Upcoming Events
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Library Closed In-Person
- Date:
- Monday, May 26, 2025
- Time:
- All Day Event
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Summer Break Story Time In-Person
Kids of all ages can get a head start on summer fun at the library with Ms. Karen's stories, songs, and more.
- Date:
- Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- 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! - 13 seats left
Board Meeting In-Person
- Date:
- Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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- Time:
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Adult
Garden Club
Kids ages 6 to 11 can meet us beside the red shed for the new garden club! Join us this month as we check on our seedlings and maintain our beds.
- Date:
- Wednesday, May 28, 2025
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- Time:
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Location:
- Albert L. Scott Library
- Registrations are fully booked!
Books & Brews Book Club
Join us at Siluria Brewing Company for the monthly Books & Brews book club! This month we are talking about the history of women journalists in the Vietnam War with Elizabeth Becker's nonfiction book...
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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, May 30, 2025
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- 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! - 23 seats left
Small Fry Friday: Storytime for Ages 3-5 In-Person
Stories, songs, games, letters, and more with Ms. Karen!
- Date:
- Friday, May 30, 2025
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- 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! - 21 seats left
Summer Challenge Kickoff In-Person
The Art of Magic with magician Russell Davis will help kids of all ages and their caregivers kick off our Color Our World Summer Challenge. This show will be repeated this evening. Please sign up for...
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- Date:
- Monday, June 2, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (0-5) Children (6-11)
- Categories:
- Special Presentation
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 55 seats left
Summer Challenge Kickoff #2 In-Person
The Art of Magic with magician Russell Davis will help kids of all ages and their caregivers kick off our Color Our World Summer Challenge. This show is the same as the morning program. Please sign up...
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- Date:
- Monday, June 2, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (0-5) Children (6-11) Tweens & Teens (12-18)
- Categories:
- Special Presentation
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 53 seats left
Stories & Scribbles In-Person
Families with kids of all ages can have summer fun with stories, art, and Miss Karen!
Special Guest Presenters: Jr. Librarian Volunteers John and Claire will be kicking off the theme of Our Summer...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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- Time:
- 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (0-5) Children (6-11)
- Categories:
- Craft Story Time
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 18 seats left
Be At Your Best Drums In-Person
Kids ages 6 to 11 years old can join Mark Seymour for a fun and noisy session of drumming, songs, and dancing.
- Date:
- Wednesday, June 4, 2025
- Time:
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 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! - 28 seats left
Tuscaloosa Barnyard In-Person
Critter fans can get up close and personal with fuzzy friends when the Tuscaloosa Barnyard brings its petting zoo to the library.
- Date:
- Thursday, June 5, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (0-5) Children (6-11)
- Categories:
- Special Presentation STEM Activity
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 32 seats left
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, June 5, 2025
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- 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.
Theme : Ready for Red!
- Date:
- Friday, June 6, 2025
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- 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!
Theme- Ready for Red!
- Date:
- Friday, June 6, 2025
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- 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! - 23 seats left
Watercolor Friendship Mountains In-Person
Watercolor Friendship Mountains
Art Activity: Watercolor painting of mountains.
Objective: Explore the characteristics of healthy friendships while students work to create the layers of their...
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- Date:
- Saturday, June 7, 2025
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- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Tweens & Teens (12-18)
- Categories:
- Craft Special Presentation
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 20 seats left
The Color of Science In-Person
Kids ages 6 to 11 years old can join Dynamic Science Adventures to discover The Color of Science in this interactive program.
- Date:
- Monday, June 9, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (6-11)
- Categories:
- STEM Activity
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 39 seats left
ABC & Ds of Medicare In-Person
Karen Haiflich of the Medicare Information Source will help you navigate through the process of Medicare. Learn about filing, benefits, and any other questions you might have.
- Date:
- Monday, June 9, 2025
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- Time:
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Health
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 25 seats left
How Photography Becomes Art In-Person
Join us as Hank Siegel of the Shelby County Camera Club discusses the ways that photography becomes an art form and provides some examples and "how-tos" of creating artistic images. Hank's works have...
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- Date:
- Monday, June 9, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Special Presentation
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 15 seats left
Stories & Scribbles In-Person
Families with kids of all ages can have summer fun with stories, art, and Miss Karen!
Come celebrate and make art for Juneteenth
- Date:
- Tuesday, June 10, 2025
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- Time:
- 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (0-5) Children (6-11)
- Categories:
- Craft Story Time
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 20 seats left
Reads & Deeds In-Person
Kids ages 6 to 18 years old can take part in this community service project. We'll be making sandwiches for the Food For Our Journey nonprofit food van that runs 7 days a week to help feed food...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, June 10, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (6-11) Tweens & Teens (12-18)
- Categories:
- Special Presentation
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 17 seats left
Mr. Larry's Kaleidoscope of Magic In-Person
Families with kids ages 6 to 11 years old can come for laughs and magical skills during magician Mr. Larry's Kaleidoscope of Magic.
- Date:
- Wednesday, June 11, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (6-11)
- Categories:
- Special Presentation
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 34 seats left
Public Speaking: Let Your Voice be Heard- Jr Librarian Program In-Person
Junior Librarians Volunteers, Lina and Sarah, have designed this program to share public speaking techniques to help folks ages 12 to 18 years old voice their opinions and allow participants to...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, June 11, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Tweens & Teens (12-18)
- Categories:
- Special Presentation
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 15 seats left
Colorful Crowns and Terrific Tales In-Person
A special guest will present this interactive program incorporating creative character building, movement, crown-making, and more.
- Date:
- Wednesday, June 11, 2025
- Time:
- 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (6-11)
- Categories:
- Craft Story Time
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 25 seats left
Lego Day! In-Person
Kids 6 years old and older can join Mr. Stefan from the Magic city Lego Users League when he brings his zillions of colorful bricks!
- Date:
- Thursday, June 12, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Children (6-11) Tweens & Teens (12-18)
- Categories:
- STEM Activity
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 11 seats left
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