Baby Storytime - Activity Room

Ages 0-18 months This storytime is for our lap-sitters and crawlers. The program lasts approximately 30 minutes, with about 10-15 minutes dedicated to reading and rhyme, and 20  minutes dedicated to tummy time/floor play or socialization for parents and babies!

Free Build - Activity Room

All ages. Our Activity Room will be open and stocked with Lincoln logs, blocks, LEGOs, and more. This is unstructured free play and exploration. Parents are required to directly supervise their children and help clean up. Stop by and see what you can build!

Close Knit Knitting Group - Board Room

The Close Knit Circle invites all hand crafters to join them in the Board Room. All experience levels welcome.

Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center - MakerSpace

Made Possible by the Community Foundation of South Alabama Grant.Ages 7-12:Registration is required!Join an Eastern Shore Art Center artist for a weekly art class for kids ages 7-12! Each week will feature a different art project for you to take home. Registration will ......More

Made Possible by the Community Foundation of South Alabama Grant.Ages 7-12:Registration is required!Join an Eastern Shore Art Center artist for a weekly art class for kids ages 7-12! Each week will feature a different art project for you to take home. Registration will open up at the beginning of each month for the following month. (For example, registration for March opens at the beginning of February.)https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AADAE2AA5FDCF8-59638011-artclasses#/

Thrift Swap - Giddens

Join us for this free community thrift swap! Bring five items in, take five new ones home! All items must be cleaned before donation! *Donations may be dropped off at the library Reference desk in the preceding week*

Free Build - Activity Room

All ages. Our Activity Room will be open and stocked with Lincoln logs, blocks, LEGOs, and more. This is unstructured free play and exploration. Parents are required to directly supervise their children and help clean up. Stop by and see what you can build!

TED Talks Discussion Group - Board Room

Meets on Mondays in the Board Room to discuss a TED talk of interest.  Everyone is welcome.

Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center - MakerSpace

Made Possible by the Community Foundation of South Alabama Grant.Ages 13+Registration is Required!Join an Eastern Shore Art Center artist for a weekly art class for teens ages 13+! Each week will feature a different art project for you to take home. Registration will op......More

Made Possible by the Community Foundation of South Alabama Grant.Ages 13+Registration is Required!Join an Eastern Shore Art Center artist for a weekly art class for teens ages 13+! Each week will feature a different art project for you to take home. Registration will open up at the beginning of each month for the following month. (For example, registration for March opens at the beginning of February.)https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AADAE2AA5FDCF8-60219971-artclasses#/

Toddler Storytime - Activity Room

Ages 19 months-3 years: This storytime is for all of the roamers, movers, and shakers! The program lasts 30-40 minutes, with about 15-20 minutes dedicated to reading, rhyme, and music, and 20 minutes dedicated to play and socialization or crafts and coloring.

Book Review and Lecture Series - Giddens

Savan Wilson – Review of Valley So Low: One Lawyer’s Fight for Justice in the Wake of America’s Great Coal Catastrophe, by Jared Sullivan To see the full book review list click here: https://fairhopelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Spring-2026-reviews.pdf

Convergence Book Club - Board Room

Topic: Wall Street  

Friends Book Sale Setup - Giddens

Friends of the Library Book Sale - Giddens

On the second Thursday of every month the Friends of the Fairhope Library host a Book Sale in the library lobby and Giddens Conference Center.  The sale features Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Books, DVDs, artwork, puzzles, and much more!  Come buy some affordable item......More

On the second Thursday of every month the Friends of the Fairhope Library host a Book Sale in the library lobby and Giddens Conference Center.  The sale features Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Books, DVDs, artwork, puzzles, and much more!  Come buy some affordable items for yourself or the perfect gift for someone else.  All proceeds will benefit the library!

Baby Storytime - Activity Room

Ages 0-18 months This storytime is for our lap-sitters and crawlers. The program lasts approximately 30 minutes, with about 10-15 minutes dedicated to reading and rhyme, and 20  minutes dedicated to tummy time/floor play or socialization for parents and babies!

Alabama Historical Association - Giddens

Free Build - Activity Room

All ages. Our Activity Room will be open and stocked with Lincoln logs, blocks, LEGOs, and more. This is unstructured free play and exploration. Parents are required to directly supervise their children and help clean up. Stop by and see what you can build!

Close Knit Knitting Group - Board Room

The Close Knit Circle invites all hand crafters to join them in the Board Room. All experience levels welcome.

Fairhope Environmental Advisory Board - Board Room

Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center - MakerSpace

Made Possible by the Community Foundation of South Alabama Grant.Ages 7-12:Registration is required!Join an Eastern Shore Art Center artist for a weekly art class for kids ages 7-12! Each week will feature a different art project for you to take home. Registration will ......More

Made Possible by the Community Foundation of South Alabama Grant.Ages 7-12:Registration is required!Join an Eastern Shore Art Center artist for a weekly art class for kids ages 7-12! Each week will feature a different art project for you to take home. Registration will open up at the beginning of each month for the following month. (For example, registration for March opens at the beginning of February.)https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AADAE2AA5FDCF8-59638011-artclasses#/

Pensters - Giddens

Estate Planning Class - Board Room

Registration is required at the Reference Desk in person or by calling 251-929-1464:  Join John Brown, Certified Financial Planner Board Emeritus, financial columnist for the Fairhope Courier, and past President of International Association of Financial Planners at Fair......More

Registration is required at the Reference Desk in person or by calling 251-929-1464:  Join John Brown, Certified Financial Planner Board Emeritus, financial columnist for the Fairhope Courier, and past President of International Association of Financial Planners at Fairhope Public Library for a comprehensive estate planning course. This course will acquaint you with the ins and outs of multiple estate documents and will include suggestions on how to use them collectively to achieve your estate planning goals. The course will be interactive and held in consecutive sessions.