Week of Events
Sunday, February 8, 2026
No events on this day.
Monday, February 9, 2026
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Featured February 9, 2026 -Featured Free Build – Activity Room
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February 9, 2026 -Law Offices of Brenton C. McWilliams – Giddens
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February 9, 2026 -TED Talks Discussion Group – Board Room
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February 9, 2026 -Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center – MakerSpace
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Featured February 9, 2026 -Featured Teen Crafternoon – Teen Services
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February 9, 2026 -Writer In Residence Reception – 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.
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 [...]
Teen Crafternoon – Teen Services
Ages - 13-18: Paper Roses - These cute paper roses are super easy and fun to make, and your valentine or galentine will love to receive a bouquet! We'll have everything you need to make them. Finding who to give them to is up to you.
Writer In Residence Reception – Giddens
Join us in welcoming the FCWA's Writer In Residence for the month of February, Greg Koehler! Greg is a writer, ethicist, and agricultural worker from Austin, Texas. He is an editor for Richmond-based magazine Makeout Creek, and his poetry, fiction, and occasional writing have appeared in Ninth Letter, the tiny, Handsome, Pebble Lake Review, The Austin Chronicle, and McSweeney’s Internet [...]
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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February 10, 2026 -Toddler Storytime – Activity Room
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Featured February 10, 2026 -Featured Book Review and Lecture Series – Giddens
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February 10, 2026 -Teen Thing – Teen Services
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February 10, 2026 -Stone Creek Villas HOA – 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
Dick Schmidt - Review of Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause, by Ty Seidule To see the full book review list click here: https://fairhopelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Spring-2026-reviews.pdf
Teen Thing – Teen Services
Ages - 13-18: I <3 Books Art Collaborative Art Project- What is your favorite book? What book changed your life? What book do you like to read over and over again? We invite you to hang out with us and make a book spine to add to add to our display of Our Favorite Books [...]
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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February 11, 2026 -SAPPA setup – Giddens
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February 11, 2026 -Convergence Book Club – Board Room
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Featured February 11, 2026 -Featured Lego Club – Activity Room
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Featured February 11, 2026 -Featured Letterboxing Club – Teen Space
Convergence Book Club – Board Room
Topic: Giddy-up The Convergence discussion group topic for February is "Giddy-Up," join in on this month's topic for a pony-based parley! Convergence is a book club about a specific topic, not a particular book. Pick up a topic sheet at the Reference Desk and join the discussion on Wednesday, February 11th.
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.
Letterboxing Club – Teen Space
Ages - 13-18: Looking for an artistic and adventurous hobby? You should try Letterboxing! Carve a rubber stamp with your special symbol on it, then hunt down hidden letterboxes to add their stamp imprint to your logbook. Learn how to make a letterbox to hide yourself!
Thursday, February 12, 2026
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February 12, 2026 -SAPPA setup – Giddens
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Featured February 12, 2026 -Featured Friends of the Library Book Sale – Giddens
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February 12, 2026 -Baby Storytime – Activity Room
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Featured February 12, 2026 -Featured Homeschool Hour – Activity Room
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February 12, 2026 -Geek Night – Teen Services
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!
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.
Geek Night – Teen Services
Ages - 13-18: Game Night! Cards, boardgames, and Switch2 - bring your friends and come hang out and have fun!
Friday, February 13, 2026
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February 13, 2026 -SAPPA setup – Giddens
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February 13, 2026 -Free Build – Activity Room
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Featured February 13, 2026 -Featured Close Knit Knitting Group – Board Room
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February 13, 2026 -Fairhope Environmental Advisory Board – Board Room
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February 13, 2026 -CANCELLED Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center – MakerSpace
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February 13, 2026 -Library closing early at 4:15pm
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.
CANCELLED 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 [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2026
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February 14, 2026 -SAPPA setup – Giddens
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February 14, 2026 -Valentine’s Storytime – Activity Room
Valentine’s Storytime – Activity Room
Ages - All Ages: This special storytime will have books, songs, a craft, and collaborative play! Families and kids of all ages can celebrate Valentine's Day with us here at the library!

