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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, November 7, 2025 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! Theme- Letter J
Date:
Friday, November 7, 2025 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

Chess Club In-Person

Do you love playing chess? Join us at the library after school to play chess with other students! All skill levels welcome, but, basic knowledge of the game is required. Play for fun and practice to...  More
Date:
Friday, November 7, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (6-11)     Tweens & Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Games  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 10 seats left

Seeking & Soaring - Masterworks Concert (Jemison Concert Hall at UAB's Alys Stevens Center)

CHECK OUT THE SYMPHONY! Register here with your library card number for a certificate for a pair (2) of tickets to an Alabama Symphony Orchestra Masterworks or Coffee Concert. Redeem voucher at...  More
From:
7:00 PM, Friday, November 7, 2025
To:
8:00 PM, Saturday, November 8, 2025
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  
Registration has closed.

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, November 10, 2025 Show more dates
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! - 24 seats left

Veteran's Day - Library Closed In-Person

Date:
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Time:
All Day Event
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult     Children (0-5)     Children (6-11)     Tweens & Teens (12-18)  

HeARTful Expressions In-Person

Join Ms. Jodie Campbell for HeARTful Expressions -- where art and heart come together! Through hands-on activities, storytelling, and self-expression, kids ages 6 to 11 years old can explore emotions,...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time:
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (6-11)  
Categories:
  Craft     Special Presentation     Story Time  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 28 seats left

Custom Holiday Doormats In-Person

Design your own holiday themed coir doormat using our stencils or freehand your own welcoming motif. Space is limited so please register. Ages 16 and up.
Date:
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Craft  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register!

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 14, 2025 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! Theme- Letter K
Date:
Friday, November 14, 2025 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

Science Saturday In-Person

Gobble Wobble: the science of balancing.
Date:
Saturday, November 15, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (6-11)  
Categories:
  STEM Activity  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 4 seats left

Road Scholar Online Lecture: GIs in Britain — The British People & American Troops in WWII Online

Enroll for a free one-hour online lecture and Q&A on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 12 p.m. to learn about British reactions to American troops in Britain during WWII provided by the Road Scholar...  More
Date:
Monday, November 17, 2025
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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, November 17, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Craft  

Story Squad: Reading Buddy Program In-Person

The Story Squad pairs young readers in Kindergarten through 3rd grade (Little Buddies) with enthusiastic older students in 3rd through 6th grade (Big Buddies) for one-on-one reading sessions. These...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (0-5)     Children (6-11)  
Categories:
  Story Time  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 25 seats left

Books & Brews Book Club

Meet us at Siluria Brewing Company for discussion of the novel To Save the Man by John Sayles. From Amazon: In the vein of Never Let Me Go and Killers of the Flower Moon, one of America’s greatest s...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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 Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers and plantation ledgers, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Splendid and the Vile...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 20, 2025 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! - 13 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 21, 2025 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! Theme-Letter L
Date:
Friday, November 21, 2025 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

A Touch of Mozart, A Dash of Tchaikovsky- Coffee Concert (Jemison Concert Hall at UAB's Alys Stevens Center)

CHECK OUT THE SYMPHONY! Register here with your library card number for a certificate for a pair (2) of tickets to an Alabama Symphony Orchestra Masterworks or Coffee Concert. Redeem voucher at...  More
Date:
Friday, November 21, 2025
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  
Registrations open at 8:00 AM Sunday, November 9, 2025

Chess Club In-Person

Do you love playing chess? Join us at the library after school to play chess with other students! All skill levels welcome, but, basic knowledge of the game is required. Play for fun and practice to...  More
Date:
Friday, November 21, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Children (6-11)     Tweens & Teens (12-18)  
Categories:
  Games  
Registrations open at 3:30 PM Friday, November 7, 2025

A Night of Winter Dreaming - Masterworks Concert (Jemison Concert Hall at UAB's Alys Stevens Center)

CHECK OUT THE SYMPHONY! Register here with your library card number for a certificate for a pair (2) of tickets to an Alabama Symphony Orchestra Masterworks or Coffee Concert. Redeem voucher at...  More
From:
7:00 PM, Friday, November 21, 2025
To:
8:00 PM, Saturday, November 22, 2025
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Special Presentation  
Registrations open at 8:00 AM Sunday, November 9, 2025

Thanksgiving Break Story Time In-Person

Seasonal tales, tunes, and more with Miss Karen! Families with kids of all ages welcome!
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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

Thanksgiving - Library Closed In-Person

The library will be closed November 27-30 for Thanksgiving. Our drop boxes will be locked during this time. Please return items in the drop by the front door.
From:
Thursday, November 27, 2025
To:
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult     Children (0-5)     Children (6-11)     Tweens & Teens (12-18)  

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 1, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Craft  

Library Board Meeting In-Person

Date:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Nan Abbott Room, Albert L. Scott Library
Audience:
  Adult  

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