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Tuesday Time Out Storytime at Grand Bay

Tuesday Time Out Storytime

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Ages 0-5
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Entertaining storytime designed for preschool-aged children!

Special Performer_ The Story Ship Presents _The Rainbow Thief”

Special Performer: The Story Ship Presents "The Rainbow Thief”

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Summer Library Celebration
Age Group:
All Ages
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Attention everyone! We need your help!   A thief is among us, stealing all the colors from the Rainbow Queen's magical Tea Kettle.  

The Colorful World of Movies

The Colorful World of Movies: Cruella

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
All Ages
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Red, green, pink, blue, purple, black and white, we're coloring our world with colorful movies! 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy or other allergens.

Tuesday Time Out Storytime at Grand Bay

Tuesday Time Out Storytime

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Ages 0-5
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Entertaining storytime designed for preschool-aged children!

Librarian's Special Fourth of July Ice Cream Social

Librarian's Special: Fourth of July Ice Cream Social

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Outside Fountain (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Librarian Special, Summer Library Celebration
Age Group:
All Ages
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Outside Fountain (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Librarian Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

I scream for ice cream!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy or other allergens.

The Colorful World of Movies

The Colorful World of Movies: Elemental

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
All Ages
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Red, green, pink, blue, purple, black and white, we're coloring our world with colorful movies! 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy or other allergens.

Young Artist in Aprons Paint Club at Grand Bay

Young Artist in Aprons Paint Club

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Ages 6-11
Young Artist in Aprons Paint Club:

Calling young artists!If you have a passion for painting, join us at the Grand Bay Library for fun, friends and paint projects. Pre-drawn canvases and paints are provided.

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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Calling young artists!

If you have a passion for painting, join us at the Grand Bay Library for fun, friends and paint projects. Pre-drawn canvases and paints are provided.

Independence Day

All Day 7/4 - 7/5
Ben May Main Library, Grand Bay Library, Local History & Genealogy, Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library, Parkway Branch Library, Saraland Public Library, Semmes Regional Library, Theodore Oaks Branch Library, Trinity Gardens Community Library, Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library, West Regional Library, Bookmobile & Outreach, Online/Virtual
Closing
Branches:
Ben May Main Library, Grand Bay Library, Local History & Genealogy, Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library, Parkway Branch Library, Saraland Public Library, Semmes Regional Library, Theodore Oaks Branch Library, Trinity Gardens Community Library, Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library, West Regional Library, Bookmobile & Outreach, Online/Virtual
Description:
All Mobile Public Library locations will be closed on Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5.
Tuesday Time Out Storytime at Grand Bay

Tuesday Time Out Storytime

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Ages 0-5
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Entertaining storytime designed for preschool-aged children!

Special Performer: Mobile Environmental Studies Center’s Wildlife of Mobile Road Show

Special Performer: Mobile Environmental Studies Center’s Wildlife of Mobile Road Show

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Summer Library Celebration
Age Group:
All Ages
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Color Our World with the Beauty of Wildlife in Mobile!

The Colorful World of Movies

The Colorful World of Movies: Barbie

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
All Ages
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Red, green, pink, blue, purple, black and white, we're coloring our world with colorful movies! 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy or other allergens.

Create it, Build it, Play it! at Grand Bay

Create it, Build it, Play it!

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Age Group:
Ages 6-11
Create it, Build it, Play it!:

Fun for children of all ages!Join us in the Meeting Room at the Grand Bay Library for fun STEAM/STEM focused crafts and activities. Get creative and have fun socializing with other...

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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM

Fun for children of all ages!

Join us in the Meeting Room at the Grand Bay Library for fun STEAM/STEM focused crafts and activities. Get creative and have fun socializing with others who love arts and crafts.

CraftNFun at Grand Bay

CraftNFun

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you love crafting?  

Tuesday Time Out Storytime at Grand Bay

Tuesday Time Out Storytime

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Ages 0-5
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Entertaining storytime designed for preschool-aged children!

Special Performer: The Excelsior Band

Special Performer: The Excelsior Band

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Summer Library Celebration
Age Group:
All Ages
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Color Our world with the sounds of Jazz!

Teen Graphics and Novels Book Club

Teen Graphics & Novels Book Club

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Teens
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Calling all teen readers! 

Do you love comics, manga, and YA novels? Join us to discuss some of your favorite stories, mix and mingle with people of common interest, and become introduced to new stories. 

Young Artist in Aprons Paint Club at Grand Bay

Young Artist in Aprons Paint Club

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Ages 6-11
Young Artist in Aprons Paint Club:

Calling young artists!If you have a passion for painting, join us at the Grand Bay Library for fun, friends and paint projects. Pre-drawn canvases and paints are provided.

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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Calling young artists!

If you have a passion for painting, join us at the Grand Bay Library for fun, friends and paint projects. Pre-drawn canvases and paints are provided.

By the “Book” Book Club

By the “Book” Book Club

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us at the Grand Bay Library for By The “Book” Book Club!

Tuesday Time Out Storytime at Grand Bay

Tuesday Time Out Storytime

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Ages 0-5
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Entertaining storytime designed for preschool-aged children!

Special Performer: Ron G. Biv: One Shade Off! 

Special Performer: Ron G. Biv: One Shade Off! 

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Summer Library Celebration
Age Group:
All Ages
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

One Shade Off!  

The Colorful World of Movies

The Colorful World of Movies: Turning Red

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
All Ages
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Red, green, pink, blue, purple, black and white, we're coloring our world with colorful movies! 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy or other allergens.

Create it, Build it, Play it! at Grand Bay

Create it, Build it, Play it!

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Age Group:
Ages 6-11
Create it, Build it, Play it!:

Fun for children of all ages!Join us in the Meeting Room at the Grand Bay Library for fun STEAM/STEM focused crafts and activities. Get creative and have fun socializing with other...

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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM

Fun for children of all ages!

Join us in the Meeting Room at the Grand Bay Library for fun STEAM/STEM focused crafts and activities. Get creative and have fun socializing with others who love arts and crafts.

Passion Painters Paint and Sip at Grand Bay

Passion Painters Paint and Sip

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Passion Painters Paint and Sip:

Budding artists and passion painters!Please join us at the Grand Bay Library for our Paint and Sip get together. It’s a social outing to mix and mingle with friends or meet new one...

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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Budding artists and passion painters!

Please join us at the Grand Bay Library for our Paint and Sip get together. It’s a social outing to mix and mingle with friends or meet new ones while you paint and sip. A variety of snacks and drinks including tea, coffee, juice, and soda will be provided.

Only 20 spots available, please call (251) 494-2207 to register today! For more information about this event, please email chenderson@mplonline.org

Tuesday Time Out Storytime at Grand Bay

Tuesday Time Out Storytime

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (Grand Bay) at Grand Bay Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Ages 0-5
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Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Entertaining storytime designed for preschool-aged children!