After walking through the external doors, you will pass through a second set of internal doors. Youth Services is located on the right, with a desk area labeled "Youth Services."
Learn more at
hmcpl.org/youthservices
Location: Main Library
Date: Monday, April 8, 2013 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? Where is the Green Sheep? Guess Who? All these questions and more will be answered in this Mysterious storytime. Part of the Community Wide Read.
Location: Main Library
Date: Friday, March 1, 2013 - 9:00am - 4:30pm
Join us as we celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with Seuss themed crafts and movies ALL DAY LONG!!
Location: Main Library
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
It's Spring Break, so let's go to the Beach! Virtually, that is. We'll be visiting with Rangers and kid hosts from the National Park Service as they talk about the islands in the Gulf of Mexico, how they track the animals and plants on those islands, and how influences from nature and humans (including the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill) have changed the seashore. This event is perfect for kids in grades 3 and up.
Location: Main Library
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join our Pajamatime Storytime group for a very special preview of Alabama Youth Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty. Dancers will show off costumes, talk about the story, and show some of the beautiful ballet moves from the production.
Location: Main Library
Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Its Ms. Lexie’s birthday and we’re using that as an excuse to PARTY!!! We’ll read books about birthdays, sing songs about birthdays, make party hats, and eat cake. You won’t want to miss this Birthday Party for EVERYONE!
Location: Main Library
Date: Monday, January 28, 2013 - 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Heather Montgomery will visit the Main Library on Jan. 28 at 4:30pm to meet kids and sign copies of her book, Wild Discoveries: Wacky New Animals (available in our Scholastic Book Fair!)
Location: Main Library
Date: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
This is a fun webcast that will feature your favorite series authors, R.L. Stine (author of Goosebumps), Kathryn Lasky (author of The Guardians of Ga'Hoole), Jim Benton (author of Dear Dumb Diary and Franny K. Stein) - plus a special appearance by Dav Pilkey (author of Captain Underpants)! These authors will discuss how they make their series and characters come to life. Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver (authors of Ghost Buddy and Hank Zipzer) will host this awesome webcast for kids in grades 3-5!
Location: Main Library
Date: Monday, January 28, 2013 - 9:00am - Friday, February 1, 2013 - 5:00pm
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but READING is so delightful! Come join us for our annual January Book Fair. Past book fairs have purchased rugs, dollhouses, train tables, and books for the Youth Services area. Part of every sale is donated to the Youth Services area and will be used to benefit the children of our community.
Location: Main Library
Date: Monday, January 14, 2013 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Join author Diane Burch as she discusses her latest picture book, MaxNificant, the Polk Dot Pyrenees! We'll read some other books about dogs and make a MaxNificant craft.
Location: Main Library
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, January 19, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, January 26, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, February 2, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, February 9, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, February 16, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, February 23, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, March 2, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, March 9, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, March 16, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, March 23, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, March 30, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, April 6, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, April 13, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, April 20, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pmSaturday, April 27, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Disfruta con nosotros Storytime en español ( ñ alt 164). Ms Paola va a leer cuentos y cantar canciones en español. Perfecto para niños de todas las edades.
Join us for a fun and exciting Spanish Storytime! Ms. Paola will read some stories and lead some songs in Spanish. This storytime is perfect for children of all ages.
