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[MAIN] Dementia Caregivers Talk

Dementia Workshop with Gulf Coast Dementia Service

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Armbrecht Briskman Meeting Room (Main) at Ben May Main Library

Program Type:

Classes

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Ben May Main Library
Room: Armbrecht Briskman Meeting Room (Main)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Informative literature will be available and 3 CEUs will be given.

Friends of the Mobile Public Library Mobile Public Libraries

Friends of the Mobile Public Library Book Sale 2026

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 7:00pm
(Book Sale Location) Greater Gulf State Fair At The Grounds

Program Type:

Booksale

Age Group:

All Ages
Library Branch: (Book Sale Location) Greater Gulf State Fair At The Grounds
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Booksale
Event Details:

The Friends of the Mobile Public Library Book Sale is back!

Friends of the Mobile Public Library Mobile Public Libraries

Friends of the Mobile Public Library Book Sale 2026

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:00am - 6:00pm
(Book Sale Location) Greater Gulf State Fair At The Grounds

Program Type:

Booksale

Age Group:

All Ages
Library Branch: (Book Sale Location) Greater Gulf State Fair At The Grounds
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Booksale
Event Details:

The Friends of the Mobile Public Library Book Sale is back!

Friends of the Mobile Public Library Mobile Public Libraries

Friends of the Mobile Public Library Book Sale 2026

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 1:00pm - 6:00pm
(Book Sale Location) Greater Gulf State Fair At The Grounds

Program Type:

Booksale

Age Group:

All Ages
Library Branch: (Book Sale Location) Greater Gulf State Fair At The Grounds
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Booksale
Event Details:

The Friends of the Mobile Public Library Book Sale is back!

SLC Kick OFF 2026

Summer Library Celebration: SLC Kickoff 2026

Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ben May Main Library at Ben May Main Library

Program Type:

Summer Library Celebration

Age Group:

All Ages
Library Branch: Ben May Main Library
Room: Ben May Main Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Unearth A Story!

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Librarian's Special: Georgetown Fellowship Fire Rescue Department

10:00am–11:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: Saraland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (Saraland)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Georgetown Fellowship Fire Rescue Department is here to help!

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.

Librarian's Special: Earth Sciences Rocks!

1:00pm–2:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Semmes Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (Semmes)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

All about Rocks!

Librarian's Special: Archeology at Moorer

3:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Moorer)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Unearth a day with us at the Moorer Branch!

Librarian's Special: Innovation & Imagination Day at West!

9:30am–10:30am
All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (West)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Join us in the Meeting Room for our 2nd Librarian Special of the summer! 

Librarian's Special: Innovation & Imagination Day at West!

11:00am–12:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (West)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Join us in the Meeting Room for our 2nd Librarian Special of the summer! 

Librarian's Special: I Dig Ice Cream

2:00pm–3:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Outside Fountain (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Grab Your Shovel (and Your Spoon)! 

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.

Librarian’s Special: Dinolympics

10:00am–11:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: Ben May Main Library
Room: Bernheim Hall (Main)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Games, Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Join us in Bernheim Hall for the Dinolympics, where the clock is the predator, and you’re the prey!  

Librarian’s Special: Dinolympics

1:00pm–2:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Ben May Main Library
Room: Bernheim Hall (Main)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Games, Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Join us in Bernheim Hall for the Dinolympics, where the clock is the predator, and you’re the prey!  

Librarian's Special: Bowling

3:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Parkway Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Parkway)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Games, Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Let's get the ball rolling! 

Come to the Parkway Branch for an exciting afternoon of indoor bowling! Don't miss out on the fun! 

Librarian's Special: Mobile Police Department Safety Day

1:00pm–1:45pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B (Toulminville)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Fire & Safety to the Rescue!

Join us at the Toulminville Branch for an afternoon with the Mobile Police Department Safety Day and learn how they protect and serve our community. 

Librarian's Special: Free Art Day

3:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Theodore Oaks Branch Library
Room: Children's Area (Theodore Oaks)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Librarian's Special, Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

It’s a Librarian Special, and we’re turning creativity loose! 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

10:00am–11:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: Saraland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (Saraland)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

1:00pm–2:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Semmes Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (Semmes)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

3:15pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Moorer)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

9:30am–10:30am
All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (West)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

11:00am–12:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (West)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

2:00pm–3:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Grand Bay Library
Room: Meeting Room (Grand Bay)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

10:00am–11:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: Ben May Main Library
Room: Bernheim Hall (Main)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

1:00pm–2:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Ben May Main Library
Room: Bernheim Hall (Main)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

3:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Parkway Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room (Parkway)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

1:00pm–2:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Virginia Dillard Smith/Toulminville Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B (Toulminville)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

3:15pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Theodore Oaks Branch Library
Room: Children's Area (Theodore Oaks)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Raptors, Our Modern Day Dinosaurs! 

Join us and the Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center to enjoy close encounters with live hawks, owls, and vultures, and learn how they are related to dinosaurs. 

Special Performer: The Dancing Story Lady: Deborah Ferguson

10:00am–11:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: Saraland Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (Saraland)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Discover stories of the past through dance, music, and imagination!

Special Performer: The Dancing Story Lady: Deborah Ferguson

1:00pm–2:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Semmes Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (Semmes)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Library Celebration
Event Details:

Discover stories of the past through dance, music, and imagination!