts or decorations for Christmas or winter in general!
Sallie’s Ashes – Giddens
Sallie's Ashes documentary: Free showing of the Oscar-qualifying Alabama short film about the Mobile Bay coal ash deposit. Sponsored by League of Women Voters Baldwin County & The Coal Ash Action Group
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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Featured December 10, 2025 -Featured Lego Club – Activity Room
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Featured December 10, 2025 -Featured Introduction to Ozobot – MakerSpace
Lego Club – Activity Room
Ages: 4-12 Do you love LEGOs? So do we! Kids ages 4-12 can come in every Wednesday for collaborative play and building. Create your own castle, spaceship, or even a LEGO Brickfilm with your friends. Parents MUST stay with children 6 and younger.
Introduction to Ozobot – MakerSpace
Ages - 10 - 18: Registration is required! Come learn how to use Ozobot robots to learn coding, problem-solving, and creative design. We will have interactive challenges that explore color coding and real-world applications of robotics for beginners. To sign up contact: youthservices@fairhopelibrary.org or call 251-990-0209
Thursday, December 11, 2025
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Featured December 11, 2025 -Featured Friends of the Library Book Sale – Giddens
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December 11, 2025 -Baby Storytime – Activity Room
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December 11, 2025 -Computer Class – Computer Lab
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Featured December 11, 2025 -Featured Frozen (PG) – Activity Room
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Featured December 11, 2025 -Featured Introduction to 3D Printing – MakerSpace
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Featured December 11, 2025 -Featured Geek Night – Teen Services
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December 11, 2025 -Writer In Residence Reception – Giddens
Friends of the Library Book Sale – Giddens
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 [...]
Baby Storytime – Activity Room
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!
Computer Class – Computer Lab
We are thrilled to partner with the South Baldwin Literacy Council for our computer literacy class. This class features two 1-hour sections; hour one focuses on learning the basics, and hour two deals with learning computer apps like Microsoft word. You can sign up to attend both hours, or just one. This course will be [...]
Frozen (PG) – Activity Room
Ages Families: Join us in the Activity Room to celebrate wintertime with one of our favorite kids movies! Bring cushions, blankets, and your favorite movie watching friends and get ready for some chilly winter fun!
Introduction to 3D Printing – MakerSpace
Ages - Adults of all ages: Registration required! To sign up contact: youthservices@fairhopelibrary.org or call 251-990-0209 Ideal for beginners Choose from several designs and watch your model print in real-time!
Writer In Residence Reception – Giddens
Join us at the Fairhope Public Library on December 11th to Welcome the Writer's Cottage resident for December, Jane Walton. Walton graduated with her MA in journalism from the University of Mississippi. She has appeared in several publications, has been nominated and won a writing fellowship, and is currently working on a novel.
Friday, December 12, 2025
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December 12, 2025 -Free Build – Activity Room
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December 12, 2025 -Close Knit Knitting Group – Board Room
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December 12, 2025 -Fairhope Environmental Advisory Board – Board Room
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December 12, 2025 -Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center – MakerSpace
Free Build – Activity Room
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!
Close Knit Knitting Group – Board Room
The Close Knit Circle invites all hand crafters to join them in the Board Room. All experience levels welcome.
Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center – MakerSpace
Made Possible by the Community Foundation of South Alabama Grant. Ages 7-12: Registration is required! Join an Eastern Shore Art Center artist for a weekly art class for kids ages 7-12! Each week will feature a different art project for you to take home. Registration will open up at the beginning of each month for [...]
