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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.
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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...
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- Date:
- Thursday, November 21, 2024
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- 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
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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! - 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
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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! - 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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
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- 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...
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- Date:
- Monday, December 2, 2024
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- Time:
- 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Craft
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
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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.
- Date:
- Friday, December 6, 2024
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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!
- Date:
- Friday, December 6, 2024
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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! - 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;...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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
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- 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
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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
- 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
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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! - 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,...
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- 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...
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- Date:
- Monday, December 16, 2024
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- 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
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- 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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