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Tai Chi In-Person

Join us as local instructor Melanie Chaney teaches an 11-week course in Tai Chi. Tai Chi is an exercise that improves balance, sharpens the mind, boosts the immune system, and circulates oxygen...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Health  

Books & Brews Book Club

Meet us at Siluria Brewing Co. for Books & Brews Book Club! This month we are discussing the novel Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK “Hard to...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Siluria Brewing Company
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Book Club  

Library Book Group In-Person

Join us to discuss The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor. Inspired by a remarkable true story, this moving novel follows schoolteacher Alice King as she helps evacuate Britain’s children overseas and...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 21, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Book Club  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 14 seats left

Teeny Tiny Time: Storytime for Ages 0-2 In-Person

Join Ms. Karen for stories, music, rhymes, and finger plays--fun for little ones ages 0-2! Let your little one sit, sing, wiggle and waggle for 20 minutes of interactive fun.
Date:
Friday, November 22, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)  
Categories:
  Story Time  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 21 seats left

Small Fry Friday: Storytime for Ages 3-5 In-Person

Stories, songs, games, letters, and more with Ms. Karen!
Date:
Friday, November 22, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)  
Categories:
  Story Time  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 24 seats left

Bartók - Coffee Concert (Jemison Concert Hall at UAB's Alys Stevens Center)

BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra The orchestra will play Bartok’s Concerto for orchestra. Bartók makes extensive use of classical elements in the work; for instance, the first and fifth...  More
Date:
Friday, November 22, 2024
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  
Registration has closed.

Beethoven + Bartók - Masterworks Concert (Jemison Concert Hall at UAB's Alys Stevens Center)

BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture, No. 3 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra Beethoven began work on the Eighth in the summer of 1812, immediately after the completion of his Seventh...  More
Date:
Friday, November 22, 2024
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  
Registration has closed.

Beethoven + Bartók - Masterworks Concert (Jemison Concert Hall at UAB's Alys Stevens Center)

BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture, No. 3 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra Beethoven began work on the Eighth in the summer of 1812, immediately after the completion of his Seventh...  More
Date:
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  
Registration has closed.

Library Board Meeting In-Person

Date:
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:50 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  

Thanksgiving Break Story Time In-Person

Families with kids of all ages can join Miss Karen for special Thanksgiving tales and more.
Date:
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Time:
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)     Children (6-11)  
Categories:
  Story Time  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 17 seats left

Ya Ya Yarners In-Person

Members share crochet and knitting talents as well as work on community service projects. This year our group will provide hats and scarves to local charities and will provide shawls to local nursing...  More
Date:
Monday, December 2, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Craft  

Tai Chi In-Person

Join us as local instructor Melanie Chaney teaches an 11-week course in Tai Chi. Tai Chi is an exercise that improves balance, sharpens the mind, boosts the immune system, and circulates oxygen...  More
Date:
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Health  

Shelby County Camera Club In-Person

The Shelby County Camera Club now meets at the Albert L. Scott Library on the first Thursday of each month. The club welcomes those with all levels of photography experience and interest.
Date:
Thursday, December 5, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Craft  

Teeny Tiny Time: Storytime for Ages 0-2 In-Person

Join Ms. Karen for stories, music, rhymes, and finger plays--fun for little ones ages 0-2! Let your little one sit, sing, wiggle and waggle for 20 minutes of interactive fun.
Date:
Friday, December 6, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)  
Categories:
  Story Time  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 24 seats left

Small Fry Friday: Storytime for Ages 3-5 In-Person

Stories, songs, games, letters, and more with Ms. Karen!
Date:
Friday, December 6, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)  
Categories:
  Story Time  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 24 seats left

Visit Santa's Workshop and Mrs. Claus' Kitchen - Santa photo shoot, gingerbread houses, and silent auction In-Person

Presented by the Friends of the Library. Pictures with Santa in his workshop - Come visit with Santa and take a picture. The Friends of the Library are coordinating a photo shoot for the community;...  More
Date:
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Time:
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  

Cocoa & Crafts In-Person

Kids 6 years old and older can have winter fun with yummy hot chocolate served from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. outside in the library's parking lot. After that, they can come inside the Nan Abbott Room...  More
Date:
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Time:
4:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (6-11)     Tweens & Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Craft     Special Presentation  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 21 seats left

Kids Holiday Party In-Person

Young children and their caregivers can share a fun-filled morning featuring a visit with Santa Claus and decorating a gingerbread man cookie in the Nan Abbott Room, plus seasonal music by...  More
Date:
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 77 seats left

Evening with Santa In-Person

Boys and girls of all ages can tell Santa Claus their Christmas wishes during An Evening with Santa from 6:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Date:
Thursday, December 12, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)     Children (6-11)  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 33 seats left

Teeny Tiny Time: Storytime for Ages 0-2 In-Person

Join Ms. Karen for stories, music, rhymes, and finger plays--fun for little ones ages 0-2! Let your little one sit, sing, wiggle and waggle for 20 minutes of interactive fun.
Date:
Friday, December 13, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)  
Categories:
  Story Time  
Registrations open at 10:00 AM Friday, November 22, 2024

Small Fry Friday: Storytime for Ages 3-5 In-Person

Stories, songs, games, letters, and more with Ms. Karen!
Date:
Friday, December 13, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)  
Categories:
  Story Time  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 24 seats left

Dolores Hydock - An Old-Fashioned Christmas Times Two In-Person

A Christmas Memory, Truman Capote's tender memory of an old-fashioned Alabama Christmas, is sometimes called "An American Christmas Carol." First, Capote's story will let us join in on the elaborate,...  More
Date:
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  

Ya Ya Yarners In-Person

Members share crochet and knitting talents as well as work on community service projects. This year our group will provide hats and scarves to local charities and will provide shawls to local nursing...  More
Date:
Monday, December 16, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Craft  

Mr. Larry Magic Ho-Ho-Holiday Show In-Person

Tricks, seasonal cheer and more for the young and the young at heart during Mr. Larry Magic's Ho-Ho-Holiday Show!
Date:
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)     Children (6-11)     Tweens & Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  
Registrations open at 6:00 PM Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Teen Book Club In-Person

A book club for teens, led by teens! Led by Junior Librarian Lina, this book club will meet monthly to chat about a teen novel. December's book will be The Giver by Lois Lowry
Date:
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Categories:
  Book Club  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 15 seats left

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