Mardi Gras Library Closures

ALL Mobile Public Library locations will be closed Sunday, February 15 through Tuesday, February 17, 2026, for Mardi Gras.

Branch-Specific Closures:

  • Ben May Main Library will close early at 5 p.m. on the following parade days: January 30–31 and February 5–13, 2026. 
  • Ben May Main Library and Local History & Genealogy will be closed on Saturday, February 14. 
  • Trinity Gardens Community Library will be closed Sunday, February 15 through Sunday, February 22, 2026.

Under the Sea Beanstack Reading Challenge

Program Type:

Contest/Challenge

Age Group:

All Ages
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Keep that reading momentum going! 

Log your reading this August to earn fun sea badges and a chance to win a crocheted Pineapple plushie!

Get the Beanstack App or use the Beanstack Website to participate in challenges and log your reading mobilepubliclibrary.beanstack.org.

For more information about the Beanstack Challenge, please email Ms. Stewart at jstewart@mplonline.org or call her at (251) 340-8561.