Library Card Sign Up Month

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Thank you to everyone who helped make Library Card Sign-Up Month a success! Mobile Public Library's mission is to support literacy and connect our community. We hope that with your MPL card, you will enjoy the many books, services, and resources that Mobile Public Library offers. 


 

Proclamation from the City of Mobile

Mobile Public Library receives Proclamation designating September as Library Card Sign Up Month in the City of Mobile
City of Mobile Chief of Staff, James Barber, presented Mobile Public Library Director, Jurée Hall, with a Proclamation officially designating September as Library Card Sign-Up Month in the City of Mobile on September 9, 2025.

With a Mobile Public Library card, you can do more than check out books! From free classes and job resources to homework help, streaming media, and engaging programs, today's libraries connect communities to information and each other. 

Getting a Mobile Public Library card is free, easy, and empowering. For students, it's a key to academic success. For adults, it's a gateway to lifelong learning. For everyone, it's a smart way to stay connected to your community. 

 


Sign Up for Your Mobile Public Library Card!

Are you ready to sign up for your library card? Mobile Public Library cards are FREE and available to anyone who owns property or permanently resides in Mobile County, has a Mobile County business license, or is a student living in Mobile County to attend a college or university. Visit our Library Cards page to view requirements and how to get your library card at any of our 11 locations or ONLINE - it's so EASY!

My MPL Card - Show Us Your Mobile Public Library Card

#MyMPLCard

Show us your Mobile Public Library Card! Tag your photos on social media with #MyMPLCard #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #MobilePublicLibrary.

Submit your photo(s) to us via our website to have them featured in our My Mobile Public Library Card photo gallery on MobilePublicLibrary.org and Mobile Public Library social media accounts!

 


 

Library Card Benefits

There’s something for everyone at the library! Your free Mobile Public Library card is the key to discovering and learning at 11 library locations in Mobile County, the Bookmobile, and online!

With your library card, you can learn new job skills, attend storytime with your children, discover your family tree, research your next school project, get tutoring with Homework Alabama, access books, e-books, audiobooks, movies, and so much more!

Resources and services available with your FREE Mobile Public Library card:

MPL Resources and Services

View this flyer to print & share these Mobile Public Library resources and services. 

 


Learn More About Library Card Sign-Up Month

MPL Partners with Mobile County Public School Systems:

Learning Leading NOW Podcast
MCPSS' Kimberly Dunn, Sally Ericson, and Mobile Public Library Director, Jurée Hall, on the Learning Leading NOW Podcast recorded on September 16, 2025.

Mobile Public Library is featured on the latest episode of the Mobile County Public School System’s Learning Leading NOW Podcast! Library Director Jurée Hall sat down with Sally Ericson and Kimberly Dunn and to talk all things MPL: the benefits of a library card and the many resources available for K–12 students and their parents. 

Watch the full podcast on YouTube.


MPL in the News with Fox 10: Studio 10's Joe Emer

Studio 10 Interview

Our Library Director, Jurée Hall, sat down with Joe Emer to talk about all the amazing benefits of having a Mobile Public Library card. From free books and movies to online learning tools and business resources, your card opens the door to endless possibilities!

Watch the full interview at Fox 10 News.


MPL partners with Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama

Boys and Girls Club of South Alabama Library Card Sign Up Month

Mobile Public Library is proud to partner with the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama to share the many books, resources, and endless opportunities a library card provides.

Mobile Public Library Director, Jurée Hall, was cheerfully welcomed to the Bernard Malkove Branch, where she toured with Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama CEO Jabaria Dent, met children in the after-school program, and connected with B&GCSA board members. View the photo gallery on Facebook!


MPL Partners with Mobile Chamber

Mobile Public Library partners with Mobile Chamber

Building a stronger workforce starts with access to information and Mobile Public Library has teamed up with the Mobile Chamber to equip our community with tools for growth and opportunity.. 

This Library Card Sign-Up Month, Mobile Chamber business members learned what a Mobile Public Library card offers including:

The BusinessView: Library Card Sign Up Month

The BusinessView: Programs for the Business Community

The BusinessView: Upskill Your Team


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