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Trick or Treating @ The Library
October 30th
All Day (9-6 pm)
Put on your favorite Halloween costume and come trick-or-treat at the library! Each desk will have a fun surprise waiting for you, so be sure to stop by and see what treats (or tricks!) are in store.
It’s the perfect place to kick off your Halloween fun before heading to the Halloween Parade, where your favorite librarians will be making a special appearance this year!
Storytime is back @ the LJCC
Starting September 2
3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
Your favorite (small group, registration) storytimes are Back!
Patty Cake (birth until around 18 months)
Toddler Tales (around 18 months to 36 months)
Movers & Makers (ages 3 - 5)
Register Here
All Together Storytime is back @ The LJCC
Starting August 18
Your favorite all age, no registration storytime is back!
No registration required
3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213
Programs
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Wed, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Wed, Oct 21, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
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Tue, Oct 27, 9:30am - 10:00am
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Wed, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Thu, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Tue, Nov 10, 9:30am - 10:00am
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Thu, Nov 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Tue, Nov 17, 9:30am - 10:00am
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Wed, Nov 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Wed, Nov 18, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
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Thu, Nov 19, 10:30am - 10:50am
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Tue, Dec 01, 9:30am - 10:00am
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Tue, Dec 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Wed, Dec 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Registration opens Wednesday, November 18 2026 at 9:00am
Wed, Dec 02, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
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Registration opens Wednesday, November 18 2026 at 9:00am
Thu, Dec 03, 10:30am - 10:50am
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Registration opens Thursday, November 19 2026 at 9:00am
Tue, Dec 08, 9:30am - 10:00am
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Tue, Dec 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Wed, Dec 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Registration opens Wednesday, December 2 2026 at 9:00am
Wed, Dec 09, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
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Registration opens Wednesday, December 2 2026 at 9:00am
Thu, Dec 10, 10:30am - 10:50am
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Tue, Dec 15, 9:30am - 10:00am
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Tue, Dec 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Wed, Dec 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Registration opens Wednesday, December 9 2026 at 9:00am
Wed, Dec 16, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
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Registration opens Wednesday, December 9 2026 at 9:00am
Thu, Dec 17, 10:30am - 10:50am
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Registration opens Thursday, December 10 2026 at 9:00am
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New Board Books
- Pete the Kitty's first day of preschool
- Goodnight everyone
- Happy birthday
- Who ate my cakes?
- Where do pants go?
- Where do you poop?
- My magical unicorn
- Oakley the squirrel
- No more pacifier, Duck
- Elmo loves puppies!
- 10 hugs and kisses
- My magical mermaid
- See, touch, feel, abc
- Twinkle, twinkle, little star
- The itsy bitsy spider
- Counting with Owl and Bird
- Animal adventure
- Stanley's toy box
- Monster food
- Look out, Cat!
- Here we are : book of numbers
- Here we are : Book of animals
- Monster meditation
- Washy wash!
- We're different, we're the same
- Follow that truck!
- Unicorn
- Rocket
- Tractor
Weekly Programs
Library Out Loud Adventure
Tuesdays @ 3:30 Grades K - 2nd
Sign in and drop off for a live-action storytime.
Every week!
REGISTER UPON ARRIVAL
Due to renovation, LOL has been indefinitely suspended.
SNaP
Thursdays @ 3:30 Grades 3 - 6
Hang out & craft, game, watch movies, or enjoy a special guest.
NO REGISTRATION, DROP OFF PROGRAM
Due to renovation, SNaP has been indefinitely suspended.
Special Events
Summer Reading Kickoff Carnival &
Thomas Hughes Brinkley Memorial Fun Run
Sunday, May 17th 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Join us for a special Summer Reading Carnival at the Crestline Elementary Fields due to the library closing for a renovation.
The afternoon’s events begin at 3 p.m. with the Thomas Hughes Brinkley Memorial Fun Run. Children and their grownups are invited to walk, run, bike, scoot, skate and stroll the one-mile course that starts at the Crestline Fields and runs through the adjacent neighborhood.
The carnival starts immediately after until5:00 p.m. and will feature a train ride, face painting, game booths, a rock-climbing wall, and a bouncy house. A visit from the MBFD to "cool off" all the kids will wrap up the party.
$25 Wristbands – which come with a T-shirt, while supplies last, and allow kids to participate in all carnival activities – will be available to purchase online. Patrons can also buy wristbands and individual activity tickets at the carnival. (All proceeds go to the Children's Dept.)
Rain or Shine.
Buy tickets online here
Online/Zeffy - $29.25 ($25 with a service fee of $4.25)
Credit Card (Day of the Carnival) - $26 ($1.00 processing fee)
Xtreme Reads Summer Reading is Happening!
May 17th - July 31st
Xtreme Reads is reading challenge for motivated readers entering grades 3 through 6. They will select books that fit a reading challenge like, "Read a Book Set In Another Country." Once they finish reading their selected, over 100 page book, they will submit their title and answer a question to enter their name into a drawing for prizes.
The more you read, the more chances you have to win.
Go to the Xtreme Reads page of our website for more information.
Let it Snow!
Books in the Brook
Saturday, Feb. 7th Drop by 2:00-4:00
We'll be making Snow at Overton park. Dress for the weather and
drop by to play in the "snow" and throw a few snowballs.
All ages with an adult.
NO REGISTRATION
The Secret Ingredient:
Hot Chocolate Bombs
Thursday, Feb. 19th
5:00 on Zoom
Register as a family to pick up your secret ingredients.
Then gather your family & meet us on Zoom to create a yummy treat.
All ages with adult.
Family Night
Drum Circle with Get Rhythm!
Tuesday, April 14th
Dinner @ 5:15 Show @ 5:30
A communal, interactive drumming experience open to all. This gently guided activity allows participants to create music with neighbors. No experience required. This Family Night will be on the lawn across from the library, weather permitting.
Light dinner provided staring at 5:15 pm, followed by the show at 5:30 pm.
All ages with adult.
NO REGISTRATION
Tinker Lab: Everything's A-O-Clay!
K - 2nd Grade
Monday, April 6th
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This month's Tinker Lab is all about clay! Try your clay-sculpting skills on a variety of activities in a range of skill levels. Crafts are designed for kindergarteners, first graders, and second graders to participate in with the assistance of their caregiver.
Register Here
Jólabókaflóð: The Book Flood
Dec. 15th - 23rd
This Icelandic tradition of gifting books on Christmas Eve while drinking hot cocoa is celebrated every year on December 24th.
To participate, fill out the following form to help us select a library picture book for your family (one book per family) to enjoy reading together on Christmas Eve.
Pick up your wrapped library book and hot cocoa mix December 15 to 23rd. Please allow at least 48 hours after filling out the form for us to select and wrap a picture book for your family. The library is closed Wednesday, December 24.
Clubs
Illustrator Art Club
Monday, April 20 @ 4:30 pm
Ages 6 & up with their Adult
This month we will learn about the illustrator Marietta Apollonio and create art inspired by them.
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Due to renovation, Illustrator Art Club has been indefinitely suspended.
Xtreme Hot Off the Press
Thursday, April 9
6:00 pm
4th - 6th Gr.
Share a book you've enjoyed and get to know some of Ms. Morgan's latest favorites over pizza.
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Due to renovation, HOTP has been indefinitely suspended.
9:30 & 10:30 Registration
11:15 Free Play
All ages with adult
Children move through different sensory stations with a caregiver. Each station has a developmental goal and includes engagement prompts.
Register Here
Due to renovation, Sensory Play has been indefinitely suspended.
Tinker Lab
Mon., March 2
4:00 pm
This month's Tinker Lab is all about clay! Crafts are designed for K-2nd Grades to participate in with the assistance of their caregiver.
Register Here
Due to renovation, Tinker Lab has been indefinitely suspended.
Sensory, Play, Explore, & More
Sensory Play, Explore, & More
@ 9:30 & 10:30 Registration
11:15 Free Play
All ages with adult
Children move through different sensory stations with a caregiver. Each station has a developmental goal and includes engagement prompts.
REGISTER HERE
Sensory Play is not available at this time.
As soon as we know when it will be back, you will know.
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- The power of being Odd
- Action Dude
- Molly and the bear
- The makers club
- Julie and the blue guitar
- Pizza face
- The prophecies begin
- Gamerville
- The adventures of Thunder and Sage
- The old Willis place
- Too cool for school
- Ali Cross
- The night librarian
- Spider-Man. Cosmic chaos!
- Detective Sweet Pea
- Race to warp speed
- Camp prodigy
- Time buddies
- Time to party
- I survived the destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
- Bunny vs Monkey
- Summer vamp
- Amber Brown is not a crayon
- Buns gone bad
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ONL<code> Club on Zoom
Monday, March 28 @ 4:00
Grades 3rd - 6th
Sign up for this monthly coding & programming club.
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